| WHATITWILLBRING | "A bird in the hand is worth ___" (Ambrose Bierce) |
| TWO | "A bird in the hand is worth ___ in the bush" |
| UNKNOWABLE | "Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the ____" (Ambrose Bierce) |
| ABIRD | "___ in the hand is worth two,,," |
| WORTHTWOINTHEBUSH | "A bird in the hand is ..." (5,3,2,3,4) |
| ADAGE | "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush," e.g. |
| ACHIEVEMENT | “_____, n. The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust” (Ambrose Bierce in The Devil’s Dictionary) |
| ABSCOND | "___ - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another": Ambrose Bierce (7) |
| OPTIMISM | "The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly," per Ambrose Bierce |
| PATIENCE | Ambrose Bierce defined it as "A minor form of despair, disguised as a |
| HATRED | "A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority," per Ambrose Bierce |
| TWOIN | "... is worth ___ the bush" |
| PAGAN | In his Devil's Dictionary, what does Ambrose Bierce define as: "A benighted person who prefers home- |
| DESTINY | "A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure," per Ambrose Bierce |
| MONEY | "A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it," according to Ambrose Bierce |
| INBAD | Alone ___ company, a la Ambrose Bierce |
| SIN | "Success, n. The one unpardonable ___ against one's fellows": Ambrose Bierce |
| LOVE | "A temporary insanity curable by marriage," per Ambrose Bierce |
| AMBIDEXTROUSLY | How the best pickpockets work, according to Ambrose Bierce |
| FIST | The hand is in the foot (4) |
