| KILOGRAM | Metric unit of mass that is very nearly equal (it was originally intended to be exactly equal) to the mass of 1,000 cubic cm of water. The pound is defined as equal to 0.45359237 of this unit. (8) |
| PRADO | Madrid's Museo del ____ was originally intended to house natural history exhibits |
| WESTVIRGINIA | US state originally intended to be called Kanawha |
| ODE | Poem originally intended to be sung |
| GRAM | Metric unit of mass roughly equal to that of a cubic centimetre of pure water at 4 degreesC (4) |
| NEUTRON | An uncharged elementary particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of the proton (7) |
| JEROME | Author whose comic boating novel featuring three men, "to say nothing of the dog", was originally intended as a serious Thames travel guide (6) |
| AGNUSDEI | Chant forming part of the Roman Catholic Mass that is translated as Lamb of God |
| CENTIGRAM | Metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram (9) |
| EPCOT | Florida theme park originally intended to show Walt Disney’s vision of the future |
| CAN | "...Life ___ never be exactly like we want it to be. I ___ be satisfied just knowing you love me..." -24 |
| VOLVO | From the Latin word for "I roll," this was originally intended as a name for a ball bearing being developed by a Swedish company. Now this is a well-known automobile maker. |
| HITTHESPOT | Strike small round area to be exactly what is required (3,3,4) |
| NICE | It's good to be exactly correct (4) |
| PINT | Amount of blood Tony Hancock says is very nearly an armful in The Blood Donor episode (4) |
| ADEQUATE | It's enough to be nearly equal during a date (8) |
| ATLAS | Series of mountain ranges in northwestern Africa, running generally southwest to northeast more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) through the Maghreb, from the Moroccan port of Agadir in the southwest to th |
| ELBURZ | Major mountain range in northern Iran that is 560 miles (900 km) long. This range, most broadly defined, extends in an arc eastward from the frontier with Azerbaijan southwest of the Caspian Sea to th |
| BANJO | African in origin, this instrument was popularized in the United States by enslaved people in the 19th century. It has a tambourine-like body with a hoop and a screw that secure the vellum belly to th |
| SWORDKNOT | Ornamental loop, originally intended to prevent loss of a weapon in battle |
