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BARNACLECrustacean once thought to be the origin of certain geese
FRONTIn cold or warm weather, certain geese have a white one (5)
GANDERSCertain geese
DEMIJOHNFrench dame-jeanne is thought to be the origin of the name of what large bulbous bottle? (8)
DITHYRAMBPassionate choral hymn sung in honour of the god Dionysus, considered by Aristotle to be the origin of Greek tragedy (9)
BIGBANGHypothetical explosion some believe to be the origin of the universe (3,4)
VESPUCCIItalian navigator whose forename is said to be the origin of "America"
ARCHAEOPTERYXThe genus of feathered dinosaur that was once thought to be the oldest known fossil bird. Fossils are known from specimens found in the Solnhofen Limestone Formation in Bavaria, Germany, starting in 1
SPLEENMalice was once thought to be the seat of melancholy (6)
ATOMIt was once thought to be the smallest particle of matter
EGYPTIAN"Gypsy" comes from what word, once thought to be the race of all gypsies? (8)
NANDADEVIIndian mountain once thought to be the world’s highest
FALLENSTARA gelatinous mass of cyanobacteria once thought to be of meteoric origin (6,4)
ARDENOld Warwickshire forest once thought to be the setting for As You Like It (5)
PILTDOWN___ Man, hoax skull once thought to be the missing link between apes and humans (8)
INSPIREFill with confidence - be the origin of (7)
REMORAThe sucking-fish, once thought to be a hindrance to shipping (6)
LUNACYMadness once thought to be brought about by changes of the moon (6)
RUPTUREWORTOld World plant of the pink family once thought to be a cure for hernias (11)
CHANCEPinball was once thought to be a game of luck or ___