Nine Letter Words A-Z

All of these answers, which start with each letter of the alphabet, are nine letters long. What are they?
Also in this series: Ten, Eleven and Twelve Letter Words A-Z
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Hint
Answer
A
every skier's nightmare
avalanche
B
very small fruit
blueberry
C
naval officer rank
commander
D
switch of allegiance
defection
E
study of the history of words
etymology
F
how often something occurs
within a set time
frequency
G
plant grown for winemaking
grapevine
H
______ Rhapsody by Franz Liszt
Hungarian
I
a collapse, violently inwards
implosion
J
sea creature that stings
jellyfish
K
plural of kibbutz
kibbutzim
L
generally driven by a chauffeur
limousine
M
capital city known locally as Xamar
Mogadishu
 
Hint
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N
New Zealand's northernmost region
Northland
O
move back and forth; vibrate
oscillate
P
nicknamed a Bobby in Britain
policeman
Q
multiply by four
quadruple
R
city, pop 1 mil, on Lake Ontario
Rochester
S
played by the final four of a
knockout competition
semifinal
T
used for a short period only
temporary
U
final warning
ultimatum
V
cycle racing track
velodrome
W
Olympic sport
wrestling
X
wooden version of a glockenspiel
xylophone
Y
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group
The Yardbirds
Z
element 40 with symbol Zr
zirconium
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Level 86
Sep 7, 2015
Accept also 'commodore'?
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Level 76
Sep 7, 2015
Yes, that also works now.
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Level 68
Sep 7, 2015
How about waterpolo for W?
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Level 76
Sep 7, 2015
The websites olympic.org, oxforddictionaries.com and dictionary.com all list it as Water Polo, in two words.