Six Letter Words A-Z #4

Find the following six-letter words from the given clues.
The previous quiz in this series (#3) is here
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Last updated: April 7, 2016
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hint
word
A
woolly animal
alpaca
B
sautée in fat, then slowly simmer
in very little liquid
braise
C
intelligent
clever
D
eat hungrily
devour
E
Archimedes' exclamation
eureka
F
Brazilian slum area
favela
G
cluster of stars
galaxy
H
game that can be played with a
ball on a field or a puck on ice
hockey
I
very small islands
islets
J
its capital is St Helier
Jersey
K
cherry brandy
kirsch
L
Asian fruit
lychee
M
Chennai's previous name
Madras
 
hint
word
N
rain-cloud type
nimbus
O
colorful Californian county?
Orange
P
church-based district
parish
Q
minimum number of members required
for a meeting to proceed
quorum
R
element 88, quite radioactive
radium
S
ancient Rome's supreme council
senate
T
has sets and lets
tennis
U
required in a hurry
urgent
V
flies, lice and rats, for example
vermin
W
Shakespeare's Richard III:
Now is the ____ of our discontent
winter
X
C8H10 - liquid used in dye-making
xylene
Y
Mexican term for a US citizen
Yanqui
Z
newly-fertilized egg cell
zygote
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Level 65
Apr 7, 2016
Couple of suggestions.

1. Woolly mammal is kind of vague. Maybe use "Not an Alpaca, but a" ____

2. Small Island _______ islet

It's a good quiz. A couple of things I did not know.

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Level 65
Apr 7, 2016
P.S. Variations in spelling Quarum or Qorum
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Level 76
Apr 7, 2016
I can't find those other spellings in any dictionary!