Time to play the latest word puzzle from NPR Sunday challenge!

Every answer is a word ending in the letters A-C, as in air-conditioning.

 

Ex. Person who stays awake all night --> INSOMNIAC

 

1. 12 astrological signs

2. High-quality brandy from France

3. Person with an inflated sense of himself

4. Person who's lost his memory

5. Substance said to increase sexual desire or pleasure

6. Related to the heart

7. Surface for roads and airport runways

8. Light purple ... or a flower with this shade

9. Wood finish

10. Temporary camp, as for soldiers

11. Street with no outlet (hyph.)

12. Miscellaneous ornaments of little value in a display case (hyph.)

13. Shrub or small tree with small reddish fruits used as a spice

14. Reference book filled with miscellaneous facts

15. Emergency removal of patients to or from a hospital

16. Superintelligent person

 

ANSWER KEYS

1.  Zodiac

2.  Cognac

3.  egomaniac

4.  amnesiac

5.  aphrodisiac

6.  cardiac

7.  tarmac

8.  lilac

9.  shellac

10.      bivouac

11.      cul-de-sac

12.      bric-a-brac

13.      sumac

14.      almanac

15.      medevac

16.      brainiac