Vocabulary Building Blocks: (42 Down) vitriol (NOUN) 1. Extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing. Similar: bitter criticism 2. A glassy metallic sulfate such as that of copper or iron. 3. In chemistry, a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide, same as sulfuric acid, widely used in the chemical industry. Derived from Medieval Latin, from Latin: vitrum glass. Synonyms: venom, bile (literary), bitterness, sarcasm, hatred, contempt, spleen, scorn, hurtfulness, cruelty, maliciousness, viciousness.

Did You Know? (9 Down) The "Mile High City", Denver, Colorado is also sometimes referred to as the "Arts Capital of the West" due to the large number and variety of museums and galleries located there. A selection of just the museums in Denver include the Astor House Museum; Black American West Museum; Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum; Buffalo Bill's Museum; Colorado History Museum; Colorado Railroad Museum; Denver Art Museum; Denver Museum of Nature and Science; El Pueblo Museum; Forney Museum of Transportation; Golden Pioneer Museum; Hotel de Paris Museum; Leanin Tree Museum of Western Art; Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum; Molly Brown House Museum; Morrison Natural History Museum; Western Museum of Mining and Industry; and Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum....and there are others.