#955, Answers to Questions 9541 to 9550- Four letter words ending in 'ess'

English has six four-letter-words ending in 'ess'.

cess
fess
jess
less
mess
ness (suffix)

HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ NO. 955. Yr. ans. need n't agree with this key.

9541. Jesses can be fastened around the legs of hawks.

9542. The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed. -- Thomas Paine.

9543. '... We fess up. We tell Nick.
We go and ask for forgiveness.
- Forgiveness? - Yes. ..." -- The film "Envy" directed by Barry levionson.

9544. "If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" -- Will Rogers.

9545. I just look around and say, I'm a mess. I don't know why I do things. --Mike Tyson

9546. Some countries levy cess on sugar.

9547. Let us leave our worries in a sweet cesspool.

9548. Levying cess on salt is abominable.

9549. 'Fess up," Obama said as the audience burst into laughter. "Coach (Urban Meyer) is going to talk to you about not turning off your phone." ... (Obama's speech, source; Whitehouse.Gov.)

9550. Is Obama clearing out the mess made by George Bush?