PEARE SHAKES
These 2 crazy kids from Verona were the O.G. star-crossed lovers:
UNREAD TILE MOJO
Romeo and Juliet
Fans of the movie "Grease" can tell you that getting one of these "love bites" from Kenickie is like a Hallmark card
a hickey
The 2 moons of this planet, Phobos & Deimos, are named after the sons of the Greek god of war
Mars
A disease of this tuber in the 1840s led to famine, death & a large emigration away from Ireland
a potato
Former lovers beware! This sort of interview may betray your past intimacies
kiss & tell
The ides of march were extremely unlucky for this salad namesake:
CASUAL JURIES
Julius Caesar
A severe allergy to red meat, alpha-gal syndrome can develop after a bite from the lone star species of this critter
a tick
One recent theory suggests that debris from icy moons made this planet, our solar system's lord of the rings
Saturn
It's a county bordered by the river Shannon as well as a comical 5-line poem
Limerick
Biblical scholars are known to quote the Bible this specific way
chapter & verse
This queen of Egypt was permanently dethroned by poisonous snakes hidden in a fig basket:
TACO PEARL
Cleopatra
"Wow! This baked potato looks exactly like Paul Rudd" is an example of these attractive Internet headlines that drive users to sites
Clickbait
Earth is located in this "zone" named for a fairy tale girl--not too hot to boil us, not too cold to icicle us, but just right
Born in Drogheda, this actor has played James Bond in film & Remington Steele on TV
Pierce Brosnan
Hopefully, that check you're trying to cash isn't deemed this redundant way, meaning invalid
null & void
Hamlet is her ex-boyfriend & the other men in her life are no picnic either:
PEA HI LO
Ophelia
This Canadian alt-rock quartet still packs arenas over 20 years after releasing "How You Remind Me"
Nickelback
This seventh planet is named for a lesser-known deity, the son & husband of Gaea
Uranus
The name of these mischievous little people of folklore may have come from Old Irish words for "small" & "body"
leprechaun
Lunar enthusiasts are partial to this alliterative idiom of 2 verbs that refers to any periodic change in size or strength
waxing & waning
"Out, damned spot" sounds like a laundry detergent ad but it's actually this Scotswoman losing her marbles:
CYMBAL DEATH
Lady Macbeth
In one of his bios for "A Series of Unfortunate Events", this children's author lists nervous apprehension as a hobby
Lemony Snicket
Jupiter is speckled with a great storm known by this colorful name; it's been continuously observed since 1878
the Great Red Spot
Kissing this stone at the Irish castle of the same name is said to give the kisser the gift of persuasive speaking
the Blarney Stone
This watery idiom refers to never-ending fluctuations
ebb & flow