PUT A "DENT" IN IT
one type of twins
Identical twins
You don't need a campfire to make these--put some marshmallows & chocolate between Graham crackers & heat in the oven
s'mores
Decades before Bram Stoker, J. Sheridan le Fanu wrote "Carmilla", a tale about a female one of these creatures
a vampire
Oui! my name is Jacques & I am this, the guy who drives your limo
a chaffeur
They're the 3 fundamental phases of matter
solid, liquid, gas
This spear is a symbol of Poseidon
trident
It's sugar cooked until it melts & turns brown; butterscotch is similar, but with the addition of butter
caramel
"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" is by this "Alice in Wonderland" movie director
Tim Burton
Your first bat & ball set may have included this perforated plastic ball that doesn't go very far
a Whiffle ball
This scale has 180 degrees between the freezing & boiling points of water
Fahrenheit
A traveling exhibit of objects associated with George Washington includes "the only surviving complete set of his" these
dentures
A heavily ornamented style of architecture is named for this, often used to make "men" & "houses"
gingerbread
In a Neil Gaiman novel, this title girl meets the alternate reality "other mother" who has buttons for eyes
Coraline
Mother cats carry their newborn kittens by this part of the neck
the scruff
In an atom, these particles move in arrangements called orbitals
electrons
If you live at home with your parents they will consider you this on their tax returns
dependent
The French name of this airy dessert means "foam" or "froth"; it also refers to the foam on the surface of champagne
mousse
Thomas Harris first gave readers a taste of this creepy cannibal in the novel "Red Dragon"
Hannibal Lecter
This title impostor in a Moliere comedy doesn't show up until the third act
Tartuffe
Sounds (like the ocean's roar) are transmitted via the longitudinal type of these disturbances
waves
This adjective describes a lifestyle in which there's a lot of sitting & not much movement or exercise
sedentary
If fancy fungi aren't your thing, perhaps you'd enjoy these chocolates of the same name
truffles
This 19th century American writer's scary short stories include "The Sphinx" & "The Oblong Box"
Edgar Allan Poe
having or showing unbearable arrogance or conceit
hint: 12 letters
Insufferable
The short day when the path of the sun is farthest south in the northern hemisphere is known by this 2-word term
Winter Solstice