DUAL MEANINGS
How bread starts off & something you need to pay your rent
dough
This phrase describes the tough experiences and difficult lessons that life can teach you, often summed up as the “school of” these.
hardknocks
You searched the car, the kitchen, and even the refrigerator. Turns out your wallet was hiding in this piece of furniture.
the couch
This exercise move involves getting your chin over a horizontal bar
pull-up
T:
Campbell's says the "ultimate comfort food" is this soup "with grilled cheese"
tomatoe
This can be a place where money is kept or the side of a river.
bank
It scores 10 (out of 10) on the Mohs hardness scale; it's more than 300% harder than corundum at a 9
diamond
I left my money at the bank! Specifically, this bank, founded in 1852 & known for its iconic stagecoach.
Wells Fargo
This musical instrument has 88 keys.
piano
W:
This Asian favorite
wonton
This can be something you wear on your finger or a sound made by a telephone.
ring
2026 is the 70th anniversary of this computer part; in 1997, IBM's Deskstar held 16 gigs--today one terabyte is common
a hard drive
The night man at this title place in song said relax, the wallet's here & "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
Hotel California
This phrase describes someone who is extremely nervous or anxious about something that is about to happen.
This classic French soup combines caramelized onions with rich broth and is traditionally topped with toasted bread and a blanket of melted cheese.
A tree part & a car part
trunk
In the film, Cool Hand Luke bets he can eat 50 of these cooked items in an hour & succeeds (but Paul Newman spit them out)
hard boiled eggs
You find batteries, takeout menus, loose change, old keys, and approximately 47 things you haven't used since 2012 in this chaotic household catch-all. Somehow, your wallet ended up in there too.
junk drawer
This legendary creature is said to rise from its own ashes, making it a symbol of rebirth and renewal.
phoenix
L:
Yum, it's this rich, puréed seafood soup made with heavy cream & sherry
lobster bisque
A good fire starter & a pleasant surprise on a dating app such as Tinder
a match
Adding bone ash when making the hard, or true, type of this pottery is what produces bone china
porcelain
You checked the couch, the junk drawer, and even the bathroom, but forgot the most obvious place...
the pair of jeans you last wore
This 1-word style of architecture is named for being built after 1945
post-war
B:
On a Cuban menu, sopa de frijoles negros is this
black bean soup