4-Letter Words
Once you turn 18 it's your "duty" as a U.S. citizen to serve on one of these groups in court when called
Jury
It can follow shepherd's, cherry or mud
Pie
Istanbul inhabitant (4)
Turk
Dry a grape & it becomes this
Raisin
A U.S. state
Mississippi
When this cools quickly after an eruption, it can form a type of glass called obsidian
Lava
This word meaning "also" also sounds like a number
Too
They grasp ice cubes or escargots (5)
Tongs
A prune is this fruit before it becomes shriveled
Plum
Precedes Tavi in the name of a furry Kipling character
Rikki-Tikki
It's a song, frequently sung in church, in praise of God
Hymn
Don't feed the creatures at a menagerie, a type of this
Zoo
Bambi's bunny buddy (7)
Thumper
A cucumber that's put in a solution called brine becomes this
Pickle
The Mayo Clinic says as many as 80% of adults have this periodontal disease
Gingivitis
The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, it's also the lower front part of your leg
Shin
A charge for services
Fee
Any platinum-haired kid (7)
Towhead
Warm some milk & add specialized bacteria, separate out the curd clumps, then shape & age the curd to make this
Cheese
A Nissan branch of car
Infiniti
This soft underlayer of feathers from a duck or goose is used to stuff pillows
Down
A large Australian bird
Emu
Suet synonym (6)
Tallow
Take a legume whose pod develops underground, roast it, then grind it into a paste to make this
Peanut Butter
Reducing or making smaller, like one might do to an Internet browser window
Minimizing