BOARD & CARD GAMES
In pinochle, an A-K-Q-J-10 of trump is a royal sequence; in poker, it would be a royal this
Flush
The name of this joint means "arm bend"
Elbow
3 inches in diameter, 108 double stitches
Baseball
"Silly rabbit! ____ are for kids"
T-R-I-X
Mash avocado, add onion, lemon juice & some tomato to get this chip dip
Guacamole
A fast-spreading outbreak of a disease
Epidemic
CATEGORY: U.S. GOVERNMENT FIRSTS
The first of these was authorized in 1790, "providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States"
This classic game requires a suspect, room, and weapon to deduce the mystery
Clue
DAILY DOUBLE
From the Latin for "neck", it's the narrow, necklike lower end of the uterus
Cervix
DAILY DOUBLE
Long axis 11 to 11 1/4 inches, inflated to at least 12.5 pounds per square inch
Football
____-It crackers come in flavors like Cheddar Jack, White Cheddar & Hot & Spicy
C-H-E-E-Z
This popular yellow candy has a bigger spherical variant, and you might even find some other flavors here and there
Lemonheads
A short section at the end of a book
Epilogue
Chutes & Ladders began as a Hindu game of these & ladders
Snakes
The name of this hard protein found in hair & nails derives its name from a Greek word for "horn"
Keratin
Wilson makes the official AVP one
Volleyball
Play-____ modeling compound
D-O-H
In "Over The Rainbow", "troubles melt like" these, "away, above the chimney tops"
Lemon drops
DAILY DOUBLE
From the Greek for "seizure", it's a medical condition involving abnormal electrical brain activity
Epilepsy
One of the tiles in the first word put on a Scrabble board must cover the square with this symbol on it
Star
This other word for the windpipe comes from the Greek for "rough"; it was the "rough artery"
Trachea
The yellow ones were introduced for TV in 1972
Tennis balls
Double ____ Oreo Cookies are twice as creme-y as the regular kind
STUF
This alliterative multi-media music company specializing in music videos, live events, exclusive content, and merchandise has origins in Chicago
Lyrical Lemonade
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
Epiphany
A lesser known Egyptian card game, Rat Screw, might sting a little after players do this to the cards
Slap
Aristotle was the first to call the bones of the fingers these; they are arranged in rows like Greek soldiers
Phalanges
Babe Ruth worked out--yes he did!--with one of these
Medicine ball
Making pictures with illuminated pegs:
Lite-____
B-R-I-T-E
He's the only Lemon in Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame
Bob Lemon
The best example of something
Epitome