7-SYLLABLE WORDS
It's not being too shy to have one's picture taken; it's the quality of being responsive to light
photosensitivity
This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead"
checkmate
A Havana cocktail is pineapple juice, lemon juice & of course, an ounce of light this potent potable
rum
That's affirmative:
25-5-19
yes
CHILDREN'S BOOKS :
A book by her says, "It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'... but then I am not a rabbit"
(Beatrix) Potter
A gross this is a misrepresentation of an event as less complex than it really is
oversimplification
In the NFL regular season, overtime games end after nobody scores in the period that's this many minutes long
10
You'll get a bit "fuzzy" if you have too many of this drink that combines peach schnapps & orange juice
fuzzy navel
It's proverbially done to "a cold":
6-5-5-4
feed
1980'S MOVIES:
The Dip used to kill characters in this 1988 film consisted of acetone, benzene & turpentine, ingredients of paint thinner
Who framed Roger Rabbit?
Type of church not affiliated with Baptists or Presbyterians, for example; it includes many megachurches
nondenominational
"Walk-off" began as a term for a play that ends a game in this sport
baseball
This cocktail, is vodka & Kahlua, without the light cream that would change its color & name
Black Russian
Michael Jackson sang of being it:
2-1-4
bad
19th CENTURY U.S. POLITICS:
Named after a U.K. political party that helped depose a king, the U.S. Whig Party was formed to oppose this man
(Andrew) Jackson
If you fear the number 13, you suffer from this
triskaidekaphobia
The bank cannot go broke in this Parker Brothers game, so exhaustion may be the deciding factor
Any Purdue fan can tell you this drink has just 2 elements--whiskey & beer
Boilermaker
Attitudinal quality for Old Saint Nick:
10-15-12-12-25
jolly
AUTHORS:
In addition to knowing many languages & making up his own, he also taught language at the universities of Leeds & Oxford
J.R.R. Tolkien
Richard Waterman, who studied the songs of the Yolngu people, helped popularize this field of study
ethnomusicology
A hand in this card game with 2 potent potables in its name comes to a halt after a player "knocks"
gin rummy
The website of this gin brand shows "How we do it in London. The definitive B & T"
Beefeater's
Awarded for bravery:
13-5-4-1-12
medal
THE 13 COLONIES:
Founded by an advocate of religious freedom, it was the site of America's first Baptist church & oldest synago
Rhode Island