MAKE IT HAPPEN, CAPTAIN
Forming part of the border between New York & New Jersey, this river is named after the explorer who navigated its waters in 1609.
Hudson
A 2009 study recommended treating heroin addicts with diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in this.
heroin
This rhyming 1993 comedy featured Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy as a trio of witches.
Hocus Pocus
It's the mildest type of burn but the harshest type of murder.
first degree
It can refer to a not-so-close friend.
an acquaintance
Named after an explorer who tried to travel around the world, the Strait of Magellan is a key passageway between these 2 oceans.
the Pacific & Atlantic
In Italian, "erta" is a lookout--the phrase "all'erta", meaning on the lookout, led to this 5-letter term for a warning.
alert
In "Mad Max: Fury Road," director George Miller banned this technology almost entirely from the production, insisting that nearly every explosion, crash, and stunt was performed for real in the Namibian desert.
CGI
To give official approval to, or to impose an official penalty upon, perhaps an economic one.
sanction
This phrase describes a friend who's only around during good times.
a fair weather friend
It's yo ho ho & a bottle of rum for this Welsh buccaneer who ransacked Portobelo on the Isthmus of Panama in 1668.
Captain Morgan
This lubricant's name means "Water Displacement, 40th formula."
WD-40
In "The Wizard of Oz", the "snow" that falls on Dorothy & friends in the poppy field was actually this, which causes mesothelioma.
asbestos
It can mean to take away a car or to get your car back.
repossess
It's when your romantic interest sees you platonically.
the friend zone
African-American explorer Matthew Henson joined Robert Peary on a historic attempt to reach this point in the center of the Arctic.
the North Pole
In 1452 Leonardo da Vinci was born near a small Tuscan hill town called this.
Vinci
In "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets", Professor Snape uses this spell to disarm Professor Lockhart.
Expelliarmus
If you get it on your food, it's a little bonus; if a court does it to your wages, it's anything but.
garnish
This word for a friend can also mean bait to attract sea life.
chum
Arriving in 1519, Hernán Cortés & his forces invaded central Mexico & took control of this empire led by Montezuma II.
the Aztecs
Synonyms for this one-word rhyme include lamebrain, dodo, yo-yo & dum-dum.
nitwit
The terrifying shower scene in "Psycho" used this condiment instead of blood, chosen because Hitchcock was filming in black & white and it looked more realistic on camera.
chocolate syrup
Watchful supervision or care, as by a congressional committee, or an inadvertent error or omission.
oversight
Your friend and foe, wrapped into one.
frenemy