B MINUS
A B falls off a charred word & becomes this funereal container
Urn (from Burn)
Go face to face with some Art Nouveau architecture in this world capital in Latvia
Riga
Black & white pieces in this game are often called stones, which you want to get back home & then "bear off" to win the game
Backgammon
When your body burns fat instead of glucose for energy, this metabolic state occurs
Ketosis
The practice of putting ailing seamen below decks is a possible origin of this phrase meaning not feeling too good
Under the weather
Knock a B off a biblical tower & get the name of this biblical murder victim
Abel (from Babel)
59 Rivoli in Paris is a squat turned art gallery a few blocks from this large museum with a pyramid thingy in front of it
the Louvre
A 2023 film pulled back the curtain on how this video game took over the world, one falling block at a time
Tetris
Red blood cells are formed in the red this, also called myeloid tissue
Bone marrow
You don't have to be a Marvel hero to have this awareness of danger introduced in a 1962 comic book
Spider-sense
Wash away the B from a type of small river & get this name for a chess piece
a rook (from brook)
Find yourself in the Upside Down on one of the world's oldest suspended monorails in Wuppertal in this country
Germany
Ludo is another name for this board game, sometimes called India's national game
Parcheesi
This word can refer to a network of nerves; you don't want to get punched in the solar one
Plexus
Jane Austen wrote in a letter, "It was 12 before we reached home. We were all" this hyphenated canine phrase
Dog-tired
Sink the B off a group of ocean vessels & get this horse food
oats (from boats)
Check out the medieval towers that dot the skyline of San Gimignano near Sienna in this region of Italy
Tuscany
Bamboos & winds are names for some of the tiles called pais in this game
Mahjong
The superior this brings blood from the head, neck, arms & chest to the heart, specifically to the right atrium
The vena cava
18th century essayist Richard Steele coined this phrase for a payment made to get someone to keep quiet
Hush money
When a cetacean fatty layer sweats out its B, this unskilled seaman is all that's left
a lubber (from blubber)
In Greece or Cyprus, you might want to try this 4-letter liqueur flavored with anise
Ouzo
Cutthroat is one type of this card game that has a name derived from French for "two-eyed"
Pinochle
The small intestine is lined with a mucous membrane & these finger-like projections
Villi
A James Thurber character who's full of expressions not only uses "the catbird seat" but "tearing up" this garden area
The pea patch