WORDS IN A DICKENS TITLEP
To wrench an ankle; ouch!
Twist
A long walk through the woods
A hike
A small stone, especially one made smooth by water
A pebble
The first event annually in horse racing's Triple Crown
The Kentucky Derby
Cinnamon or pepper, & an area that can be "deep" or "outer"
Spice & Space
It's said to have finished off the nosy feline
Curiosity
"Explosive" word denoting a giant failure, maybe at the box office
A bomb
A narrow band of inked material used in a typewriter
a ribbon
James Naismith threw the ball up for the first-ever game-opening one of these
Jump ball
The sound on an electronic device, & an examination you don't want to get from the IRS
audio & audit
Type of fund that invests in diversified securities
Mutual
Prayer AKA an Ave Maria
Hail mary
The circle around the words said by people in a cartoon
A bubble
The first flag waved at a NASCAR race is one of this color
green
To proclaim via sermon, & to violate a contract
preach & breach
As a verb it can mean to sing joyously, perhaps at holiday time
A sudden rushed or ill-informed type of judgment
Adjective to describe someone who thinks he's superior to others
Snobbish
The first octopus thrown on the ice at a home game of this NHL team came form fishmongers Pete & Jerry Cusimano in 1952
Detroit red wings
A tree remnant, & a economic downturn
a stump and a slump
This type of secret cult religion in the ancient Greco-Roman world offered unique experiences unlike those in the standard faiths
A mystery
A mental pause related to a certain subject, perhaps due to a psychological issue
Block
Someone who raises annoying petty objections to things
The first event of tennis' yearly Grand Slam (it used to be the last)
The Australian open
A man-made waterway, & a group of anti-government plotters
canal & cabal