3-letter words
This word can describe what candles are made of
Wax
In babies, this, AKA the patella, is soft cartilage; it doesn't form into bone until between the ages of 3 & 5
Knee
For Christmas, you can make this 2-word chocolate roll cake while watching the same-named item burn on TV
Yule Log
Gambling Words: A metal rod for stirring a fire
Poker
The nutrient fluid that circulates through a plant; it's also slang for a fool
Sap
Both humans & giraffes have 7 of these bones in the neck to hold the head aloft
Vertebraes
Pineapple is the main attraction in this kind of cake, inverted before serving so the glazed fruit goes from bottom to top
Upside-Down Pineapple Cake
They'll leave the light on for you: Motel ___
8
18th century men often wore a gooseberry--a large, frizzled one of these
Wig
Bile aids digestion by breaking up large molecules of fat; it's stored in the gallbladder but made by this organ
Liver
Split a sweet Biscuit in half, fill & top it with softly whipped cream & sliced fruit--like strawberries--& you've got this
Strawberry Shortcake
Put together one of these: the 4,000 piece world map should take you awhile.
Jigsaw Puzzle
A family or group of whales is known by this term
Pod
Cardiac contraction is termed systolic & cardiac relaxation gets this adjective
Diastolic
This cake, often baked in a fluted, ring-shaped pan, became popular in the U.S. after a 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off win.
Bundt Cake
It's a tennis stroke lofted over an opponent's head
Lob
It's a large metal pan used in Chinese cooking
Wok
During swallowing, this flap of cartilage prevents food from entering the trachea
Epiglottis
An important part of a dessert like a Charlotte, this delicate, light sponge cake sounds perfect (for a cannibal!)
Ladyfingers
Drought has depleted this lake, the US's largest man-made reservoir and a major source of Las Vegas' water
Lake Mead