A person whose reckless behavior puts others in danger is a "loose" one of these
cannon
Last name of Canadian-born actress Meg, Jennifer's sister
(Jennifer played the bride of chucky)
Tilly
Before becoming a legend, this star of "The Maltese Falcon" hustled strangers at chess in NYC
Humphrey Bogart
Always offer your guests their choice of cream or lemon at the afternoon party named for this beverage
tea
Felonious fire starter
(8)
arsonist
The word howitzer may go back to the Czech word houfnice, this weapon carried by Dennis the Menace
slingshot
Most know William Shatner is Canadian, but so is James Doohan, who played this "Star Trek" engineer
Scotty
In some Asian countries the chess piece we call a bishop shares its name with this desert animal
a camel
It's no fish story: Cioppino is a fish stew from this city's Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco
"I'm sorry"
(7)
apology
Belgian Noel Godin masterminded a February 1998 hit on Bill Gates with one of these
custard pie
Joshua Jackson, a star of this Massachusetts-set WB series, is a Vancouver native
Dawson's Creek
In 1997, at the age of 14 years, 2 months, France's Etienne Bacrot became the youngest one of these ever
grandmaster
Beurre Bercy is made with white wine, shallots, diced beef marrow, parsley &, of course, this spread
butter
Extra dry, like a desert
(4)
arid
Anthony Hopkins said he got so good with this weapon doing "Zorro" he could snap a twig off a tree with it
a whip
On screen he's been Studio 54 founder Steve Rubell & would-be world dominator Dr. Evil
Mike Myers
As late as the 16th century this special move involving the king was 2 turns, not just 1
castling
This tart, yellowish lime that's native to Florida is the main ingredient in a popular pie
Key lime
"Delicious" fruit
(5)
apple
A key issue of the 1998 attorney general's race in California was the ban on these semi-automatic weapons
assault rifles
It's no longer news that this "60 Minutes" correspondent hails from north of the border
He died in 2016, was on the show for 46 years
Morley Safer
In the U.S. Chess Open at Columbus, Ohio in 1977, one of these named "Sneaky Pete" played
a computer
In Scotland these "colorful" berries are called brambles, & Scots make bramble wine from them
blackberries
Adjective for the Church of England
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Anglican