In a book, it's supplementary material at the end; in the body, it's a small section attached to the large intestine
appendix
California is no stranger to these dry spells when average rainfall is below normal for months or years
a drought
The last volume in "The Lord of the Rings"
The Return of the King
Maui's Grand Wailea resort has one of these with a 14-second, 3-story drop into a pool below
a water slide
Americana
Appropriate given the city's name , it's the official fruit of the District of Columbia
Types of these include B cells, leukocytes & monocytes
white blood cells
King Juan Carlos I's one of these in Spain lasted from 1975 to 2014
reign
Federal holiday in a calendar year
Christmas
Kalon in Costa Rica, dedicated to this, coaches guests in take offs, cutbacks & wave catching
surfing
The standard distance of this race comes from the 1908 games, when it ran from Windsor Castle to the royal box
the marathon
Appropriate given the city's name , it's the official fruit of the District of Columbia
Cherry
Oblongata is part of the full name of this part of the brain
the medulla
It's the fella seen here
a gnome
Permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, alphabetically
the United States
Club Med Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic has one of these 3-letter relaxation & wellness options just for teens
a spa
This American is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, winning 28 medals, including a record 23 golds
Michael Phelps
The roof of the mouth consists of a hard this & a soft this; one is a plate of bone & the other is muscle & connective tissue
a palate
Mister Rogers sang, "Would you be mine? Could you be mine?...Won't you be my" this
neighbor
Amendment to the Constitution, numerically
the 27th
Colorado's Dunton Hot Spring says it's a "perfectly restored" one of these abandoned mining towns
a ghost town
The Olympic motto, the Latin "citius, altius, fortius", means "faster, higher", this
stronger
The heart hangs inside a protective sac called this, from the Greek for "around the heart"
pericardium
Wildebeest is another name for this large antelope
a gnu
Geological period of the Mesozoic Era
the Cretaceous
Tanque Verde calls itself Arizona's best one of these ranches for non-cowboys
a dude ranch
An old man of 31, this American became the first 3-time snowboarding gold medalist in 2018
Shaun White