This Harry Potter actor once signed a photo of Elijah Wood, "I am not Elijah Wood"
Daniel Radcliffe
When you lavishly entertain a prospective client, you do this rhyming phrase, perhaps with Merlot & steak
wine and dine
An October festival for the harvest of these has been held for decades in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania
apples
The fittingly named Mount Sunflower shines as the highest point in this state
Kansas
The basic ingredients of custard are milk, sugar, eggs & this flavorful extract from a vine of the orchid family
vanilla
Actress Isla Fisher once put this "Arrival" actress' face on her holiday card & said no one noticed
Amy Adams
When you have 2 unpleasant options, someone might tell you to do this, which sounds like one could be strychnine
pick your poison
Each fall Alabama & this S.E.C. football archrival meet in "The Iron Bowl"
Auburn
North Rim Country Store in Kaibab National Forest sits 6 miles away from this natural wonder
the Grand Canyon
Barilla says of this Italian phrase, "The firm bite... allows you to taste the pasta better"
al dente
Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan said the New York Post mistook him for this Oscar-winning Spanish actor
Javier Bardem
An Obama rallying cry for Spanish-speaking potential voters was "Si, Se Puede", this in English
Yes, We Can
This period in the ecclesiastical year leading up to Christmas begins Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020
Advent
Cicero & Oak Park are western suburbs of this Midwestern metropolis
Chicago
The name of this French stew of fish & vegetables comes from words meaning "boil" & "low"
bouillabaisse
Jesse Eisenberg once said he was getting mistaken for this "Arrested Development" actor about once a day
Michael Cera
When Picard wanted something to happen quickly on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" he often said this
Make it so
Though as zodiac signs they're in January, February, March & April, these 2 constellations are best viewed in fall in the N. Hemisphere
Aries & Aquarius
Perry, Maine has a marker for this latitudinal line signifying the halfway point between the equator & North Pole
the 45th parallel
The leaves of this aromatic herb, also called wild marjoram, are used in pasta sauce
oregano
Though this sitcom actress sings in the duo She & Him, she's not crazy about being taken for Katy Perry
Zooey Deschanel
If you do this you're either literally handing a dollar bill to someone, or shifting responsibility
pass the buck
Sometimes called "quaking", this tree brings glorious color to autumn in Colorado
aspen
At its south end this 25,000-square-mile desert named for a people borders the Sonoran Desert
the Mojave
This 4-letter mixture of flour & fat is used to thicken soups & sauces
a roux