ELEMENTAL WORDS
Adjective for a statement meant to convey the opposite of its literal meaning
What is Ironic?
Dry, like the desert
(4)
They cannot handle Neeko
Who is Neeko?
Ice cream dish for the Christian Sabbath
What is a Sunday Sundae?
To restore consciousness or other signs of life to (one who appears dead)
What is Resuscitate?
A car driver who habitually puts the pedal to the metal
What is a leadfoot?
Payment to your ex
(7)
What is Alimony?
The joke's on you!
Who is Shaco?
The solitary borrowed sum
What is a lone loan?
An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole
What is consensus?
An early movie theater, where admission cost only 5 cents
What is a nickelodeon?
Catching fish using hook, line & sinker
(7)
What is Angling?
But all my light puns would've brightened your day.
Who is Lux?
The flock whose animal cries reached our ears
What is a heard herd?
These sponge cake desserts are infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with mascarpone cheese, and topped with cocoa or grated chocolate.
What are tiramisus?
Thick-bodied venomous snakes of the American southeast with keeled scales and a reddish-brown body
What is a copperhead?
Handy with both hands
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What is ambidextrous?
You wouldn't last a day in the void.
Who is Kaisa?
A reasonable train ride cost
What is a fair fare?
Not to be confused with their poetic homonym, this word is used in comparisons to mean against or in contrast with.
What is versus?
In Greek mythology, the band of heroes who accompanies Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece?
Who are the Argonauts?
Herschel or Sagan
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What is astronomer?
Shubbanuffa.
Water's edge forested by a variety of deciduous tree
What is a beech beach?
Something likened to a huge statue, as in size or importance
What is a colossus?