THAT CAN BE A GREEK LETTER
THE OED DESCRIBES THE ANIMAL
RHYME THE TIME
(Ken: Each response is a rhyming phrase containing the word "the".)
HOMOPHONE CONNECTION
CROSSWORD CLUES "W"
50

These "blockers" are used to help prevent angina & heart attacks

WHAT IS BETA?

50

"A large hornless ruminant quadruped, distinguished by its humped back, long neck, and cushioned feet"

WHAT IS A CAMEL?

50

To turn down that delicious glass of Burgundy

WHAT IS DECLINE THE WINE?

50

To lend, or a solo "wolf"

WHAT IS LOAN/LONE?

50

Japanese horseradish
(6 letters)

WHAT IS WASABI?

100

The first passenger flight of this airline took off in 1929, going from Dallas to Jackson, Mississippi

WHAT IS DELTA?

100

Of the carp family, "native to China... commonly kept in ponds, cold-water tanks, or... glass globes"

WHAT IS A GOLDFISH?

100

To have joint custody of a grizzly

WHAT IS SHARE THE BEAR?

100

Thick, or car blemishes

WHAT IS DENSE/DENTS?

100

"Blemish"ed word for one who's overanxious
(9 letters)

WHAT IS A WORRYWART?

150

This name of China's president since 2013 is spelled the same way as the Greek letter

WHAT IS XI?

150

"Mouse-like quadrupeds... having the fingers extended to support a thin membrane"

WHAT IS A BAT?

150

To surprise--nay, absolutely astound--a convent sister

WHAT IS STUN THE NUN?

150

French for "street", or a French word for a gumbo base

WHAT IS RUE/ROUX?

150

Hershey candy bar, or nonspecific object
(15 letters)

WHAT IS A WHATCHAMACALLIT?

200

Instead of the end, the beginning: this luxury watch brand traces its roots back to 1848 in the Swiss village La Chaux-de-Fonds

WHAT IS OMEGA?

200

"One of several large eared seals" including "the distinct species (Zalophus) californianus"

WHAT IS A SEA LION?

200

To give up to another your foremost position in a race

WHAT IS CEDE THE LEAD?

200

A hidden stash, or the dollar bills you might store there

WHAT IS CASHE/CASH?

200

Facing a gale, or a group of islands
(8 letters)

WHAT IS WINDWARD?

300

Eastern philosophy calls this a life force; some also spell it with a Q, but we're going with the Greek letter style

WHAT IS CHI?

300

"Popular name of various acalephs, medusas, or sea-nettles, from their gelatinous structure"

WHAT IS A JELLYFISH?

300

To abandon that scrumptious butterkuchen

WHAT IS FORSAKE THE CAKE?

300

Tied up, or a combination of companies that may reduce competition

WHAT IS TRUSSED/TRUST?

300

German for a travel urge (10 letters)

WHAT IS WANDERLUST?

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