3-syllable verbs
Sometimes combined with "guess", it means to calculate approximately the amount of something
Estimate
It's the gulf in Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
The Gulf of Mexico
An argumentative dispute (7 letters)
Quarrel
Toronto was captured by U.S. forces during this war & the symbols of Ontario's government taken away
The War of 1812
A zero-zero test of this airplane seat is done on the ground
an ejector seat
From Greek for "existing at the same time", it's to match one's actions to the timing of another's
Synchronize
Bordering Central America, this South American country has a coastline on both the Atlantic & the Pacific
Columbia
To haggle over a small detail
(7 letters)
Quibble
After taking control of Spain in 1939, this fascist tried to get rid of all his political foes
(Francisco) Franco
In maintaining your car, this should be thin; if it's thick & white, coolant is being vaporized
exhaust
Lyft says "45% of Americans have a gig on the side to" do this to their income
supplement
The southern shores of Bangladesh welcome the waters of this 800,000-square-mile bay known for its monsoons
(Bay of) Bengal
Scandinavian traitor
(8 letters)
Quisling
"Marching to Pretoria" was a folk song of this war
The Boer War
It's a highly potent brand of grain alcohol from Luxco
Everclear
In psychology, to contribute to a loved one's pathological behavior
enable
Named for its 2 distinct regions, this Canadian province on the Atlantic is the most easterly part of North America
Newfoundland and Labrador
Not "Jeopardy! "-like, but puzzled
(9 letters)
Quizzical
In 480 B.C. the Persian army found out the hard way this mountain pass was about 50 feet wide at its narrowest
Thermopylae
It's a 4-letter name for a pitcher with a handle
Ewer
An alternate term for a crossroads takes its name in part from this verb meaning what happens when 2 lines cross each other
intersect
The name of its capital translates to "Freetown" in this coastal nation, independent from France since 1960
Gabon
Term for a 40-to-49 year old
(14 letters)
quadragenarian
A 4-term governor of New York, he lost his race in 1928 as the first serious Catholic candidate for president
Al Smith
De Tocqueville is said to have coined "American" this, meaning that the U.S. is inherently different from other nations
exceptionalism