CHANGE THE S TO AN N
A wind-catching canvas on a ship loses its S & tacks on an N to be this hardware item
a sail & a nail
Alas, cozzie livs is short for this; Hawaii has the highest, while Mississippi has the lowest
cost of living
When but a child, this FBI agent tried unsuccessfully to save a lamb, a moment that would stay with her later in life
Clarice (Starling)
A 2007 Time article apologized for confusing "LOLcats" with this feline-posting tradition, a day of the week portmanteau
Caturday
Move over Hollywood--this resort city on the Côte d'Azur has its own Walk of Fame
Cannes
A word meaning not as much drops an S & subs in the N to be an eye part
less & lens
Also something bodybuilders do, this 4-letter word means to brag or show off
Kill the dog of this man, the underworld's most feared assassin? That'll bring out some hand cannons
McDonald's & Wendy's observed this day on July 12, 2024, which fell on the day of the week it sounds like
Fry Day
This city on New Zealand's South Island was fittingly given its divine name by J.R. Godley
Christchurch
The bottom of an object used as support subs in N for S to be someone who makes a nightmare "of my existence"
base & bane
It makes sense that rizz, meaning charmingly seductive, comes from this word
charisma
An enchantress' curse in this 1991 Disney film forced a life of reclusiveness for one of the title pair
Beauty and the Beast
October 24, 1929, this "dark" day on Wall Street, kicked off the stock market crash
Black Thursday
Its nicknames include "Queen City" & "Hornet's Nest"
Charlotte
The S bows out of a word meaning to replace an actor in a role & N is the new star in a word meaning to disavow testimony
recast & recant
A good song does this, sounding like the action of an open hand
slaps
In "The Princess Bride", Count Rugen offers everything to this man who kills the count anyway, saying, "I want my father back"
Inigo Montoya
Founded by a University of Tennessee student, this restaurant chain shares its name with a song by The Rolling Stones
Ruby Tuesday
Straight outta its city website: it's called "Hub City" due to its proximity to the center of Los Angeles County
Compton
A tricky plan intended to deceive switches the S for an N to be a character in a Viking alphabet
ruse & rune
If you're dressed perfectly or made the right move at the right time, you "understood" this 10-letter word, like in school
the assignment
In "Kill Bill", she played Elle Driver, who lost an eye to her master Pai Mei; she'd later see things differently
Daryl Hannah
On "American Gods", Ian McShane was Odin, also known as Mr. this guy
Wednesday
Straight outta its city website: it's called "Hub City" due to its proximity to the center of Los Angeles County
Casablanca