WINGS & THINGS
HOUDINI
CINCO DE MAYO
11-LETTER WORDS
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
100

The Anchor Bar in New York claims to have invented these in 1964

Buffalo wings

100

Though he claimed to have been born in the U.S., Houdini was really born in 1874 in this newly created capital of Austria-Hungary

Budapest

100

In the U.S. this brand owned by Unilever is tops in mayo

Hellmann's

100

An old proverb states that this "knocks only once"

opportunity

100

Plant this veggie, allium cepa, near your carrots, as its odor drives off carrot flies, & maybe makes them cry

onions

200

Flown one time only by Howard Hughes, the wingspan on this plane was an astounding 319 feet

the Spruce Goose

200

Harry Houdini died on this day in 1926--spooky!

Halloween

200

Any way you slice it, mayonnaise is primarily raw these, vinegar & vegetable oil

egg yolks

200

New students may go through this process to familiarize themselves with their school & environment

orientation

200

Full of nitrogen & potassium, this marine product, such as knotted wrack, can make your garden healthier

seaweed

300

It includes the Cabinet Room, Situation Room &, of course, the Oval Office

the West Wing
300

Houdini died from a burst one of these, not as the result of an escape gone bad

an appendix

300

The name of this fried-fish-friendly mayo-based sauce containing capers & pickles is likely derived from a word for "hell"

tartar sauce

300

11-letter name of the CIA service not suitable for those who like to talk about their jobs at parties

clandestine

300

These annelid creatures improve the soil, so take a census of them in a batch of earth & add mulch if needed

earthworms

400

With a wingspan of nearly a foot, the Queen Alexandra birdwing is the largest one of these

butterfly

400

Every year on the anniversary of Houdini's death, believers & the curious hold these--so far, he hasn't shown

seances

400

This numeric mayo-based dressing gets its name from a group of landmasses in the St. Lawrence River

Thousand Island dressing

400

It's a complete list of the recordings by a composer, performer or conductor

discography 

400

The kitazawa seed co. can help you grow the greens of this 4-syllable flower with edible as well as symbolic value in Japan

chrysanthemum

500

Winged Victory is a headless statue of this goddess

Nike

500

An early "ghostbuster", Houdini fell out with this detective novelist, a former friend & advocate of spiritualism

Arthur Conan Doyle

500

This "re"-freshing spicy mayo sauce accompanies shellfish dishes in New Orleans

a rémoulade

500

A weak & timid person with an unassertive nature, named for comic strip character Caspar

milquetoast 

500

This veggie whose name comes from the Latin for "root" needs to be harvested before root maggots set in

radish

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