A GEM OF A CATEGORY
THINGS PEOPLE SAY
WAIT UNTIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME
WORD PUZZLES
A MEDICAL "DR"
100
When judging the quality & value of a diamond, examine its 4 Cs: color, clarity, cut & this measure of heft
a carat
100
"Ripping off" one of these Johnson & Johnson items has now become a metaphor for decisively dealing with a problem
a Band-Aid
100
His early acts of disobedience as a boy in Porbandar, a town of British India, included stealing money for smokes & eating meat
Gandhi
100
Part of a morning repast:
GEGS SEGG
scrambled eggs
100
During a heat wave, guard against this harmful reduction in the amount of water in the body by drinking fluids
dehydration
200
Also called turtleback, the Isle Royale Greenstone is the official gem of this state
Michigan
200
People who have never played the game still say about a surprising event, "I didn't have it on" this object
bingo card
200
This childless Founding Father often butted heads with stepson John Parke Custis over the boy's lackluster grades
George Washington
200
A way of submitting your preference without being there:
QRS UVWXYZ
absentee
200
Natural or synthetic, this type of steroid hormone stimulates & controls the development of male characteristics
androgen
300
Sailors once took this appropriate gemstone to sea with them for protection, sometimes carved with the image of Poseidon or Neptune
aquamarine
300
A traditional hotel service, it's something that snaps you into a new awareness; good morning, this is yours
a wake-up call
300
A recurring motif in ancient Greek art: a sandal as a whacking device; Aphrodite does it to this son, winged, but apparently no angel
Eros
300
Disassembling a product's construction in order to build a similar one:
GNIREENIGNE
reverse engineering
300
Medical detox can help mitigate symptoms of this; the nicer ones include tremors, sweating & anxiety
withdrawl
400
The Andamooka is a famous one of these Australian gemstones; it was presented to Queen Elizabeth on her visit there in 1954
an opal
400
Someone who has made a mistake in plain view may say this, from a movie line by the "Great & Powerful Oz"
"pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"
400
More famous for his mom than dad, this painter was expelled in 1854 from West Point (Dad's alma mater)
Whistler
400
A pun may be one:
"Othello"
bilateral bilberry bile
a play on words
400
This brand of antihistamine is used to prevent motion sickness
Dramamine
500
In Hindu mythology, this gem is said to be made from solidified lunar rays & will bring good luck as well as arouse passion
moonstone
500
Based on what he's doing, it's what the boy in the cap proverbially gets to do
call the tune
500
As a lad, this future inventor of the kinetoscope burned down a barn, not clear if for science or fun
Edison
500
To earnestly pledge you are telling the truth:
Dammit!
Vulgate
King James Version American Standard
to swear on a stack of bibles
500
It's an archaic 6-letter term for edema, the excessive accumulation of fluid in tissue or a cavity
dropsy