PILGRIMAGES
Able-bodied pilgrims in Sri Lanka climb over 5,000 steps to "Adam's Peak", which some legends link to this famous garden
Eden
As a noun, this "F" word means a soft warm fabric but as a verb, it means to swindle someone out of a lot of loot
Fleece
"I can do hard things. I'm the only insect that can turn its head 180°, & I have 5 eyes. Bend a knee to me, the Mantodia"
A praying mantis
A little bird told us that Creedence Clearwater Revival was the first big-name talent to sign on for this 1969 event
Woodstock
Get the "F" out of an aluminum sheet used to wrap food & you get this greasy substance food is fried in
Oil (Foil)
About 2 million pilgrims a year make the trip to this destination in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam
Mecca
This "D" word can be a person licensed to practice medicine or a deceptive way to change a document
Doctor
"I'm a hard worker. I help recycle dead wood from trees, which is critical in nature. I'm a valued member of the order Blattodea"
A termite
Despite their rep, the domesticated swine kept in these enclosures are quite clean--which is more than we can say for some humans
A pigpen
Get the "F" out of a proverbially sly animal & you're left with this proverbially strong animal
Ox (Fox)
Since 1860, some 200 million believers have sought out the healing waters in Lourdes, a small pilgrimage town in this country
France
As a noun, this "P" word is the skin of an animal with the fur left on; as a verb it means to repeatedly throw things at someone
Pelt
"I know my worth. I'm a speedy '100-legger' & an exceptional predator. I'm a fierce chilopod"
Centipede
John Lennon claimed this song referred to a drawing by his young son--not to a little girl who charged money for psychiatric advice
"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"
Get the "F" out of a wind instrument mastered by James Galway & you've orchestrated this small stringed musical instrument
Lute (Flute)
Buddhists make the Shikoku Pilgrimage by walking a route linking 88 temples in this country
Japan
This "G" word can be defined as a narrow canyon with steep walls or to eat a large amount greedily
Gorge
"I'm deserving of good things. I'm a large, hairy spider but I am quite docile. I'm proud to be a theraphosid"
Tarantula
Back in the day, York Cone Company required this candy to pass a "snap test" to assure that it would break in half evenly
Peppermint Pattie
Get the "F" out of a word meaning soaring through the air & you get what someone might be doing if they're full of hot air
Lying (Flying)
Devout Hindus visit Varanasi in northern India in order to bathe in the sacred waters of this river
The Ganges
This "F" word is defined as the raised metal bars on the neck of a guitar & to worry unduly
Fret
"I am unique! I have no legs in my midsection so I move in 'measured' steps by arching my body. I'm a cute geometrid caterpillar"
An Inchworm
By all accounts, this scientist earned both his Nobel prizes--for Chemistry & Peace--without the aid of a security blanket
Linus Pauling
Get the "F" out of a word meaning brave & it becomes what Vincent van Gogh would've been if he'd cut off both of his hearing organs
Earless (Fearless)