ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER
IT STARTS WITH "ME"
I'M BORED
NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
TRAINS & THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
"J" STORE
100
To hear something with thoughtful attention & making no sound
Listen & Silent
100
As "Sirloin Noggin" didn't pop quite as well, people went with this quasi-synonym for a not-so-intelligent person
Meathead
100
Meaning unvarying in pitch, it can also refer to something boringly repetitious
Monotonous
100
It's a chase with haste, be it "Trivial" or not
Pursuit
100
This train-loving president said, "I'm probably the most pro-rail guy in America. I've ridden over 1,300,000 miles"
Joe Biden
100
In 2024 this retailer founded by a man named James opened its first new anchor store in 8 years at N.J.'s Willowbrook Mall
JCPenney
200
In the buff & a crescent-shaped sand mound
Nude & Dune
200
Alyssa Milano used this 2-word phrase on social media in 2017, sharing her experience of sexual abuse to try to help other survivors
Me Too
200
This synonym for "wearisome" keeps the "some" & begins with a word meaning "to weary"
Tiresome
200
From the flight deck... sorry, folks, we're experiencing some this, a synonym for turmoil or tumult that also begins with T
Turbulence
200
In 1975 Jackie Kennedy Onassis stepped in to save this Beaux-Arts New York City landmark
Grand Central Station
200
A 2023 book about this lifestyle clothing retailer is called "The Kingdom of Prep"
J. Crew
300
A glowing streak in the sky & an adjective meaning distant
Meteor & Remote
300
Black's Law Dictionary defines it as "a neutral person who tries to help disputing parties reach an agreement"
Mediator
300
A word meaning boring gave us this name for a boring burg that we can't find in our atlas
Dullsville
300
Differential is one type of this branch of math
Calculus
300
Tiktoker Francis Bourgeois gained 3 million followers sharing this hobby, also the name of a Danny Boyle film
Trainspotting
300
A logo of a fella just wearing his silks has been used by this underwear retailer
Jockey
400
The main enemy of a novel's hero & a situation of no economic growth
antagonist & stagnation
400
It precedes "labor" regarding boring, low-status & poorly paid work
Menial
400
In the world of -ery suffixes, tomfoolery & finery are more fun than this word for boring work, but slavery's worse
Drudgery
400
A castrato is one of these, a man lacking a certain something
Eunuch
400
The company relaunching this train describes it as a "dream on wheels"; it first puffed east from Paris in 1883
The Orient Express
400
Juice Club was the original name of this smoothie shop founded in San Luis Obispo
Jamba Juice
500
One bead of fluid from the lacrimal gland & an animal that attacks other animals
Teardrop & Predator
500
ut that in your tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this white clay-like substance & smoke it
Meerschaum
500
Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere is told, "People are either charming or" this 7-letter word for boring (she's the former)
Tedious
500
It's the type of conveyance seen here
Funicular
500
This "commodore" didn't just love the sea; by 1873 he owned 4 railroads, including the New York Central
Vanderbilt
500
The slogan of this place that offers "quick" oil changes is "Leave Worry Behind"
Jiffy Lube