Hooked on Homophonics
An amphibian, or being pulled by a boat
(What is) Toad or Towed
A native of the U.S., or a Northerner during the Civil War
Yankee
Jackson; ~166,000
Mississippi
Secretary of State, This Obama official rose to fame in their 1971 Speech against the Vietnam War
John Kerry
16 + 17 =
33
An adjective being permitted, or an adverb meaning communicated vocally
Allowed or aloud
To have or express a different opinion
Disagree
Bridgeport, ~145,000
Connecticut
[Daily Double] Appointed in 2009, Eric Holder, became the first African-American in the history of the United States to hold this position
Attorney General
40-22 =
18
A British lineup, or a stick for a game of billiards
Queue or cue
From the French, it's a finely mashed food, often fruit, that 's been put through a sieve or blender
A puree
Manchester; ~112,000
New Hampshire
[Daily Double] In 2014, President Obama nominated this former Mayor of San Antonio to be Secretary of Housing & Urban Development; He would go on to run mount a campaign in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Race
Julian Castro
122 =
144
Negating adverb, or a half windsor
Not or knot
The Proletariat, being one of these is a requirement to become a card carrying member of the International Workers of the World labor union
Employee
[Daily Double] Burlington; ~42,000
Vermont
Before Takoma Park's own, Tom Perez, was chairman of the DNC, he was nominated by President Obama to lead this department.
Department of Labor
Solve for x,
2x + 4 = 20
x = 8
A path of travel, or a subterranean plant part
Route or Root
A movie or play in the afternoon
A matinee
Fargo, ~124,000
North Dakota
This former Delaware Senator previously ran for President of the United States in 1988 and 2008, before joining the Obama ticket; Current President-elect
Joe Biden (Not to be confused with Joe Budden)
2(x-4) = 0
x=4