STATE CAPITALS
This southern capital is known as "The Big Peach"
Tallahassee
This fish & rice dish is derived from a Japanese word for sour
Sushi
It's about 5 feet long & includes the cecum & the colon
Large Intestine
Ode to Odenkirk;
a legal prequel;
just kids having a Fring
Better Call Saul
This low upholstered seat was introduced to Europe from an empire; now it's used to mean a footstool
an ottoman
It's home to the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild
Des Moines
This building material was once made with coal refuse & ash; hence its name
Cinder Block
Famous ones of these include the Perseids in July or August & the Leonids in November
Meteor Showers
Mr. Exotic! Country songs! Murder-for-hire! Polyamory! & More!
Tiger King
Get it right: a podium is something you stand on; I sit at this, a 7-letter word for a reading desk
a lectern
Founded around 1610, it once served as the seat of power for the Spanish empire north of the Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Now meaning "behaving badly", this adjective comes from a word meaning "nothing"
naughty
Found in almost every living cell, DNA stands for this
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
"The Child" needs caring for; a force-ful show in 2019; hold on, Nick Nolte was in it?!
Mandalorian
A song said this timepiece was "too large for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor"
grandfather clock
This capital's St. John's Church was the site of Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" oration
Richmond
As Bill & Ted probably wouldn't know, one story says this 5-letter word originally described a device to create counterfeit coins
Bogus
Coal & natural gas are types of this alliterative stuff formed in the earth from plant or animal remains, & used as a source of energy
Fossil Fuels
Queens of the screen; BenDeLaCreme & Latrice Royale dressed for the occasion; may the best woman win
RuPaul's Drag Race
The popular Boston style of this chair originated around 1830
rocking chair
The capitol building in this North Dakota capital is home to the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Hall of Fame
Bismarck
Before it was used for a musical work, this 4-letter word meaning "work" was used by the Romans to designate construction
Opus
It's equal to -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit
Absolute Zero
A 2020 Data re-entry; Seven of Nine, too! & Isn't that Will Riker & Deanna Troi? Engage!
Star Trek: Picard
Now synonymous with wardrobe, this type of cupboard was once used to store weapons
armoire