12-LETTER WORDS
It's the customary break between acts of a play
the intermission
This U.S. city's "cream pie" is actually a custard-filled cake
Boston
This word for an old-fashioned person may come from an old British term for a ragged fellow, duddy fuddiel
a fuddy-duddy
It's a synonym for a baptism, or a ceremony where an ocean liner is launched
a christening
Wipe this Bell invention with a paper towel soaked in alcohol, perhaps while you're on hold
Telephone
Over 80% of 5-year-olds in the U.S. attend this type of school or program
a kindergarten
The name of this frozen dessert can be traced back to sharbah, Arabic for "a drink"
sherbet
A marshy area in which peat is found, its name is akin to a Gaelic word for "soft"
a bog
The Pyrotechnics Guild International enjoys launching varieties of these, including "stars" & "comets"
fireworks
Warning:
don't use an ice pick to defrost this; you might puncture the coils
Refrigerator/Freezer
It's the process that sours milk & turns grape juice into wine
fermentation
A buche de noel is a French Christmas cake that is decorated to look like one of these
a log
Cajole comes from cajoler, a verb in this language meaning "to chatter like a jaybird"
French
The device that launches planes from aircraft carriers is named for this medieval rock-thrower
a catapult
To keep this appliance's bag smelling fresh, drop a few cloves in it
Vacuum cleaner
Often used for outdoor concerts, it's a round building with a central arena & rising tiers of seats
an amphitheater
This dessert is ice cream set upon sponge cake, covered with meringue & browned in the oven
baked Alaska
The name of this kind of ray, also called the devilfish, is derived from Spanish for "cape" or "blanket"
a manta ray
The U.S.S. Seawolf, a navy submarine, can launch airborne missiles & these underwater projectiles
torpedoes
The "white" type of this salad dressing ingredient will make your glass shower doors sparkle
Vinegar
It's the study of man, including his physical & cultural aspects
anthropology
A linzertorte contains this kind of jam
raspberry
"Colorful" term for ladies with literary leanings, from the type of hosiery they once wore
blue stockings
At launching, it's attached to an external tank & 2 rocket boosters
the Space Shuttle
This cooking ingredient, AKA sodium bicarbonate, may be used to clean stainless steel sinks
Baking soda