BACK IN "BLACK"
You won't need 21 guesses to name this rhyming type of short, leather-covered club
a blackjack
A book's preface, or presenting one person to another for the first time
an introduction
The pronoun that is formed by the last 3 letters of New York's capital
any (from Albany)
It follows a foul in soccer
a free kick
Completes the proverb "People who live in glass houses shouldn't..."
throw stones
The scientific name of this medium-sized animal is Ursus americanus, if "medium-sized" means weighing up to 600 lbs.
a black bear
A "gloss" is a marginal translation or explanation of a difficult term; the same root gives us this word for a list of such terms
a glossary
The pronoun that is formed by the first 3 letters of the island where you'll find Haiti
his (from Hispaniola)
Unconfined poultry
free range
Too bad when Hart Crane jumped ship his father couldn't throw him this, like the same-named candy he invented
a lifesaver
Theoretically, its gravitational field is so intense that no electromagnetic radiation can escape
a black hole
It can also mean a local branch of an organization, such as the American Red Cross
a chapter
The pronoun that is formed by the first 3 letters of the current monetary unit of Israel
she (from Shekel)
A professional sports athlete no longer under contract & who can thus sign with another team
a free agent
To issue a challenge is to "throw down" this, like a medieval knight
the gauntlet
Ex-LAPD detective Steve Hodel thinks his own father killed Elizabeth Short, nicknamed this
the "Black Dahlia"
Often several pages, this customary section of appreciation may name editors, grant agencies, librarians & wives
the acknowledgements
Take 2 letters off a marshy outlet of a Louisiana lake to get this personal pronoun
you (from Bayou)
Robert Frost said, "I'd as soon write" this type of poetry "as play tennis with the net down"
free verse
From the Latin for "to speak from the belly", it's the art of throwing one's voice
ventriloquism (to ventriloquize accepted)
Churchill called his case of depression this animal
the black dog
Any randomly chosen book is likely to include this institution's cataloging-in-publication data
the Library of Congress
Take 2 letters off Pyramus' lover & give this demonstrative pronoun found in many "Jeopardy!" clues
this (from Thisbe)
"Zone" on a battlefield where troops may shoot without requesting permission from a higher command
a free-fire zone
In 1915 he became the first president to attend the World Series & to throw out the first pitch during a Series game
(Woodrow) Wilson