Crossword Clues R
"EQ" TEST
COOL "AID"

AMERICAN WORLD CAPITALS
Herbs and Spices
100

Sidewinder or diamondback
(11)

Rattlesnake

100

Perhaps the Line Islands of Kiribati are so-named because they straddle this

Equator

100

To interweave 3 or more strands

Braid

100

As Starbucks' home base, there's always something brewing in this city, the "Coffee Capital of the World"

Seattle

100

This word can refer to an ancient spice or a segment of a bulb, as of garlic.

Cloves

200

Cosmetic that makes you blush
(5)

Rouge

200

The value of a piece of property over and above any mortgage or liabilities

Equity

200

A constant runner-up is said to be "always" one of these women

Bridesmaid

200

It's both the "Entertainment Capital of the World" & the "Wedding Capital of the World"

Las Vegas

200

This herb is also known as Chinese parsley or coriander

Cilantro

300

"Buyer's" guilt
(7)

Remorse

300

Situated at the same range from 2 places or points

Equidistant

300

Australian port city at the mouth of the Torrens River

Adelaide

300

This New Mexico city is the self-proclaimed "UFO Capital of the World"

Roswell

300

When dried and ground, the lacey membrane of this spice becomes mace.

Nutmeg

400

Like a lizard
(9)

Reptilian

400

To deliberately speak ambiguously in order to mislead

Equivocate

400

Purchased ahead of time, like some legal services

Prepaid

400

Holy guacamole! Fallbrook, California is known as this "Capital of the World"

avocado

400

The name of this herb that's similar to marjoram is from the Greek for "joy of the mountain"

Oregano

500

Garibaldi's gang
(9)

Redshirts

500

A bottle under pressure is in this state--opening it breaks that state, and the CO2 forms bubbles

Equilibrium

500

To have attacked from ambush in order to seize, rob, or slay

waylaid

500

A leading market for racehorses, this Kentucky city is the "Horse Capital of the World"

Lexington

500

Sri Lanka is the principal source of this spice that comes from the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree

Cinnamon

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