THE GENDER-FREE OPTION
These days, Rita prefers to be a parking enforcement officer rather than this antiquated term
meter maid
This swinging cartoon guy had an elephant named Shep who acted like a dog
George of the Jungle
A Native American people who lived on the Platte River, or Leslie Knope's fictional Indiana town
Pawnee
DAILY DOUBLE
radius
This god of love fell in love with the mortal Psyche, of whom his mom Venus was jealous
Cupid
How about "first year" instead of this term for students entering high school
"Pink Elephants On Parade" is a song from this 1941 film
Dumbo
Someone in the running for an Emmy or a Tony
nominee
Bones making up your thorax include the sternum & 12 pairs of these
ribs
In the labor of the man-eating horses of King Diomedes, this hero fed Diomedes to the horses
Hercules
An equal-opportunity archvillain can call his employees lackeys or minions instead of this 8-letter word
henchmen
DAILY DOUBLE
Jumbo
Captain Bligh suffered the wrath of a group of them
mutineers
Sharing its name with St. Paul's birthplace, it's the collective name for 7 bones in the foot
tarsus
King Pelias used the Golden Fleece as an excuse to get this upstart nephew of his out of the city
Jason
A ship could embark on its first sailing rather than this traditional term
maiden voyage
In some parts of India, this elephant-headed god is said to be married to both Buddhi & Siddh
Ganesh
Stanley makes these long-jawed pliers
needle-nose
This part of the skull that protects the brain is made up of 8 bones including the occipital & temporal bones
cranium
An errant lioness interrupts the budding romance of Babylonian youths Thisbe & this guy
Pyramus
Longcase clock is another way to refer to this antique
grandfather clock
This Seuss character was in the jungle of Nool, enjoying the jungle's joys, when he heard a small noise
Horton
A scornful, lip-curling facial expression
sneer
This lower jawbone is the strongest & largest bone of the face
mandible
Jealous Daedalus tossed his apprentice off the Acropolis, leading to banishment from this city
Athens