ACID TEST
Oil of vitriol & battery acid are other names for this corrosive stuff
sulfuric acid
This one goes to... II? "The End Continues" is the subtitle of the 2025 sequel to this, the progenitor of the mockumentary form
This Is Spinal Tap
To shatter & to halt a vehicle
break/brake
She had a letter "on the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with... flourishes of gold thread"
Hester Prynne
You'll want to use paper called kami that's thinner & often 6 inches square for this craft with a Japanese name
origami
You probably know acetylsalicylic acid better by this name trademarked in 1899
aspirin
"Hasta la vista, baby" was one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's memorable lines from "Terminator 2:" this event
Judgment Day
To carry & naked
bear/bare
In the first of a trilogy, this villain's "eye was rimmed with fire... yellow as a cat's, watchful & intent"
Sauron
This word for heavy scissors used to cut metal or hair tells you what they do
shears
Glycine & lysine are 2 of these acids vital to protein creation
amino acids
Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke had adventures "Before Sunrise"; the first sequel was sensibly called "Before" this
Sunset
An Alaskan seaport & a fabled dwarflike creature
Nome/gnome
You may be team this character if you know he tells Bella, "The cold ones are traditionally our enemies"
Jacob
Slate & marble are types of this rock, formed in most cases when its mineral composition changes
metamorphic
Leafy green vegetables are a good source of this, also called vitamin B9
folic acid
The THX sound system was first used in this 1983 film in the "Star Wars" franchise
Return of the Jedi
One underling & 10 Jews praying
minion/minyan
This Hogwarts gamekeeper is described as having "hands the size of trash can lids"
Hagrid
If you're baking, this alliterative paper will prevent your batter from sticking to the pan
parchment paper
This acid is produced when your body breaks down glucose during exercise, but it's not what makes your muscles sore
lactic acid
Films based on this anime series include "Mugen Train" & now one with Tanjiro facing foes at "the Infinity Castle"
Demon Slayer
Illegal & to provoke a response
illicit/elicit
This title guy in "A Tale of the Christ" is wrongly accused of a crime by his former pal Messala & is enslaved
Ben-Hur
With roots going back to 1649, this Finnish company began making its distinctive orange-handled scissors in 1967
Fiskars