HOMOPHONE HAVOC
BEASTLY VERBS
GARDEN VARIETY IDIOMS
WORDLES DEFINED
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT A SCIENCE BOOK
BUT I DO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU... I'M PRETTY SURE.
400
TO LEND, OR A SOLO "WOLF"
What is LOAN/LONE
400
IN SOME SITUATIONS, "HEADS UP!" MEANS THIS, MORE LIKE "HEADS DOWN!"
What is DUCK.
400
SOMETHING THAT IS COMMON AND NOT IN ANY WAY SPECIAL CAN BE DESCRIBED USING THIS "CATEGORICAL" PHRASE.
What is GARDEN VARIETY.
400
A BIRD CLAW:
_ _ L _ _
What is TALON
400
GET A BIG W & NAME THIS UNIT OF POWER EQUAL TO ONE JOULE OF WORK PERFORMED PER SECOND.
What is WATT.
400
AS IF CAPITOL-MANDATED BLOOD SPORT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, KATNISS ALSO HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PEETA & GALE IN THIS SERIES.
What is THE HUNGER GAMES.
800
TO KILL & A WINTER VEHICLE.
What is SLAY/SLEIGH
800
MAN'S CLOSEST RELATIVE, OR TO MIMIC OR IMITATE SOMEONE, OFTEN POORLY.
What is APE.
800
AVOIDING TALKING ABOUT THE PRESSING SITUATION IS THIS PHRASE INVOLVING SHRUBBERY.
What is TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH.
800
"THERE IT IS!"
(IN FRENCH)
_ _ I _ _
What is VOILÀ
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THIS ELEMENTS "FOOTPRINT" IS EVERYWHERE: BY DEFINITION, EVERY COMPOUND STUDIED BY ORGANIC CHEMISTS CONTAINS IT.
What is CARBON.
800
THE CHUBBY CHERUB WHO PIERCES HEARTS WITH HIS ARROWS.
Who is CUPID.
1200
A HIDDEN STASH, OR THE DOLLARS BILLS YOU MIGHT STORE THERE.
What are CACHE/CASH
1200
IT'S A BURROWING ANIMAL KNOWN FOR ITS THICK SKIN & A VERB THAT MEANS TO ANNOY.
What is BADGER.
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IF YOUR TALENTS TAKE A WHILE TO DEVELOP, YOU MAY BE ONE OF THESE; AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA IS ONE IN THE GARDEN.
What is A LATE BLOOMER.
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A PERSON'S STRONG POINT OR SPECIAL TALENT:
_ O _ _ _
What is FORTE
1200
RIGHT BEFORE GOLD ON THE PERIODIC TABLE IS THIS OTHER PRECIOUS METALL WHICH SHOULD BRING TO MIND A SHADE OF BLOND HAIR.
What is PLATINUM.
1200
AMONG HISTORY'S MOST FAMOUS LOVE COUPLES WE FIND JULIET, WHOSE FIRST NAME RHYMES WITH HER LAST NAME CAPULET, AND ROMEO, WHOSE LAST NAME COINCIDENTALLY RHYMES WITH "I LOVE YOU".
What is MONTAGUE
1600
RUINS & LATIN FOR "KING"
What are WRECKS/REX
1600
A WADING BIRD, OR TO SHOOT AT SOMEONE FROM A CONCEALED SPOT.
What is SNIPE.
1600
A FLOWER PART IS CENTRAL TO THIS EXPRESSION MEANING TO STAMP OUT A PROBLEM EARLY.
What is TO NIP IT IN THE BUD.
1600
TO DIVIDE INTO TENTHS, FORMERLY, OR A CHURCH DONATION:
_ _ _ H _
What is TITHE
1600
IN 2020, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY WAS WON BY TWO WOMEN, DOUDNA & CHARPENTIER, FOR THEIR WORK ON THE REVOLUTIONARY GENE-EDITING TOOL KNOWN BY THIS ACRONYM.
What is CRISPR.
1600
CATFISHING, GHOSTING & LOVE BOMBING ARE ALL BEHAVIOURS BEST AVOIDED IN MODERN DATING, AND SO IS THIS RED-FLAG PRACTICE OF SPORADICALLY FEIGNING INTEREST IN ANOTHER PERSON TO KEEP THEM INTERESTED. IT'S NAME IS DERIVED FROM A GRIM CHILDREN'S TALE.
What is BREADCRUMBING/HANSEL & GRETTELLING
2000
MORNING GRAINS, OR SEQUENTIAL EVENTS.
What are CEREAL/SERIAL.
2000
TO PUNCH A GUY, OR A BULLET; OR AN UNWELCOME GUEST IN THE GARDEN.
What is SLUG.
2000
IF YOU ARE "DOWN IN" OR "LOST IN" THESE, YOU ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE MINUTIAE & MISSING THE BIGGER PICTURE.
What are THE WEEDS.
2000
PART OF THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET:
_ _ _ V _
What is BRAVO.
2000
TAKE THE WORD FROM WHICH "TUNGSTEN" GETS ITS SYMBOL, W, AND ADD "ITE" TO GET THIS PRINCIPAL ORE OF TUNGSTEN.
What is WOLFRAMITE
2000
"I WISH I KNEW HOW TO QUIT YOU" IS A LINE FROM THIS 2005 FILM STARRING HEATH LEDGER AND JAKE GYLLENHAAL.
What is BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.