AROUND THE HOUSE
A GAME OF CARDS
BIG & LIL POP CULTURE
A "MID" CATEGORY
FAMOUS SIBLINGS
CAT BREEDS
DISNEY ENDINGS
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You can get a dining room table that easily converts for pool, Ping Pong & even this plastic puck game patented in 1969
air hockey
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This wild card originated in the game of euchre & may have gotten its name from it
the joker
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Ryan Gosling & Christian Bale see bad times ahead in this 2015 movie about mortgage banking & more
The Big Short
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It describes air heavy with water vapor
humid
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This brother of Willow starred in 2010's "The Karate Kid" with Jackie Chan
Jaden Smith
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An animal shelter in Montana in 1987 is the origin of the wavy furred breed called Selkirk this, Latin for "King"
Rex
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The queen & king don't fare well on their voyage in this 2013 film; daughters Anna & Elsa find their wrecked ship in the 2019 sequel
Frozen
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Use newspaper to stay warm without burning it with the blown-in cellulose type of this, which can fit small & curved spaces
insulation
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This other name for solitaire is a virtue you might need while playing it
patience
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Seen here, Lil Rel Howery eased the tension a bit as Daniel Kaluuya's wisecracking bud in this 2017 horror film
Get Out
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This word means just a speck, a little bit, un poquito
a smidgen
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It's the last name of Shawn & Marlon, writers & stars of "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood"
Wayans
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Keep your Persian cat brushed, as it has this feature that is also a name for the breed
long hair
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Judge Frollo suffers a great fall from a cathedral in this 1996 flick
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Useful in home offices & guest rooms, they've been around for centuries as in the 18th century painting of a lady on one
a fainting couch (a chaise, a daybed)
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There are 2 types of booze in this 2-player game
gin rummy
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On "Parks & Rec" this 4-legged phenom was Pawnee's biggest star; Andy sang "5,000 Candles In The Wind" at his memorial
Li'l Sebastian
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Pitcher Randy Johnson once said this act of giving a batter pause "is not in hitting a guy. It's the fear of it"
intimidation
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Drew & Jonathan Scott considered naming their TV show "Bros Before Renos" before settling on this name
the Property Brothers
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This place associated with a tiger subspecies is also the name of a beautiful cat breed
Bengal
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Tadashi dies in a fire in this 2014 movie, leaving Hiro devastated, but Baymax is there for him
Big Hero 6
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Mark Twain wrote of a "vestibule, where they used to keep" this; today, we'd more likely have the coat version
the hat rack
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If you've been dealt an 11 in blackjack, consider this alliterative option
double down
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Before "Everything Everywhere All at Once", Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert directed "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake & this rapper
Lil Jon
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Karl Marx wrote, "Force is the" this "of every old society pregnant with a new one"
midwife
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The music video for "Losing You" by this sibling of Beyoncé highlights the flashily dressed Congolese Sapeurs
Solange
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This color follows "Russian" in the name of a cat breed with grayish fur
Blue
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In this 1986 classic Basil of Baker Street survives a fall from Big Ben, but the evil Ratigan is not so lucky
The Great Mouse Detective
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Also a word for mosaics, it refers to a distinctive flooring pattern of teeny squares or tiles
tessellated (tesserae)
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The name of this 18th century whist expert & author is often invoked as an authority, as in "According to"
(Edmond) Hoyle
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Al Capp created this comic strip set in good ol' Dogpatch
Li'l Abner
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This plural-sounding word for the area seen here is an adverb, as in “There was fierce fighting”
amidships
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British actor Toby Sebastian is the brother of this actress from films like "Don't Worry Darling"
Florence Pugh
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This hairless breed got its start in Canada in the 20th century with a kitten named Prune
a Sphynx
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In Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", Alice slays the Jabberwocky with this, callooh! Callay!
the Vorpal Sword