Last name of Joseph, publisher of the New York World, & of brother Albert, who ran the less well-known New York Morning Journal
Pulitzer
In 1547 this teen became the first crowned czar of Russia; later on, he had filicide to his name
Ivan the Terrible
Containing a veggie, it completes the saying "Hell hath no fury like a woman..."
scorned
Stuff the Magic Dragon is the name of the mascot for the NBA team that plays home games in this city
Orlando
This word used in the 1920s for cash also means a foul in billiards where the cue ball is pocketed
scratch
This 2023 holiday horrorfest promised, "There will be no leftovers"
Thanksgiving

A dynamic trio in this game, the Polgar sisters are Susan, Sofia & Judit, who beat Boris Spassky
chess
The life of child emperor Puyi & his time in this "City" in Beijing is the subject of the film "The Last Emperor"
the Forbidden City
There's a fruit inside this word meaning "marked with small patches" such as "of sunlight"
dappled
After killing the ender dragon in this "blockbuster" video game, players receive a dragon egg as a trophy
Minecraft
This shortened word precedes "check" in a term used on social media for reviewing one's attire before hitting the town
fit
The title male fashion model in this comedy had "3% body fat. 1% brain activity"
Zoolander
In the 1930s John of this last name was a senator, his brother William was House speaker & William's daughter Tallulah was a stage star
Bankhead
An 1889 New York Times article called Alphonso XIII "the happiest living monarch"; he would go on to rule this country until 1931
Spain
There's lunch meat nestled in this cloth used for polishing
a chamois
"Where Dragons Dwell" is a swell song from this band that took its name from the Japanese word for Godzilla
Gojira
Oxford's word of the year for 2023, it's what someone has if they spit fire game to the hunks or the honeys
rizz
It was "No goats. No glory" for "The Men Who Stare at Goats", starring him as out-there Army officer Lyn Cassady
It was "No goats. No glory" for "The Men Who Stare at Goats", starring him as out-there Army officer Lyn Cassady
Marcel's kid sister Suzanne Duchamp caught the bug for this movement with artworks like "Accordion Masterpiece"
Dada
In 1543 she was crowned queen at 9 months old at a ceremony officiated by the Archbishop of St. Andrews
Mary, Queen of Scots
The English word for unagi is inside this old pirate torture where you got dragged by ropes under the ship
keelhauling

In a series of books by Cressida Cowell, this son of Stoick the Vast can speak Dragonese & learns to train a dragon
Hiccup

A part of an animal is in this 1920s slang word for a dancer, someone ungulating & undulating to that hot jazz
a hoofer

It's part of a film series & we'll even front you "Harold & Kumar": "This time they're running from the joint"
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
A new method of prostate surgery was pioneered by & punningly nicknamed for Robert, brother of this 20th century French novelist
Proust

Crowned at 13, King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem was known as this "King", since he had Hansen's disease
the Leper King
Help yourself to a piece of dessert within this word meaning lack of reverence
impiety
Falkor the white luck dragon helps Atreyu in this epic fantasy film from Wolfgang Petersen
The NeverEnding Story
Showing your significant other's hands but no face on the IG is known as this 2-word term, like a preview for a new product
a soft launch
"Revenge never looked so promising", promised this 2020 film starring Carey Mulligan
Promising Young Woman
