Spelling "B"
Acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining the lungs
B-R-O-N-C-H-I-T-I-S
Jeri moth Hill in Providence County
Rhode Island
Exposed to plutonium
Irradiated
The Gorgons, 3 monsters with women's bodies & snakes for hair, were the sisters Stheno, Euryale & her
Medusa
This state's official saltwater fish, the tarpon, can be found in the Gulf of Mexico & in the Mobile Estuary
Alabama
This country borders the Congo, Tanzania & of course, Rwanda
B-U-R-U-N-D-I
Mount Arvon on the Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Deteriorated (hey, that works too!), especially by chemical action, like an old battery
Corroded
This mighty Greek love goddess is the mother of Eros
Aphrodite
A subspecies of cutthroat trout, the Bonneville cutthroat is native to this state & is its state fish
Utah
Rare form of food poisoning that once claimed as many as 65% of its victims only 1,000 die a year
B-O-T-U-L-I-S-M
Boundary Peak, about 50 miles east of Yosemite National Park
Nevada
It followed "Knight" in the name of a newspaper company acquired by the McClatchy Company in 2006
Ridder
The name of this multi-headed water serpent means "water serpent"
Hydra
Maryland's state fish, the rockfish, is also known as the striped species of this
Bass
Istanbul was once Constantinople & before that, this city founded by the Greeks
B-Y-Z-A-N-T-I-U-M
Eagle Mountain, about 15 miles north of Lake Superior
Minnesota
DD Lacking in control, coherence or direction, like a boat without its steering mechanism
Rudderless
This Roman goddess who protected women during childbirth is associated with the Greek goddess Artemis
Diana
The reef triggerfish, this state's state fish, can be found as far south as Australia
Hawaii
A Marxist adjective for the middle class
B-O-U-R-G-E-I-O-S
Taum Sauk Mountain, convenient to the Ozark Trail
Missouri
More rubicund
Redder
In Roman myth, she's the goddess of wisdom & of the arts & sciences
Minerva
DD: Florida's state saltwater fish is this game fish known for its raised dorsal fin & spear-like nose
Sailfish