MUSICAL POTENT POTABLES
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
SUPER-DUPER SUPERS
QUESTIONABLE BOOK TITLES
WORDS WITH FIENDS
THEY COME IN THREES
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It's said tomato juice tastes better on a plane; it did for Willie Nelson, flying to Houston on a this cocktail "morning"
a Bloody Mary
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9 wire arches called wickets are used in this backyard game
croquet
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Famous as Captain America, Chris Evans played this Marvel hothead in 2005's "Fantastic Four"
the Human Torch
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Rosalind Miles' book subtitled "The Women's History of the World" asks, "Who Cooked" this meal in Luke 22?
the Last Supper
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You "go" this fiendish 5-letter word when you deviate from the expected
rogue
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This Kellogg's trio look pretty spry, considering they turned 90 in 2023
Snap, Crackle & Pop
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Kevin Costner said this state isn't heaven & per a song at its univ., "In heaven there is no beer; that's why we drink it here"
Iowa
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Dating back 50 years, "Maze War" & "Spasim" were some of the first of this type of video game, abbreviated FPS
first person shooter
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This superhero quartet of TV & film all have the names of Renaissance artists
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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P.D. Eastman penned a children's book about a baby bird repeatedly asking the book's title: "Are You" this?
My Mother
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On film, Steve Martin was a "Dirty Rotten" one of these
a scoundrel
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Through WWII, this candy bar had 3 pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, vanilla & strawberry; now it's all chocolate
3 Musketeers
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Thanks, bartender--I'll take another one of these that the Eagles said was "starin' slowly 'cross the sky"
a Tequila Sunrise
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The classic game Reversi is aka this game, like a Shakespearean title character
Othello
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Large & in charge, King Shark went "nom nom" on a few folks in the 2021 reboot about this group
the Suicide Squad
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This funny lady from "The Office" has wondered in book titles "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" & "Why Not Me?"
Mindy Kaling
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A nasty creature of folklore, or one who makes offensive posts online
a troll
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In 1882 Germany, Italy & Austria-Hungary formed this, renewing it periodically until World War I
the Triple Alliance
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In "Champagne Problems", Taylor Swift namechecks this fancy brand
Dom Pérignon
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In Scrabble, these 2 letter tiles are the most lucrative, each worth 10 points
Q & Z
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There's no shelter from the storm for super-powered adoptees Klaus & Allison on this Netflix show
the Umbrella Academy
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This Horace McCoy novel is about a Depression-era dance marathon, not equine euthanasia
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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A mischievous person, or a type of mobility scooter
a rascal
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This name for 3 wars between Rome & Carthage comes from the Greek for "Phoenician"
Punic
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Hennessy pioneered Black representation in ads & years later this rapper titled a song for it on his posthumous album "Loyal to the Game"
Tupac
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In chess there are this many possible opening first moves for white
20
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Seen here, he sounded like he could take a punch or 12 voicing the title super Invincible
Yeun
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"Can You Forgive Her?" is one of the Palliser novels by this Victorian who wrote hefty books in long series
Anthony Trollope
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This hyphenated 3-word synonym for a fiend has an apostrophe for the "V" in the first word
a ne'er-do-well
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In Greek & Roman myth, 3 goddesses who determined human destinies were called these, a synonym for destinies
the Fates