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Drop an "E" from a lavish meal to get this verb meaning to abstain from food
Fast
This part of an egg gets its name from the Old English for "yellow"
yolk
The Potomac & Patuxent Rivers flow into this bay
Chesapeake Bay
What is the study of the stars, planets, and galaxies?
Astronomy
Put on your trunks & explore offshore in this hobby with a breathing tube extending above the surface
Snorkeling
Drop the "L" from a type of bedspread to get this verb that means "to resign"
quit
Make no bones about it, it's from a Greek expression for "dried-up body"
skeleton
Mespotamia, where many early civilizations developed, was located between these 2 rivers
the Tigris and the Euphrates
The number of constellations
88
In chess, the only time you can move two pieces in the same turn is with this special move involving the king & a rook, getting the king out of the center & hopefully protecting it
Castling
Drop the "T" from intense fear to get this mistake
Error
This word meaning an hour to be home comes from the French for "cover the fire"
curfew
It's the largest river gorge in the world
Grand Canyon
This planet has the fastest orbit around the Sun
Mercury
Get your box or delta ones of these soaring--just be sure not to fly them over an airport or power lines
Kites
Drones also acceptable
A synonym for "vision" drops its "T" & becomes this sound of relief or weariness
a sigh
Th 2 similar-sounding words for the study of insects & the study of word origins
Dutch settlers named this longest river of South Africa not for its color but their royal family
Orange River
Phobos and Deimos are the moons of which planet?
Mars
Tatebanko is a Japanese hobby of crafting dioramas out of this material also used in origami
Paper
Drop the "F" from a word meaning very cold & it comes this, stiff or unyielding
Rigid
A Greek word for "sailor" gave us the name of this "chambered" sea creature
Nautilus
The Crimean Peninsula is bordered by 2 seas: the Sea of Azov & this much bigger one
The Black Sea
Abbreviated EVAs, these are central to the International Space Station's construction & maintenance
Extravehicular Activities
"Vivir Mi Vida" by Marc Anthony is a hit in this dance style that, very appropriately, may include dipping your partner
Salsa