A circuitous route used temporarily instead of the main road & to consume ravenously
detour devour
A toast to Coors, which started making its cans with this metal in 1959
aluminum
Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest point, lies in this range
The Green Mountains
Reed Richards' superhero quartet considered an organic omen of good luck
Fantastic Four-leaf clover
Gina McCarthy, Biden's first climate advisor, was also called his climate this, meaning one who has great authority
czar
"The hog products you crave", or a mammal with quills
pork you pine
A wire mesh utensil for straining & to mourn the deceased
sieve grieve
In 1951, this mischievous kid with a rhyming name made his comic strip debut
Denice the menice
Varna & Burgas are leading Bulgarian ports on the western coast of this body of water
The Black Sea
Residential area of mobile homes where you can safely leave your car & catch a bus into town
A trailer park and ride
The name of this extinct flying creature means "wing finger"
pterodactyl
"A spot for handing out pink slips", or a hearth at the base of a chimney
a fire place
To knead tired muscles & the enactment into law of a legislative bill
massage passage
In 1958 the United States entered the space race with the launch of this satellite that shares its name with a Ford SUV
Explorer
You can swim with the dolphins on this island in the Bahamas that shares its name with a 1980 Brooke Shields film
Blue Lagoon
Translation of carpe diem that became a novel about an attempt to kill Charles de Gaulle
Seize the Day of the Jackal
A male servant; the word has been used to mean a rascal since around 1200
Knave
"What you say to scare a lemon pie topping", or an Australian aboriginal weapon
Boo, meringue
Relating to an unborn child & copper, for example
fetal metal
Eating out became easier with the introduction of this first multipurpose charge card in 1950
Diner's Club
This eastern Alabama city was named for a line in an Oliver Goldsmith poem about the "loveliest village of the plain"
Auburn
Turns out the frontwoman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a universal blood donor
Karen O negative
This type of drill is run by compressed air
Pneumatic
Where Noah stored his bees aboard his vessel", or a place where historical documents & records are kept
an ark hive
Constantly seeking closeness or emotional support & shabbily dirty
clingy dingy
Sadly, this Italian liner sank on the night of July 25, 1956
Andria Doria
This river rises in the Lesotho Highlands & crosses the Kalahari & Namib Deserts before emptying into the Atlantic
The Orange River
Deceptive Greek "gift" found near a high-pressure belt known for calm winds
Trojan Horse Latitudes
The book of Matthew says, "A prophet is not without" this, "save in his own country"
honor
"To break God's law until a prime time hour", or to sparkle brightly
sin till late