Colorful Expressions
Homophone Connections
Upset the Fruit Basket
Flavors
It's All Greek Myth to Me
100
Literally or figuratively, it's what you wave when you surrender
a white flag
100
To lend, or a solo "wolf"
loan / lone
100
A traditional part of Muslim diets during Ramadan, these palm fruits are known as tamuru in Arabic
dates
100
For decades Pop-Tarts' No. 1 bestselling flavor has been frosted this fruit
strawberry
100
Oceanus & Thea are among these gods who are the children of primordial earth & heaven
Titan
200
This type of structure
is seen here
a greenhouse
200
Thick, or car blemishes
dense / dents
200
This sweet & seedy vine fruit sounds like it might inspire an intense desire for it
passion
200
Traditionally, marzipan gets its unique flavor from these nuts & is often enhanced with the extract
almond
200
Using his chops on the lyre to charm this canine guard of Hades, Orpheus was able to enter & attempt to rescue Eurydice
Cerberus
300
Under FIFA rules a soccer player receives this for a first serious foul; a second means ejection
a yellow card
300
French for "street", or a French word for a gumbo base
rue / roux
300
Yup, those are ready to eat: you can quote me, Bartlett these get lighter in color as they ripen
pears
300
Calbee makes Japanese snacks, including Kappa Ebisen crackers, flavored with this shellfish, the ebi
shrimp
300
This name applied to a sea monster with 12 feet & 6 heads, each head containing 3 rows of sharklike teeth, or just a rock
Scylla
400
Ryan Seacrest interviews celebs arriving at the Oscars "live from" this colorful place
the red carpet
400
A hidden stash, or the dollar bills you might store there
cache / cash
400
Fresh these are only in U.S. markets from September to January but they keep in your freezer for a year
cranberries
400
Cinnamon, cardamom & ginger are the predominant flavors in this type of tea, Hindi for "tea"
chai
400
With a little help from Apollo during the Trojan War, this prince shot an arrow into Achilles' heel, killing him
Paris
500
A magazine devoted to martial arts is named for this gi accessory
a black belt
500
Tied up, or a combination of companies that may reduce competition
trussed / trust
500
Try a Pink Lady, also known as Cripps Pink, the first variety of this fruit to be trademarked
apples
500
Used in a variety of confections, these seeds are usually described as having a licorice flavor
anise
500
A skilled yet boastful artisan, she was transformed into a spider after challenging Athena to a weaving contest
Arachne