This battered & deep-fried delight of meat on a stick dates from the 1940s
CORN DOG
Often of spiral shape it's a stick used to mix drinks
SWIZZLE STICK
Each year at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards this green goop is poured over a chosen celebrity
SLIME
Scour the barnyards to find one of these percussion instruments that can be part of a drum set
COWBELL
Contrary to myth this part of a dog doesn't need to be cold but should usually be moist
NOSE
In a bizarre twist of fate George W. Bush almost choked on one of these on January 13, 2002
PRETZEL
When these birds are circling the situation is not good
BUZZARDS
Rejecting a valuable thing along with the unimportant is throwing the baby out with this
THE BATHWATER
Whether floor or mounted these drums bear a man's name
TOM-TOMS
It's another common name for foot-and-mouth disease
HOOF-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
Chester is the spokescat for this snack brand launched nationally in 1948
CHEETOS
This restaurant chain began as a steak house right here in Culver City in 1958
SIZZLER
Partially melted snow or a watery mire it's lent its name to a political fund
SLUSH
Vets use antibiotics on fish suffering from rot of this, whether dorsal or caudal
This word follows Hot Lean & Croissant in the names of stuffed sandwiches from Chef America
POCKETS
Joseph Mollicone Jr. formerly of Heritage Loan & Investment committed this crime to the tune of over $10 million
EMBEZZLEMENT
Discoloration on a metal surface; a scandal can do it to your reputation
TARNISH
This large drum shares its name with another instrument in a standard rock band
BASS
The Association of Avian Veterinarians says that to protect other birds, do this to a new bird for at least 6 weeks
ISOLATE IT
O.D. McKee named this brand of snack cakes for his granddaughter & its logo bears her image
LITTLE DEBBIE
You've got 2 sets of double Z's in this 7-letter word! The exciting quality of an energetic personality
PIZZAZZ
This 4-letter term for a sticky greasy residue was originally the brand name of a degreasing solvent
GUNK
This drum used for military marching shares its name with a device to catch animals
In 1987 researchers found a new virus in cats known by this 3-letter abbreviation
FIV (FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS)