ATE
Idaho Burbank Round White & New are varieties of this vegetable
POTATO
This reptile's long tapered snout distinguishes it from the alligator which has a broad round one
CROCODILE
One who goes along for the ride
PASSENGER
Angelenos know it's a period of heavy traffic & traffic jams
RUSH HOUR
A 10-square-mile area covers 6400 of these
ACRES
To ripen & provide distinctive flavor manufacturers of these dairy products sometimes add mold fungi
CHEESES
We're not lying the beaded lizard has a forked one
TONGUE
To study in minute detail or take apart; some people draw the line at doing it to frogs
DISSECT
This industrial unit is equal to the work one person can do in 60 minutes
MAN HOUR
1 gigawatt equals 1000 of these
MEGAWATT
This fast food chain kept its name even after adding Brazier burgers to its menu of soft ice cream
DAIRY QUEEN
It's the highest rank of diplomat
AMBASSADOR
Term for the scheduled time for the start of a large-scale combat operation
ZERO HOUR
I love you a bushel & one of these or 5 of these total
PECK
As a byproduct of WWII food rationing this U.S. state consumes more Spam per capita than any other
HAWAII
Most reptiles with toes have these on them but the leatherback sea turtle doesn't
CLAWS
The pressure is on to make this coffee quick
ESPRESSO
In 1965 it was Wilson Pickett's first solo top 40 hit
MIDNIGHT HOUR
A 12-this shotgun has a bore of 18.52 millimeters
GAUGE
This hunter style chicken is cooked with tomatoes mushrooms & sometimes wine
CHICKEN CACCIATORE
Unlike the feline leopard, the longnose leopard lizard can do this, so no proverbs for him
CHANGE ITS SPOTS
The name of this thin sheer fabric preceded condor & albatross in the names of pedal-driven planes
GOSSAMER
Fredric March & Humphrey Bogart starred in this tense 1955 film about escaped convicts which terrorize a family
THE DESPERATE HOURS
A 24-carat stone weighs 4.8 of these metric units
GRAMS