In a fairy tale, a princess can feel it through 20 mattresses
pea
"Jaws", about one of these sea creatures, kept lots of folks out of the water
Shark
Rhyming term for a boxing foul
Low Blow
This empire was victorious in wars Gallic & Punic
Roman Empire
Available in more than 1,100 species, it's the only mammal to have evolved true flight
A bat
A mineral deposit from which metal can be extracted
Ore
You can see this monster from Egypt's past in a film from back in 1932 or at Universal Studios
Mummy
In 1 word, puffed up or swollen
Bloated
In 1949 this group won the Chinese Civil War
The Communists
One letter off from yam
A yak
It's a singing twosome
Duo
"AVP" is short for "Alien vs." it
Predator
This British slang word for a man or fellow first became popular in the mid-1800s
Bloke
In the 1930s Fascist forces led by this general won the Spanish Civil War
Franco
This flightless Australian bird can be more than 5 feet tall
Emu
Hold your horses & give me this synonym for sadness
Woe
This lovestruck giant ape ends up far from skull island, his home
Skull island
Escobar
Pablo
The English Civil War was Parliament vs. this king, who surrendered in 1646
Charles I
They're dying at an alarming rate
bee
The last class of the day seems to last this long, the longest division of geologic time
Eon
This tall green "man" is pictured with a bolt in his head despite never being described with one
Frankenstein's monster
It's a term for unforeseen negative consequences, like supporting a group that becomes your enemy
Blowback
South America's War of the Pacific ended in 1883 with this winning nation cutting off Bolivia from the sea
Chile
Served battered with chips
Cod