Athos, Porthos & Aramise
Three Musketeers
The intended recipient of a letter
the addressee
Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace
Catherine the Great
"Have it your way"! In 2016 a Neb. man threatened to rob this fast food place, left, came back & the cops were waiting
Burger King
In this film Cary Elwes as the dread pirate Roberts calls Chris Sarandon a "warthog-faced buffoon"
The Princess Bride
This 3-letter enemy completes the query "Friend or...?"
a foe
It's when you get your peanuts for all your hard work
payday
4-syllable adjective meaning within the range of anticipation
foreseeable
This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"
Koko
In 2017 a Florida man called this important number--twice!--to complain the clams he had at a seafood shack were too small
911
This Steven Spielberg title pirate is described by Smee as being "so deep he's almost unfathomable"
Hook
I'm rhymin', I'm stylin' & I'm profilin' as I'm chillin' like a this in a phrase meaning I'm stress-free, baby
a villain
An article called the Chicago Bears of 1938 this kind of team since they set "a season's record of 56 fumbles"
a butterfinger team
"See" is right in the middle of this old-timey word meaning to beg or implore
beseech
Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador DalĂ owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America
an ocelot
In 2018 an Aussie restaurant owner gave customers water pistols to keep these marine birds away at meals
seagulls
"And you can buy an eye what actually fits & is made of glass" is spoken in this movie franchise
Pirates of the Caribbean
This 5-letter word for a competitor or enemy comes from a word meaning people from an opposite bank
rival
This purrrfect club of Whig leaders in London sounds just like a chocolate wafer bar
a Kit-Cat
Absolutely boiling with unexpressed anger
seething
This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"
Poe
A 2018 headline read, "I want my data back, data back, data back": this restaurant chain "hit by data breach"
Chili's
"It is, it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king", says a song from this Gilbert & Sullivan show
The Pirates of Penzance
A group of secret sympathizers with an enemy who work to subvert a nation from within are this 2-word ordinal group
a fifth column
NASA called the activity in this type of galaxy reminiscent of the end of a pyrotechnics show
a starburst (galaxy)
Tiny pungent plant part used in the New Testament as a symbol of faith
a mustard seed
Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens
Nightingale
A pop-up restaurant paying tribute to this '90s sitcom had Bayside Burgers & Mac & Screech on the menu
Saved by the Bell
"It's the world against us & us against the world", says Errol Flynn as this sanguine title pirate
Captain Blood
This word for one who deliberately destroys tools or machinery is borrowed from French--note the ending
a saboteur