Newer Words & Phrases
2-word term meaning to make an unresponsive program set you free; on a Mac it's command-option-escape
force quit
Let's chill at the New York public one; it has 92 locations & more than 55 million items, including DVDs
The library
The Medico de la Peste mask was originally worn in the 17th century by a doctor treating victims of this bubonic contagion
The Black Plague
I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
A hat
Itch has one--so does this action to deal with the itch
Use all 7 of your tiles on one turn & get a 50-point bonus
Scrabble
Proverbially, you go "under" it when you head into surgery
Under the Knife
In 1954 the immigration station here in New York Harbor closed its doors
Ellis
T-bone or porterhouse
Steak
Meaning overhyped, this word suggests a grilled meat sandwich without anything inside it
Nothing burger
Be it Bondi in Sydney or Redondo in Cali, it's always a fun day at this geographic feature
The beach
These 2 antonymic forms of theater are symbolically represented by masks
Comedy & Tragedy
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
A weed
You contestants from northerly latitudes will recognize this, partially melted snow & ice
Slush
The classic version incorporates real streets in Atlantic City
Monopoly
An adult might let you run with rock or paper, but never with these
Scissors
About 2/3 of Hawaii's people live on this island
Oahu
California roll
Sushi
It's a less-than-chiseled paternal physique
Dad bod
Sometimes it's fun to relax at home with your pals & listen to hits like "Natural" & "Believer" by this beastly band
Imagine Dragons
The "Music Of The Night" might surround you when you wear the mask from this musical
The Phantom of the Opera
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
Peas in a pod
To interrogate harshly, or where you broil your burger
Grill
Water on the knee is one challenge
Operation
It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently
Wrench
A street where Rihanna grew up in this island nation was named in her honor
Barbados
Acorn or butternut
Squash
Double-talk way of saying something or someone is insane or beyond understanding
Cray cray
In the '80s, teen gamers hung in arcades to see ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky & Clyde chase this guy around a maze
Pac-Man
"The Man in the Iron Mask" was a mysterious unidentified prisoner held in this country in the late 1600s
France
We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
High water
6-letter immobilizer for a fractured bone
A splint
Use letter tiles to build words in this a-peeling game with a fruit in its name
Bananagrams
This "d'etat", a sudden forced change in government, can get dangerous fast
A coup
A slang term for coffee comes from the name of this main Indonesian island
Java
Naan
Bread
A 2018 conference on computational linguistics included 4 papers on detection of this untrue stuff you read & hear
Fake news
Nowadays, teen gamers hang using voice & text chat on this app with a name meaning strife or lack of harmony
Discord
In Latin America skull-shaped masks are popular on this holiday, el Dia de Los Muertos
The Day of the Dead
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory"
To jog
Cursive writing
Script
It takes some math skills & strategy to win in this ancient African family of games
Mancala
A silent "C" is the second letter of this agricultural implement, Death's symbolic tool of the trade
Scythe
Got Gotland? Then you've got an island belonging to this Scandinavian country
Sweden
Havarti
Cheese