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
T-bone or porterhouse
Steak
Title for the student with the highest academic ranking who delivers a speech at graduation
Valedictorian
This class is taking forever! Time seems to be doing this, creeping forward on its hands and knees
Crawling
In the north Atlantic & Northeast Pacific, "hurricane" is the regional term; in the northwest Pacific, it's "typhoon", but in the south Pacific & Indian Ocean, this word is used, from Greek for "circle".
Cyclone
Slate's theory on why glasses were enough to disguise this hero -- all his pals had a condition called face blindness
Superman
Chapter 15 of "Twilight" is named for this family of Edward's
The Cullens
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
California roll
Sushi
It's a household appliance, or a space devoid of matter
Vacuum
A simile says "slaw as" this sweet foodstuff known as treacle in Great Britain
Molasses
The 11-year cycle of these solar areas that are a cool 6500 degrees, has been correlated with temperature changes on Earth.
Sunspots
Based in the conveniently located Central City, this hero is AKA the Scarlet speedster & the Fastest Man Alive
The Flash
Chapter 21 of this classic is "Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace"
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
Acorn or butternut
Squash
Hazy or unspecific
Vague
If you're slow & low-energy, you're this adjective containing the name of a gastropod with no shell.
Sluggish or slug-like
This triatomic allotrope of oxygen leaves that peculiar smell in the air after thunderstorms.
Ozone
This show starring Stephen Amell as a billionaire who takes aim at crime began in 2012; get the point?
Arrow
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in his book "A Brief History of Time"
Stephen Hawking
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
Naan
Bread
This 8-letter word is a synonym for neighbourhood or closeby.
Vicinity
If you won't move, you dig in your heels; if you move slowly, you do this with them.
Drag
When one of these devices that measure air pressure is falling, wet weather is likely on the way.
Barometer
In "Justice League" this Jason Mamoa character admits, "I don't want to die. I'm young. There's (stuff) that I want to do"
Aquaman
Chapter 1 of this novel by Louis Sachar begins "There is no lake at Camp Green Lake"
Holes
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
Havarti
Cheese
It's a member of the camel family, seen here.
Vicuna
This 10-letter verb means to diminish a vehicle's speed, especially with that brick wall ahead.
Decelerate
The Beaufort scale generally ranges from 0 to 12 in measuring this
Wind
Crashing a plane he's on? Killing a nuclear physicist on a football field? This masked "Batman" villain sure gets around.
Bane
This first book in a series has the chapters "What Lucy Found There" & "Back on This Side of the Door"
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia)