'It's suggested to eat snacks known as mezedes while consuming this traditional anise-tinged Greek aperitif'
ouzo
200
'In 1884 the Central Labor Union selected the first Monday in this month for their "workingmen's holiday"'
September
200
'These 2 beastly symbols are used to describe advancing & declining stock markets'
the bull & the bear
200
'A runner must be on base for one of these violations to be called on the pitcher'
a balk
200
'An elaborate meal well prepared & greatly enjoyed'
feast
400
'This 190-proof grain alcohol shares its name with a "Wonderful" Art Alexakis rock band'
Everclear
400
'This president's second inaugural address was 135 words long; he had us at "Fellow citizens"'
Washington
400
'It's the income from your investment, or a triangular street sign'
the yield
400
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew jumps to it.) While flatfooted, reach your arm up & make a mark, then hop as high as you can & mark the wall at your apex; the difference between the two numbers is this sporting ability'
your vertical leap
400
'It was the capital city of the former German Democratic Republic'
East Berlin
600
'This tequila relative can make you see things, but isn't the same as the similarly spelled hallucinogen'
mescal
600
'The 1914 Bryan-Chamorro Treaty gave the U.S. the right to build a canal across this country NW of Panama'
Nicaragua
600
'If you invest in a "CD" down at the bank, it's not music, but one of these'
a certificate of deposit
600
'Grass court tennis favors this 3-word technique because the ball stays low, making it tough on the receiver'
serve and volley
600
'Madame de Beaumont's classic tale "La belle et la bete" is known as this in English'
"Beauty and the Beast"
800
'From the Latin for "wormwood", it can be 68% alcohol by volume'
absinthe
800
'1967 saw the amendment on presidential succession pass & this future V.P. become governor of Maryland'
Spiro Agnew
800
'From the Latin for "year", it's an investment or retirement fund that pays out yearly'