COUNTRIES THAT START WITH A VOWEL
This has land borders with a somewhat larger & with a much larger country
ESTONIA
It's defined as an embarrassing, unoriginal attempt at humour--wanna hear one?
DAD JOKE
Chip a piece of furniture, or cut yourself shaving
NICK
Nicknamed for his facial hair, this 18th c. buccaneer who terrorized the East Coast reputedly amassed a still-hidden treasure
BLACK BEARD
In 2015 CNN reported 30% of teens have broken up or been broken up with this way
TEXT
According to legend, this small mountain nation had help from Charlemagne in gaining independence
ANDORRA
Merriam-Webster defines this as "a typically suburban mother who accompanies her children to their...games"
SOCCER MOM
Specifically, the first light of day
DAWN
Beginning in 1932, this couple went on a crime spree that lasted 21 months before both were killed
BONNIE & CLYDE
Passing this No. 4 on I-80 East in Utah, you might want to be aware that No. 41, the upcoming one, is 37 miles away
EXIT
The capital cities of these 2 South American nations sit on opposite shores of the Rio de la Plata estuary
ARGENTINA & URUGUAY
This paternal name for a rich benefactor comes from "Little Orphan Annie"
DADDY WARBUCKS
Toss out, or an inexpensive cut of beef
CHUCK
Ronnie & Reggie Kray, twins who ran a 1960s criminal empire in England, were among the last prisoners held in this fortress
THE TOWER OF LONDON
Someone who brings nothing but bad luck might be called a this; it's also in the title of a docuseries about Robert Durst
JINX
This nation of Central Asia borders 5 other "Stan"s & lies mostly between the Syr Darya & Amu Darya Rivers
UZBEKISTAN
Cripes! It's time to scram! To beat it! To do this, originally Civil War-era slang for retreating in haste
SKEDADDLE
The head of a college, or the presiding official of a cathedral
DEAN
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal in this Dutch city in 2016
THE HAGUE
If you miss the ferry on Fire Island, you can get where you need to go on a "water" this; there's no meter, though
[water]TAXI
This new name for the landlocked kingdom of Swaziland was officially introduced in 2018
ESWATINI
This spice of the ginger family is popular in Indian food
CARDAMOM
By definition, a bricklayer or worker in stone
MASON
In June 2022 this man who tried to assassinate President Reagan in 1981 was released without conditions
HINCKLEY
Casually mentioning to the deli meat guy at Costco that you made it on "Jeopardy!" might be this, slang for bragging
FLEX