This state capital is known as The Big Pineapple
HONOLULU
Time magazine published a 2009 article about why it's uncouth to wear white after this holiday
LABOR DAY
On Facebook & Instagram, "TT" can stand for Transformation Tuesday; 2 days later, "TBT" is this glimpse at the past
THROWBACK THURSDAY
After it's spent a long time on the grill, the flavorful and crispy outer layer of meat is called this, like part of a tree
BARK
Cited by Machiavelli & used as a political weapon: Divide & ____
CONQUER
A milk-giving bovine
DAIRY COW
Sometimes called the Panhandle State, it has 2 panhandles -- with Wheeling in one & Martinsburg in the other
Say "best wishes" to this person; "congratulations" implies she's won something -- rather than being won
THE BRIDE
A belief held in the Middle Ages that bears & badgers interrupted their hibernation on a particular day, led to this observance
GROUNDHOG DAY
KCBS is the barbeque society of this U.S. city, & the standard setter of many competitive BBQ rules
Associated with architect Mies van der Rohe: Less is ____
MORE
We love Dirk Taubert M.D. & the other researchers who've reported in medical journals on the benefits of this treat
DARK CHOCOLATE
Though it's the fourth-largest state in area, barely 1 million people live there
MONTANA
Avoid giving this when unsolicited, like George W. Bush did to Angela Merkel, at a conference in 2006
A SHOULDER MASSAGE
Read Across America Day is held on March 2nd, the birthday of this beloved author & illustrator of kids' books
DR. SEUSS
"GBD" should be the goal every time you BBQ, meaning the meat is this shade & delicious
GOLDEN BROWN
While one good turn deserves another, be warned that no good deed goes ____
UNPUNISHED
If you were one of these stupid chicken sounds, you wouldn't be here
DUMB CLUCK
Once called Derryfield, this largest New Hampshire city was renamed in 1810 for a British city
MANCHESTER
A study at Clemson found that this George Costanza move really does add thousands of bacteria to the salsa
DOUBLE-DIPPING
The 1865 arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, is remembered on this Southern holiday with a portmanteau name
JUNETEENTH
This shrub produces an aromatic wood used in Texas barbeque, like in the Dallas suburb of the same name
MESQUITE
Give it a try: Nothing ventured nothing ____
GAINED
Once upon a time, theatergoers in this arcing row of seats, were expected to wear formal clothes
DRESS CIRCLE
The Colorado & Yuma Deserts are subdivisions of this Mojave neighbor, known as the home of the saguaro cactus
THE SONORA
Per Emily Post's Etiquette, a woman dancing may not refuse to change partners when another does this
CUTS IN
A state holiday in Massachusetts & Maine, Patriots' Day, is the third Monday in April in honor of these 2 battles
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
Also a supervisor in a casino, it's the 2-word person presiding over the coals & grill to give you BBQ perfection
PIT BOSS
No way, no how -- not for all the tea in ____
CHINA
Italian for from the head, it means to repeat a piece of music from the beginning
DA CAPO