This Canadian whisky was created in 1939 to celebrate the visit of the King of England
Crown Royal
To aid in feeding, pandas have evolved an elongated wrist bone that functions like this digit in humans
a thumb
One who comes back strong after adversity is said to rise from these, referring to the fabled phoenix
ashes
Some small beach birds are called peeps instead of these "pipers"
sandpipers
"I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them..."
Sam-I-am
This 4-letter verb means to sprinkle food with a powdery ingredient like confectioner's sugar or cocoa
dust
This brand known for its XO Excellence champagne cognac is named for a French winegrower
Rémy Martin
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After he visited China in 1972, he received a gift of 2 pandas named Ling-Ling & Hsing-Hsing
Nixon
From the goddess of flowers we get this term for the plants of a particular country or region
flora
There's a reptile in the name of this small, wild pigeon known for its cooing
a turtle dove
"I'll just have to save him, because, after all, a person's a person, no matter..."
how small
To bias-slice carrots, cut them crosswise at this numerical angle
45 degrees
The name of this liqueur is German for "hunt master"
Jägermeister
In 2011 martial artist Po transitioned from the big screen to big-screen TVs in this title: "Legends of Awesomeness"
Kung Fu Panda
Ponsonby! My old mate from the regiment! By this 4-letter alternate name of Jupiter, it's good to see you
Jove
Though the emu is taller, this relative is the heaviest bird in Australia
a cassowary
"And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he... he himself...! The Grinch carved..."
the roast beast
Meuniere is a French style of cooking in which fish is dipped in flour & sauteed in this--note we said a French style
butter
The fancy bee logo is
on this brand's silver tequila
Patrón
The red panda's funny walk is usually described as this 6-letter gait, due to its front legs being angled inward
waddle
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The name of this handsome youth loved by Aphrodite is now a synonym for any handsome young man
Adonis
Made popular by the movie "Happy Feet", this species was named for the wife of a French explorer
an Adélie penguin
"Say! That makes a story that no one can beat, when I say that I saw it on..."
Mulberry Street
This verb meaning to make a decorative edge in a pie crust shares its name with a woodwind
flute
This Polish brand calls itself "the world's first luxury vodka"
Belvedere
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The first live giant panda to come to the west was Su-Lin, who in 1936 came to live at the Brookfield Zoo in this U.S. city
Chicago
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The arch of a woman's upper lip is sometimes called Cupid's this
bow
All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet because they have this vocal organ, also a name for a panpipe
a syrinx
"'Yes... that's what I'd do,' said young Gerald McGrew. 'I'd make a few changes if..."
I ran the zoo
It sounds like to pamper eggs, but it means to cook them in water just below the boiling point
to coddle