NOT IF I "CU" FIRST
CAUGHT SNACKING
ANAGRAMMED OCCUPATIONS
BRITSPEAK
VERY DEMURE, VERY MINDFUL
200
Used in chili & curry, this spice is said to taste like caraway
cumin
200
You stole my last vintage bag of "Finz!" from the U.K.! Here in the States it's this cracker brand from Pepperidge Farm
Goldfish crackers
***
200
Edifice planner:
TIRE CATCH
architect
200
If someone asks you to "give me a tinkle on the blower", they're asking you to do this; don't forget!
call them
200
It precedes "& proper" in an idiom describing one shocked by rude behavior
prim
400
Instead of a vest or suspenders, a groom may wear this satin sash with face-up pleats
a cummerbund
400
I caught you eating a Vidalia one of these vegetables like it was an apple--or was it a Bermuda one?
an onion
400
Problem solver: THEMATIC MANIA
mathematician
400
Blimey is an alteration of this 2-word phrase, something that the Philistines did to Samson
blind me
***
400
Don't add an E to the end of this synonym for mindful; you'd be an unlawful crime-stopper, which is too much minding
vigilant
600
If you're hiding something in England, it's not a skeleton in the closet, it's a skeleton in this place
a cupboard
600
NGL, I was impressed when I saw you finish all of my party-sized Cool Ranch & Nacho Cheese bags of this brand of chip
Doritos
600
Rock critic:
GIGOLO SET
geologist
600
In "The Waste Land" T.S. Eliot used this double-talk farewell between several "goonight"s
ta ta
600
It often precedes a demure "bride" & also comes before "like a rose" in a Dean Martin song
blushing
***
800
It's this liqueur that gives a Blue Hawaiian cocktail its color
Curaçao
800
I understand putting this spread of mashed chickpeas on celery, but I saw you dip your whole fist in it a la Winnie-the-Pooh
hummus
800
Java Man:
AIR TABS
barista
800
In Brit slang, a quod is one of these, like Newgate or Wormwood Scrubs
a prison
***
800
Meaning pretend shy & often found after "playing", it describes the person here
coy
1000
In humans, it's a tooth with a single projection point, aka canine
a cuspid
1000
You swallowed my 5-pack of this Japanese probiotic drink that's said to improve gut health
Yakult
1000
Beast mounter:
TIMID EXTRAS
taxidermist
1000
Just ask spindly comedian Daniel--"a load of" this 4-letter stuff is garbage, subpar
tosh
***
1000
This 2-word French term means fully informed & up-to-date
au courant