STARTS & ENDS WITH "E"
RUSSIAN HISTORY
FLORA
CEREMONIES
AROUND THE HOUSE
WHO MAKES IT?
200
It means to free a slave from bondage
emancipate
200
From 1917 to 1991 a federation of Russia & other Communist republics was known by this collective name
U.S.S.R. (or Soviet Union)
200
Its name is related to the words "day" & "eye" because of its eye-like yellow center
the daisy
200
It's the ceremony at which a father is supposed to give away his daughter
a wedding
200
As a verb it's what you're supposed to do to excel in school; as a noun, it's a room for reading
a study
200
Air Pegasus sneakers
Nike
400
5-letter word meaning to make very happy
elate
400
Nikita Khrushchev was premier during the 1962 crisis over missiles in this country very near the United States
Cuba
400
A family of about 3,000 species, including cilantro, is named for this herb you know as a little green garnish on food
parsley
400
This ceremony for babies often includes baptism & naming
a christening
400
Dad loves his heavy new black skillet made of this type of "iron"; he seasons it with oil to keep it like new
cast iron
400
The Kindle Paperwhite E-reader
Amazon
600
DAILY DOUBLE
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If you're 18, you're part of this body of persons entitled to vote
the electorate
600
Crowned in 1896, Russian ruler Nicholas II was the last monarch to hold this imperial 4-letter title
czar
600
The wood of choice for butcher blocks & bowling pins is this tree, whose leaves are seen here
maple
600
2023 speakers at this ceremony included Oprah Winfrey at Tennessee State University
commencement
600
Polycarbonate windows function as this, any material that keeps heat in during winter, out during summer
an insulator
600
Dog Chow & Cat Chow
Purina
800
When the moonlight doesn't hit your eye like a big pizza pie, that's this scientific phenomenon
an eclipse
800
In the 13- & 1400s the fur trade helped this city beat out Novgorod to become the most important in Russia
Moscow
800
This carnivorous plant's scientific name, Dionaea muscipula, means "the goddess Dione's mousetrap"
Venus flytrap
800
2-word term for what gets thrown out on Opening Day at Nationals Park
the first pitch
800
One of the 7 deadly sins, or a mirrored dressing table that's great for applying make-up
vanity
800
Galaxy tablets
Samsung
1000
The art of using language with fluency & aptness
eloquence
1000
In the 1980s this feared 3-letter spy agency employed Vladimir Putin
the KGB
1000
In most flowers, this long, slender tube connects a stigma with an ovary
style
1000
With special permission, your group or club may lay this circle of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
a wreath
1000
This word means "designed for work", yet Uncle Joe has that type of recliner in which he does none
ergonomic
1000
Krackel candy bars
Hershey's