PUN-ISHING CLUES
FER SURE, IT'S THE VALLEY, DUDE
CHECK IN TO THE POP CULTURE HOTEL
A VANILLA CATEGORY
SWITCH TO A COMPETING BRAND
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NURSERY RHYME POLICE REPORT
200
"To live until you are very, very old", or to widen one's pupils
to dilate/die late
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200
You didn't need a jacket in the summer of 1996 in this California valley; 40 days saw temperatures top 120 degrees
Death Valley
200
In an Eagles hit "My head grew heavy & my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night" here
the Hotel California
200
The first mention of vanilla by Europeans was by Bernal Diaz, who remarked that Aztecs mixed it with these other beans
cocoa
200
Luckily the river was shallow enough to Chrysler in places
Ford
200
Took statement from this woman of advanced age. She reports finding her cabinets empty & her dog dead
Mother Hubbard
400
"Things that can be seen from the Eiffel Tower", or animals that live & feed on other animals
Paris sites/parasites
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400
The 1912 eruption of Katmai's Mount Novarupta created the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in this state
Alaska
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400
In a 2012 film British retirees don't get quite what they expected at this "Best Exotic" hotel in India
the Marigold Hotel
400
August 6 is the national day for these floats, mixed with vanilla soft-serve at A&W restaurants
root beer floats
400
In October Ed takes his shotgun & Heinz ducks in Wisconsin
In October Ed takes his shotgun & Heinz ducks in Wisconsin
Hunt's
400
First aid administered to this pair injured while tumbling down hill during water retrieval
Jack and Jill
600
"What a female softball player catches the ball with", or a religious recluse
her mitt/hermit
600
Unhealthy for one archduke, this city lies in the valley of the Miljacka River
Sarajevo
600
A 1955 headline, "Story of a Person Who Walked Lonely Street", is thought to have inspired this Elvis hit
"Heartbreak Hotel"
600
Mrs. Bumstead could tell you that a brownie made with vanilla instead of chocolate is called this
a blondie
600
President Obama's inaugural address said we emerged from civil strife stronger & more Delta
United
600
Suspect Peter, no last name, appears to have eaten these gourds as well as imprisoned his wife in one
a pumpkin
800
"What a chicken does to an egg", or a small ax
hatch it/hatchet
800
Woodstock & New Paltz, listed among the "12 Best Places to Live", are in this river valley
Hudson
800
In "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation", Dracula, voiced by this comic actor, takes his own vacation
Adam Sandler
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800
Whether or not there is dairy involved, vanilla-flavored carbonated drinks are called this
cream soda
800
The story of Rumpelstiltskin begins, "Once upon a time there was a Budweiser"
🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣
Miller
PICKLE PARTY ANSWER!!!
🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣
800
Child services summoned to check on mother with uncontrollable family; problem aggravated by this unusual residence
a shoe
1000
"Former circus big top enclosure", or the distance something encompasses
ex-tent/extent
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1000
The Alleghenies are on the west side of the Shenandoah Valley; these "colorful" mountains, east
Blue Ridge Mountains
1000
I'm glad I never stayed at the hotel of Donald Sinclair, on whom John Cleese based Basil in this show
Fawlty Towers
1000
Britney & Beyonce have avowed their love for having vanilla scented these around the house
candles
1000
"There is a Purex in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
Tide
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1000
Last known sighting of this person of interest: talking with bakery salesman while on way to festival
Simple Simon
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