Ben is me
To move or curve your body or an object
Bend
TRASH ____ OPENER
CAN
Anna got hit by a Beamer / It turned her into a screamer / To the E.R. she was flown / She’d broken her thigh bone / The doc said, “Alas, it was the __”
femur
Greet your fellow pirates with this 4-letter word; it follows “Chips” in the name of a cookie brand.
Ahoy
A leap year, in which calendars have 366 days instead of the usual 365, occurs this often.
Every 4 years
From the Latin for "to drink in", paper towels are designed to be highly this.
Absorbent
TACO _____ PEPPER
BELL
Chelsea would write, then would edit / Quite creatively, to her credit / But her friends found out / She’s a shipper devout / They discovered her work on __
The Confederacy could tell you “striking colors” is lowering a ship’s flag to indicate this.
Surrender
Traditional British unit measuring two weeks
Fortnight
Though deeply tied to a fictional holiday miser, this biblical first name ironically comes from Hebrew for "stone of help"
Ebenezer
AMAZON _______ NUMBERS
PRIME
The young lovers’ date would soon begin / They’d take each other out for a spin / But in haste they forgot / Bring the booze, they did not / There is no martini without __
Gin
Use this word, one letter short of a common tool, for a working-class woman.
Wench
This term for a 1000 year span comes from the Latin words for "thousand" and "year."
Millenium
This classic grilled sandwich brings together corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing on rye bread
Reuben
SNOW ____ HOUSE
WHITE
A walk in the park would be sane / Sadly Gary’s thought was in vain / His dog picked up speed / A colossal breed / He was no match for his own __
Great Dane
Captain Hook’s ship is named for this pirate flag depicting a skull and crossbones
The Jolly Roger
The amount of time it takes for half a substance of a radioactive substance to decay.
Half-life
Derived from a Latin word meaning "leaning upon", it refers to a person who currently holds a specific office or position.
Incumbent
BROWN _____ DADDY
SUGAR
In Mumbai, Dinesh took the trolley / He really was feeling so jolly / Over 5 or 6 nights / A festival of lights / A celebration he called __
Diwali
Want rum on the high seas? Ask for this 4-letter drink.
Grog
How many minutes in a calendar year
525600 minutes