All Thumbs
If you've got one of these, everything will grow for you
a green thumb
A close-fitting dress usually with a straight skirt & no belt, or a case for a blade
sheath
Gardener described as “quite contrary”
Mary (Mary)
Lean Canadian bacon & English muffins are key ingredients of this McDonald's staple
an Egg McMuffin
Weals of urticaria are this itchy skin condition
hives
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES:
Although first celebrated in 1792, it didn't become a legal holiday until 1971; now it's controversial
Columbus Day
This signal from a Roman emperor meant "addio!" for a fallen gladiator
thumbs down
Not a table for serving lunch, it's 2 large ad placards linked by straps & worn over the shoulders
sandwich board
Weapon the farmer's wife wielded in her attack on 3 blind mice
carving knife
foodandwine.com suggests a Caesar salad employing the English muffins' crunchiness in this role
crouton
Quadcopters being all the rage, ESPN now airs the DRL, or this Racing League
drone
It's a brief sketch or outline
thumbnail sketch
The center of our galaxy lies in this constellation between Scorpio & Capricorn
Sagitarius
While you “ring-a-ring o'roses”, you've got a pocketful of these flowers
posies
This morning dish made with English muffins isn't named for an American traitor, but rather a Delmonico's patron
Eggs Benedict
Zeus & friends ate ambrosia & drank this
nectar
When vou're idle or just plain bored, you do this with your pollex digits, literally or figuratively
twiddle your thumbs
Musical style of the 1930s popular for dancing or a kid favorite at the park
swing
In “rock-a-bye baby” this is when “the cradle will rock”
when the wind blows
"Nooks & crannies" is a trademark of this brand of English muffin
Thomas
These "words" by definition are in vogue & culturally trendy
buzzwords
It's what the dictionary on the right is as opposed to the dictionary on the left:
thumb-indexed
An elevated platform where executed criminals hang out
scaffold
It's the nursery rhyme that says the cow jumped over the moon; in the military it precedes straight up the middle
Hey Diddle Diddle
This teatime treat with a 7-letter name is basically an English muffin, though often served whole, not split
a crumpet
A rani is one of these
queen