THE B_G'S
It's an accumulation of unfinished work or unfilled orders to be dealt with
A Backlog
Is it first love, like Jennifer Grey's for Patrick Swayze in this classic movie of summer romance?
Dirty Dancing
36 million Americans are edentulous, meaning they have none of these
Teeth
Allegheny National Forest
Pennsylvania
As an adjective, it means secluded; as a noun, it helps get your TV going
Remote
If your stack is short & you need to double up to stay in a game of hold 'em, it might be time to "go" these 2 words
All-in
An upset stomach is central to this word meaning complaining
Bellyaching
Does your fervor rival Mario's for this "fruity" princess as he daringly risks his life for her in video games?
Princess Peach
A byword for fast reproduction, this animal can have a litter of 7, 5 times a year
A Rabbit
Sequoia National Forest
California
This term for any basic food item also doubles for something that keeps your papers together
Staple
In Monopoly, buy heavily landed-on St. James Place, New York Avenue & Tennessee Avenue, the properties of this color
Orange
A night out involving a brief stay at a succession of taverns
Barhopping
Hopefully, it's as deep as the love shown in the 2014 Budweiser ad about an adopted puppy who bonds with one of these horses
Clysdesdales
There are still about 10,000 Jews in this country, the most in any Mideast Muslim land
Iran
Delta National Forest
Mississippi
It sounds kind of trash-y, but it's a governmental excursion on the public's dime
Junket
Playing this game issued by Milton Bradley in 1967? Don't place your ships touching each other
Battleship
This amphibian named for its loud call can grow to a pound or more & is often caught for food
A Bullfrog
Maybe a love that lasts as long as that of this Beatle & wife Barbara Bach, who have been married almost 40 years
Ringo Starr
A leading .org against this activity says the average driver does it 80 times before being arrested for the first time
Drunk Driving
Prescott National Forest
Arizona
This word that means to squirm in pain begins with a silent "W"
Writhe
**DAILY DOUBLE**
If you win, switch to whatever would've beaten you for the next round, says a 2014 study on the psychology of this game
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Delays loading a video file online? You may get this 9-letter message
Buffering
It's deep, like Nick's love for Jess on this Fox sitcom; who wouldn't love a bride with an eyepatch?
New Girl
China has this type of legislature, meaning there's only a single house; it has almost 3,000 members
Unicameral
Ocala National Forest
Florida
This word meaning "scheduled" begins with a type of metamorphic rock
Slated
Take the small continents first & leave Asia for later in this "game of strategic conquest"
Risk