WORDS OF OUR TIME
IT'S WINE O'CLOCK
I CAN BUY MYSELF FLOUR
LET'S MAKE LIKE A TREE & BRANCH
COUNTRIES BY TRAVEL ITINERARY
COLLEGE LIFE
200
As an adjective, this synonym for "encrypted" acknowledges that one person or thing shares familiar traits with another
coded
200
Chablis is made from these grapes that also start with "ch"; they also make a buttery white wine under their own name
chardonnay
200
Maybe the Bob's Red Mill organic type of this stuff, made from the ground white meat of a hard-shelled fruit
coconut flour
200
A professor at Cal Poly Humboldt collected aquatic crustaceans living in fern mats in the canopies of these tall trees
redwoods
200
Bumper cars at Tivoli Gardens;
a visit to Hans Christian Andersen's childhood home
Denmark
200
The student magazine at this university called the annual St. Patrick's Day "Run of the Gingers" "a moving display of Irish pride"
Notre Dame
400
Some argue you can't turn your head when casting this suspicious or disapproving glance; even James Joyce used it in "Ulysses"
side eye
400
If it's wine o'clock (& indeed it is), then it's also this pink wine "all day" (the French version is toute l'année--all year-round)
rosé
400
Sí, some masa harina for the corn type of these; I'm making the 8-inch size, good for tacos
tortillas
400
Named for a city in Alaska, this type of tree was prized as a World War I airplane material for its flexibility & straight trunk
Sitka spruce
400
Visit the Battambang Bat Caves;
hike the ruins of Phnom Bok
Cambodia
400
No 0.0, Alpha Delta at this Ivy League school in New Hampshire was the fraternity that inspired "Animal House"
Dartmouth
600
This word in the news was coined by Peru's president back in the '80s to refer to acts of violence committed by drug traffickers
narcoterrorism
600
This wine brand is synonymous with Passover seders; Sammy Davis Jr. sang its praises in a 1960s TV commercial
Manischewitz
600
For these pancakes, so it will be some of the same-named flour with an earthy taste; despite the name, it doesn't come from grain
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Pickle Party!!!
600
Etymologically related to "bark", this compound derived from phenolic acids is stored in bark & protects trees
tannin (tannic acid)
600
Surfing at Bondi Beach;
choreographed drone light show over Uluru
Australia
600
Order up! Iona's track & field director gave 2025 MAAC champ distance runner Lachlan Wellington this tasty nickname
"Beef"
800
Used in business for the gradual rollout of a new product, this term can also mean hinting at a new romance without sharing details
a soft launch
800
The wine brand affectionately nicknamed 2-Buck Chuck for its price at Trader Joe's actually has this first & last name
Charles Shaw
800
Not sure what I'm in the mood for, so I'll get a bag of white wheat flour with this hyphenated term meaning for use in most anything
all-purpose
800
With a system penetrating nearly 400' below, the record for deepest tree roots belongs to a natal fig in this nation
South Africa
800
Explore Mayan ruins at Xunantunich;
dive the Great Blue Hole
Belize
800
A 1961 Rose Bowl prank had flip cards in the stands spell this local Pasadena college's name; the Wash. band stopped mid-song in surprise
Caltech
1000
This type of one-way relationship with a media figure is the subject of a 2021 article titled "When Grown-Ups Have Imaginary Friends"
a parasocial relationship
1000
No joke, fiasco is what you call the wicker flask that this Italian red wine traditionally comes in
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Pickle Party!!!
1000
I'll need to find some teff flour since we'll be having Ethiopian food with this spongy flatbread
injera
1000
The U.S. Forest Service says this crop of cloned aspens in Utah is believed to be the largest organism ever found
Pando
1000
Rain Room building in Sharjah;
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque;
sunset photos at Burj Khalifa observation deck
the UAE
1000
In 2022 this college affiliated with Columbia U. enjoyed a day with a big sub--"750 feet of sandwiches... from Milbank to the quad"
Barnard College