My "Shot"
Roll With It
Colorful Terminology
Abbreviated ABC
Their Final Novel
100

The front passenger seat--did you call it?

Shotgun

100

This wood cylinder with a handle at each end will have you undulating in dough

Rolling pin

100

One who does this threatens to reveal damaging information if not paid to keep quiet

blackmail

100

In names of U.S. TV networks, ABC stands for this company

the American Broadcasting Company

100

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"

(Charles) Dickens

200

Unaided, your voice can be heard from this distance

earshot

200

Instead of evaluating all applications after a hard deadline, some colleges use this 2-word process & reply more quickly

Rolling admission

200

When one of these is "raised", it's a warning of danger

Red flag

200

In some states, the ABC is an organization charged with the "control" of these drinks

alcoholic drinks

200

"Jude the Obscure"

(Thomas) Hardy

300

A clever last word as you are leaving

A parting shot

300

What you say when you want to go somewhere

Let's roll!

300

Not a full but a partial loss of electrical power

Brownout

300

In 1895 the ABC or "American" this sport "Congress" was organized in NYC & helped standardize the game's rules

bowling

300

"Lady Chatterley's Lover"

Lawrence

400

Also the title of a 1964 Pink Panther film, this phrase refers to an uneducated guess

A Shot in the dark
400

They're not ice skates...

What are roller blades

400

A drawing made in designing a building, or any plan, as in one "for success"

blueprint

400


In the Anglican Church, ABC refers to this high personage

400

"Hornblower During the Crisis"

Forester

500

Also called a gravity assist, this maneuver uses the gravity of a celestial body to accelerate a spacecraft

A slingshot

500

You get bread these sometimes when you're at a restaurant

Bread rolls

500

More verdant paddocks, or something more promising, like a new job

greener pastures

500

If you're a salesman, ABC refers to this hard-sell strategy

Always be closing

500

"You Can't Go Home Again"

Thomas Wolfe
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