FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS
A wild canine & to move like a liquid
Wolf and flow
One who does this threatens to reveal damaging information if not paid to keep quiet
Blackmail
The most popular sports video game of all time is named after this former professional coach
John Madden
From the Latin for "elsewhere", it's proof that you were elsewhere when a crime was committed
Alibi
Boots & handbags are also sold at DSW, short for designer shoe this type of building
Warehouse
To modify written material for publication & a lunar-influenced ocean swell
Edit and tide
When one of these is "raised", it's a warning of danger
Red flag
The 2017 release of the Nintendo Switch also gave us this series: "Breath of the Wild"
The Legend of Zelda
In the words antebellum & antediluvian, ante- means this
Before
It's the "K" in the AKC, an authority on dogs
Kennel
A fibber & to express anger about something
Not a full but a partial loss of electrical power
Brownout
In "Black Ops III", Dempsey, Nikolai & co. try to save their souls & take on the zombie horde as they heed this series title
Call of Duty
Some animals are described as this, from the Latin for "of the night"
Nocturnal
In a computer, a CPU is a central this unit
Processing
A sufferer of Hansen's disease & to push away with magnetic force
Leper and repel
A drawing made in designing a building, or any plan, as in one "for success"
Blueprint
Redeem yourself & visit the truly wild west in an "Undead Nightmare" in this "colorful" series from Rockstar Game
Red Dead Redemption
5-letter word for one who follows the rituals of a polytheistic religion, or perhaps no religion at all
Pagan
Used in the kitchen, EVOO stands for this
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
A Huggies product for a baby & a word for a debt no longer owed
Diaper and repaid
More verdant paddocks, or something more promising, like a new job
Greener pastures
The Minecraft world would be the size of this planet in our solar system if it were real
Neptune
In Latin it means "let it be done"; in English it's an arbitrary ruling; in Italy it's a car
The last name of this British mathematician is the "T" in CAPTCHA, a computer security test
(Alan) Turing