JUST TAKE THE L
Take the L out of a beer league sport (in an alley) & you get an act of showing respect
bowing & bowling
The leaves of three of this vine start out red, then turn shiny green--let them be
poison ivy
"Scorching" word for qualifying rounds in a track contest held before the main race
a heat
Golden pippin & Ambrosia are types of this
an apple
With a pillow & mattress made from this "spring-back" foam; perhaps you recall that engineer Charles Yost invented it
memory foam
Take the L out of a beer league sport (on ice) & you get an act of healing a disease
curling & curing
The stinging variety of this plant is covered in minute hairs that inject irritants when they are touched
nettle
"Seasonal" verb meaning to prepare a car for cold weather by adding antifreeze, or to prep a house, using insulation
winterizing
Texas developed the Ruby type of this citrus fruit
a grapefruit
The pineal gland in my brain is secreting the right amount of this hormone that's also an antioxidant, so just fine
melatonin
The sticker identifying the contents of a bottle drops an L to be a doomed man in the Bible
label & Abel
This highly poisonous plant of Europe of the parsley family was used to do in an ancient method man
hemlock
It's the "P" in PSAT, which high schoolers may want to take before the SAT
preliminary
Get anatomical with a cluster navel or Moro blood one
an orange
Better now that I've got these window coverings that sound like they simulate a power outage to stop all light from coming in
blackout curtains
Another term for a merry-go-round loses an L to go party & get its drink on in a big way
carousel & carouse
Lovely to look at, yes, but its bulbs & flowers contain lycorine & other alkaloids, which are toxic to you & your pets
daffodils
Useful books before going on "Jeopardy!" include this type whose name may derive from Arabic for "calendar"
almanac
There's a giant type of this lime named for islands
the key lime
Really well after a hot bath infused with the essential oil of this fragrant purple flower, a noted natural sleep aid
lavender
A word describing mild weather mildly drops an L to become a major part of concrete
clement & cement
Despite its lilting name, the lily of this can be dangerous
the valley
DAILY DOUBLE: During this pretrial court hearing, charges are read & the accused usually enters a plea
the arraignment
The halawy is a sweet type of this palm fruit
a date
Like millions of other Americans with the mask known by this 4-letter name to combat my sleep apnea
a CPAP