U.S. GEOGRAPHY
In July 2024 this park near the Mojave Desert reached at least 125 degrees on 9 consecutive days
It's the "colorful" name of the area surrounding a golf hole; the average size on the pro tours is about 6,000 square feet
What is green?
In 2016 this game introduced a new suspect: Dr. Orchid, the daughter of the mansion's owner
What is Clue?
Casamigos Añejo & Don Julio Blanco are bottles of this
What is tequila?
Have a bawl (3 letters)
What is cry?
Bowling Green, Kentucky & Bismarck, North Dakota are both in this time zone
What is central time zone?
This late LA Lakers superstar gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba", the code name of an assassin in the film "Kill Bill"
Who is Kobe Bryant?
It originally required a 25-watt bulb & came with colored plastic pegs & black construction paper to make an illuminated picture
What is Lite-Brite?
This booze was the base of a Sputnik cocktail, popular in the 1950s
What is vodka?
Meat-eater, by definition (9 letters)
What is carnivore?
This state capital is known as the "Home of Abraham Lincoln"
What is Springfield?
If you hit for the cycle in baseball, you've gotten all of these hits in one game, & congrats!
What is a single, double, triple, and a home run?
Alfred Butts invented this board game in 1931; he called it Criss-Cross Words
What is Scrabble?
The proof of a bottle of booze is double its percentage of ABV, which stands for this
What is alcohol by volume?
Siesta for a feline? (6 letters)
What is catnap?
Grab a chair & enjoy the view from these mountains that include New York's highest point, Mount Marcy
What are the Adirondacks?
After grabbing 20 rebounds vs. Iowa & Caitlin Clark in 2024, this LSU star used her Vogue photo shoot to declare for the WNBA draft
This toy with a sister named Yam was the first toy advertised on TV, back in 1952
What is Mr. Potato Head?
This Mexican liqueur brand uses arabica coffee beans & rum
What is Kahlua?
The capability of understanding something (13 letters)
What is comprehension?
Look out for Cape Lookout & Cape Fear on the coast of this state
What is North Carolina?
Named for a tough hockey Hall-of-Famer, a Gordie Howe hat trick is scoring a goal, earning an assist & doing this
What is getting in a fight?
The name of this game comes from Chinese for "sparrows" or "little birds", which you may see on some of the tiles
Queen Victoria adorns the label of this brand's Sapphire gin
What is Bombay?
The online world (10 letters)
What is cyberspace?