"Cross" Words & Phrases
During this, an opposing party gets to question a witness during a trial & perhaps raise issues of credibility
Cross-Examination
The waxy layer on the surface of plants is called this, like the hardened skin at the base of a fingernail
Cuticle
Used in law enforcement for centuries:
OLD BUN HOOD
Bloodhound
Lines of seats
&
got up from bed
Rows/Rose
Disease-spreading rats & mice & cockroaches, oh my!
Vermin
It fires a projectile called a bolt
Cross-bow
A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single growing season is known as one of these
Annual
Toy breed bearing the name of a historic province:
OPEN MARINA
Pomeranian
24-hour periods
&
to stun
Days/Daze
It's a 9-letter word for the entryway in a church where literature & bulletin boards are found
Vestibule
This act by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C. led to war against Pompey & the Senate
Also a make of car from Toyota, it's the inner petals of a flower taken collectively
Corolla
Excellent cattle herder & guard:
TOE TWIRLER
A price
&
the open-air event you might go to after paying
Fare/Fair
Insert 2 letters into a word meaning to disappear to get this term meaning to defeat in battle
Vanquish
If you worked with your usual political opponents in a bipartisan way, you've done this
Crossed the aisle
These structures within cells where photosynthesis happens share part of their name with a pigment they have
Chloroplasts
Gentle giant noted for courage & dependability:
TEA GARDEN
Great Dane
To wander
&
A famous Italian City
Roam/Rome
It's used to describe a liquid that's thick & sticky
Viscous
Robert Johnson said he learned guitar by selling his soul to the devil at one of these
Crossroads
Morphine, is derived from this plant
Opium Poppies
It's a speedy hound:
WITH PEP
Whippet
Took to the air
&
a vent that carries smoke
Flew/Flue
Used for heart conditions & high blood pressure, it's any medication designed to widen the blood vessels
Vasodilator