Putting a "B" in your Bonnet
Hyphenated Adjectives
Taco Tuesday!
Sure "Shot"
Enter Familiar Phrases
100

This flat hat is the Basque equivalent of the Scottish tam-o'-shanter

beret

100

Adjective for a job of less than a standard number of hours a week

part-time

100

I'd like my taco topped with this, basically mashed avocado with a little lime juice & some seasonings

Guacamole 

100

The object in this women's sporting event weighs 8.8 pounds

shot put

100

Edible items you "spill" when you tell a secret

the beans

200

The Encyclopedia Britannica notes that break-dancers often wear these "sideways or backward"

Baseball Caps

200

It describes a man's smooth face with all its whiskers removed

clean-shaven

200

For one of my side dishes, refried beans, please, made with these "painted" beans

pinto beans

200

Hey, jailbird! Face the camera! Now turn to the side! Okay, we got one of these

a mug shot

200

Beware: someone who offers you this kind of "sandwich" wants to punch you

a knuckle sandwich 

300

Oddjob in "Goldfinger" wore this type of hat

Bowler

300

There's no "-proof" in this adjective often seen on kids' PJs & meaning designed to fend off flames

fire-resistant 

300

In the salsa, make sure to use plenty of this, the leaves & stems of the coriander plant

cilantro

300

A pregnant bride can help initiate this type of "wedding"

a shotgun wedding

300

"One fell" this refers to the quick, fierce move a hawk makes when seizing its prey

swoop

400

These guardians of the Tower of London AKA Yeoman Warders wear a Tudor-period uniform that includes a black hat

Beefeaters

400

Hyphenated adjective for "gains" made criminally or unfairly

ill-gotten

400

I'm trying to eat a little lighter, so I'm going for the fish tacos made with this fish with a double-talk Hawaiian name

Mahi mahi

400

The result, or the gist as of an argument

the upshot

400

The phrase "to come on like" these refers to the old-time radio program heard here  

Gangbusters

500

This men's hat of the Napoleonic era has a name meaning "two-horned"

Bicorne

500

Adjective for one who always seems to have a greater than average number of mishaps

accident-prone

500

I like to add plenty of this 3-word chopped condiment whose Spanish name means "rooster's beak"

pico de gallo

500

Let's take one of these, a random criticism

a potshot

500

To give someone you dislike the credit he deserves is to "give the devil" this

his due

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