This and That
You can go green & power up with these panels on the roof of your house, as well as your RV or boat
solar panels
An old-time gangster might threaten to fill ya full of this metal--actually, most of it in the U.S. goes into batteries
Lead
Low to the ground:
DADS HUNCH
This phrase means to refrain from evaluating a novel or anything else just from its appearance
Don't judge a book by its cover
We understand Sonora, Mexico banning Robocop, as a name, but this "Harry Potter" character played by Emma Watson?
Hermione
Baking a cake at high altitude? Use less of this leavener from Arm & Hammer
Baking soda
Na is the symbol of this element that makes up about 2.8% of the Earth's crust
Sodium
A hunter:
PROTEIN
Pointer
I get it, I hear you, "I read you" these 2 ways
I read you loud and clear (or five by five)
In Sweden you can call your kid Lego, but not this 4-letter furniture store brand--too close to home, I guess
Ikea
This ceremony, AKA brit milah or bris, usually occurs on the eighth day of a Jewish boy's life
Circumcision
It weighs 21 times as much as an equal volume of water; a CD that sells 2 million units becomes double this
Platinum
A lap dog:
EEL MAST
Maltese
We're using every one of these, meaning all available methods
Every trick in the book
You can't name your daughter after actress Lavin or Cardellini in Saudi Arabia--this name they share is banned
Linda
At the narrowest point of this northern neighbor of Panama, it's only 75 miles from the Pacific to the Caribbean
Costa Rica
Atomic number 55, it's used in atomic clocks
Cesium
A sled dog:
TEAM ALUM
malamute
An event that will be long remembered is "one for" these, like the ones published by Elias
the record books
Sweet names not allowed in France include Nutella & Fraise, this berry
Strawberry
The name of this mausoleum is derived from that of the woman it honors; she was "the chosen one of the palace"
The Taj Mahal
Because it has the highest melting point of all metals, this element was long used as a filament in incandescent lightbulbs
Tungsten
Small & fluffy:
MINOR APNEA
Pomeranean
If you're "reading" this, you're making sure to be aware of all the many conditions of an agreement
The fine print
This North Atlantic island nation bans names that contain C, W or Q since those letters aren't in their alphabet
Iceland