I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
hat
T-bone or porterhouse
steak
The correct plane trip
right flight
This class is taking forever! Time seems to be doing this, creeping forward on its hands & knees
crawling
A shade of white, or a producer of pearls
oyster
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
weed
California Roll
Sushi
A hex even more heinous than the last
a worse curse
A simile says "slow as" this sweet foodstuff known as treacle in Great Britain
molasses
When you need braces on your teeth, you see this specialist
orthodontist
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
peas in a pod
Acorn and butternut
Squash
A cacophonous mob
a loud crowd
If you're slow & low-energy, you're this adjective containing the name of a gastropod with no shell
sluggish
Listen up! It's the instrument being played here
oboe
We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
high water
Naan
bread
Mistake caused by Gandalf's walking stick
a staff gaffe
If you won't move, you dig in your heels; if you move slowly, you do this with them
drag
In mythology & in the Marvel universe, he's Thor's dad
Odin
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory
jog
Havarti
Cheese
A presidential "no" in Ecuador's capital
a Quito Vito
Daily DOUBLE!!!This 10-letter verb means to diminish a vehicle's speed, especially with that brick wall ahead
Decelerate
It's a 9-letter word for one's kids or descendants
offspring