3 OF THE SAME LETTER
(E) Creepy, like an unsettling coincidence
Eerie
An old-time writing implement, or a porcupine's prickle
Quill
Neckwear for eating lobster
Bib
Traditionally it "marks the spot"
X
Anonymous John's last name
Doe
(H) To thumb a ride
Hitchhike
Peculiar; or, a number like 17 or 23
Odd
It's paired with preen in an idiom meaning to make oneself beautiful
Primp
In U.S. movie ratings, a film with this letter requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian for anyone under 17
R
A small shelter, maybe of grass
Hut
E: A prisoner who has left prison & is on the run
Escapee
It was all the rage & musicians like Louis Armstrong made the 1920s its "Age"
Jazz
It's the very least you can do
Minimum
It's found in the universal blood donor type
O
To tell an insignificant or childish lie
Fib
(T) Italian word for a blade that could slip between plates of armor
Stiletto
What someone might do to show derision or contempt for something
Scoff
A pointy part of a fishhook, or a pointedly unpleasant remark
Barb
In an emergency or not, in Morse code 3 dashes represent this letter
O
Portugal's national dish is salted this fish
(L) Of or relating to the smallest independent units of living matter
Cellular
This supernatural Irish "woman of the fairies" was just a scream
Banshee
This term for a privileged, high status group within a society is from Old French for "chosen"
Elite
Members of Generation this were born after 1996
Z
Towards the rear of a ship
Aft