Add a letter to "wordplay" to get this activity prevalent in pirate movies
swordplay
DAILY DOUBLE
This X-Man has adamantium-laced, retractable claws in his forearms
Wolverine
It can be an experienced soldier or a doctor for your pet
vet
Extracting a pencil to cure "Writer's Cramp" in the patient in this game might require the nerves of a surgeon
Operation
18th c. bishop Robert Lowth laid down the often-ignored rule that 2 negatives make one of these
a positive
DAILY DOUBLE
Add a letter to "aspirin" to get this ambitious word
aspiring
Supporting characters in this 2011 film include Sif, Frigga, Heimdall & a few Frost Giants
Thor
3-letter word often partnered with neither in a sentence
nor
We hope the Gingerbread People avoid the Molasses Swamp & make it to the Lollipop Woods in this board game
Candy Land
Used to mark a major division in a sentence, it shares its name with a section of your large intestine
a colon
Here's a "riddle"; now add a letter & it's this hot, flat cooking surface
a griddle
In 2008 this character's disappearing pencil trick was a memorable moment in "The Dark Knight"
the Joker
Physically sound & healthy, or what a temperamental child might "throw"
fit
In the classic Milton Bradley game, a battleship is 4 squares & this is the biggest vessel, taking up 5
the naval carrier
"As the sun set" is known as a "sentence" this
fragment
Add a letter to "rank" to get this, a practical joke
prank
Spider-Man battled this heavily armed villain in "Spider-Man 2"
Doc Ock (or Dr. Octopus)
Short job for a musician
gig
The weapons in this game have included a rope, a lead pipe, a knife, a wrench, a revolver & a candlestick
Clue
"In", "out", "on", and "off" are 4 of these words usually used at the beginning of phrases
prepositions
Add a letter to a meal to get this verb meaning "to catapult"
launch (lunch)
James McAvoy (with hair) & Patrick Stewart (not so much) have both played this X-Men leader
Professor X (or Professor Charles Xavier)
Although roosters crow, crows emit this sound It's the only zodiac sign that fits the category
caw
This game in which little men are lined up on rods in rows is also called table soccer
foosball
This punctuation mark is also known as an interrogation point
a question mark