2025 News & Vibes (E)
In January 2025, he became only the second U.S. president, after Grover Cleveland, to be inaugurated for a non-consecutive second term.
Donald Trump
"1, 2, 3, etc"
AND
Not "Up"...
Countdown
Yuck! I wouldn't want to encounter this slimy, indigo muck.
Blue Goo (or Blue Glue)
This year gave us the dual Fear of having cotton swabs rammed up our nostrils and the Fear of grabbing dinner at your local, Wuhan wet market.
COVID-19
2020
The latter part and close of the day and early part of the night.
'Eve'ning
After the death of Pope Francis, this Chicago-born pontiff made history as the first from the United States to lead the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost)
A thing that is not what it is purported to be; bogus.
AND
Physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
Sham + Pain
Champagne
A detective might seek this alcohol (or coffee!)-laden piece of evidence while solving a mystery.
Brew Clue
The "Great" Fear of losing most of your assets tied in the stock market and struggling to find work, was introduced in this year.
Great Depression
1929
To consider to be true or honest; to accept the word or evidence of
Beli'eve'
The most viral, consecutive numbers in 2025.
6, 7
2021 Shymalan Thriller
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[Vance Surname] minus 'DON'
+
A gesture, action, or object used to convey information or instructions.
Old + Lang + Sign
Auld Lang Syne
Grab some flats, loafers, or sneakers - if you're really running low on groceries - for this last-ditch attempt at a slow-cooked, brothy meal.
Shoe stew (soup)
The Fear of being bombed by the Japanese while enjoying an innocent Hawaiian vacation, was introduced in this year.
Pearl Harbor
1941
To succeed at reaching or accomplishing a goal or result.
Achi'eve'
DAILY DOUBLE
Los Angeles Dodgers & Toronto Blue Jays
Scrooge's preferred exclamation: "___" Humbug!
AND
A silly or foolish person; any of several large birds of the family Gaviidae
Bah + Loon
Balloon
An alternative (British?) name for a line for the bathroom. Especially those going number two.
Poo queue (Loo queue)
A mapmaker's Fear of needing to update his entire catalogue following the certain expedition of a certain Spaniard across the ocean blue, was introduced in this year.
Chris C. finds U.S.
1492
An embankment for preventing flooding.
L'eve'e
This January California wildfire swept through coastal hills and luxury homes, forcing mass evacuations ultimately becoming the 10th deadliest fire on record for the state.
The Palisades Fire
Slang for something mediocre, average.
AND
A mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior.
Mid + Knight
Midnight
A place where you might glimpse members of a once renowned tribe of Native Americans - each in their own exhibit.
Sioux Zoo
This year would mark the first iteration of the Fear of Germanic tribes ransacking your home and reducing (at least the Western part of) your empire to rubble!
Fall of Roman Empire
476 A.D.
To remove something, such as a part, as if by cutting; to become separated
S'eve'r