School of Rock
The title of this Taylor Swift hit is the age of many high school freshmen
"Fifteen"
The bad leg goes down before the good when descending stairs while leaning on these paired supports
crutches
If you're somnambulating, you're doing this; go back to bed!
sleepwalking
Sailing gave us the expression "taken" this way, meaning surprised & disconcerted
aback
Adieu, ma petite potato chip, as I plunge you into this "national" dip that shares a name with a soup
French onion
In 1963 this band sang "Be True To Your School" but usually sounded like they'd rather be surfing
The Beach Boys
A Moscow statue depicts this man leaning on a block whose inscription translates to "Workers of the world, unite!"
Karl Marx
Anatomically, medius is another word for this digit
middle [finger]
This sword can precede "grant" as well as "and tackle"
block
If I'm down Austin way, I say goodbye to my chips after dunking them in this cheesy dip, like the one at Torchy's
queso
Sam Cooke hoped to be an "A" student but admitted, "Don't know much" about this life science
biology
Lean In is an organization that empowers women; men assist by being these helpers, a word that starts with "men"
mentors
This word for a medical fraud has a longer version that ends with "salver"
quack
Legend has it that Raleigh gained Queen Elizabeth's favor by spreading this over a mud puddle so that she could walk over it
cloak
Whether you spell it with a "J" or an "SH" at the end, this eggplant dip just stole my pita chip
baba ghanoush
[DD]
Hey, teachers, "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control" in a song by this band
Pink Floyd
This guy leans against "The Big Man", sax legend Clarence Clemons, on the cover of "Born to Run"
Bruce Springsteen
A vestige of something; when pluralized, it's the sediment left over in wine or coffee
dreg
The first Latina Cabinet member, Hilda Solis was Secretary of this from 2009 to 2013
Labor
[DD]
My chip is lost in this cheese dip, yes, sadly, at the bottom of the "pot" that shares its name with said dip
fondue
The title of this Juicy J song about a woman working her way through college is a form of financial aid
"Scholarship"
For an insouciant look, go to the nearest fireplace & lean against this; Dorian Gray does
mantle
Y is the only semivowel in this unusual word that means an alignment of 3 heavenly bodies like the Earth, Moon & Sun
syzygy
This word precedes "Diaries" in a series about Nikki Maxwell, who maybe isn't the coolest teen ever
dork
Salsa bandera, AKA pico de gallo, is called "the flag" as its ingredients have these 3 colors found on Mexico's flag
red, white, and green