Dirty Words
A slanderous or defamatory remark, or to spread with a dirty substance
smear
It's a hidden advantage you keep "up your sleeve"
ace
Food bought in a restaurant to be eaten at home
takeout
"All You Need Is" this; it "Makes The World Go 'Round"
love
This 3-letter Spanish word is used as a shout of approval or triumph
olé
From Old Dutch, it's the term for the fine black particles in your chimney
soot
The military strategy used in the early days of the Iraq War was known as shock & this
awe
Someone who owns a big cattle farm
a rancher
It precedes "conduct medal", "samaritan" & "-for-nothing"
good
The Lord Mayor of Munich taps the first keg of beer to open this annual event
Oktoberfest
On contact with sulfur, silver develops this discoloration, from the Middle French for "to dull"
tarnish
Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" ends with the sound of this striking a tree
axe
A 4-letter U.S. state (remember the category!)
Ohio
In "Silent Night", the holy infant is said to be "tender and" this
mild
A sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause
ovation
Leviticus 11 warns against eating swine: "Though he divide the hoof...yet he cheweth not the cud; he is" this
unclean
Newcastle is a popular brand of brown this
ale
A change of job within a company that's not a promotion or demotion is this kind of side-to-side move
lateral
An adjective meaning cherished, it's often found in the salutation of a letter
dear
The name of this type of fertile spot in the desert comes from the Egyptian Arabic
oasis
It can be a dirt particle, a parasitic fungal disease...or a derogatory term for romantasy
smut
It can also mean to mimic, ya big hairy...
ape
The most populous city in Poland
Warsaw
It means delicate in texture, or consisting of minute particles, like a puree
fine
The cheerful wind instrument played in The Legend of Zelda
ocarina