Homophones
To rule over, or to shower upon
What is reign/rain
This stone fruit is fuzzier if bought by the roadside; supermarket varieties are mechanically brushed
What is peach
Ellen Pompeo plays one of the healers in training on this drama
What is Grey's Anatomy
This form of big-guy wrestling takes its name from the Japanese for "mutual strike"
What is sumo
His "Divine Comedy": "All hope abandon, ye who enter here!"
What is dante
Zero, or a religious sister
What is none/nun
In 1493 Columbus encountered this, Hawaii's most valuable fruit crop, on the island of Guadeloupe
What is pineapple
The obstacle course in this NBC competition is based on one at Mount Midoriyama in Japan
What is American Ninja Warrior
From the Latin for "piece of felt", it's the process of separating a solid out of a liquid using a membrane
What is filter/filtration
From Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan": "I can resist everything except" this
What is temptation
To give advice, or an assembly formed to reach conclusions
What is counsel/council
Bok choy is also called a Chinese type of this, but has a longer, looser head than the red or white types
What is cabbage
David Caruso, on this CBS show:
"The verdict is in, Frank... but the jury is out"
What is CSI Miami
This adjective meaning "evil" comes from the Latin for "left hand"
What is sinister
Karl Marx: this "is the opium of the people"
What is religion
Writing paper, or standing still
What is stationery/stationary?
It's the leading agricultural product of the island nation of Dominica
What is bananas
Cole Sprouse dons an updated version of Jughead's hat on this dark take on the Archie comics
What is Riverdale
This word meaning an hour to be home comes from the French for "cover the fire"
What is curfew
When this Carthaginian left the foe recover, a friend said, "You know how to win a victory...but not how to use it"
Who is Hannibal
Reduce, or something to be learned or studied
What is lessen/lesson
The scientific name of this garnish used in salads & sandwiches is Nasturtium aquaticum
What is watercress
Freddie Highmore plays a surgeon with autism & savant syndrome on this ABC drama
What is the Good Doctor
The name of this musical instrument comes from Greek words for "wood" and "voice"
What is xylophone
John Adams at the Boston Massacre trials: these "are stubborn things"
What are facts