GAME TIME
This "apologetic" board game is similar to parcheesi
Sorry!
Why so serious? Tennis star Novak Djokovic has this villainous nickname
The Joker
9-letter optimist opposite
Pessimist
This classic tomato juice & vodka cocktail is often used as a hangover remedy
Bloody Mary
To cook food by slow boiling
Stew
This "apologetic" board game is similar to parcheesi
Risk
Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli might earn this video game nickname from the way he unclogs defenses
Super Mario
To void or close out, like a network does to a failing TV show
Cancel
A New Orleans specialty, a Hurricane traditionally contains both the dark & light types of this
Rum
I say potato, you say...
Spud
When creating this 3-letter twist on crazy eights, inventor Merle Robbins just started writing instructions on playing cards
Uno
Andy Smith, one of the world's best players at this pub game, is nicknamed "The Pie Man"
Darts
This presidential option is Latin for "I forbid"
Veto
This cocktail similar to a Manhattan is named for a Scottish folk hero
A Rob Roy
To influence someone's opinion, or to move to & fro
Sway
This party game based on "Apples to Apples" was earlier called "Cardenfreude"
Cards against humanity
The NFL's Tyrann Mathieu doesn't care if you don't know his nickname is this species of fearless carnivore of the weasel family
A honey badger
Juliet tells Romeo, "Deny thy father and" this "thy name
Refuse
During Kentucky Derby weekend, nearly 120,000 of these bourbon cocktails are served at Churchill Downs
A Mint Julep
Japanese wrestling
Sumo
The spy is the only piece that can nab a marshal in this game that's basically tabletop capture the flag
Stratego
The NFL's Tyrann Mathieu doesn't care if you don't know his nickname is this species of fearless carnivore of the weasel family
The process
To disclaim: on "Mission: Impossible", "the secretary will" do this regarding "any knowledge of your actions
Venice is the birthplace of this cocktail made with 2 parts Prosecco & one part peach puree
Fine sand or soil deposited as sediment
Silt