Superstitions
According to the old rhyme, "step on a crack", this happens; wishing her a speedy recovery!
Break your mothers back
A procedure in a close election & to narrate the facts of an experience
Recount and Recount
To talk excessively or indiscreetly
(6 letters)
babble
Cognitively I'm doing this; even when I think I've made a decision, I can't quite l'Eggo of the alternatives
waffling
Dating back to the early 2000s, it's what FOMO stands for
Fear of Missing out
To ensure a happy marriage, a bride on her wedding day traditionally incorporates these 4 things, in a little rhyme
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
The theme of a composition & to force something upon someone
the subject and to subject
Church type, like St. Mark's in Venice
(8 letters)
Basilica
I'm this, a word describing wavering or swing voters, who can be critical to the outcome of an election
Undecided
It can mean to become independent of someone or something, or what new fathers often do in the hospital delivery room
cut the cord
Friggatriskaidekaphobia is one name for the fear of this, which occurs one to 3 times a year
Friday the 13th
An "All-American" band & refuses to accept
Rejects and Rejects
Getting along on 2 legs
(7 letters)
Bipedal
I'm perched here, not literally atop a barrier between 2 properties, but in a figurative place where I just can't make up my mind
On the fence
It follows "jack of all trades" to describe someone who can do many things but not particularly well
Master of none
In a theater it's bad luck to say the name of this play, so actors simply refer to it as "the Scottish play"
Macbeth
An adventurous feat & to take advantage of a situation
Exploit and Exploit
Satan's second in command; rules over flies
(9 letters)
Beelzebub
FDR is said to have coined this word, a suffix tacked onto a conjunction, to describe something uncertain or doubtful
Iffy
A serious incident on April 14, 1970 led to this 5-word phrase being used humorously for less serious situations
Houston we have a problem
According to tradition, the Tower of London must have 6 of these birds in residence or the Tower & the crown will fall
ravens
A match of skill & to argue against another's position
Contest and Contest
A 118-pound boxer
(12 letters)
a Bantamweight
When I struggle to make up my mind, I'm doing this "over" a decision; as an adjective, it can also describe the painful struggle
agonizing (wrestling)
This phrase meaning a commotion over something little predates the Shakespeare title
Much ado about nothing