3 LETTERS, STARTS WITH "A"
THE HIGH "C"s
Around the House
Juice Bar
Bring Me a Souvenir
100
Brew made with a top-fermenting yeast
Ale
100
At 6,800 feet, it's the state with the highest average altitude
Colorado
100
Someone knows a lot about reds & whites, judging from this well-stocked room of the house
Wine Cellar
100
Snapple says strawberry & this, "the fruit, not the bird!", make a "just-right juice that goes together"
Kiwi
100
From Japan, a maneki-neko good luck figurine depicting one of these with upraised paw
a Cat
200
Yellowfin in Hawaii
Ahi
200
Meaning "city", it comes before Juárez in the name of a lofty city in Mexico
Ciudad
200
From the Latin word for "bread" comes this area near a kitchen for storing all kinds of things, like canned goods & condiments
Pantry
200
In 1869 a dentist with this last name began selling "unfermented wine", better known as grape juice
Welch
200
From Ecuador, one of these straw hats that somehow is named for a country to the north
a Panama
400
Toward the stern
Aft
400
Seen here are some high-flying gargoyles on this Manhattan building
The Chrysler Building
400
Found in the title of an 1870s novel, it's the old-fashioned name for the mirror seen here
a Looking Glass
400
Head to New England for this classic 2-ingredient cocktail made with vodka & cranberry juice
a Cape Codder
400
From Kyrgyzstan, a miniature wood-carved one of these nomadic dwellings, "ger" in Mongol
a Yurt
800
Khan you tell me it was a military commander in Ottoman times
Aga
800
Funded by DARPA & the CIA, some of the earliest spy satellites were part of this program sharing a name with a part of the Sun
Corona
800
Instead of hardwood floors, many go for this cheaper 8-letter option of layered fiberboard that can mimic marble as well
Laminate
800
The berries & juice of this Central & South American palm are touted as a superfood
acai
800
From Ireland, one of these rings; the crown symbolized loyalty, the heart-love, & the hands--friendship
a Claddagh Ring
1000
"No Exit" has but one
Act
1000
The Andean type of this bird raises its young on ledges or in caves, sometimes at over 10,000 feet
Condor
1000
Instead of a fancy fixture, kitchens commonly have this type of lighting named for the way it fits into the ceiling
Recessed
1000
You say tomato, I say this juice brand with a touch of seafood broth that's been around since the '60s
Clamato
1000
From Greece, a string of komboloi, or these, used not for religious reasons but to relax & counteract stress
Worry Beads