WEEDER'S DIGEST
This member of the parsley family that grows wild in Europe & the U.S. is a main flavoring agent in pickles
Dill
From the Greek for "time observer", it's an astrological forecast based on time of birth & other factors
Horoscope
In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city
Moscow
In Vladimir Nabokov's "The Luzhin Defense", a master of THIS game loses his grip on reality
Chess
A pig's digs
a sty
Its name is from the French for "lion's tooth"
dents-de-lion (dandelion)
Considered the first sign of the zodiac, it's often represented by a ram
Aries
This city hosted the Summer Games in 1964, a first for Asia
Tokyo
Long a bestseller in THIS native land, Olga Tokarczuk found a world audience after her 2018 Man Booker & Nobel Prizes
Poland
40 winks
a nap
Of the genus Digitaria, THIS common weed has a crustacean name
Crabgrass
This 4-letter word describes a spot on the border of 2 zodiac signs
a cusp
Athens hosted the first Modern Olympics in 1896; this other European capital hosted the second games in 1900
Paris
THIS Irish writer is famous for his novel The Dark Fields, later retitled Limitless
Alan Glynn
Anonymous John's last name
Doe
In 2018 Monsanto was found liable for damages caused by THIS weed killer containing glyphosate
Roundup
As Kris Kristofferson knows, the nativity of Jesus made him this zodiacal sign
a Capricorn
This city between Lake Mälaren & the Baltic Sea hosted the 1912 Olympics
Stockholm
Honoré was the first name of THIS French "Human Comedy" author
Balzac
A small child, or a form of tater
a tot
Orange hawkweed is also called the devil's type of THIS artistic tool
Paintbrush
According to astrology, we are influenced not only by the planets but also by these objects, like Pallas & Vesta
asteroids
It took until 1956, but finally THIS Southern Hemisphere city hosted the games
Melbourne
Bertolt Brecht fled Germany in 1933 & left the U.S. in 1947 after being required to testify before THIS committee
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
Not sew, but you do this to make lace using knots & loops
to tat