WORDS IN A DICKENS TITLEP
EVERYDAY FOOTBALL TERMS
"BB" IN THE MIDDLE
Sports Firsts
One Letter Away
100

To wrench an ankle; ouch!

Twist

100

A long walk through the woods

A hike

100

A small stone, especially one made smooth by water

A pebble

100

The first event annually in horse racing's Triple Crown

The Kentucky Derby

100

Cinnamon or pepper, & an area that can be "deep" or "outer"

Spice & Space

200

It's said to have finished off the nosy feline

Curiosity

200

"Explosive" word denoting a giant failure, maybe at the box office

A bomb

200

A narrow band of inked material used in a typewriter

a ribbon

200

James Naismith threw the ball up for the first-ever game-opening one of these

Jump ball

200

The sound on an electronic device, & an examination you don't want to get from the IRS

audio & audit

300

Type of fund that invests in diversified securities

Mutual

300

Prayer AKA an Ave Maria

Hail mary

300

The circle around the words said by people in a cartoon

A bubble

300

The first flag waved at a NASCAR race is one of this color

green

300

To proclaim via sermon, & to violate a contract

preach & breach

400

As a verb it can mean to sing joyously, perhaps at holiday time

Carol
400

A sudden rushed or ill-informed type of judgment

Snap
400

Adjective to describe someone who thinks he's superior to others

Snobbish

400

The first octopus thrown on the ice at a home game of this NHL team came form fishmongers Pete & Jerry Cusimano in 1952

Detroit red wings

400

A tree remnant, & a economic downturn

a stump and a slump

500

This type of secret cult religion in the ancient Greco-Roman world offered unique experiences unlike those in the standard faiths

A mystery

500

A mental pause related to a certain subject, perhaps due to a psychological issue

Block

500

Someone who raises annoying petty objections to things

 quibbler
500

The first event of tennis' yearly Grand Slam (it used to be the last)

The Australian open

500

A man-made waterway, & a group of anti-government plotters

canal & cabal