Facts About Animals
The right or bowhead this gets tangled in fishing nets, which can stunt growth, causing the species to be shorter than its typical 52 feet
Whale
This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead"
Checkmate
The last Monday in March is celebrated as Seward's Day in this state
Alaska
White, black, & green types of this drink all come from the same plant--Camellia sinensis
Tea
Man with the golden touch (5 letters)
Midas
The 2-toed one of these can live up to 20 years, most of it upside down in the canopy of the rainforest
Sloth
In the NFL regular season, overtime games end after nobody scores in the period that's this many minutes long
10
The last Friday in April is this tree-planting holiday that predates Earth Day by almost a century
Arbor Day
Gruyere is a firm, tangy cheese named for a district in this nation
Switzerland
Supplement containing the ABCs & more (12 letters)
Multivitamin
When faced with danger, certain ducks, snakes & mammals do this, also called thanatosis
Play Dead
"Walk-off" began as a term for a play that ends a game in this sport
Baseball
Bob Hope famously quipped, "The Academy Awards, or as it's known at my house," this Jewish holiday
Passover
Grown in Spain, Marcona is a variety of this nut
Almonds
Fashion dummy (9 letters)
Mannequin
DD: The kestrel is also known as this type of hawk, after the nice little bird it's looking around for here
Sparrow (Hawk)
The bank cannot go broke in this Parker Brothers game, so exhaustion may be the deciding factor
Monopoly
Lunar New Year is called Chunjie in Chinese & this 3-letter name in Vietnamese
Tet
Garbanzo beans commonly go by this name as well
ChickPeas
Marsh gas (7 letters)
Methane
Sweden's only wild feline is this short-tailed cat that's able to bring down much larger animals, like reindeer & roe deer
Lynx
A hand in this card game with 2 potent potables in its name comes to a halt after a player "knocks"
Gin Rummy
Some light lamps to invite the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, during this Hindu festival of lights
Diwali
Koumiss is a fermented drink made from mare's milk; this similar fermented milk also starts with a "K"
Kefir
Written declaration of political intentions or views (9 letters)
Manifesto