SCIENCE
It's the time it takes for 50% of a given amount of a radioactive substance to decay
a half-life
You don't have to be a Marvel hero to have this awareness of danger introduced in a 1962 comic book
Spider-sense
Black & white pieces in this game are often called stones, which you want to get back home & then "bear off" to win the game
backgammon
A water watchdog:
FEUDAL RIG
a lifeguard
Finely chop raw, lean meat; add salt, pepper & herbs, top with a raw egg yolk & you're on your way to a dish of beef this
tartare
"Famously long, low silhouette, ever-alert expression, and bold, vivacious personality"
Dachshund
Cirriform describes icy these which have a wispy appearance
clouds
18th century essayist Richard Steele coined this phrase for a payment made to get someone to keep quiet
hush money
A 2023 film pulled back the curtain on how this video game took over the world, one falling block at a time
Tetris
Aka a bibliothecary:
BRAIN LAIR
a librarian
Saffron flavored rice & meats & shellfish are the main components of this dish prepared in the two-handled same-named pan
paella
"These alert and amusing 'purse dogs' stand among the oldest breeds of the Americas"
a Chihuahua
It's the term for a device used to speed up particles so that they can be collided & studied; it's also another name for a car's gas pedal
the accelerator
Jane Austen wrote in a letter, "It was 12 before we reached home. We were all" this hyphenated canine phrase
dog-tired
Ludo is another name for this board game, sometimes called India's national game
Parcheesi
A bid taker:
ROUTINE ACE
an auctioneer
Mix grated potatoes, eggs, matzo meal, onions & seasonings; form into a pancake, fry it up & enjoy this Hanukkah favorite
a latke
"Muscular, double-coated dog of ancient Japanese lineage famous for... dignity, courage, and loyalty"
the Akita
Much in the news, FRBs, fast these bursts, emanate from distant galaxies
radio
The practice of putting ailing seamen below decks is a possible origin of this phrase meaning not feeling too good
under the weather
Bamboos & winds are names for some of the tiles called pais in this game
mahjong
A capital expert:
STOIC OMEN
an economist
Need to puree right in the pot? Turn your hand to this type of blender
an immersion blender
"The mighty 'Apollo of dogs'... when standing on their hind legs, they are taller than most people"
Great Danes
His uncertainty principle states that events on the atomic level can't be predicted exactly, only their probability
Heisenberg
A James Thurber character who's full of expressions not only uses "the catbird seat" but "tearing up" this garden area
the pea patch
Cutthroat is one type of this card game that has a name derived from French for "two-eyed"
pinochle
A postnatal practitioner:
INDICATE PAIR
pediatrician
A sauce of egg yolks, sherry, cream, butter & seasonings over lobster & buttered toast points is served as this
Lobster Newberg
"Served as sentinels at palaces and monasteries isolated high in the Himalayas"
a Lhasa apso