Bad-jectives
This 5-letter word for anything bad also means to be infested with parasitic insects
Lousy
The longest river that only flows through one country is this 3,900-mile river AKA the Chang Jiang
The Yangtze
Pester (3)
Nag
Toss around one of these, originally called a Pluto platter
Frisbee
Samuel Alito, since 2006
Supreme Court Justice
This 10-letter word for evil schemes means belonging to or involving the devil
Diabolical
At 3,000 miles, the Parana River is only the second-longest river on this continent
South America
Can't feel a thing (4)
Numb
Hit the water & paddle your own boat of this type with a palindromic name
Kayak
John Kasich, since 2011
This word for "hateful" is related to the present-day French word "haine", meaning "hatred"
Heinous
These two rivers that form parts of the USA's borders are each more than 750 miles long
The Rio Grande and St. Lawrence
Jesus' boyhood home (8)
Nazareth
Soar through the air & get your adrenaline going with this sport
paragliding
He was not (neuro)Surgeon General but he was head of HUD
Ben Carson
If someone calls you this, it can mean you are inadequate (or you arouse compassion)
Pitiful
Capital cities on the banks of the Nile River include Cairo & this capital of Sudan
Khartoum
Favoritism shown to family members in business or politics
(8)
Nepotism
Attend a battle reenactment like in La Porte, Texas, where they reenact this one that led to independence from Mexico
The Battle of San Jacinto
Scott Pruitt's controversial tenure heading this agency ended in July
The EPA
Not "were" but this 4-letter word for dreadful comes before the name of an extinct wolf
Dire
Giving its name to a different country, this ancient river flows 2,000 miles mostly through Pakistan
The Indus
Neither acidic or basic (7)
Neutral
Plant some of these flowers of the violet family
Pansies
James "Please don't Call Me Mad Dog" Mattis
Secretary of Defense