WEAK RHYMES
A computer nerd
a geek
It's your last name if you're a '70s TV dad with a wholesome "Bunch" of kids... or if you're the host of "Let's Make a Deal"
Brady
An old adage tells us, "Red sky at night, sailors' delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take" this
warning
This term for an important person sounds like a giant toupee
a bigwig
A bath in a tub of the "Real Thing" cola
a Coke soak
It's the form of rock most closely associated with Kurt Cobain & Nirvana
grunge
To run naked in a public place
to streak
It's how you might describe a leafy tree that helps you beat the heat... or that weird neighbor who keeps trying to sell you crypto
shady
Scouts should know that the phrase "leaves of three, let it be" refers to this plant
poison ivy
Monotonous, boring or lacking variety equals this rhyming word
humdrum
Oolong joy
tea glee
In a popular saying, this "is a dish best served cold"
revenge
The most striking feature on a puffin is this colorful body part
the beak
She's the pampered cocker spaniel who falls for a stray mutt in a 1955 animated film
Lady
Do this "in white, you will have chosen all right" but do it "in green, ashamed to be seen" & worse, "in red, you'll wish yourself dead"
marry
It's a sturdy carryall worn by hikers as well as students
a backpack
The kind of people who like the whole or skim beverage
milk ilk
To scorch, or to burn the ends of hair or cloth
singe
Tall East Indian timber tree with durable, hard wood
teak
With his on-screen partner in crime Faye Dunaway, he presented the Best Picture Oscar in 2017... to the wrong film
Warren Beatty
"Red touch yellow, kill a fellow" refers to the lethal coral snake; "red touch black, friend of jack", to this harmless "royal" one
a king snake
A natl. assoc. of wanderers says you can still be this 4-letter term even if you never rode a freight train
A hobo
Cessation of hostilities between fruit liquids
a juice truce
It's the carrying of boats & supplies overland between 2 navigable bodies of water
portage
Originally referring to smoke, it means to smell offensively bad
reek
It's what you are if you reside in the small emirate nestled between Iraq & Saudi Arabia
Kuwaiti
These 2 days of the week are rough, as day 1's "child is full of woe" & day 2's child "has far to go"
Wednesday & Thursday
This adjective meaning unkempt & varied is often applied to disorganized armies or militias
ragtag
A clause in a rock band's contract that assures they have their favorite fermented apple drink
cider rider
It's French for a mixture or medley of things
mélange