Abbreviations
In "Texaco", the "CO" originally stood for this
Company
It wasn't until 1970 that the British ended the daily rum ration to men in this service
The Navy
The plant named for French botanist Pierre Magnol
The Magnolia
Most geckos use this well-developed organ to clean their eyes
Their Tongue
The word that opens the Lord's Prayer
our
In an address on a letter, "c/o" stands for this
Care of
As Schlitz reminded us, "You only" do this "once in life"
go around
From the German words for "coffee" & "gossip", it's an informal gathering for coffee & gossip
a coffee klatch
The largest known frog shares its name with this Biblical giant
The Goliath
It's a gumbo ingredient, not a talk show hostess
okra
In the army, you might salute a "C.O.", one of these
Commanding officer
Originally marketed here as white whiskey with no taste & no smell, it's now the #1 selling U.S. vodka
Smirnoff
From a Latin word for these objects, "campanology" is the art of casting & using them
bells
The female alligator carries her newly hatched young down to the water in this
The Mouth
A hospital attendant, even if he's not tidy
an orderly
It's the element whose symbol is "Co"
Cobalt
This worldwide religious order is noted for their California vineyards
The Christian Brothers
Word for a gourmet derived from the name of an ancient philosopher
an epicure
Some male anole lizards display a colorful "dewlap" located here to scare away other males
The Throat
From Chinese for "black dragon", it's tea that's partly fermented before drying
oolong
In a gazetteer, "co." stands for this
County
Pilsner beer originated in Pilsen, a city in this country
Czechoslovakia
The name of this product comes from "bous" & "tyros", the Greek words for cow & cheese
butter
The salamanders called "efts" in their terrestrial stage are called this when aquatic adults
newts
An overstuffed, armless sofa, whether or not you bought it in Turkey
an ottoman