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CHICKEN DINNER
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PREPOSITIONAL IDIOMS
DOUBLE Y-ed
100

"Florida Man Steals" this "ultimate driving machine" "After He's Told He Can't Buy It With Food Stamps"

What is a BMW?
100

As you might expect, it's the fruity element in Key West chicken

What is key lime?

100

In a phrase meaning intimately, it precedes "and personal"

What is up close?

100

It's whom you're "beside" if you're super-excited

Who is yourself?

100

This international radio distress signal used by ships & aircraft comes from the French for "help me"

What is mayday?

200

Fla. man "Ordered to Stay Away From Animals After Throwing Live" this state reptile "Through Wendy's Drive-Thru Window"

What is an alligator?
200

For beer can chicken, Bobby Flay likes to use this 5-letter type of strong, dark beer

What is stout?

200

It comes before "Girl" in a Billy Joel title & "Funk!" in a Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars title

What is uptown?

200

It's what you're "under" if you're feeling ill

What is the weather?

200

From the Greek for "true study", it's the study of the origin & development of words

What is etymology?

300

On this wrestler & his lawsuit against Gawker--"Florida Man Shows up to Court in 'Formal Bandana'"

Who is Hulk Hogan?

300

You deserve a ribbon if you know it's the stuffed chicken dish seen here

What is chicken cordon bleu? 

300

In boxing, it's the powerful punch seen here

What is an uppercut?

300

Perhaps the Walden ones, they're what you're "out of" & relieved about it

What is the woods?

300

Mozart's "Haffner", for example

What is a symphony?

400

"Florida Man Tells Police He's So Drunk He'll Blow Up" this measuring device

What is a breathalyzer? 

400

The name of this spicy Chinese chicken & peanut dish is believed to derive from a Sichuan official

What is Kung Pao Chicken?

400

This 7-letter word can describe a neighborhood full of luxury homes, or an elegant or trendy boutique

What is upscale?

400

If you're "in the altogether", you're in this condition

What is naked?

400

Ingrained prejudice against women

What is misogyny? 

500

"Florida Man Slashes 88-Year-Old Woman's Tires With Ice Pick For Sitting in His... Seat" during this 5-letter game

What is bingo?

500

A New York Times recipe for this dish calls for 6 small boneless breasts that get wrapped around 12 tablespoons of butter

What is Chicken Kiev?

500

In a green world it means to create something from used goods that's often better than the original

What is upcycle?

500

If you're happy, you're this 3-word phrase from "Hey Diddle Diddle"

What is over the moon?

500

A peculiar habit or mannerism

What is idiosyncrasy?