It's put before a legislature or goes before a duck
Bill
Like a track athlete, you might "pass" it when turning a responsibility over to another
Baton
One who's used as the tool of another, or Moe Howard
Stooge
Sauerkraut is fermented this
Cabbage
Paper container for more paper
Envelope
Christian doctrine laid out by Paul in Romans 8:29-30, so god doesn't just know all but foreknows all
(14 letters)
Predestination
A heavy blow, a mollusk that's slow, or fake metal dough
Slug
A sharp turn in a road or river can be called this body part
Elbow
In the title of a John le Carré novel, these 2 occupations precede "Soldier, Spy"
Tinker, Taylor
It can mean both clothes to wash & a place to do it
Laundry
A formal hearing with a big shot, or a group of spectators
Audience
Newish nonmedical umbrella term for people whose brains work or develop differently
(14 letters)
Neurodivergent
4-letter word for one of the 4 prongs on a fork
Tine
The first letter is silent in this verb meaning to grind; your teeth, for example
Gnash
This wild cat seen here ranges from Argentina to South Texas
Ocelot
In Judaism, observance of this seventh day of the week begins just before sunset on Friday
Shabbat (or Sabbath)
Put an "S" in front of a 3-pronged spear to get this word meaning annoyingly assertive
Strident
An adjective meaning outside of the power of a court of law
(13 letters)
Extrajudicial
You may get it at the end of a grocery check-out or, "sad"ly, at the end of a job
Sack
It's a strong beam used in construction from wall to wall to support a ceiling
Joist
Marcel Duchamp famously displayed an autographed one of these bathroom receptacles as an artwork
Urinal
This pain reliever went on the market in 1899, long before ibuprofen
Aspirin
Type of complete breakdown that's in the name of a bee colony disorder
Collapse
Toothed dino-bird of the Jurassic period whose fossil is seen here
(13 letters)
Archaeopteryx
Twist out of shape, or the type of drive the Starship Enterprise has
Warp
It means an heir, especially to a wealthy or prominent family
Scion
This poetic name for the land of Robert Burns is in the name of a Canadian province
Scotia
As the song says, life is a this, a restaurant with booze & live entertainment
Cabaret
This 8-letter name of an L.A. suburb & a Phoenix suburb is made of 2 different words for "valley"
Glendale
A sequence of fantastic & weird images, as seen perhaps in a dream or while hallucinating
(14 letters)
Phantasmagoria