A bite-size piece of chicken
A NUGGET
(McDonalds)
The Bureau of Consular Affairs
STATE
(department that oversees foreign policy and relations)
The whine of this dental excavator is frightening as well as noisy
A DRILL
Seat fit for a king
Throne
1989:
"The ___ Baker Boys"
FABULOUS
(tremendous)
The 2 months that fit the category
March & April
Take aim at this "date" set for completion of a task
TARGET DATE
(Arrow can hit it)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
TRANSPORTATION
(DOT)
It seems like somebody turned the lowing of these animals on high
COWS
Cardinal compass direction
North
1960:
"The ___ Seven"
MAGNIFICENT
(spectacular)
A kind of cereal grain, triticale is produced by crossing rye & this
wheat
Rise to the occasion & say this informal word for an outfit or costume
A GETUP
(another way to say stand up)
The Office of Child Support Services
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
(HHS)
A New Jersey motorcycle rally is rhymingly called this "to the Shore"
ROAR
Thin clear soup of concentrated stock
broth
2000:
"The ___ Storm"
PERFECT
(flawless)
As a noun, it's a steep-walled canyon; as a verb, it means to stuff yourself with food
gorge
Do you recollect this plant seen here?
A FORGET-ME-NOT
(memory issues)
The Minority Business Development Agency
COMMERCE
(economic growth)
It's the "seismic" name of the stereo company that makes the Supernova subwoofer
EARTHQUAKE
One story told in 3 books
Trilogy
1969:
"The ___ Bunch
WILD
(crazy)
An organism's ecological role in the community, or a recess in the wall for a statue, or a specialized category of something
niche
A plain in northwest Tanzania
THE SERENGETI
(strangely reminds me of spaghetti)
The Food & Nutrition Service
AGRICULTURE
(farmers)
I called 703-417-8020 about noise at this facility named for Ronald Reagan, but couldn't hear the person talk
THE WASHINGTON DC AIRPORT
Last name of Bill Clinton VP
Gore
2005:
"The ___ Gardener"
(all the time)
It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint
relic