CROSSWORD CLUES "V"
A,e,i,o,u
(6)
Vowels
Wow! About 1,218 of these legumes go into every 28-ounce jar of Jif
Peanuts
When it's really pouring down, it's "raining" these 2 animals
Cats and dogs
Ants of the subfamily ponerinae are so socially primitive that this ant has to forage for itself instead of being attended to
Queen
Get out the umbrella, because "When it rains, it" does this
Pours
A,b,c,d,k
(8)
Vitamins
This American fast food chain's restaurants in Holland feature a crispy beef ragout burger called the McKroket
McDonalds
To act frenzied is to behave like one of these farm residents "with its head cut off"
Chicken
This sense is said to be keener in raptors, such as hawks, than in any other creature
Eyesight
Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents the clue, using a small piece of wood, a nail, and a hammer.) Meaning to do or say exactly the right thing is the phrase I'm demonstrating here
Hit the nail on the head
"Pitted" snake
(5)
Viper
These Hershey candies may have been named for the smoochy sound made by the chocolate during manufactoring
Kisses
A possession that is hard to get rid of is called a "white" one of these
Elephant
The Asian parrot named for this mammal sleeps hanging upside-down
A bat
The bottom of the ocean is sometimes referred to as this man's "locker"
Davy jones
The spice of life
(7)
Variety
This ice cream company's website lets you beg for the return of departed flavors like Wavy Gravy & The Full Vermonty
Ben and jerrys
One of these fish indicates a misleading or false trail
Red herring
Lobsters are called bugs, or spiders, because they belong to this phylum along with insects and arachnids
Arthropods
Alluding to a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, an annoying burden is like having this bird "around one's neck"
Albatross
Word for word
(8)
Verbatim
This pizza chain offers "Meat Lover's" and "Pepperoni Lover's" version of its P'zone
Pizza hut
This term for an informant comes from a decoy once set out by bird hunters
Stool pigeon
With only 4 species, these African carrion eaters make up the smallest carnivore family
Hyenas
The phrase "The most unkindest cut of all" comes from this Shakespeare play where it describes a fatal wound
Julius Caesar