EYE
THAT'S COLD!
MORE THAN ONE SILENT LETTER
A PACK OF LIES
"PER"SPECTIVE ON SCIENCE
100
Attention, students! Anisocoria is where these eye parts are unequal in size, maybe due to a torn or blocked blood vessel in the neck
the pupils
100
With a name meaning "cold", he's the animated guy with a corncob pipe & a button nose
Frosty (the Snowman)
100
There's no need for either the K or the G in this title, sir
knight
100
"Pulling" this material "over someone's eyes" doesn't require sheep, but does require deception
wool
100
Hey, I planted those asters years ago & they're blooming again--they must be this kind of flower
perennials
200
"Avian" term for the tiny wrinkles that form around the eyes as we age; we prefer to call them "smile lines"
crow's feet
200
About temperature, this adjective can mean cold; when used regarding lettuce, it means fresh & firm
crisp
200
This synonym for "destroy" has a spare W & either a spare C or a spare K, take your pick
wreck
200
The Secret Service's USDollars website is for law enforcement & banks to report suspected cases of this
counterfeiting
200
To a geologist it's the movement of water through rock; to a barista it's the movement of water through coffee grounds
percolation
300
Everyone has a blind spot, as there are no photoreceptors--that is, rods or these--in the optic disk
cones
300
This word is paired with an opposite in the name of a relieving cream to treat minor aches & pains of the muscles & joints
icy
300
Heck, most of this British synonym for "line" is silent
queue
300
A softball is generally delivered to a batter this way, also a term meaning not entirely honest
underhanded
300
The ancient Egyptians called it "gem of the sun", & it does come from meteorites as well as lava deposits
peridot
400
It's a clouding of what was once a clear eye lens; seeing halos around lights is a sign of them
cataract
400
If your office is really "as cold as" this space for dry aging, it's well under 40 degrees
a meat locker
400
Often attributed to Francis Bacon is the saying this "is power"
knowledge
400
Columnist Jimmy Breslin popularized this truth-obscuring idiom that mentions 2 things employed by magicians
smoke & mirrors
400
500 years ago Leonardo da Vinci knew this machine was impossible, telling its would-be builders to go join the alchemists
a perpetual motion machine
500
Referring to the device used, these 2 words are the "L-A" in LASIK eye surgery
laser-assisted
500
The food seen here is prepared "crudo", Spanish & Italian for this word
raw
500
This word that can precede arthritis would be just fine without its second & third letters
rheumatoid
500
One Direction sang of these title 3-word fibs, "you like playing games"
"Little White Lies"
500
The worst extinction event in Earth's history began during this period that came before the Triassic
the Permian