WORD ORIGINS
This word for a political aspirant comes from Latin for "white", the color of their togas in ancient Rome
candidate
A medieval farm worker, or to browse the internet
serf/surf
Actress Watson or Stone
Emma
He got his start acting in films like 1963’s It Happened at the World’s Fair. He is also known for starring in movies like Overboard and Swing Shift with his longtime love, actress Goldie Hawn.
Kurt Russell
A shade of brown & a picnic pest
ant & tan
This formal jacket is named for a New York country club where it was popularized in the 1880s
a tuxedo
A cereal grass, or sardonic, like some humor
rye/wry
"Weeping" tree
a Willow
This childhood chess prodigy is known for his defeat of Soviet chess player Boris Spassky.
Bobby Fischer
A threesome & a violent uprising by a mob
trio & riot
Before it meant a record player, it referred to a symbol representing a sound
a phonograph
To smell really bad, or to inflict, usually havoc
reek/wreak
The Hornets play their hoops home games here
Charlotte
This actor and filmmaker got his start in acting as a child, with roles such as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show.
Ron Howard
Skinny & an indirect suggestion
thin & hint
This dog breed gets its name from the German for "nose" or "muzzle"
Schnauzer
A type of fabric pierced by small holes or a very small piece of land (often of unnamed)
eyelet/islet
Seasonal decoration with small red berries
Holly
This Spanish cubist painter is known for works like Guernica and The Old Guitarist.
Pablo Picasso
The apex & to choose
opt & top
Now a way to get out of something, it was originally a window in a castle wall for archers to shoot through
loophole
Containing little fat, or a legal claim on a property
lean/lien
The longest river on the Emerald Isle
Shannon
This child prodigy is known for musical ditties like “My Cherie Amour” and “You Are the Sunshine of My Life.”
Stevie Wonder
A device that ensnares & spellbound or enthralled
trap & rapt