MISSING U
Your response will include the "U"s that are left out of the clue
FIRST NAME VERBS

SO YOU GOT YOUR "M.A."
QUESTIONABLE VERBS
"RU" SERIOUS
All responses here will begin with the letters "R-U"
100

Ballerina attire:
TT

tutu

100

To honor, as with one's presence

grace

100

Kendo & Taekwondo, to name just 2

martial arts

100

A lawyer doing this is generally allowed to ask leading questions, since he or she generally didn't call the witness

cross-examining

100

It's the monetary unit of Russia & of Belarus

the ruble

200

It was discovered in 1781 (hint - it's cold):
RANS

Uranus

200

To put on clothes

don

200

The name of this New York City street is synonymous with the advertising industry

Madison Avenue

200

It can mean to inquire too closely into another's private affairs, or to use force to open or move something

to pry

200

Todd Gurley for the Falcons, or Ezekiel Elliott for the Cowboys

running back

300

He guarded a harem:
ENCH

a eunuch

300

To pry open

jimmy

300

He said, "Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round"

Muhammad Ali

300

This verb precedes "me this" in a catchphrase of a guy in a question mark suit

riddle

300

It's the opposite of urban

rural

400

It's the official language of Pakistan:
RD

Urdu

400

To kid around

josh

400

"The Knight of Maison-Rouge" is a long-forgotten Dumas adventure about this beautiful & tragic queen

Marie Antoinette

400

A synonym for "canvass", it means to survey the opinions of a group to gain insight

to poll

400

This 6-letter grouse gets its name from its collar of neck feathers displayed by the male

ruffed

500

It hangs from the back of your throat:
VLA

uvula

500

To give, like a wish

grant

500

This 1910 law said you couldn't take women across state lines for immoral purposes

the Mann Act

500

The second syllable of a 4-syllable synonym for "curious" sounds the same as this questioning word

quiz

500

This root vegetable is believed to be a cross between a cabbage & a turnip

a rutabaga