INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
FIRST NAME
FLOWERS
FLOWERS
KIDDY LIT
NAMES IN
FASHION
FASHION
LOAN WORDS
100
Salzkartoffeln is a staple side dish in Germany; just peel & boil these tubers in salt water
Potatoes
100
The weak-necked tea type of this was bred with hybrid perpetuals to produce a more popular garden flower
Rose
100
In 2025 the Plaza Hotel threw a 70th anniversary bash celebrating this precocious young (?) resident
Eloise
100
This French Fashion designer, whose company bears her namesake, was credited in the post–World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style
Coco Chanel
100
At "close of" this process in a sale, a buyer's home loan has been fully approved & the transaction is completed
Escrow
200
In Brazil arroz doce, traditionally served at the festival Festa Junina, is this dessert topped with cinnamon
Rice Pudding
200
The speedwell is also called this girl's name, the object of affection for Archie in the comics
Veronica
200
Asked why he writes creepy books, this "Goosebumps" author says "I just like to scare people!"
R. L. Stine
200
Julia Roberts and the Beckhams were among the celebrities who paid tribute to this legendary Italian designer on his passing in 2025
Giorgio Armani
200
A jumbo loan is one that exceeds the loan-service limits set by the Federal Corporations known by these 2 nicknames
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
300
In Trinidad try chicken roti, usually flavored with this Indian spice blend & served with a flatbread
Curry
300
Resembling the garland of Greek athletes, the mountain type is Pennsylvania's state flower
Laurel
300
It begins, "in the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon"
Goodnight Moon
300
Rachel Brosnahan is the niece of this late designer whose maiden name was Brosnahan
Kate Spade
300
It has a new, non-aquatic meaning: owing more on your home than it's worth
Underwater
400
This popular Thai dish is marinated meat on a skewer served with a peanut dipping sauce
Satay
400
Aurelian or Trumpet is one type of this that you might grow in your garden
Lily
400
Female characters with rhyming names include Fancy Nancy & this laughable gal & housekeeper in books by Peggy & Herman Parish
Amelia Bedelia
400
During his 16 years as creative director of this company, Marc Jacobs helped elevate it from luggage maker to a fashion powerhouse
Louis Vuitton
400
In 1545 England's Parliament adopted "an act against" this 5-letter practice of lending money at high interest rates
Usury
500
This appetizer from South America is raw fish or shrimp marinated or cooked in lemon or lime juice
Ceviche
500
Author/gardener Olivia Laing says this flower with the name of a fleeing nymph was "the first plant I'd fallen in love with"
The "Daphne" from the story of Apollo and Daphne
500
A mother and daughter are forced to flee their comfortable life in Mexico for a migrant worker camp in California in this girl "rising"
Esperanza
500
One of the most iconic designers of the Swinging Sixties, her initials could have stood for "Miniskirt Queen"
Mary Quant
500
Think carefully before taking out a HELOC, short for this type of loan that's sort of like using your house as a Visa Card
Home Equity Line of Credit