CROSSWORD CLUES "R"
Sidewinder or diamondback
(11)
rattlesnake
Try to remember this musical that features the song "Try To Remember"
The Fantasticks
In 1938 Otto Hahn & Fritz Strassman discovered nuclear fission by splitting atoms of this element
uranium
Earn these "points" by currying favor; it's also a Girl Scout aged 6 to 8
brownie
This fruit that's named for a bird looks like a brown egg that's covered with fuzz
a kiwi
Cosmetic that makes you blush
(5)
rouge
Gosh darn it, it's cursing & swearing
profanity
Sublimation is the process by which a solid changes into a gas without going through this stage
liquid
Term for an educator's spaniel or tabby, or a favorite pupil
teachers pet
A sweet cherry is named for this Washington State landmark
Mt. Rainier
"Buyer's" guilt
(7)
remorse
This American grape that makes a fine wine has been traced back to an Italian variety known as primitivo
zinfandel
Term first used by James Watt for a unit equivalent to 550 foot-pounds of work per second
hint: H
Horsepower
Like '70s rocker Jon Anderson, when mindlessly acquiescing to the head honcho, you could be considered this
a yes man
It's the most important fruit export of Costa Rica & Honduras
bananas
Like a lizard
(9)
reptilian
To remove the canine teeth
defang
This branch of physics deals with heat & includes cryogenics, which deals with extremely low temperatures
thermodynamics
A sycophant, especially one who shines shoes oddly
bootlicker
The name of this Pacific island fruit of the genus Artocarpus implies that it's starchy
breadfruit
Garibaldi's gang
(9)
redshirts
Boston merchant & "hall" monitor
(Peter) Faneuil
Theodore Maiman used this gem in producing the world's first laser in 1960
ruby
5-letter amphibious word for one who engages in excessive deference through motives of self-interest
a toady
This Japanese apple was created in part from the Ralls Janet, an antique apple that dates back to Thomas Jefferson
the fuji