3 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS
THE NOVEL'S NARRATOR
ANAGRAM OF A STATE
MARVEL MOVIE MAGIC
MEDALS & DECORATIONS
400

Your music is okay, but "don't quit your" this, your main source of income

day job

400

In a 1902 Conrad work, the seafaring Marlow

Heart of Darkness

400

The IRS collects them

taxes (Texas)

400

In "Spider-Man: Homecoming", the web-slinger is trying to prove he's worthy of joining this group

the Avengers

400

The U.S. medal for service while being one of these shows an eagle surrounded by barbed wire

a P.O.W.

800

Just like a hair dryer, you're full of this kind of empty talk

hot air

800

A teen with cancer:
Hazel Grace Lancaster

The Fault in Our Stars

800

A Japanese cartoon genre

anime (Maine)

800

This title superhero got his name from a list of bets on who would get killed first

Deadpool

800

This country awards the order of Leopold II

Belgium

1200

Before getting his car detailed, Mr. Miyagi famous commanded Daniel to do this with his left hand

wax off

1200

Journalist & World War I veteran Jake Barnes

The Sun Also Rises

1200

Puts up for election

nominates (Minnesota)

1200

Fittingly, the full name of that flameout Ghost Rider is Johnny this

Johnny Blaze

1200

Denmark confirmed the Grand Cross of the Order of the Danneborg on this founder of the Boy Scouts

Lord Baden-Powell

1600

DAILY DOUBLE

Meaning hushed or understated, it sounds just like a Norse god

low key

1600

In Arthur Golden's bestseller, Nitta Sayuri, a Japanese artisan

Memoirs of a Geisha

1600

"High" or "tall" in French

haut (Utah)

1600

Super soldier serum was the stuff that created this title hero

Captain America

1600

The Nazis awarded Japanese admiral Yamamoto this black & silver medal established in 1813

the Iron Cross

2000

The yellow & blue cans of this Maryland seasoning have zested up crabs for decades

Old Bay

2000

Stingo, an aspiring writer who lives in a New York boarding house

Sophie's Choice

2000

In 2 words it's what the Supreme Court said about the presidential race Dec. 12, 2000

no Gore (Oregon)

2000

DAILY DOUBLE

In the "Thor" movies, Idris Elba guards the entry to Asgard via a rainbow bridge with this Norse name

Bifrost

2000

Jacob Parrott stole a CSA train, going "above and beyond the call of duty" to receive the first of these

Medal of Honor