Other Lone Star Flags
No Cooking Required
"H"omonyms
Teaching "Assistant"
Female Fantasy Characters
"For"words and "Back"words
200

The red star on this country's flag symbolizes the revolutionary traditions established by Kim Il-sung

North Korea

200

...to make this fermented cabbage dish with a German name that's popularly served with hot dogs

sauerkraut

200

To cut with an axe, or to cut through a computer's defenses

hack

200

A live-in dorm advisor at B.U. or Purdue

resident assistant

200

In the first "Harry Potter" book she says, "We could all have been killed--or worse, expelled"

Hermione Granger

200

In a movie, it's the narrative that supplies a character's past

a backstory

400

On this state's flag, note the pine tree under one star, the North Star

Maine

400

...for sashimi & fillets of this fish, though some prefer it from a can

tuna

400

Obscure from view, or an animal skin

hide

400

In December 2013 the 6-6 Rutgers Scarlet Knights fired 3 of these

assistant coaches

400

In "Alanna: The First Adventure", a young girl takes her twin brother's place & trains to be one of these medieval soldiers

a knight

400

One could be "rainy with a chance of hail"

a forecast

600

The one 5-pointed star on the flag of this "Bay State" indicates it was one of the first 13 states

Massachusetts

600

...for a Waldorf salad, originally just this fruit, celery & mayo; the walnuts came later

apples

600

A big basket, or to impede

hamper

600

John Kerry can get advice from Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who is this for African Affairs

assistant secretary

600

She's a recently relocated & torn-between-2-creatures Forks High School student

Bella Swan

600

What's called Obamacare is formally the Patient Protection & this type of Care Act

Affordable

800

Mauritania's green flag has one of these under its single star

crescent

800

...to make festive skewers of tomato, basil & fresh chunks of this cheese

mozzarella

800

A command to a dog, or a low-down mean dog of a person

heel

800

On a film set it's the person who usually calls, "That's a wrap!"

assistant director

800

Clary Fray crosses paths with the demon-killing Shadowhunters in "City of Bones", the first book in this series

the Mortal Instruments

800

Type of workplace seen here

forge

1000

The flag of this Middle Eastern kingdom displays the pan-Arab colors & a star

Jordan

1000

...for this Spanish summertime soup containing pureed tomatoes, peppers, onions & garlic

gazpacho

1000

The fruit of a rose plant, or very au courant

hip

1000

In many offices the title of secretary has been replaced by this alliterative term

administrative assistant

1000

King Arthur's half-sister Morgaine is the main character in Marion Zimmer Bradley's "The Mists of" here

Avalon

1000

A screen behind the catcher in baseball, or a term for the catcher himself

a backstop