B MINUS
SCRAMBLING TO FIND A JOB
MAY DAY! MAY DAY!
THE ASIAN GAMES
PHYSIOLOGY
200

A B falls off a charred word & becomes this funereal container

urn (from burn)

200

A water watchdog:
FEUDAL RIG

lifeguard

200

May 1, 1961:
This victorious Cuban declares his nation a socialist state

Fidel castro

200

The Asian Games were first held in 1951 in this "New" Indian city

New Delhi 

200

This word can refer to a network of nerves; you don't want to get punched in the solar one

Plexus

400

Knock a B off a biblical tower & get the name of this biblical murder victim

Abel (from babel)

400

Aka a bibliothecary:
BRAIN LAIR

librarian

400

May 1, 2004:
Latvia, Slovakia & 8 other states join this

the EU

400

This country dominated table tennis at the 2018 games, winning every gold medal

China

400

Red blood cells are formed in the red this, also called myeloid tissue

Bone marrow

600

Wash away the B from a type of small river & get this name for a chess piece  

Rook (from brook)

600

A bid taker:
ROUTINE ACE

auctioneer

600

May 1, 1851:
London's Great Exhibition opens in this glittering glass & iron "Palace"

Crystal palace

600

The 2018 games in Indonesia saw the debut of 3 on 3 half-court this in addition to full-court 5 on 5

Basketball

600

The superior this brings blood from the head, neck, arms & chest to the heart, specifically to the right atrium

Vena cava

800

Sink the B off a group of ocean vessels & get this horse food

 oats (from boats)

800

A postnatal practitioner:
INDICATE PAIR

pediatrician 

800

May 11, 1997:
Deep Blue, a computer developed by IBM, defeats this reigning world champion in chess 

Garry Kasparov

800

This traditional Korean martial art, often showcased in the Asian Games, emphasizes kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes.

Taekwondo 

800

When your body burns fat instead of glucose for energy, this metabolic state occurs

Ketosis

1000

When a cetacean fatty layer sweats out its B, this unskilled seaman is all that's left

lubber (from blubber)

1000

A capital expert:
STOIC OMEN

economist

1000

May 22, 1990
This Asian country becomes a nuclear-armed state, conducting its first successful nuclear test.

Pakistan

1000


In sepak takraw, or "kick" this, teams of three use feet, knees, chest & heads but no hands to hit the ball over the net

Kick volleyball 

1000



The small intestine is lined with a mucous membrane & these finger-like projections

Villi