May I Have Your Homograph?
1. A reason for not doing something.
2. To forgive or pardon.
Excuse
A dead end lane, or a line of thought that leads nowhere, is called a blind this
A specific cut of beef, or to hit a golf ball with the heel of the club, causing it to veer in the wrong direction
Shank
A small, freshwater stream, perhaps babbling
A Brook
In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, what was the first name of Scrooge?
Ebeneezer
1. a hot, arid region
2. to leave or abandon
Desert
Italian for "to the tooth", it describes pasta cooked to be firm
Al Dente
A nickname for Charles
Chuck
It used to mean to woo or court; now it means take to court
Sue
Who told Mary that she would have a baby?
Angel Gabriel
1. acted sad or gloomy in the past tense
2. a motorized bicycle or scooter
Moped
It designates both a constellation's brightest star & the head male in a group
Alpha
The left or ride side of a military formation
Flank
A female donkey
A Jenny
Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
1. To make someone burn with rage
2. Substance burned for a good scent
Incense
The feeling that you have no connection with the people around you or that you are not part of a group:
Alienation
Don't leave your clothes on the floor; use this type of steak
Hanger
Your old school, college, or university
Alma
According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight maids a milking
1. Legal document
2. To reduce in size
Contract
From the French for "others", this word is the opposite of egoist
Altruist
An urban district known for its vice & high crime rate
Tenderloin
A tree or shrub with sharp green leaves and red fruit, typically a Christmas plant
Holly
What did the 3 Wise Men bring to baby Jesus?
Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh