SOUNDS LIKE A BUG
In a 2006 film title youngster Akeelah competes in one of these
A spelling bee
Mick Jagger, &
what he becomes when he gives an autograph
singer and signer
A ____ in your throat
Frog
This yellow-flowered weed with notched leaves is eaten in salads & used to make tea & wine
Dandelion
A beastly specialist:
NAIVE TERRAIN
Veterinarian
It's the nickname for celery filled with peanut butter & topped with raisins
Ants on a log
A Japanese cartoon genre, & a state
anime and Maine
a _____ in the grass
snake
This 5-letter type of Japanese breadcrumbs makes a crunchy crust for your fried foods
Panko
A dose dispenser:
CHAIR STAMP
Pharmacist
Pillbugs are also called tiggy-hogs & more familiarly, by this rhyming name
roly-polies
The IRS collects them, & a state
taxes and texas
The best laid schemes of ____ & men
mice
Cherry vanilla & java chip are flavors from this ice cream brand with an umlaut in its name
Häagen-Dazs
(The anagram is its own clue)
MOON STARER
Astronomer
Also called the Millennium Bug, this alphanumeric issue thankfully proved to be a non-problem on Jan. 1, 2000
Y2K
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A maiden of noble birth, perhaps "in distress" & the flat, metal commemorative items you get if you rescue her
a ____ in the hand is worth two in the bush
bird
Add vodka to grenadine & ginger ale to make the "dirty" version of this movie star mocktail
a Shirley Temple
April is the cruellest month:
CUT A CANTON
Accountant
A computer program that searches & catalogs links on the Internet
Web crawler (or spider)
A choice, &
a magical elixir
option & potion
a ______ age
OR a _______ year
donkey's
Many Latin American dishes start with a base of tomatoes, onions & spices called this, from a Spanish word meaning "to fry gently"
sofrito
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