THE PUCK STOPS HERE
POTENT POTABLES, SOUTHERN STYLE
Economics
MULTIPLE-WORD CAPITALS
12 Letter Words
400
After stopping a puck with his face in 1930, Clint Benedict became the first NHL goalie to wear one of these
A mask
400
A classic Scarlett O'Hara cocktail contains a squeeze of this (remember the color of Scarlett's eyes)
lime
400
It's the central bank of the United States
The Federal Reserve
400
This capital of the Dominican Republic is said to contain the remains of Christopher Columbus
Santo Domingo
400
Leavenworth, established in 1895, is a federal one
penetentiary
800
Goalies have done this only 11 times in NHL history
Score a goal
800
The Willard Hotel in D.C. still serves this Southern bourbon classic the way Henry Clay liked it in the 1800s
a mint julep
800
For a security or a coin, the market this & the face this may be different
value
800
It's where you'd find the magnificent India Gate seen here:
New Delhi
800
Meaning a beginning, it's also a school graduation ceremony
commencement
1200
When a goalie stops a shot on goal, he gets credit for this, like a relief pitcher in baseball
a save
1200
For a Miami Beach cocktail, you'll need scotch, grapefruit juice & the dry type of this martini ingredient
vermouth
1200
The cost of a fixed market basket of goods & services purchased by a household is used to calculate this, the CP
The Consumer Price Index
1200
The first 2 letters are silent in the name of this capital at the junction of the Mekong & Tonle Sap Rivers
Pnohm Penh
1200
It's a doctor who operates on the brain
neurosurgeon
1600
A goalie's stick is composed of 3 parts: the shaft, the paddle & this ice-scraping bottom piece also found on a skate
the blade
1600
A liqueur of this flavor (Kahlua, perhaps) gives that pretty muddy color to a Mississippi mud cocktail
coffee
1600
Daily Double**
This act says, "Every person who shall monopolize... trade or commerce... shall be deemed guilty of a felony"
The Sherman Antitrust Act
1600
*** Daily Double
This country's capital is called either Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby
The United Arab Emerates
1600
Starting & stopping at intervals, like today's windshield wipers
intermittent
2000
It's the area a goalie patrols in front of the net, or a feature of freshly pressed pants
the crease
2000
The main ingredients in an Alabama slammer are amaretto, Southern Comfort & the sloe type of this
Gin
2000
the theory that postulates that tax cuts for the wealthy result in increased savings and investment capacity for them that trickle down to the overall economy
supply-side economics
2000
This Tanzanian capital contains a word used in a common Muslim greeting
Dar es Salaam
2000
In this method of hair removal, a current is applied to each follicle to destroy the root
electrolysis