PARDON MY FRENCH
CAT BREEDS
CHAMPAGNE
SHADES OF BLUE
THE NOT-SO-BIG CATS
WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY
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In 2025 French Sen. Claude Malhuret called Trump's foreign policy "un drame pour le monde libre", "a tragedy for" this
the free world
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An animal shelter in Montana in 1987 is the origin of the wavy furred breed called Selkirk this, Latin for "King"
Rex
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A book on the science of champagne says lipstick can ruin the fun: fats in it make these stretch & break
the bubbles
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There are shades of blue named for the Navy & this Colorado service academy
the Air Force
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This rare Indian cat is named for the activity it's engaging in here
a fisher cat (or fishing)
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It's any long, eventful journey, but it doesn't have to last 10 years
an odyssey
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It means, more or less, a "good liver", who may or may not have a good liver
a bon vivant
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Keep your Persian cat brushed, as it has this feature that is also a name for the breed
long hair
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A 1980s process to make huge bottles safely allowed Rosalynn Carter to do this with a 7-gal. "sovereign" on Jan. 15, 1988
christen a ship ('break it across a ship' accepted)
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A shade of blue is named for this daughter of Teddy Roosevelt; her love of it sparked a fashion trend & a song
Alice
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Smaller than a house cat, the black-footed cat is native to the Kalahari on this continent
Africa
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You are getting very sleepy... your eyelids are getting heavy... I am using this to put you in a trance
hypnosis
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A beautiful film of the '90s is titled "The Last Days of" here, meaning "our place"
Chez Nous
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This place associated with a tiger subspecies is also the name of a beautiful cat breed
Bengal
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Laurent-Perrier ultra brut is made without dosage, the usual addition of mostly this common substance
sugar
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This vowel-heavy sea containing islands like Kos & Patmos has a lovely shade of blue named for it
the Aegean
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Name in common to the two beings seen here
bobcat
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This word for a sudden fear that comes over you is from the name of a Greek god who could cause it
panic
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Something finished & irreversible is this, French for "fact" & "done"
a fait accompli
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This color follows "Russian" in the name of a cat breed with grayish fur
Blue
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Though champagne is white, one of the most important grapes used to make it is this one whose name in part means "black"
pinot noir
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Forefront of the CMYK color model is this one whose name comes from the Greek
cyan
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This little cat gets its name from the flat, grassy plains of South America, to which it's native
a Pampas cat
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This shield or breastplate of the gods now means the protection of any powerful entity
the aegis
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Don't confuse au jus, a way to serve a roast, with this phrase for the exact right word
le mot juste
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This hairless breed got its start in Canada in the 20th century with a kitten named Prune
a Sphynx
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The LVMH group owns the brands Dom Perignon, Veuve Clicquot & not only Moet but this partner
Chandon
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"P" is for this shade of blue, also the name of a tiny sea snail
periwinkle
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Seen here, the marbled cat of southeast Asia is often called the miniature version of this clouded big cat
a leopard
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A woman of stately beauty is sometimes described by this 9-letter adjective, after the Roman queen of the gods
Junoesque
