"IN" THE DICTIONARY
It's any of various small mammals that feed mainly on bugs
insectivores
Myasthenia gravis is a disease that affects nerves & voluntary these, like the ones that control chewing & swallowing
muscles
French for "in the fashion", it's the way to get ice cream with your dessert
à la mode
Bollywood wasn't even a gleam in Ashoka's eye when he ruled this island city in the 3rd century B.C.
Mumbai
Around 445 he killed his brother Bleda to become sole leader of the Huns
Attila
When salt & pepper are added to water & shaken, the salt seemingly disappears, while the pepper remains, because pepper is this 9-letter word in water
insoluble
You can only get the D type of this liver infection if you already have the B type
hepatitis
This company's name was crafted to "convey an aura of... old-world traditions and craftsmanship"
Häagen-Dazs
The sand in this Roman amphitheater was sometimes dyed red to disguise the blood
the Colosseum
Certainly up to no good were Hitler & this Italian leader, pictured together in 1937
Mussolini
This color ranges from a deep violet blue to a dark grayish blue
indigo
Celiac disease involves an intolerance to this protein combination found in grains
gluten
The ice cream cone was popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in this U.S. city
St. Louis
This Biblical city's first walls, dating to 8000 B.C., were some 13 feet high & supported by a 28-foot watchtower
Jericho
For his preferred method of executing his enemies, Prince Vlad III of Walachia earned this nickname
the Impaler
Don't spread it around, but grippe is an old name for this
influenza
This, high blood pressure, contributes to the hardening of the arteries & damages the heart
hypertension
A 1921 ad for this product called it "a chocolate covered, tin foil wrapped ice cream bar"
an Eskimo Pie
Knossos was the principal city of this oldest Aegean civilization, & that's no bull
the Minoans
His failure to blow up Parliament is celebrated in Great Britain on November 5
Guy Fawkes
A small hospital or dispensary
infrimary
The insipidus type of this endocrine disorder can affect the kidneys or the pituitary; the mellitus type is more common
diabetes
Ben & Jerry's hippy-dippy lineup includes Cherry Garcia & this sweet "Sutra"
Karamel
Erech & Kish were cities of this earliest known civilization that flourished in Iraq in the 3rd millennium B.C.
Sumeria
This friar who headed the Spanish Inquisition also persuaded Ferdinand & Isabella to expel the Jews
Torquemada