Potpourri
Item 1 in the Mayo Clinic's online instructions for dealing with a victim of this is: Look first. Don't touch.
Electrocution
This long river flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
8-letter adjective meaning moving at a speed below Mach 1
Subsonic
A female parent & an inconvenience
Mother & Bother
III cubed
XXVII
It's spoken by lawyers to alert the court to improper evidence or procedure
An objection
The name of this Philistine warrior to the Bible is now applied to any large object or person
Goliath
This late-Jurassic creature was probably not popular for horsie rides
Stegosaurus
To close & open the eyes; free from marks or writing
Blink & Blank
DAILY DOUBLE!
VIII
Running back Jackson or actress Derek
Bo
Last name of the only California Governor to become U.S. President
Reagan
Crossword puzzle addicts know -ase is a common ending for these catalyzing proteins produced by cells
Enzymes
A tailed primate & a mule's father
Monkey & Donkey
VI squared
XXXVI
It's the cozy 4-letter name of Barnes & Noble's tablet
Nook
The name of the Greek goddess of vengeance, it now means an opponent or rival who can't be overcome
Nemesis
If the half-life of smaxium-13 is 10 years, in 40 years your 100-gram sample will be down to this many grams
6.25 grams
DAILY DOUBLE!
Clamp & Clump
LII plus XV
LXVII
In one legend Juno condemned this nymph, saying "You shall still have the last word but no power to speak first"
Echo
It's the country formerly known as Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Development of an organism from gamete to fetus is the focus of this -ology
Embryology
A pair of 4-letter words meaning to leave out & to send forth
Omit & Emit
XX times II
XL