Head For The Light
Starlight is said to do this, from the Old English for "blink"
Twinkle
The new Progressive Party on this island wants it to become a U.S. state
Puerto Rico
A sign outside Los Angeles' busiest airport spells this word meaning not so strict
Lax
Use these paired Asian utensils to stir; they break up foods that stick together & wooden ones don't scratch non-stick pans
Chopsticks
A child's teeter-totter
Seesaw
The Brits use this word to mean a flashlight; to us, it's a stick that's been set aflame
A Torch
The 3 major island groups of the Caribbean are the Bahamas & the "Greater" & "Lesser" these
The Antilles
This word for something impartial is also used in storybooks to describe a beautiful princess
Fair
To make classic French onion dip, stir a packet of soup mix into this dairy product, maybe from Daisy or Knudsen
Sour Cream
A child's teeter-totter
Shiner
If a light is barely visible, it's this adjective, also a verb meaning to swoon
Faint
A rum-producing district in eastern Cuba lends its name to this cocktail of rum, lime juice & sugar
A Daquiri
As an adjective, this word describes a reddish-brown horse; as a noun, a large body of water
Bay
Some prefer stirring this classic cocktail; shaking it, the preferred method of Nick Charles, is said to bruise the gin
A Martini
Candle bracket
Sconce
It sounds like an overflowing of water from a river, but it's a light that covers a large area
A Floodlight
Norman Island in this British archipelago is said to have inspired "Treasure Island"
The British Virgin Islands
This adjective means strong & healthy; it can also describe good advice or fit judgment
Sound
A shorter-grain rice like Arborio is the marquee ingredient of this Italian dish that requires constant stirring
Risotto
An ape, or apelike
Simian
This unit of light intensity is abbreviated FC
Footcandle
The Caribbean Sea's greatest depth, about 25,000 feet, is in this trench bearing the name of a crocodilian
The Cayman Trench
It can mean rapid, or a bird known for its rapid movement
Swift
A stirring motion is the worst way to use this implement that comes in balloon & flat types; a side-to-side motion gets better results
A whisk
To envelop or to bandage
Swathe