Adjectives
It frequently precedes "old age" & "for the picking"
Ripe
In classic movie fashion, Jeffrey McCoy escaped a Manhattan jail in 1983 climbing down 9 stories on a rope made of these
Bedsheets
Denmark
Hamlet
Jesus is sometimes referred to as "the man of" this place
Galilee
What's that? An otologist specializes in the treatment of these organs?
Ears
It can mean damaged from heavy use or coated in a mixture of flour & eggs for frying
Battered
In June 1962 Frank Lee Morris & the Anglin brothers floated on makeshift rafts away from this prison
Alcatraz
Scotland
This window-washing tool goes back to one used by sailors to swab decks
Squeegee
Step on up with this doctor who specializes in the treatment of foot problems
Podiatrist
Call me a compulsive liar, but it really does mean "pertaining to disease"
Pathological
Black Liberation Army leader Joanne Chesimard broke out of a New Jersey jail in 1979 & fled to this island country
Cuba
An island, population until recently: 1
The Tempest
In this dice game, a large straight will get you 40 points
Yahtzee
Good news! This doctor who specializes in making & interpreting X-rays says nothing's broken
Radiologist
It's a 5-letter word meaning pertaining to Francis or Alexander IV, for example
Papal
In 1983 38 members of this "Army" broke out of Maze Prison, considered one of the most escape-proof in Europe
The IRA
Rome, BCE
Julius Caesar
A buzzing busybody
Bumblebee
It's the 15-letter word for the type of doctor who deals with the structure, functions & diseases of the eye
Ophthalmologist
Going back to the Greek word for "womb", it can mean uncontrollably emotional or wildly funny
Hysterical
The film "The Great Escape" was based on a real escape from one of these German-named P.O.W. camps
A Stalag
The court of Athens, and the woods
Midsummer Night's Dream
The recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family
Pedigree
Lungs & respiration are the breath of life for this doctor
Pulmonologist