THE PRESIDENTIAL SWEET
FDR loved these holiday cakes & in 1933 received as a Christmas gift a 110-lb. one filled with wine-soaked raisins
What is Fruitcake?
Bird word for 2 under par on a hole
What is Eagle?
Some people might take this "lap" to celebrate this, the successful ending of a struggle or contest
What is victory?
Proverbially, it "makes perfect"
What is practice?
Tie a letter to a mark from a wound to get something you might wear to cover it
What is a scarf scar?
For an 1806 4th of July party, Thomas Jefferson's steward hired an extra servant to turn a crank to make this
What is icecream?
To capture the modern grand slam, a player must win the Masters, the PGA Championship & these 2 opens
What is the U.S. Open and the British Open?
In baseball, it's an out that still advances a runner; in life, it's giving up something for something more important
What is a sacrifice?
A 200th anniversary
What is a bicentennial?
Add a letter to a doctor who does operations to catch a large fish valued for its caviar
What is a surgeon sturgeon?
Ronald Reagan started eating these as part of a successful effort to give up pipe smoking. Small bean-shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors
What are Jelly Beans?
The "pitching" this type of club is used for short, lofted shots
What is a wedge?
This study of past events taken as a whole has been defined as a set of lies that are mutually agreed upon
What is history?
Pain-controlling care facility for the terminally ill
What is a hospice?
Add a letter to the opposite of frown to get a figure of speech
What is a smile simile?
JFK gave a French-themed dinner party featuring duck à l'orange & this smooth chocolate dessert
What is Mousse?
The 17th on the old course at this Scottish club is known as the Road Hole; lots of players have been run over there
What is St. Andrews?
Also a British name for Solitaire, it's a quality you need when caught in a traffic jam
What is patience?
DD: It's a narrow opening in a cliff
What is a crevice?
Add a letter to an organization of workers to get a bony bump on the side of the big toe
What is a bunion union?
From 1976, "The Peanut Cookbook" includes a recipe for "Jimmy Carter's Favorite" this crunchy confection
What is peanut brittle?
Sam Snead popularized a putting style named for this other grass and balls pastime; the PGA no longer allows it
What is croquet?
Have this religious belief; per the King James version, it "without works is dead
What is faith?
Decorative molding along the top of a wall or building
What is a cornice?
To shred cheese while moving your body in a circular motion