"A" in Science
Some Creatures Great & Small
Double Meanings
Coffee is Life
One Syllable or Two?
"F"oods
400

Our immune systems produce these proteins to fight off disease

Antibodies

400

Silk from the orb-weaver type of this animal can be packed so densely that it has been used to make violin strings

spider

400

To delay, or a compartment in a stable for a horse

stall

400

Opened in 1971, this Seattle coffee chain used the roasting techniques of competitor Alfred Peet

Starbucks

400

One who doodles, or a sliding storage compartment in a cabinet

drawer

400

Basically, it's melted cheese & white wine

fondue

800

The name of this class of animals means "double life"

amphibian


800

Heavy poaching of Persian gazelles contributed to the near extinction of the Asiatic cheetah, mainly found in this country

Iran

800

Tidy up a place, or an evergreen tree

spruce

800

A 1773 act & this following protest prompted many in America to take up coffee

Boston Tea Party

800

As a flower, it's one syllable; as a pale type of wine, it's 2

rose

800

It's the Middle Eastern specialty seen here


falafel

1200

It's the rate at which velocity changes over time

acceleration

1200

With feathers that look like quills sticking from its head, a predatory bird of Africa had this office worker name


Secretary Bird

1200

A hot dog, or candid & direct

frank

1200

In "Letters from Hawaii", Mark Twain said this local coffee "has a richer flavor than any other"

Kona

1200

As an Italian musical direction, it's definitely 2 syllables; as a word meaning "talent", it can be one or 2

forte

1200

The name of this sizzling Tex-Mex dish is Spanish for "little strips"

fajitas

1600

In physics it's the distance from the center line of a wave to the top of the crest

amplitude

1600

The black species of this African mammal vulnerable to poaching is recovering from a 98% drop in its numbers

rhino

1600

Betrothed, or busy at the moment

engaged

1600

This fictional coffee spokesperson is nothing without his mule Conchita

Juan Valdez

1600

As a verb, this word means "gained knowledge" but as a 2-syllable adjective, it means "erudite"

learned

1600

It's pasta shaped like a butterfly

farfalle

2000

Here's an up-close image of this pollen-bearing part of a hibiscus


anther

2000

This duck seen here sounds like it's named for a Russian place

Muscovy
2000

Secure a boat, or uncultivated land in Britain covered with grass & heather

moor

2000

Some of the highest rated coffee is from a roaster called Port of Mokha, named for a place in this war-torn country

Yemen

2000

The top of your head, or a liver spread

pate

2000

This puffer fish has to be prepared very carefully

fugu