STARTS & ENDS WITH "E"
RUSSIAN HISTORY
FLORA
CEREMONIES
AROUND THE HOUSE
WHO MAKES IT?
200

It means to free a slave from bondage

emancipate

200

From 1917 to 1991 a federation of Russia & other Communist republics was known by this collective name

U.S.S.R. (or Soviet Union)
200

Its name is related to the words "day" & "eye" because of its eye-like yellow center

the daisy

200

It's the ceremony at which a father is supposed to give away his daughter

a wedding

200

As a verb it's what you're supposed to do to excel in school; as a noun, it's a room for reading

a study
200

Air Pegasus sneakers

Nike

400

5-letter word meaning to make very happy

elate

400

Nikita Khrushchev was premier during the 1962 crisis over missiles in this country very near the United States

Cuba

400

A family of about 3,000 species, including cilantro, is named for this herb you know as a little green garnish on food

parsley

400

This ceremony for babies often includes baptism & naming

a christening

400

Dad loves his heavy new black skillet made of this type of "iron"; he seasons it with oil to keep it like new

cast iron

400

The Kindle Paperwhite E-reader

Amazon
600

DAILY DOUBLE

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If you're 18, you're part of this body of persons entitled to vote

the electorate

600

Crowned in 1896, Russian ruler Nicholas II was the last monarch to hold this imperial 4-letter title

czar

600

The wood of choice for butcher blocks & bowling pins is this tree, whose leaves are seen here

maple

600

2023 speakers at this ceremony included Oprah Winfrey at Tennessee State University

commencement

600

Polycarbonate windows function as this, any material that keeps heat in during winter, out during summer

an insulator

600

Dog Chow & Cat Chow

Purina

800

When the moonlight doesn't hit your eye like a big pizza pie, that's this scientific phenomenon

an eclipse

800

In the 13- & 1400s the fur trade helped this city beat out Novgorod to become the most important in Russia

Moscow

800

This carnivorous plant's scientific name, Dionaea muscipula, means "the goddess Dione's mousetrap"

Venus flytrap

800

2-word term for what gets thrown out on Opening Day at Nationals Park

the first pitch
800

One of the 7 deadly sins, or a mirrored dressing table that's great for applying make-up

vanity

800

Galaxy tablets

Samsung

1000

The art of using language with fluency & aptness

eloquence

1000

In the 1980s this feared 3-letter spy agency employed Vladimir Putin

the KGB

1000

In most flowers, this long, slender tube connects a stigma with an ovary

style

1000

With special permission, your group or club may lay this circle of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

a wreath

1000

This word means "designed for work", yet Uncle Joe has that type of recliner in which he does none

ergonomic

1000

Krackel candy bars

Hershey's