LET'S PLAY A GAME
12-LETTER WORDS
ALL THE WAY FROM L TO M
WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME
THEY ALMOST TORE IT DOWN
200
You've probably heard of a turkey in bowling, but a hambone is even better, as that's this many consecutive strikes.
4
200
This physician specializes in the care of children, form infancy to adolescence
pediatrician
200
In 1894, one of these impasses on the Mississippi River stretched for nearly 7 miles & took 150 lumberjacks to break up
logjam
200
A circuitous route used temporarily instead of the main road & to consume ravenously
detour and devour
200
In 1947 L.A.'s Recreation & Parks Commission advocated tearing down this, which had lost its H in a windstorm
The Hollywood sign
400
This game says the record for its highest tower is 40 complete stories plus 2 blocks into 41
jenga
400
It can mean one's physical health or a 1787 document
400
17th century Scotsman John Napier is credited with inventing this mathematical concept to aid in rapid calculations
logarithm
400
A wire mesh utensil for straining & to mourn the deceased
sieve and grieve
400
If the 1960s plan to replace this Seattle market with high-rises had succeeded, there might be no Starbucks today
Pike Palace
600
Settings for "Grand Theft Auto" have included Anywhere City, Liberty City, and this "City" that doesn't sound safe
Vice City
600
General term for an animal without a backbone
invertebrate
600
An isthmus, a valley or a mountain is each an example of this to a topographer
landform
600
To knead tired muscles & the enactment into law of a legislative bill
massage and passage
600
Built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo in this city, the Palace of Fine Arts nearly met the wrecking ball in the 1950s
San Francisco
800
You smack around the shuttlecock in this game
Badminton
800
It's the 12-letter adjective for Edison's practical electric blub, successfully tested at Menlo Park Oct. 21, 1879
Incandescent
800
A 19th century "wonder drug", this concoction was a tincture of opium & alcohol & resulted in many addicted users
laudanum
800
Relating to an unborn child & copper, for example
fetal and metal
800
Classical musician Isaac Stern led a 1960 campaign to save this iconic New York City venue from a threatened demolition
Carnegie Hall
1000
Spare ribs and wish bone can be removed in this classic game, but maybe the patient should worry about that glowing red nose
Operation
1000
World Book, for example
encyclopedia
1000
For those in the backseat, the Volvo S90 boasts 40.4 inches of this
legroom
1000
Constantly seeking closeness or emotional support & shabbily dirty
1000
In 1944 a G.I. almost ordered artillery to destroy this Tuscan landmark suspected of being an observation post
The Leaning Tower of Pisa