Slow Talk
A common phrase is “slow as molasses in” this month; if it's said of you, pick up the pace!
January
It pairs with “weaving” to describe a boxer's evasive head movements.
Bobbing
Severe congestion on the road (8 letters)
Gridlock
Soon after meeting this man, Paul joined his band, the Quarrymen.
John Lennon
The brave can sleep well knowing that the word courage comes from this body part.
The heart
This 6-letter word means the car's engine is running but the car isn't moving.
Idling
It can be a spokesman, part of your phone or a protective rubber device worn by a boxer.
Mouthpiece
The art of making cocktails (8 letters)
Mixology
Paul McCartney’s other band (after The Beatles) was called this–they were the “Band on the Run.”
Wings
Supercilious is derived from these facial features; a contemptuous comment might raise them.
(eye)brows
By itself or, more commonly, following “slow”, this 4-letter word means a slow or lazy person.
Poke
In a 2001 film, Will Smith played this heavyweight boxer known as “The Greatest.”
Muhammad Ali
Student speechmaker at graduation (13 letters)
Valedictorian
In January 1980 Paul was arrested for drug possession in this Asian capital.
Tokyo
A list of terms with definitions, it comes from the Greek for tongue.
A glossary
You’re so slow you've been declared this, once the name for the noble gasses on the periodic table.
Inert
Major boxing organizations include the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council & the IBF–which stands for this.
The International Boxing Federation
A bundle of wheat or of paper (5 letters)
Sheaf
What was Paul McCartney's real first name?
James
Sometimes found before “knowledge”, this sensual 6-letter word is derived from “flesh”.
Carnal
This L word can mean slow & sluggish or it can refer to someone who is weak, tired, & slow-moving.
Languid
In 1987 James “Bonecrusher” Smith took this heavyweight boxing champ the distance but lost the decision.
Mike Tyson
Q word for a bog (8 letters)
Quagmire
Paul McCartney was born June 18th in what year?
1942
This word for one who always worries that they're sick is derived from a word for the abdomen.
Hypochondriac