This word that means "of little importance" precedes "Pursuit" in the name of a board game
Trivial
From the Greek for "around", it's an auxiliary device like a keyboard or printer that's attached to a computer
Peripheral
Phantasmagoria is a synonym for this post-bedtime event; sweet dreams!
Nightmare
These Chinese dumplings are typically served fried as an appetizer or boiled & served in a soup of the same name
Wongtons
A bogus boa constrictor
Fake Snake
At the sushi bar, the ever popular amaebi is this little shellfish served raw
Shrimp
Allowing interaction through icons or other visual indicators, GUI is short for graphical user this
Interface
The Hollywood Reporter's obituary for director Wes Craven called him the "Master of" this film genre
Horror
Chef Boyardee's mini micro beef ones of these cases of pasta are a kid favorite
Ravioli
Harass or taunt Mr. Hyde's alter ego
Heckle Jekyll
When it comes to small iPods, there were Mini, Shuffle & this other one that was one-fifth the size of the original model
The Nano
A 2017 PC World article was about "Why You Should" do this for privacy & security, using the low-teach piece-of-tape solution
Cover your camera
This word denoting great fear precedes -nought, -ful & -locks
Dread
The "talk" of Tibet are momos, dumplings filled with the meat of this wild Asian ox
a yak
A judge's mallet that you can take on vacation
Travel Gavel
This French word designates clothing for women who are 5'4" & under
Petite
Setting the stage for the PC revolution, in 1975 he & a pal co-founded Microsoft
Paul Alen
To suddenly frighten; the "Red" one was anti-Communist
Scare
Knaidlach are matzo balls & these similarly named items are Jewish noodle dumplings
Kreplach
A faithful king, queen or prince
Loyal Royal
This 15-letter word is a subtle but offensive comment directed at a minority group that reinforces a negative stereotype
microaggression
Paul Manafort created a paper trail when he needed help converting this type of 3-letter file to Word
From the Greek for "fear", it's an extreme, irrational fear, but don't panic!
Phobia
These dumplings, the Japanese equivalent of potstickers, start with the letter "G" & end up in a dipping sauce--& my mouth
Gyoza
A back-&-forth talk about certain types of instruments including drums & gongs
Percussion discussion