A QUICK WORKOUT
Looking to get in some cardio without too much impact on your joints? Check out this machine named for the oval path your feet take
An Elliptical
wizardofodds.com says in blackjack, always do this with a pair of aces or a pair of 8s; never do it with a pair of 5s or a pair of 10s
Split
The boss of a football team subs in a new middle letter to become this relaxing piece of furniture
Couch (from Coach)
A roller coaster ride through the nephrons of this organ would include the loop of Henle
Kidneys
A cantaloupe that's the perpetrator of a serious misdeed
Felon Melon
Epidemic parotitis isn't parrot fever, it's this disease that causes swelling of the neck, usually in childhood
Mumps
Strongman George Hackenschmidt popularized this chest exercise named for the equipment you lie on while performing it
Bench Press
You're holding 3 of a kind, but you know your opponent has a flush; your odds of drawing a pair for this winning poker hand? Not great
Full House
A Roman emperor swaps a letter & becomes this foam-based Hasbro brand
Nerf (from Nero)
Looking directly at the Sun during an eclipse can burn this light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye
Retina
Stealing that little indentation in someone's chin
Cleft Theft
A German pharmacist derived this drug from opium circa 1804, delighting doctors who thought it safe
Morphine
RDL is short for the "Romanian" variation of this exercise, which can be done with a barbell or dumbbells
Deadlift
Red cards like Zurgo Bellstriker will help you play aggressively in this game with a colon & a subtitle
Magic: The Gathering
A unit of legal tender changes its first letter & becomes this informal way of saying to apprehend a suspect
Collar (from Dollar)
Humans have apocrine & eccrine these, found in the skin; the eccrine ones help regulate temperature
Sweat Glands
The illegal killing of the guy who moves the cattle
Herder Murder
In the 1950s a culture from an 11-year-old boy led to the first vaccine against this, a vax back in the news in 2025
Measles
The open warehouse-style facilities of this fitness program are called "boxes"; the first one opened in California in 2001
CrossFit
In Monopoly, this card says it "may be kept until needed or sold", so do that
Get out of Jail Free
A place you get your hair styled gets a new letter & becomes this sharp part of a bird of prey
Talon (from salon)
The ball of the ball-&-socket shoulder joint is the head of this arm bone
Humerus
Responsibility for that sudden unprovoked attack
Assault Fault
It's an adjective meaning relating to the lower jaw
Mandibular
If these bodyweight exercises popular in the military got the first name of the man who invented them, we'd all hate doing Royals
Burpees
One golden rule of this game: "On the opening lead never under-lead an ace against a suit contract"
Bridge
A verb for thrusting out your lips while sulking swaps a letter & ouch! It's now this type of inflammatory arthritis
Gout (from pout)
The heart's alternating periods of contraction & relaxation are called these 2 similar words
Systole & Diastole
Unlawfully lingers outside the offices of that British news agency
Loiters Reuters
The bacterial type of this inflammation of the membranes covering the brain can be deadly & requires immediate medical attention
Meningitis