Health Facts
Affecting as much as 5 to 10% of the population, it's the most common allergy
Hay fever
A man's singing or speaking voice in a register that's artificially much higher than normal
Falsetto
A slumber party with just a friend or 2
sleepover
it tells you when it's quarter till or half past
the minute hand
Waldorf or Caesar
(5)
salad
The HDL or high-density lipoprotein form of this substance seems to protect against arterial disease
Cholesterol
A "little house" for gambling activities... how about the Golden Nugget?
Casino
Your bank may offer you this type of protection so that your check doesn't bounce
A piece of thin, quickly cooked beef
a minute steak
City by the Bay
(3, 9)
San Francisco
This disease involving an insulin deficiency is a leading cause of adult onset blindness in the U.S.
diabetes
Crew up for this, a sporting event consisting of a series of boat races
regatta
To depose a world leader, or hurl a ball too far
overthrow
Near the end of the second & fourth quarters of an NFL game, a timeout for both teams accompanies this
two minute warning
Teacher's long vacation
(10)
sabbatical
Chest pains can often be relieved with one of these tablets, placed under the tongue
Nitroglycerin
A long short story, running about 100 pages
novella
This organization says its only requirement for membership is a desire to stop consuming food compulsively
overeaters anonymous
In 1774 the Pennsylvania Gazette reported these "each...should be immediately equipped with an effective fire-arm"
minutemen
"Baby" bird
(5)
stork
It's the only remaining childhood rash illness for which there isn't a routine vaccination (A vaccination was produced for this in 1995)
The name of a Venetian ship factory gave us this word for a place where arms & ammunition are stored
an arsenal
The King James version of the 23rd Psalm says "Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup" doeth this
runneth over
A 1914 book on parliamentary practice says after roll call "the secretary will" do this
read the minutes
Before energy or plexus
(5)
solar