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(9-letter words that have the letters "I-O" in them.)
UNDER THE ...
ANIMALS & THEIR FOOD
SOUNDS SPACEY
200

In the 1960s Geoffrey the Giraffe became the mascot & spokes animal for this store

Toys R Us

200

Cat killer, or NASA rover

curiosity

200

Stephen King novel in which Chester's Mill, Maine is sealed off from the rest of the world

UNDER THE DOME

200

2 species of this blood-drinking bat, the white-winged & hairy-legged, feed primarily on birds

A VAMPIRE BAT

200

In a 1931 cartoon this Disney dog said, "Kiss me!" but has been a canine of very, very few words since

PLUTO

400

With the introduction of the Model T & more people hitting the road, outdoor advertising on these became more popular

billboards

400

To be verklempt is to be considered very this

emotional

400

Anthony Kiedis wrote this song about the loneliness of heroin addiction

UNDER THE BRIDGE

400

Flamingos, which can live 20 to 30 years in the wild and even longer in captivity, get their pinkish color from the food they eat, like shrimp or plankton, and at the zoo, nutritionally complete pellets that all contain a red-orange pigment similar to this one found in squash and sweet potatoes

BETA-CAROTENE

400

In addition to 3 Musketeers bars, this corporation also owns brands like Uncle Ben's & Whiskas

MARS

600

A portmanteau word, this type of paid programming is a TV ad that typically lasts 15 to 30 minutes

an infomercial

600

In sushidom, California rolls often include fish called this type of "crab"

imitation

600

Prince's acting oeuvre includes "Purple Rain", "Graffiti Bridge" & this 1986 film

UNDER THE CHERRY MOON

600

Birds called kites include one that doesn't fly very fast; it doesn't need to as it eats only one species of this gastropod

A SNAIL

600

A song by Train begins, "Now that she's back in the atmosphere, with drops of" this "in her hair"

JUPITER

800

The icon for this product has been around for over 100 years, but she doesn't look a day over 8

Morton Salt

800

A permit to drive a taxi; one in a big city has sold for as much as $1.3 million

a medallion

800

A writer impulsively buys an Italian villa in this book, later a Diane Lane film

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN

800

Drone technology has allowed for amazing footage from Monterey Bay, showing a blue whale gulping a bountiful feast of this, its favorite food

KRILL

800

Part of the name of a Canadian province, it's a type of lox

NOVA

1000

In a 2019 Super Bowl ad, Sarah Jessica Parker's & Jeff Bridges' characters forego their usual drinks for this fancy Belgian beer

Stella Artois

1000

Referring to a standard of judgment, this word comes before an important "Collection" of classic movies

Criterion

1000

Malcolm Lowry's Mexico-set masterpiece

UNDER THE VOLCANO

1000

This Australian Sea cow similar to the manatee has ivory tusks to dig up the sea grasses that make up its diet


THE DUGONG

1000

In Greek mythology this daughter of Cassiopeia was chained to a rock as a sacrifice

Andromeda