Understand what is really being said
Read between the lines
Those look like snake heads, but they are really the wing tips of the atlas this four-letter insect
Moth
Spend some time in the loop in this city & you can hit Daley Plaza
Chicago
To defeat, or to hit repeatedly like a drum
beat (bang)
They're things of the past; speaking in a conciliatory sense, sometimes you just let them be them
Bygones
Hold on and take a spin on this
Merry-go-round
In Canada & elsewhere, this fowl is often called a "honker"
A goose
Chicago
Rum
To smooth metal with a tool, or to put a document in its proper place
File
n this type of "notation", the number 22 is represented as 10110
Binary
A style of house
Split level
This animal of the weasel family, Neovison vison, has rich, dark fur once popular for coats
Mink
Take a trip to Flavortown with Guy Fieri on this Food Network show, "DDD" for short
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
To inspect a place as a preliminary to robbery
Case
Letting you know who's who, it's found before many newspaper articles
Byline
Fruit of the Loom makes them
Thermal underwear
This South American river predator is fearsome, thanks to its sharp teeth, seen here
A piranha
A chilly evening? Relax around this backyard accessory, burning wood like the portable model called the Solo Stove Bonfire
A fire pit
To portion out food, or to gossip
To dish
It refers to a legislature composed of dual houses
Bicameral
A classic TV show or its remake
Lost in Space
If hornets' nests seem paper-like, it's because they are made of saliva & fibers of this
Wood
Named for an area of Northeastern Europe, this dog breed seen here needs a walk on Friday night
A Pomeranian
To stride up & down, or to set the speed of a race
Pace
As a verb, it means "to avoid"; as a noun, it's the road you might use to avoid something
Bypass