The Previous World Leader
Before Raúl Castro, this guy 5 years older than Raúl
Who is Fidel Castro?
To those hoping to harvest, literally &/or figuratively: it's when you should make hay, according to a proverb
What is "When the Sun Shines"?
Where performers are farthest from a theater audience, or to draw attention away from others to yourself
What is Upstage?
It's the "R" in the musical genre name "R&B", & it's a bit tougher to spell than the "B"
What is Rhythm?
A sinister Kalamata
What is an Evil Olive?
Hu Jintao preceded him as president of China.
Who is Xi Jinping?
Don't "spout" off about trivial things; you might be accused of brewing one of these mini-squalls
What is a Tempest in a Teapot?
The force of one object hitting another, or to have a direct effect on.
What is Impact?
A handy spelling mnemonic: this word referring to writing paper has an "E" for "envelope"; its homonym has an "A" for "at rest"
A drinking receptacle used to hold Juicy Fruit or Trident
What is a Gum Mug
Before Monegasque ruler prince Albert II
Who is Prince Rainer III?
Get engaged at someone else's engagement party & you've committed this larceny?
What is "Stealing Thunder"?
To abrade, or to feed in a field
What is Graze?
To avoid spelling this Yiddish word for, say, your BTS snow globe, try an easier-to-spell synonym like "curio" or "doodad"
What is a Tchotchke?
Your holdings of Au are chronicled in a written record or diary
What is a Gold Log?
He handed the reins to Justin Trudeau?
Who is Stephen Harper?
Don't look for this hyphenated companion when dark clouds roll in.
What is a Fair-Weather Friend?
Made clear or easier to understand, or the type of manuscript seen in the middle ages and Lindisfarne Gospels.
What is Illuminated?
At least to the James Beard Foundation, there's no "N" on the menu when spelling this word for the owner of an eatery
What is a Restaurateur?
A treat after a long day of work in a sliding box in a chest
Preceding Nelson Mandela, he became second deputy president in the new government?
Who is F. W. de Klerk?
It's what you've captured if you achieve unlikely success; very loosely speaking, Ben Franklin caught some in a Leyden jar.
What is "Lightning in a Bottle"?
To discover by intuition, or given by or proceeding from God.
What is Divine?
These pups were called "badger dogs" to disassociate them from Germany after WWI; as a bonus, the non-German name was easier to spell
What is a Dachshund?
I've done this, dug in the earth to find blue twill-woven fabric used to make jeans
What is Mined Denim?