SEAT CHANGE
Do this, brown a meat's exterior at a high temperature, to give steak a nice crust & seal in its juices
Sear
Passengers might hope to spot a legendary monster while riding a "Beastie Boat" on this Scottish lake
Loch Ness
Using her first name spelled backwards, Aneres was a fashion label launched in 2004 by a legend in this sport
Tennis
You got your hammer, your wrench... it's what you often see a carpenter wearing
Tool Belt
What's with those noble gases? They all end in "O-N" except for this one, He--& what's so "noble" about filling up balloons?
Helium
This 1995 cop drama features the first time that Al Pacino & Robert De Niro appear together in the same movie scene
Heat
In 2019, the Indian army released photos allegedly showing this creature's footprints in the Himalayan snow
Chrissy
In this picture book series, a longtime antagonist is Odlaw; read his name backwards & it makes sense
(Where's) Waldo(?)
Hey, sunbathers! If you're okay with a little nudity from the waist up, this might be the place for you
Topless Beach
Since it's in table salt, shouldn't we put this element, Na, in the center of the periodic table so everyone can reach it?
Sodium
On ESPN, this word means a piece of sports data--but in the E.R., it means "right now!"
Stat
This mythological bird that emerged from flames inspired the name of a U.S. state capital
Phoenix
We see what you did there, Ms. Winfrey; the media mogul gave her production company this name in 1990 by reversing her first name
Harpo
This crooner received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2001
Tony Bennett
This is a metal, but it's liquid at room temperature--you shouldn't be able to pour yourself a cup of metal!
What's the deal?!
Mercury
In journalism, this word refers to a specific topic a reporter covers, like politics or entertainment
Beat
Alleged to drink the blood of livestock, this creature's name means "goat-sucker" in Spanish
Chupacabra
Filled with healthy vitamins, a half-cup of asparagus also contains a gram of this substance spelled backwards in "asparagus"
Sugar
It's what your child might sleep in after she's outgrown her crib
Toddler Bed
It has the symbol K, but it starts with P & there's not even a "K" in its name!
That's bananas!
Potassium
Ella Fitzgerald was a master of this singing style that utilizes syllables rather than words
Scat
A dinosaur-like cryptid, the mokele-mbembe is said to live in the basin of this second-longest African river
The Congo
It's the insurance giant famously bailed out in 2008 whose stock ticker symbol appears backwards in "Giant"
AIG
His film roles include Sgt. Barnes in "Platoon" & Jake Taylor in "Major League"
Tom Berenger
This metal has a 3-letter name, yet they gave it a 2-letter symbol, Sn--why not just "T"?! "T" was available! What's the deal?!
Tin