"A" City to Remember
The South by Southwest Conference is a big draw in this city
Austin
This compound adjective has traditionally, though not exclusively, described a certain tenacious spider
Itsy-Bitsy
PEN America ranked this Anthony Burgess work as the most banned book of the 2024-25 school year
A Clockwork Orange
One study says 11 words is the ideal length of this kind of headline to get you to hit a link; try starting with "You Won't Believe"
Clickbait
The white pearl albino variety of this product from the Caspian Sea can run about $15,000 per pound
Caviar
Beautiful Waitemada Harbour can be found in this, New Zealand's most populous city
Auckland
Tread carefully: literally or figuratively, it's an area fraught with unseen hazards
Minefield
A memoir of his LGBTQ youth, George M. Johnson's 2020 bestseller "All Boys Aren't" this color is a frequent ban target
Blue
In Rebecca Solnit's essay that helped launch this word, a guy informs Rebecca about an important book that he doesn't realize she wrote
Mansplaining
In emulation of Muhammad, these desert fruits, tamr in Arabic, are commonly eaten to break one's fast during Ramadan
Dates
This North Carolina city is the eastern gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains
Asheville
"The whole" one means the entirety; split the word & add an "S" & you've got a Ricky Martin song title
Shebang
In 1959 a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Post Office could no longer confiscate copies of this D.H. Lawrence novel
Lady Chatterley's Lover
This colorful term is used for making a product or service appear more environmentally friendly than it really is
Greenwashing
A few years ago people in Tokyo voted this instant dish the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century
Ramen
Great Scot! It sits upon the Rivers Dee & Don on the North Sea
Aberdeen
Often accompanied by pointing, it's a folksy way to say "in the direction indicated"
Thataway
In 2024 this Salman Rushdie work returned to bookstore shelves in India after a 36-year ban
The Satanic Verses
It's no longer just a swimming stroke, it's a verb meaning to improvise a rap
Freestyle
With its creamy texture & mild taste, ricotta cheese is traditionally made in Italy from this milk component
Whey
In 1917 T.E. Lawrence helped capture this Jordanian port town on a gulf of the same name
Aqaba
If somebody describes you as this word meaning related to the theater, it's usually not a compliment
Histrionic
In 2020 an Arkansas senator sought to cut funding for schools using the bestseller titled this 17th century year "Project"
1619
A very early example of this is an 1853 image of "Sally and Mrs Reed" with not just Sally & Mrs. Reed in it
Photobombing
The name of this Mexican soup that's from the Nahuatl word for hominy can be spelled with an S or a Z
Pozole