WORDS BEFORE WORDS
Bean,
market,
widow
black
To be or not to be present for all 242 minutes of this 1996 Kenneth Branagh film, that was the question, & we had dinner plans
Hamlet
A physical thing
&
to express disapproval
object [ob-JECT] or object [OB-ject]
It is defined as a rodent mammal, Cavia porcellus, & as a person or thing used in an experiment
a guinea pig
Deltiology is the hobby of collecting these greetings from around the world
postcards
Carpet,
saucer,
colors
flying
I saw all of Sergio Leone's epic called this fairy tale phrase "in the West", but during "in America", I had a little snooze
Once Upon a Time
To feel bitter
&
transmitted again
resent [RE-sent] or resent [re-SENT]
The fruit of the cholla type of this is a favorite food of Harris' antelope squirrel of the Sonoran Desert
cactus
This activity requires a true leap of faith
bungee jumping
Climbing,
salt,
star
rock
We cut out after Jack said he was king of the world; this 1997 film is 3 hours & 14 minutes long, & what could possibly go wrong?
Titanic
Closely packed together
&
a small makeup case
compact [com-PACT] or a compact [COM-pact]
April 2 is the national day to celebrate this animal some keep as a pet; it resembles a slightly bigger weasel
a ferret
Gridded number puzzles include Sudoku & this one that requires math & whose trademarked name I'm partial to
KenKen
Clip,
towel,
money
paper
We saw the original 181 minutes of this Best Picture winner with Kevin Costner, but missed a 1991 London showing adding about 50 more
Dances with Wolves
Something that pulls a vehicle behind it
&
a tall, narrow building
a tower [TOE-ur] & a tower [TAU-ur]
This spiny creature is native to England, where people love tight rows of bushes in their gardens
a hedgehog
The name of this method of fabric dying is Javanese for "painted"
batik
Winter,
family,
option
nuclear
We were excited to see his fabled cut but then saw the USA Today headline: "Why is" this director's "'Justice League' four hours long?"
(Zack) Snyder
A burrowing insectivore
&
a Mexican cooking sauce
a mole [mōl] & mole [MOH-lay]
A species of rat that has infested the world & a type of lemming known for mass drowning are both named for this country
Norway
The recent release of the 1950 U.S. census is of special interest to devotees of this hobby of tracing one's family roots
genealogy