BODIES OF WATER
19th CENTURY DRAMA
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW
FIENDISH ENTERTAINMENT
PLEAS
THANK YOU
400
This river that rises in the Cotswold Hills flows through the heart of London
Thames
400
1860's "The Colleen Bawn" was one of Dion Boucicault's many popular plays about life in what's now this country
Ireland
400
I assure you, there's nothing wrong with you, but if you insist, I'll prescribe this inert preparation, Latin for "I shall please"
Placebo
400
Harvey Keitel played his dad Satan when he played the title role in the 2000 comedy "Little Nicky"
Adam Sandler
400
This native of Fall River, Mass. pled not guilty to charges of parental murder via ax-whacking & a jury agreed
Lizzie Borden
400
According to thesaurus.com, "OK hand" & "saluting face" are among "15+ ways to say thanks" in the form of these
emojis
800
La Rochelle, France & Santander, Spain are ports on this bay
Biscay
800
Robert Montgomery Bird noted that his own "The Gladiator" about this revolt leader was from the same year as Nat Turner's revolt
Spartacus
800
Hurts to swallow, swollen tonsils with white patches, red spots in the mouth--looks like this, from the name of the bacteria
Strep Throat
800
Abbey the succubus & a demon named George plague a priest & psychologist, living up to the title of this TV show
Evil
800
After the 1982 acquittal of John Hinckley Jr., Congress created stricter rules governing pleas of NGRI, short for this
Not Guilty for Reason of Insanity
800
Irritate your elders by replacing "you're welcome" with this casual response to "thank you"; it's a 2-word translation of "Hakuna Matata"
no worries
1200
In Season 8 of "Seinfeld", Kramer finds the pool too crowded & takes up swimming in this, actually a tidal estuary
East River
1200
The opening of the "Aeneid" gave Shaw the title of this play in which an enemy soldier takes refuge in a young woman's bedroom
Arms and the Man
1200
That lump in your skin is just a dermoid type of this 4-letter sac of tissue; nothing to worry about, but I'll remove it
Cyst
1200
In 2019, I took over the role of this character, played by Ron Perlman; though summoned from the depths by Rasputin, I tried to do some good, despite my nature
Hellboy
1200
After 62 mos. in prison, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange pled guilty & was sentenced to 62 mos. in prison, aka these 2 words
Time Served
1200
Beware this 3-word expression of preemptive gratitude, "tia" in text-speak, which many find presumptuous
thanks in advance
1600
Prior to construction of the Panama Canal, ships had to navigate this treacherous waterway around Cape Horn
Drake Passage
1600
In a Gogol comedy, a clerk is mistaken for this imminently awaited title government official, knowledge he uses to full advantage
Inspector General
1600
We need to fix that knee; luckily it's a minimally invasive surgery using this fiber-optic tool seen here
Arthroscope
1600
Morningstar was the last name of this TV title character, who left Hell for the sunny climes of the City of Angels, Los Angeles
Lucifer
1600
Condemned to death by poisoning in 399 B.C., he famously refused to plead for mercy & insisted, "I shall never alter my ways"
Socrates
1600
With a 4-syllable word sometimes cut down to 3, this newly popular phrase recognizes your whole self, not one specific action
Appreciate You
2000
This Minnesota lake is the source of the Mississippi River
Itaska
2000
August Strindberg described the title heroine of this play of his as a "man-hating half-woman"
Miss Julie
2000
I haven't seen a case of beriberi in years! We're putting you on a regimen of this vitamin, B1, stat!
Thiamine
2000
David Tennant plays the demon Crowley, who, among other things, tempted Eve with an apple in this series
Good Omens
2000
Hugh Grant entered one of the most famous pleas of the '90s: to the charge of lewd conduct: no contest, or this phrase in Latin
nolo contendere
2000
In 1976 the London Times noted this British synonym for "thank you" had made a "remarkable transition from the pub"
Cheers