LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
Among landlocked countries, this war-torn Asian land is alphabetically first
Afghanistan
Now found in some dictionaries, IMHO, when used in emails & texting, is short for this phrase
in my honest opinion (or in my humble opinion)
Enlargement of this walnut-size gland found only in males is common in men over 50
the prostate
At the age of 11, she joined Justin & Christina in the cast of the new "Mickey Mouse Club"
Britney Spears
Don't be afraid--this animal is a pollo
a chicken
The 2 that are landlocked because they are completely surrounded by Italy
Vatican City & San Marino
Often a misdemeanor, it means to linger in a place for no real reason
loiter
These triangular glands that sit on top of the kidneys produce epinephrine
the adrenal glands
Guðmundsdóttir is the last name of this one-time Sugarcube singer
Björk
This animal, gatto, got your lingua?
a cat
This large landlocked Asian country starts with the same 3 letters as a day of the week
Mongolia
Mum's a word for this flower with a longer name
a chrysanthemum
This gland in the front of the neck below the larynx makes calcitonin to deal with high levels of calcium in the blood
the thyroid gland
On hiatus from Destiny's Child, she played Foxxy Cleopatra in "Austin Powers in Goldmember"
Beyoncé
After all the gelato, I feel as big as a balena, one of these
a whale
Ouagadougou, the capital of this country, is about 500 miles from the seacoast
Burkina Faso
Depending on how you pronounce it, it can be a substance burned for its fragrance, or it can mean to anger someone
incense
Robert Wadlow's overactive this gland cranked enough growth hormone to make him 8'11" tall
a pituitary
10 days after her release from rehab following a 1947 narcotics arrest, this "Lady" sold out Carnegie Hall
Billie Holiday
Tell Leon il cavallo, this animal, has arrived
a horse
This landlocked African country was once called Nyasaland
Malawi
Having all 5 vowels in alphabetical order, it means cleverly amusing, but it can also be snarky in tone
facetious
This tiny organ in the brain secretes melatonin & could be rated "P.G."
the pineal gland
This "Empress of the Blues" performed with Benny Goodman & Louis Armstrong, among others
Bessie Smith
Farfalle are these creatures, but please don't eat them
butterflies