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It's the cord you were born to lose |
umbilical
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In between being president & chief justice, he taught constitutional law at Yale |
William Howard Taft
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Donald's girlfriend, she was first known as Donna Duck but was renamed in her second film, "Mr. Duck Steps Out" |
Daisy Duck
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Among Time magazine's 25 Best Inventions of 2013 was the cronut, a cross between this & a donut |
the croissant
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What's that giant talking octopus smoking a cigar mean? Use oneiromancy, the practice of interpreting these |
dreams
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A special deal on goods |
(Howard: What are [*] and sail?) (Alex: Yep. You don't have to give both of them.)
sale
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If I had a wooden hammer, I'd play this instrument here |
a xylophone
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He's the good-humor man seen here in 1925 doing one of his famous rope tricks |
Will Rogers
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A creation of the comic books, this rich old miser wears a red coat & a black silk top hat |
Scrooge McDuck
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It's the 6-letter term for a thin slice of meat, especially pork or veal, that's broiled or fried |
a cutlet
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A necromancy can mean this 5-letter magical word that is "cast" by wizards |
a spell
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To bend the body in reverence |
bow
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Dear contestants, it means earnestly or honestly. This adverb, Alex Trebek |
sincerely
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Naturally this designer was born in NY, the daughter of a tailor & a model |
Donna Karan
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In a 1938 cartoon, Donald's sister Dumbella sent these 3 nephews to visit him; chaos ensued |
Huey, Louie, & Dewey
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Served in chicken soup, knaidel is another name for this Jewish favorite |
matzo ball
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Tasseomancy, the reading of these, must be popular in England in the late afternoon |
tea leaves
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Strict, harsh or grim |
stern
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Random House describes it as "a greenish blue or bluish green" & ooo, sorry... aquamarine has 10 letters |
turquoise
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Introduced on TV in 1961, this uncle of Donald was a professor who spoke with a European accent |
Ludwig Von Drake
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Used for making stocks & gravy, they're innards like the heart, liver & gizzard of poultry |
giblets
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A state of temporary inactivity like hibernation |
dormancy
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Gathered, like troops on a border |
massed
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"V" know this adjective means lively or animated |
vivacious
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Best known for a different work, in 1833 he produced a "Common Version" of the Holy Bible "with Amendments of the Language" |
(Bill: Who is Thoreau?)
Noah Webster
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In the opening of "The Mickey Mouse Club", Donald would strike this instrument, usually with disastrous results |
(Howard: What is the cymbal?)
a gong
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It's the two-word name of the USA's best-selling grape |
Thompson seedless
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Chiromancy is this method of telling someone's fortune |
palm reading
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Origin, such as the "noble" type |
birth
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