THE WORLD’S LARGEST PIZZA HAD AN AREA OF 13,580.28 SQUARE FEET. IT WAS CREATED IN ITALY IN 2012

Currency in the Philippines: PESO
To give an off-the-__ remark: CUFF
__ is used for string data in this app: DESCRIPTOR
Geek (syn.): SWOT
Grand __ of Luxembourg: DUCHY
Squid or octopus, for example: CEPHALOPOD
What crosses a circle twice?: SECANT
Bird with a crown: HOOPOE
Who asks for the wine list immediately?: OENOPHILIST
Type of pants: PALAZZO
__ in house prices: DOWNTURN
Happiness (syn.): GRATULATION
She Stoops to __: CONQUER
Seaweed gelatin: AGAR
The process of growing apples: FRUCTIFICATION

IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT OBESITY IN ITS CITIZENS, JAPAN CREATED THE METABO LAW

Undo (antonym): ZIP
A person with a creative frame of mind: POET
A person responsible for duties around the house: MAJORDOMO
I know every nut and ___ of his: BOLT
Mike bought Michael Jackson’s ___ recording yesterday: TAPE
She is religious and always shows the ___ of icons: VENERATION
The head of a city/town: MAYOR
What do fortune-tellers use to predict the future?: TAROT
I understand the ___of life, so I prefer to enjoy the moment: TRANSIENCY
The indefinite article + wide (synonym): ABROAD
This particle can move at the speed of light: PHOTON
The member that ensures stability and safety in the family: BREADWINNER
Van (synonym): CAMION
To puzzle (synonym): MYSTIFY
The fear of crowds: OCHLOPHOBIA

IT’S ILLEGAL TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE GERMAN AUTOBAHN. YOU COULD FACE A BIG FINE

This metropolis seems to be the ___ of the universe: HUB
Totemism, fetishism, animism are all examples of a ____: CULT
An elder brother of a newspaper: BROADSHEET
He bought this shorts at the biggest ___ of the city: MALL
He came out in a ___ after eating a box of sweets: RASH
This kind of the English article also means ‘one’: INDEFINITE
To ___ the Internet is not the only way to get information: SURF
Taxi driver (synonym): CABBY
The process of snow evaporation: SUBLIMATION
The weather was hot and ___: SHINY
It took a rocket 46 hours to make the Earth ___: FLYBY
Integrity (antonym): INSINCERITY
What stone bears striking resemblance to an emerald?: BERYL
Bags were made of this durable material a long time ago: GUNNY
____ was highly appreciated in the USSR: HOMOGENEITY

YOU CAN BE FINED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR POSSESSING MORE THAN 50 KG OF POTATOES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

They are like two peas in a ___: POD
What do you call the lowest male voice?: BASS
He is the King’s closest _____: CONFIDANT
____ of cards: DECK
A person who has failed and has been laughed at: LAME
You are an ___ servant and can’t leave the country: INDENTURED
Animals that are often called underwater flowers: POLYP
The greenery of the same family as cabbage: CRESS
What do you call a place which joins several rivers together?: EMBOUCHURE
The compass ____ always points north: ARROW
An Italian sauce added to pasta, pizza or bread: PESTO
It is the Greek term for ‘hand’ + ‘writing’: CHIROGRAPHY
Softly (synonym): GENTLY
Steady (antonym): GROGGY
This kind of bread is a great option for weight loss: PUMPERNICKEL

KING GEORGE I CONFIRMED THE DROPPINGS TO BE THE PROPERTY OF THE CROWN

John Keats composed this to a Nightingale: ODE
A word for ‘mister’ in the Eastern culture: BEY
When students smoke because they refuse to leg behind: CONFORMISM
Snack (synonym): NOSH
You can see only the tip of it: BERG
Go easy on them – they are just _____: GREENHORNS
Pine-wood tar: ROSIN
Galloping (synonym): DERBY
Napoleon might have had a complex of ____: INFERIORITY
What do you call a short song?: DITTY
What pattern do you like more: spotty or _____?: STRIPY
A newcomer in investment might need this person: STOCKBROKER
Inherent (synonym): INBORN
A small fly: MIDGE
The witch is looking for a ___ to turn her son-in-law into a pig: BEWITCHMENT

IT IS ILLEGAL TO EAT ICE CREAM ON BANK STREET IN OTTAWA ON SUNDAY. ANY OTHER DAY IS GOOD

This ___ divided two mountains and gave way to the meadow: GLEN
A child has them in a bigger number than an adult: BONE
A person who used to drill oil wells: WILDCATTER
If you want to make fun of a popular song, you do a __on it: SKIT
You have been worn out this week, you had better ___out: CHILL
She never swam with the tide, never showed __ to her fate: RESIGNATION
What kind of meters do you use to account for volume?: CUBIC
It came as a ___ for me when I saw a wedding ring on her left hand: SHOCK
The British Empire promoted this policy over centuries: COLONIALISM
__ is widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plant: HOSTA
Loan (synonym): CREDIT
A very curious tourist can be described with this term: RUBBERNECKER
Artful (synonym): ADROIT
A Japanese seasoning often served with sushi and soy sauce: WASABI
A group of protestants was detained by ___ force: CONSTABULARY

FAMILIES WITH TWO DAUGHTERS ARE THE HAPPIEST. RESEARCHERS CONCLUDED THAT TWO GIRLS ARE UNLIKELY TO FIGHT AND RARELY ANNOY THEIR PARENTS

My mom’s hair was as black as __ until she turned gray: INK
__ man out; (syn.) white crow: ODD
A type of manual medicine: KINESIOLOGY
Edible fat: SUET
(syn.) Vortex: EDDY
A person that creates movie basis: SCRIPTWRITER
A tree nymph: DRYAD
(syn.) Bubbly: FOAMY
One-time monetary reward: HONORARIUM
A program that can visit websites and follow hyperlinks: SPIDER
To treat with indignity: DEMEAN
Related to a type of alternative medicine: HOMEOPATHIC
(syn.) Outcome: PROGENY
(syn.) Stew: CHOWDER
Nobility: GENTLEFOLK

LINDA WOLFE (ESSEX) IS AN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO HOLDS THE GUINNESS RECORD AS THE WORLD’S MOST MARRIED WOMAN. SHE TIED THE KNOT 23 TIMES

A military leader in the Ottoman Empire: AGA
Japanese wrestling: SUMO
A guilty __ needs no accuser: CONSCIENCE
To lionize: EXALT
To prepay postal charges: FRANK
Gauss __: ELIMINATION
Be yourself, don’t follow the __!: CROWD
A part of the water supply and sanitation system: SEWER
An event with a hard-to-predict outcome: CLIFFHANGER
Excessive flattery: SMARM
A vehicle horn: KLAXON
Antonym of boorish: DEFERENTIAL
Demonstration flight: AIRSHOW
Information used to defend a viewpoint: AMMUNITION

SOME PEOPLE MARRY THEMSELVES. FOR INSTANCE, 30-YEAR-OLD CHEN WEI YIH FROM TAIWAN

To __ out the land: SPY
(syn.) Facial expression: MIEN
Antonym of perennially: SPORADICALLY
In a mad __; in a wild hurry: DASH
A gambling card game originating in France: FARO
A device used for tilling soil: ROTOTILLER
Swampy ground: SWALE
Sound made by chicks: CHEEP
An open __ is good for the soul: CONFESSION
(syn.) Triumphator: VICTOR
He chose a wrong__, he’d rather be a singer than a lawyer: VOCATION
Consequence which complicates a situation: RAMIFICATION
A microcredit organization: PAWNSHOP
Ante cibum: PREPRANDIAL

DESPITE BEING ABSOLUTELY BIZARRE, THIS MARRIAGE ACTUALLY INTENDED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL LOGGING

Sleepy state: DOZE
A low-alcohol drink obtained by apple juice fermentation: CIDER
Fraudulent appropriation of funds: DEFALCATION
You must lose a fly to catch a __: TROUT
I heard you __ with your wife, and I feel sorry for you: SPLIT
Antonym of superior: SUBORDINATE
A noisy gathering of people: GAGGLE
(syn.) Fenny: MARSHY
A disease that causes hoarse voice: LARYNGITIS
To punish by a fine: AMERCE
A chest for storing valuables and money: COFFER
A passenger of crowded public transport: STRAPHANGER
A religious confraternity: SODALITY
A road part intended only for bicycles movement: CYCLEWAY
A person that brings something to perfection: CONSUMMATOR