| Clue | 4-Letter Word |
|---|
| ★ US President in 1845-1849 and subject of this word ladder ★ | |
| Meat from a pig | |
| Public place where people play | |
| ★ Because of his surprise victory at the 1844 Democratic convention, he is known as a '____ horse' candidate. ★ | |
| Something thrown at a board | |
| Place to put items when shopping | |
| What electors do to their votes | |
| ★ One of his rivals for the nomination: politician and general Lewis ____ (who did get the nomination in 1848) ★ | |
| Cylindrical soda containers | |
| Walking stick | |
| Ice cream delivery device | |
| ★ How many children he had ★ | |
| ★ Number of ballots at the convention (On the first seven ballots, he received no votes at all!) ★ | |
| Common response to 'How are you?' | |
| Discover | |
| Affectionate | |
| It's what's for dinner | |
| Silly or stupid person | |
| Athlete's infraction | |
| ★ Oregon expansionist slogan: 'Fifty-____ Forty or Fight!' ★ | |
| How lemon or vinegar tastes | |
| A drunk might do this to his speech | |
| | Clue | 4-Letter Word |
|---|
| Dirty, crowded part of a city | |
| Shut a door angrily | |
| Kill a monster or other foe | |
| ★ His opponent in the general election was veteran politician Henry ____, who had run twice before ★ | |
| What appreciative audiences do | |
| Short music or video excerpt | |
| Item in a poker pot | |
| What a hard taskmaster cracks | |
| ★ Aforementioned opponent Henry was a leader of this political party. ★ | |
| Old Scottish word meaning to beg | |
| ★ Unlike William Howard Taft, he was relatively this. ★ | |
| ★ Unlike Rutherford B. Hayes, he did not have a beard on his this. ★ | |
| Originate a phrase | |
| Become part of a larger group (like Texas and the US in 1845) | |
| ★ Incumbent president ____ Tyler, at odds with his party, did not run. ★ | |
| Roy ____, McCarthy era prosecutor | |
| What Americans call maize | |
| Where an apple's seeds reside | |
| Restore to health | |
| Six-sided regular polyhedron | |
| ★ He offered $100 million to Spain for this island, but they declined. ★ | |
| A large brass instrument | |
| | Clue | 4-Letter Word |
|---|
| What baths are taken in | |
| File folder protrusions | |
| Skin decorations, for short | |
| Large containers where wine ferments | |
| Soldiers who returned from the Mexican War, for short | |
| ★ As president, he did this to Congress's Rivers and Harbors Act. ★ | |
| Mother of Apollo and Artemis | |
| Tonight Show host Jay | |
| Provide to a borrower | |
| Watch over something, like a bar | |
| ★ Like his mentor Andrew Jackson, he hailed from this state (abbrev.). ★ | |
| A migrating sea bird | |
| ★ True to his promise, he did not seek a second one of these. ★ | |
| Group of ball players | |
| Site for stitches | |
| Something fake, possibly a pillow cover | |
| Pygmalion author George Bernard, or Jaws and The Sting actor Robert | |
| There's no business like this business. | |
| What Frosty is made of | |
| Be acquainted with | |
| ★ His middle name (and his mother's maiden name); also a fort known for a precious metal ★ | |
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Quiz Updated Jan 20, 2017
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