"Flu" is short for this word, which sounds much more serious

Abby Wambach

It's the board game in which you could be ordered to "Go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200"

...to make this fermented cabbage dish with a German name that's popularly served with hot dogs

In 2009 a bank in this Buckeye State got tipped off to a robbery when a man in a ski mask waited patiently in line

People who have the mumps are no longer contagious after this disappears

Julian Edelman

It's the popular game invented in 1948, and what do you mean "Trebek" isn't allowed?

...for sashimi & fillets of this fish, though some prefer it from a can

A man called the home he just robbed in this Arkansas capital to say he dropped his wallet there & wanted it back

Some doctors use cryosurgery, which is this, to destroy warts

Michelle Kwan

In this "Checkers" game, the board is a 6-pointed star, & every player starts with 10 marbles

...for a Waldorf salad, originally just this fruit, celery & mayo; the walnuts came later

In 2009 a thief broke into an NBC news van; in failing to steal a bolted-down camera, he hit this button by mistake

Doctors often also remove these lymphoid tissues when they take out your tonsils

Jason Day

The object of this game with a 4-letter name is to occupy every country & thus conquer the world

...to make festive skewers of tomato, basil & fresh chunks of this cheese

3 Penn. muggers stole an iPhone but didn't turn off this 3-letter feature, which cops used to track & catch them

Fainting is caused by a sudden drop in this

Missy Franklin

We've only got 5 minutes each to make all our moves in this game with a two-word name

...for this Spanish summertime soup containing pureed tomatoes, peppers, onions & garlic

A Minnesota man got a DUI for driving not a car but a redesigned recliner from this hyphenated Co.; it could go 20 mph