Cueshtick

Watched large yellow clouds of pollen blow across the yard over the last few days. My allergist tells me that pine pollen is too big to cause me any trouble. Funny how something drives me nuts around this time of year.

All answers to these clues are 5 letters. The third letter in each correct answer will spell out the rest of this pun….

"In an alternate universe, George Michael had an allergy to chocolate...."

-1. a lake or a Chevy
-2. stadium
-3. hotel amenity
-4. cliched
-5. sample
-6. a game or a fireplace tool
-7. fire stone
-8. worth
-9. tooth
-10. anew
-11. West Point student
-12. credit partner
-13. tier
-14. mock
-15. sticky
-16. hanker
-17. spooky
-18. beer mug
-19. protrude
-20. cede
-21. pert
-22. ad hoc law group of old
-23. shy away from
-24. damp
-25. artist support
-26. cool…maybe cold
-27. a bug or maybe a small smoke

1 - Tahoe

2 - arena

I'll take the tough one

6. Poker

22. posse

Looks good

Rog, we count on you to get those brain-bashing toughies out of the way

15. yucky
27. roach

7. flint

8. value

12. debit

18. stein

11. cadet

9. Molar
10. Fresh

3 - towel

19 - bulge

26. nippy

5. taste

20. yield

13. layer

23. cower

You're beating this one up pretty well!

I had "tacky" for 15 but "yucky" works too

4. stale

17. eerie

Yes and Uh-huh!

16 - yearn

21 - sassy

14. tease

24. moist

25. easel

He was killed by a careless wispa

Yes! Nice finish, ladies