snook·er
ˈsnuːkə(r)
Noun
A game played with cues on a billiard table in which the players use a cue ball to pocket the other balls in a set order.
Verb
Trick, entice, or trap.
A three part puzzle:
1. Answer each clue below with a 7-letter word. The clue answers are in alphabetical order and all 26 letters from the alphabet will be represented in the final list. Feel free to email me if you would like confirmation of your answers before moving on to Part 2.
2. Place all 13 answers into the grid so that each of the 26 letters of the alphabet occupies one of the lighter-colored squares. Each answer has a different shading pattern. This step earns you the 4-star difficulty, and side note: I did not use a computer to create or solve this part, just some good ol' fashioned logic.
3. Starting at the top of the table, send your cue ball on a path that will reveal the location of the cache. Don't get snookered!
The clues
Franklin invention for people with presbyopia
Yew or monkey puzzle tree
River through Kiev
Good time to see the serpent descend at Chichen Itza
Family to keep up with
Clue room
Roman goddess of wisdom
Lolita author
Salty snack
Detroit iceman
A sweet and square age
Jump that Bush performed to mark his 75th, 80th, 85th, and 90th birthdays
Novel whose action takes place on June 16, 1904
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.