The Curious Cave
Along the path, you discover an entrance to a large cave. Stalactites and stalagmites hang from the ceiling and rise from the floor. Nearby, you notice a set of inscriptions on the walls; pebbles and other debris litter the floor beneath them. You think you can puzzle those carvings out, but the resulting phrase seems rather cryptic.
Note to solvers: some of the answers consist of multiple words
| You can tune a guitar to get this, or maybe it’s a fish sound? | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Congressman with a coonskin cap: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Kicked out of religious office, or maybe thieves stole a dress: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Tire maker, or lava, perhaps: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| His vehicle has four wheels, and flies: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Twins... in space!!! | _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| This type of ruler or state seeks power over others. Nothing to do with shrubbery: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Displaying an excessively critical point of view: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Status of arch component, or one of 50 nicknames (minus “The”): | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Might follow upper or anger: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| The approx 290 million of these in the US tend to contain 4, 6 or 8 related items: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Modern musical style: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Skill useful on 7/4 or at NASA; sometimes seen with model: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Religious hymn, or 2012 Tom Cruise vehicle: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Festive flying items related to another clue: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Cheech Marin, or one of many in a Shirley Jackson story: | _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Nickname of General, or old field border: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| An Australian spread that, despite the name, does not not contain agricultural pests: | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
Answer: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
