jeopardy season 36 (1)
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey
This coif never really goes out of style
the mullet
Bullock's & Baltimore
orioles
An island group of the Western Pacific held by Germany until WWI, it bears the name of a German Chancellor
Bismarck Archipelago
After an attack at 2 mosques in this city, PM Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand banned most semi-automatic weapons in 2019
Christchurch
"Death Comes for the Antonia"
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Rubble or Boop
Betty
By Eric Carle: "The Very ___ Spider"
Busy
2011 was busy for Rachel Weisz & this Bond actor; the pair starred in "Dream House" & got married
Daniel Craig
In 1227 this Asian conqueror was buried in a secret & still unknown location
Genghis Khan
This character complains to Antony about Cleopatra's "contestation"
Octavius
"___ Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis"
Thirteen
The "D" in DC Comics refers to this profession
detective
Sadly isolated
lonesome
A TV writer & producer, Maria Semple more recently wrote the bestseller "Where'd You Go" her
Bernadette
She's known for her bold & whimsical designs & for her hair extensions: B.J.
Betsey Johnson
Chris Pratt's "beta" raptor from "Jurassic World" was named this, like the coloration on its skin
Blue
A dog that gave its name to a Richard Nixon speech
Checkers
Here's a building in UNAM in Mexico City that is the school's Institute of this
Chemistry
Planet No. 2 changes one letter & becomes a place where an event is held
Venus to venue
Ultramarine was the ultra-essential to this Dutchman's "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter"
Vermeer
An American symbol:BAGEL DEAL
a bald eagle
In 1698 Peter the Great wanted his wife, Eudoxia, to become an ex-this & forced her into a nunnery
a czarina or empress
Road-building & irrigation--lots of infrastructure investment by this S. American people who ruled an empire of nearly 12 million
the Inca
With 20, in 2018-19 Morgan Rielly led the NHL in goals by a player at this position where scoring isn't your first job
a defenseman
Featuring Clapton, Winwood & Baker, 1969's Blind Faith has been described as the 1st rock band to be one of these special formations
a supergroup
A word that means the same as another word
a synonym
Jefferson likened liberty to one of these that must be "refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"
a tree
An absolute ruler; in ancient Greece it was one who seized power illegally
a tyrant
Aided & this got you in legal trouble
abetted
Time to get on the ship! All this!
aboard
To hastily depart to avoid capture, perhaps with the money, too
abscond
From a word meaning "circular", it's a world revolution
an orbit
There are over 160 stories in Dubai, & this 2,717' building has every one of 'em! This building ...it'll make you say gee, wiz!
the Burj Khalifa
The Russian revolution saw this 4-letter legislative body fade away
the Duma
"Vela En El Viento"
"A Candle In The Wind"
A museum founded by Pope Gregory XVI is dedicated to the antiquities & art of these darn ancient Italian people
the Etruscans
Calling TV "a vast wasteland" in 1961 was no less an authority than Newton Minow, chairman of this commission
the FCC
In a Marine Corps recruiting slogan, this 3-letter word means "uncommon"
the Few
In "Good Omens", this biblical group was updated a bit for the times with a new member: Pollution
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
In "Jersey Boys" Frankie Valli, lead singer of this group, narrates the section of the play dubbed "Winter"
the Four Seasons
Before Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800, he was dubbed king of these people
the Franks
Formed in 1977, this Marxist British post-punk band took its name from a group infamously led by Mao's widow
the Gang of Four
Sacred to Hindus, this river begins in a Himalayan ice cave more than 10,000 feet above sea level
the Ganges
Tyler, the Creator raps, "I am" this character, "Tell your homeboy in a red suit to chill, before I ban him from Who-ville"
the Grinch
Frank Lloyd Wright was in his 90s when he supervised construction of his final masterpiece, this museum
the Guggenheim
Manhattan Island is bounded by the Harlem River, the East River & this river
the Hudson
"Democracy demands wisdom", says the website of the NEH, the National Endowment for these
the Humanities
This organization, the IMF, was created in the 1940s to promote global trade & to secure financial stability
the International Monetary Fund
Here is the 6,000-mile journey known as this, taken in 1934-35
the Long March
Te Reo is the language of this New Zealand people
the Maori
The final stages of this oddly mobile seed with a "national" name ' is the emergence of a moth that has cocooned inside
the Mexican jumping bean
This gathering with a numerical and alliterative name drew hundreds of thousands of black men to Washington, D.C.
the Million Man March
This Canadian police organization is famous for its musical ride of 32 officers on horseback
the Mounties
In 1977 the Soviet icebreaker Arktika became the first surface ship to reach it
the North Pole
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) The Earth wobbles as it spins, moving the Polar Axis through the sky, so 12,000 years from now, Vega will replace Polaris as this
the North Star
Marathon: This empire
the Persian Empire
Made famous by Walt Disney, this student uses magic while his teacher is away, leading to loads of trouble
the Sorcerer\'s Apprentice
These are found in Rome, though they sound like they should be in Madrid
the Spanish Steps
In 1991 the German government allowed access to personal files from this East German secret police force
the Stasi
Playing a shell game, J├╕rn Utzon won a 1957 design competition for what would become this Australian landmark
the Sydney Opera House
Tilbury & Southend-on-Sea lie on this river, along with many other British-sounding places
the Thames
The Lanterne Rouge goes to the athlete who finishes last in this long race; in 1931 Richard "Fatty" Lamb took the prize
the Tour de France
This fortress & prison complex was begun around 1078 by William the Conqueror
the Tower of London
During this part of a military wedding, swords are drawn & the bride & groom pass through the arch
the recessional
Not sparing it to spoil the child in "The Children's Friend" in 1821, Santa left parents "a long, black birchen" this to use
the rod
Perennials like mountain hemlock & lodgepole pine are found near, but not above, this natural boundary at about 9,500 feet
the timberline
It's the lowest-sounding member of the brass section
the tuba
It's the name for the set of drums seen here
timpanis
This sledding sport probably originated on the slopes of Montreal
tobogganing
You pledge your this 5-letter word when engaging to marry
troth
A: in Genesis 20:2, he says his wife is his sister
Abraham
The graphic thriller "Whiteout" takes place at McMurdo station in this very remote place
Antarctica
A list of the best ones might include Partagas & Cohiba Siglos
Cuban cigars
Taking place on the eve of this invasion, 2018's "Overlord" features less-than-human Nazis
D-Day
D: this German died in 1900, a quarter century before his firm merged with that of Karl Benz
Daimler
Rugs called Roskilde, Silkeborg & Osted are among things bearing names of towns not in Sweden but in this country
Denmark
This daughter of Jacob & Leah is seduced by Shechem, leading to a horrible revenge by her brothers on his family
Dinah
In the 2019 Western Conference Final this Warrior not named Steph or Klay led both teams in rebounds, assists, steals & blocks
Draymond Green
Cáemgen in Gaelic, the 7th century's Saint Kevin is a patron saint of this capital city
Dublin
Had Rum, North Carolina
Durham [HAD RUM]
In the title of a bestseller by Gail Honeyman, this woman "is Completely Fine"
Eleanor Oliphant
"Women in Defense" (documentary short) commentary written by (1941)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Florence Graham said she got this pseudonym & brand name from Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden"
Elizabeth Arden
Named for a child kidnapped in 1996, an Amber Alert is short for "America's Missing: Broadcast" these 2 words
Emergency Response
The Source magazine began a feud with this Detroit rapper & film star, but he put a "Nail In The Coffin" on that
Eminem
As it says on the 1941 Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster, do this "Now"!
Enlist
"Fear of Fifty" was "A Midlife Memoir" by this "Fear of Flying" author
Erica Jong
Founded in 1885, this magazine established an institute to test consumer goods, which might get its seal of approval
Good Housekeeping
Sofia Vergara & this hunky husband co-star in Hulu's "Better Ruins Everything" commercials
Joe Manganiello
About Mr. Tribbiani, who spins off to Los Angeles to continue his acting dreams
Joey
A rock star: Aaron Taylor-Johnson in "Nowhere Boy" & Ian Hart in "Backbeat"
John Lennon
Part of "Being" this actor was getting inside the head of Poirot in a recent TV miniseries called "The ABC Murders"
John Malkovich
This actor's diary & pistol are at Ford's Theatre
John Wilkes Booth
Visitors often leave pennies face up on the Baltimore grave of this assassin
John Wilkes Booth
Steven Spielberg called this composer "the single most significant contributor" to his "success as a filmmaker"
John Williams
The hospital system of this university known for its school of medicine employs 31,000 Marylanders
Johns Hopkins
He was recovering from typhoid fever when he was inaugurated Vice President on March 4, 1865
Johnson
This 7-letter last name of 2 U.S. Presidents is particularly common in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin & both Dakotas
Johnson
"Fourth Grade Nothing" Peter Hatcher & Sally J. Freedman as herself
Judy Blume
While famously going around the world in 72 days, Bly met this author who told her how her route differed from Phileas Fogg's
Jules Verne
On "SNL" Dan Aykroyd once portrayed this Emmy-award-winning chef having a little difficulty preparing a chicken
Julia Child
In an ex-terminal, designed by Eero Saarinen, the TWA Hotel has 500-plus ultra-quiet rooms with views of this airport's runway
Kennedy Airport
The name of this single-use coffee brand is derived from the Dutch word for "excellence"
Keurig
President of Marvel Studios
Kevin Feige
In 2017 Billy Bob Thornton took home the gold for his role as lawyer Billy McBride taking on the big guys on this drama
Kingpins
She thanked her "one and only love" Kevin Bacon when she won for "The Closer"
Kyra Sedgwick
A Pace├▒o is from this South American capital
La Paz
The Romaine River is a small part of Canada's longest provincial boundary between Quebec and this vast mainland region
Labrador
In Poe's "The Raven", her whispered name is heard in the darkness
Lenore
This Real Housewife of Beverly Hills is Mrs. Harry Hamlin
Lisa Rinna
"The Girl Who Lived Twice" is the latest novel featuring this tattooed heroine introduced by Stieg Larsson
Lisbeth Salander
In 1040 Scottish King Duncan I was slain in battle & this man known to readers of Shakespeare succeeded him
Macbeth
For more than 200 years, Spain has made people rich on Christmas with the Lotería de this
Navidad
While the Crimean War was raging, this mountainous land fought a less well-known war with its neighbor Tibet
Nepal
This toy brand said, "Throw it around indoors; you can't damage lamps...you can't hurt babies or old people"
Nerf
About 3 million people live in this state--51,000 work for MGM Resorts International
Nevada
Martinez is number 1 in this state where Susana Martinez was governor from 2011 to 2019
New Mexico
If you're having beignets, at Cafe du Monde, you're living the high life in this city
New Orleans
The London Metropolitan Police has licensed this "New" name on a forensics kit for kids
New Scotland Yard
You'll find this state in Australia's lower right-hand corner
New South Wales
In 1703 this scientist had enough gravitas to be named president of the society
Newton
Arianism, which argued that God & Jesus weren't one & the same, was condemned by the 4th c. council of this "Creed" city
Nicaea
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE) If you visit this country, you can enter the room where Edvard Grieg did his composing in the home he built
Norway
Splitting from Sweden in 1905, this nation got its monarchy restored; Haakon VII became king & reigned until 1957
Norway
The album "Beerbongs & Bentleys" topped the Billboard 200, going pillar to him
Post Malone
The official residence of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is the Dar al-Makhzen Royal Palace in this capital city
Rabat
About Ms. Morgenstern, who leaves Minneapolis to give New York one last chance
Rhoda
The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading isn't in Portugal, but in this carnival city
Rio de Janeiro
"Lethal White" is the fourth Cormoran Strike novel J.K. Rowling has written using this pseudonym
Robert Galbraith
Jason Bourne, a whole lot of people chasing Jason Bourne
Robert Ludlum
Hildene, a Georgian Revival mansion in Vermont, was built at the turn of the 20th century by this son of Abraham Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
2018: "On the Basis of Sex"
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A peak in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains is named for this Shoshone interpreter
Sacagawea
Norman Mineta became the first Asian-American mayor of a major U.S. city when he took over this tech town near San Francisco in 1971
San Jose
Texas' Swift Single Malt Whiskey is made from barley imported from this whisky homeland
Scotland
Ordering these sea creatures got you a packet of brine shrimp eggs instead of primates
Sea-Monkeys
American Airlines Captain Beverley Bass was piloting one of the 38 planes that were diverted to Newfoundland on this date
September 11th
In 2017 this Cherokee syllabary inventor appeared on the reverse of the $1 coin
Sequoyah
Tiny Vukovar Island in the Danube River is claimed by both of these former members of Yugoslavia
Serbia and Croatia
This line begins the nursery rhyme that also says, "Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king?"
Sing a song of sixpence
Check out the 130-foot Rain Vortex at Changi Airport in this city state island country directly below Malaysia
Singapore
It's the most common last name in over half of the 50 states
Smith
Playwright August Strindbergs home, with rooms that he furnished like stage sets, is now his museum in this capital
Stockholm
"Hughes" was chiseled off this poet's headstone so often by her admirers that the surname was then cast in bronze
Sylvia Plath
Western Air Express & Transcontinental Air Transport formed what would be this company in 1930, but it got absorbed by Am. Airlines in 2001
TWA (Trans World)
These punk rockers: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
The Clash
Mark Haddon got the title of this novel from an observation made by Sherlock Holmes in an 1892 story
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
C.S. Lewis' review of this 1937 work by pal J.R.R. Tolkien said, "Prediction is dangerous but" it "may well prove a classic"
The Hobbit
The appetite for this 2008 dystopian bestseller, the first in a series, has yet to be quenched
The Hunger Games
"The Iceman Becomes Electra"
The Iceman Cometh
In 1943 the L.A.times said this "tale of a little boy from a very little asteroid" was "so big with meaning"
The Little Prince
In 1932 this London newspaper started using the New Roman typeface named for it
The London Times
This Netflix show is a chilling reworking of Shirley Jackson's gothic horror tale
The Lottery
Rachel Brosnahan portrays a strong woman in this period comedy on Amazon & won Golden Globes for her work in 2018 & 2019
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
In this long cinematic "Story", Atreyu loses his horse Artax in the swamp of sadness, devastating many a child of the '80s
The NeverEnding Story
The Pigeon sisters (not enough? okay...). Felix & Oscar
The Odd Couple
One of Roger Moore's final films was this 2017 TV remake, but Adam Rayner, not Roger, played Simon Templar
The Saint
1994:Red Redding, a lifer at a Maine prison
The Shawshank Redemption
In this Thomas Harris thriller, the death's-head's hawk moth is used by the villain Buffalo Bill
The Silence of the Lambs
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) Here's the outfit James Gandolfini wore in the final scene at the diner of this Emmy-winning drama series before they cut to black
The Sopranos
This island play that involves a lot of sorcery is the only place he used "sorceries"
The Tempest
From 1984, it "is out there!...it doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. & it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead"
The Terminator
On Jan. 25, 1959 John XXIII called for this, the 21st ecumenical council of the church, but it sounds more like the 1st sequel
Vatican II
The double-talk name of this Washington city may come from a Native American word meaning "small rapid rivers"
Walla Walla
The Lilly clan's annual family reunion near Beckley in this "Mountain State" has had as many as 75,000 attendees
West Virginia
Tennessee's Ole Smoky Distillery bottles this electric-sounding stuff, also a 2-word term for moonshine
White Lightnin\'
This last name of Rhode Island Senator Sheldon is also a famous building not far from the Capitol
Whitehouse
At 16 James Monroe entered this college named for 2 royals but left after 2 years to fight in the revolution
William & Mary
The NCAA record for rebounds in a game is 51 by Bill Chambers in a 1953 game for this very old college in Williamsburg, Va.
William & Mary
American poet of "The Red Wheelbarrow" who's also a store selling gourmet cookware
William Carlos Williams-Sonoma
This 3-named leader of the Free Silver Movement served as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Until 1987 no building in Philadelphia rose higher than the statue of this Colonial founder atop city hall
William Penn
Louisiana-born singers Hank Jr. & Lucinda share this surname, the state's most common
Williams
Augustus Gloop gets evicted from this man's candy factory because his gluttony has gotten the best of him
Willy Wonka
Putting faith above all else, Sandy Koufax didn't pitch game 1 of the 1965 World Series, as it fell on this Jewish day of atonement
Yom Kippur
Called the longest street in the world, this Toronto st. is more than 200 years old, but its name sounds like the opposite of "old"
Yonge Street
Based on a Caroline Kepnes novel, this Lifetime/Netflix series about stalking is one creepy pronoun
You
This actor's cookbook featured Food Fit for the King and You, and included Russian, Gypsy and Thai recipes
Yul Brynner
On April 12, 1961 this Soviet pilot made a single hour & a half orbit of Earth
Yuri Gagarin
In 2002 he announced his retirement & the closing of his famous haute couture house: Y.S.L.
Yves Saint Laurent
In 2006, the first "High School Musical" gave this actor his breakout role
Zac Efron
It's the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zaire
Fitzgerald's career as an inept Army officer was brightened when he met this future wife while stationed in Alabama
Zelda
Don't complain. Just name the sage type of this bird that Lewis & Clark called the heath cock
a (greater) grouse
Part of the deal with organic milk is that cows are not given rBST, a type of these
a (growth) hormone
This item that you often need to buy at checkout for $1.50 is called Frakta
a (shopping) bag
4-part harmony is integral to this style of unaccompanied singing
a barbershop quartet
22-year-old Steven Trotter was the youngest man to go over the falls in one of these & survive; BTW, the stunt is illegal
a barrel
In 1968 Annie Leibovitz bought her first one of these, starting her on the road to fame
a camera
It's a fish nursery
a hatchery
Sail holder
a mast
It's a Spanish word for an interior courtyard, or an American word for a paved backyard area
a patio
In this type of manuscript, the handwritten text is supplemented by the addition of elaborate illustration
an illuminated manuscript
The alliterative "more" this "for your buck" was popularized by a 1950s Secretary of Defense
bang
This type of pressure is also called atmospheric pressure
barometric
The Greeks gave us saganaki, setting the sheep's milk type of this ablaze right at your table
cheese
Ludmilla Alexeyeva, one of these activists who "dis"agreed with the Soviet line, noted there's no good word for them in Russian
dissidents
Sparkling iron pyrite sometimes gives miners delusions of impending wealth & is derisively called this
fool\'s gold
In his 1941 State of the Union Address, FDR said, "We look forward to a world founded upon" this many "essential human freedoms"
four
Pheasant or duck, for example
fowl
Some say this 2-word power of personal choice is an illusion; C.S. Lewis said it "makes evil possible" but also goodness
free will
A computer term, GIGO is short for this
garbage in, garbage out
In 1920 the society awarded William Bateson a royal medal for his work in this field of biology he had named in 1905
genetics
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. On a sphere, the shortest route is described as this, a term preceding "dome" in a Buckminster Fuller structure
geodesic
To correctly read this Japanese type of comic, be sure to start with the panel at the upper right side of the page
manga
About halfway between extremes, or one who communicates with spirits
medium
After picas: petty, or a former Louisiana currency
picayune
Trace minerals give this seasoning from the Himalayas its namesake rosy hue
pink salt
Dizzy, Lefty, Pud,Cy
pitcher
When I tripped & fell into the Upper Tiber, there was a big splat in Umbria
platinum
Magic,Isiah, John(okay, John Stockton)
point guard
It means toward the rear & is also a polite word for the part you sit on
posterior
A turntable known as a "slow wheel" is used by practitioners of this craft
pottery
Some Frigidaire wall ovens beep when this early-stage recipe instruction is finished & the food can go in
pre-heating
Watch out for one of these defensive sorties that sounds like a female first name
sally
In the mid-1100s the Taira clan became Japan's first dominant political group who were these warriors
samurai
There were lemon, orange & raspberry types of this frozen fruit juice & cream treat
sherbet
A word meaning not blind gets rid of -ted to make this weary exhalation
sigh
The larva of Bombyx mori never gets to leave the cocoon, which is turned into this cloth
silk
This interjection is from the Danish & used as a toast
skoal
In a kids' rhyme you'll "break your mother's back" if you do this
step on a crack
This 5-word idiom meaning "to take responsibility" comes from what a baseball batter does before seeing a pitch
step up to the plate
A throat culture can check for an ailment common in kids & caused by the group a type of this bacterium
strep
A word meaning to try hard tries hard & changes a letter to take one long step
strive & stride
Maize dishes (& their names) from Algonquian include hominy & this boiled corn & beans combo
succotash
More than 35,000 folks in New Jersey work at Wakefern, a co-op with about 350 of these including ShopRite
supermarkets (grocery stores)
According to Luke 2, Mary "brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in" these
swaddling clothes
Perspiring
sweaty
60% of milk's water is removed & sugar is added before canning to get this double-adjective shelf-stable milk
sweetened condensed milk
This "dark" pandemic ravaged Europe between 1347 & 1351
the Black Plague
In 1926 "The Sun Also Rises" was one of the first novels mailed by this club that lets you discover new titles 12 times a year
the Book of the Month Club
A 1957 study of the middle class, with the alliterative title "The Black" this group, traced it to 1865 & the Freedmen's Bank
the Bourgeoisie
Gangs in the "Gangs of New York" era included the Plug Uglies, the Short Tails & these "Boys" named for part of lower Manhattan
the Bowery Boys
The DIA, this, provides info for the JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
the Defense Intelligence Agency
About 40 attendees didn't survive this 1846-47 "party" in a Sierra Nevada mountain pass
the Donner Party
This ancient priestly class had mostly died out by the 400s because most Celts had become Christians
the Druids
Sarah Paulson nabbed a trophy for playing this prosecutor in "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson"
(Marcia) Clark
The first Olympic Team USA, in this 19th century year, consisted of 14 athletes, who won 11 events
1896
Ahead of the new millennium, Necco offered the saying this many "Kisses" & this many "Hugs"
2,000
A Motown legend: "What's Going On", also the name of one of his albums
Marvin Gaye
We'll give you more than 4 bits if you know this rapper played himself in 2015's "Spy"
50 Cent
Not a Halloween tradition, English Jack o' Lents were made on this mid-week Christian holiday
Ash Wednesday
In the Bahamas, everyone dances in the streets for the Junkanoo celebrations on New Year's & this December 26 holiday
Boxing Day
In 2013 Variety said of this AMC show's final episode, it got the "chemistry just right"
Breaking Bad
Seen here, he dressed as befits a publisher whose name is still on "GQ" and "Vogue"
Condé Nast
By Natalie Babbitt: "Tuck ___"
Everlasting
The islands of Lemnos & Samos
Greece
"The War Room" (1993) as herself
Hillary Clinton
J.D. Vance analyzes the culture of poor white Americans in this 2016 memoir
Hillbilly Elegy
India's first female prime minister, she helped shape the country's constitution & society
Indira Gandhi
"Interview with the Damned"
Interview with the Vampire
August marks the 30th anniversary of Iraq invading this country, leading to the Persian Gulf War
Kuwait
October 7, 1950 is the official founding date of her own order, the Missionaries of Charity
Mother Teresa
When this board game launched in 1981, it came with 6,000 questions
Trivial Pursuit
In a 1962 game he had 25 rebounds to go along with 100 points
Wilt Chamberlain
At his death, this great hunter was changed into a constellation
Orion
In this Pierre Boulle novel, chimps & gorillas rule & men live like beasts
Planet of the Apes
The legislature of N.M., the home state of Clyde Tombaugh, has decreed this body to be a planet when it passes over the state
Pluto
Sweet! This South American judicial capital lies at 9,000 feet on the Quirpinchaca River
Sucre
Thomas Gainsborough set the tone with the portrait seen
The Blue Boy
In Greek mythology, the Epigoni were the sons of Greek chieftains known as the "Seven Against" this
Thebes
These 3 words precede "the centre cannot hold" in Yeats' "The Second Coming"
Things fall apart
"The ___ Wizard of Oz"
Wonderful
Feeding on flies, zyzzyx is a sand type of this stinging insect
a wasp
Of declare guilty in a court of law (6 letters)
acquit
Swelling of the throat can be part of this severe & potentially life-threatening allergic reaction
anaphylactic shock
Stephen Dedalus
artist
To make amends for a past mistake
atone
Julius No
doctor
Many of the songs of Elizabethan composer Thomas Morley end with these "Deck the Halls" syllables
fa la la la la la la la la
To leave someone when they still need you; oh, my darling, do not
forsake
Originally a set of graduated bells, now it's tuned steel bars struck with wooden hammers
glockenspiel
Horrific & grisly, like some murders
gruesome
From @stoweboyd on twitter.com August 25, 2007: this ubiquitous social media word derived from a keyboard symbol
hashtag
Boundless capacity, or a number greater than any countable quantity
infinity
Contraction used to address the queen in England
ma\'am
Lawrence "L.T." Taylor, Ted "The Mad Stork" Hendricks,Harry "no cool nickname" Carson
linebacker
Abbreviated LPG, it burns clean when cooking in your RV
liquid propane gas (liquified petroleum gas)
Chile's University of Atacama was founded in 1857 as a school of this, the Atacama region's main economic activity
mining
The volcanic soil of Maui is low in harsh sulfur compounds, producing the sweetness of Maui or Kula these
onions
Doppler weather systems use this type of technology to detect weather patterns
radar
This 4-letter way you might like your steak is also a synonym for "uncommon"
rare
Oyster,SmarTrip,Clipper
subway cards (transit cards)
This mighty tree lends its name to a city of about 400,000 on San Francisco Bay
the oak
This tall flightless bird was supposedly uncaring about its own young, as in Job & Lamentations
the ostrich
5-letter type of nurse who keeps the surgical team sterile & helps with their gloves & gowns
the scrub nurse
The Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal & Viminal are these
the seven hills of Rome
The King James Bible sayeth, "A soft answer turneth away" this synonym for anger
wrath
In Mandarin Chinese: huang se
yellow
Approved 2020 names for these in the Eastern North Pacific include Fausto, Yolanda & Zeke
hurricanes
This word meaning given to quick & unpredictable mood changes goes back to the Roman messenger god
mercurial
Another way to say stay quiet!: this word for your mother
mum
From the French for "jumped", it means to fry food quickly in just a little fat or oil
sauté
"B" aware that this 19-mile-long strait splits Turkey into western & eastern portions
the Bosporus
E: his "Elements" says, "a line is a length without breadth"
Euclid
This city of 75,000: by Wilmette, Skokie, Chicago & Lake Michigan
Evanston
This Shakespeare play is set in 44 B.C.
Julius Caesar
Once part of Massachusetts, this state is celebrating its bicentennial
Maine
Patty Duke & Anne Bancroft play student & teacher in this film
The Miracle Worker
The opera ain't over until you get to Bayreuth, Germany & its periodic festivals celebrating this composer's work
Wagner
After the high chair, a toddler can graduate to this seat
a booster seat
When the King James Bible refers to the "hart" as clean, it means these forest dwellers
a deer
This dietary progression might begin with plants, move up through herbivores & end with large carnivores
a food chain
Hamilton Beach 8-cup with adjustable slicing
a food processor
Breezy, or a hawk's nest
airy [aerie]
Arthur Dimmesdale, (Young) Goodman Brown
Hawthorne
"...Three men in a tub"
"Rub-a-dub-dub"
Idris Elba, 2010-2019
(John)
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE) This primate, seen here, lives in coastal countries of North Africa
A Barbary ape
A 1918 song title said this "Is Hard To Find"
A Good Man
Rustic-looking chairs made of natural woods are in this style named for an upstate N.Y. mountain range
Adirondack
In 1878 & 1886 he produced sets of "Slavonic Dances"
Antonin Dvořák
The website for this company begun in 1886 has links for "Shop with a Friend" & "Become a Representative"
Avon
Michael Crichton put a 10th c. Muslim traveler into the events of this Old English epic to prove he could make it entertaining
Beowulf
In 1886 gun maker Friedrich Krupp had a daughter named this; we're not sure if she was a big baby
Bertha
This prehistoric period began around the 4th Millenium B.C.
Bronze Age
This Nevada city bears the name of John C. Fremont's scout
Carson City
Coco Crush is a jewelry collection from this brand
Chanel
South-of-the-border dog breed (1967)
Chihuahua
This "softly named" Puritan minister examined Christianity in New England with "Magnalia Christi Americana"
Cotton Mather
Kevin Kwan said he based this 2013 bestseller on the Kwan, Oh & Hu families
Crazy Rich Asians
Joe Jonas of this 4-letter group described "Cake By The Ocean" as a party anthem
DNCE
In this film, Kevin Costner first meets the Sioux after they repeatedly try to steal his horse, Cisco
Dances with Wolves
She betrays Samson for silver
Delilah
Jeff Lindsay's books about a very different Miami CSI were the basis for this Showtime series
Dexter
The film "Blade Runner" was based on this Philip K. Dick novel whose title is a 6-word question
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
This Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece in Pennsylvania is named for what's happening below it
Fallingwater
Mississippians Caddy Compson & Thomas Sutpen
Faulkner
The novel "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella was the basis of this 1989 film
Field of Dreams
In the late 1800s this physician identified Mycobacterium leprae, the cause of a disease now named for him
Gerhard Hansen
In this 2017 horror film, Lakeith Stanfield delivers the 2-word title line
Get Out
Joseph Lieberman
Gore
In this poem Allen Ginsberg tells Carl Solomon, "I'm with you in Rockland" 19 times
Howl
Straddling 2 continents, this city famous for its mosques & palaces has been called the place where "East meets West"
Istanbul
John Krasinski, since 2018
Jack Ryan
She was Lieutenant Starbuck on "Battlestar Galactica" and now seeks out aliens as astronaut Niko Breckenridge on "Another Life"
Katee Sackhoff
This wooden toy dates from 18th century Japan
Kendama
Act II of this play ends with Cornwall saying, "'Tis a wild night. My Regan counsels well. Come out o' the storm"
King Lear
By Monsieur Flaubert, "A Story of Provincial Life"
Madame Bovary
Xian means "county" in this language
Mandarin
Remember the Alamo & this city whose ZIP Codes run from 78201 to 78299
San Antonio
2018 saw "The Last" of 6 of these comedy disaster TV movies on SYFY that combined saltwater carnivores & storms
Sharknado
A 2015 biopic: "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" & "We Want Eazy"
Straight Outta Compton
Legend says when Columbus saw the 3 mtn, peaks on this Caribbean island he chose to name it for the Father, Son & Holy Spirit
Trinidad
In a poem by William Blake, these 4 words precede the second line, "In the forests of the night"
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
$13 billion in aid was distributed to 17 European nations, including this new country born from a recent division
West Germany
Robert Pirsig's 2-wheeled traveling tale: "An Inquiry into Values"
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Before her death, Sue Grafton had planned to write a final alphabet mystery, counting down to "Z is for" this
Zero
Seen hanging from the neck of zebu
a dewlap
A stodgy older gentleman
a fogy
An elaborate maze
a labyrinth
A cleaver in the head is part of Bellini's "Assassination of St. Peter" this, one who dies for his faith
a martyr
Something adopted by a group as a representative symbol
a mascot
It is "often thought of as referring to persons (or) places"
a noun
A walk-through is a very early one of these; a run-through comes later
a rehearsal
The house here has this type of veranda that extends around the sides of the house
a wraparound
This synonym for ridiculous is derived from Latin: that's completely...
absurd
Named for its shape, it's the fighting area in a UFC cage
an octagon
This belief is the denial & rejection of the existence of God or gods
atheism
These tight-fitting, 3/4-length pants named for an Italian resort were hip, & on hips, in the '50s, '80s & again in the 2000s
capri
Days of protests on this island in 2019 forced Governor Ricardo Rossello to say he'd leave office
Puerto Rico
In 2019 one of these chairs from the Titanic was up for auction; about 10 are still known to exist
deck chairs
"Sweet melody" music maker struck with handheld hammers (1949)
dulcimer
French échelle, "ladder", gave us this word for a ranking; try to be in the upper one
echelon
Adjective meaning fair, as in the distribution of property
equitable
From the Greek for "moral character", this discipline is concerned with right & wrong
ethics
This figure that begins a famous speech just means 87
four score and seven years
In Verona, Italy the symbol of carnevale festivities is il papa del these potato dumplings
gnocchi
Tony Esposito,Vladislav Tretiak, Ken Dryden
goalie (in hockey)
Rock, solid:TEA RING
granite
Bela I of Hungary died ignominiously when this furniture symbol of his royalty collapsed, mortally wounding him
his throne
Marie's monthly nut for her condo naturally includes HOA dues, HOA short for this
homeowners association
Fabric pattern seen here that's popular for jackets and suits
houndstooth
The diversion of water above the falls for this type of power slows the rate of erosion
hydroelectric
To question formally, like a cop does to a suspect
interrogate
This 5-letter word for a very large deer comes from words meaning "he strips off" (bark to eat, that is)
moose
Your point is this, of no practical value
moot
I declare this Latin word to mean a suspension of activity
moratorium
Its name is from a word for "little fly"; a 2019 book says it may have killed half the humans who ever lived
mosquito
A type of embroidery:DELETE NO PIN
needlepoint
This 4-letter seaweed that wraps up sushi is actually a type of red algae
nori
NIMBY is an acronym for "not" here
not in my backyard
Dryads were the tree-dwelling version of these creatures
nymphs
Margarine
oleo
Vanguard I, Proba-3
satellites
It's a system of sending messages using flags (1946)
semaphore
George Smiley
spy
It's the dialectical combining of 2 seemingly opposing ideas into a new one
synthesis
(Sarah of the Clue Crew at the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest, Hungary.) The Széchenyi Chain Bridge was the first to permanently span this river and connect the two old cities that form Hungary's capital. At the time, there was debate over Budapest versus Pestbuda
the Danube
This strait gets its name from Dardanus, an ancient city on its Asian shore
the Dardanelles
This peninsula: by the Yellow Sea, the Tsushima Strait & the Sea of Japan
the Korean Peninsula
Thousands gathered at this iconic L.A. location for Olympic track & field events
the L.A. Coliseum
In a 1978 film Peter Ustinov's Poirot discovered "Death on" this waterway
the Nile
"The Fall of Athens" is the 37th & final chapter in Donald Kagan's book named for this war
the Peloponnesian
The Cagayan River, Mindoro Island
the Philippines
In 1978 Inspector Clouseau dealt with Andrew Sachs as a mental patient who believed himself to be Poirot in "Revenge of" this
the Pink Panther
With the photic sneeze reflex, looking at this can cause some people to spontaneously sneeze
the Sun (light)
In Spanish they're the Indias Occidentales
the West Indies
This crime involves charging unusually high interest
usury
"___ Years in Tibet"
Seven
Jennifer Lawrence to Bradley Cooper in this film: "Calm down, crazy"
Silver Linings Playbook
Neil Gaiman won a Newbery Medal for "The Graveyard Book"; this Neil won a Pulitzer for "Lost in Yonkers"
Simon
This duo's biggest hit was 1970's "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Simon and Garfunkel
This 4'8" gymnast carried the flag in the closing ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympics
Simone Biles
"Carmen"
Spain
In 2018 this choir dropped "Mormon" from its name
Tabernacle
Theodore misses his old place & thinks a 3rd term is the perfect solution but this incumbent has other ideas about TR's house hunting
Taft
This tuba was developed by & named for the "March King"
the sousaphone
"Hitch your wagon to" one of these
a star
Rivoli's & bumblebee
hummingbirds
NN
neon
Chase Sapphire,Discover,Blue Cash
credit cards
Before "up", it means to admit to a misdeed
fess
Blue & Steller's
jays
Jimmy & Rosalynn are moving to D.C.; he's putting his farm of this crop into a trust to avoid conflicts of interest
peanut
This colorful word can be applied to both the beautiful bloom and the edible gastropod seen here
periwinkle
This body of water: by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan & Russia
the Caspian Sea
I'd like to thank the Recording Academy for handing out these awards, first presented in 1959
the Grammys
A big race with this 2-word French name was first run near Le Mans in 1906
the Grand Prix
A 2019 tweet about Hong Kong by Daryl Morey, GM of this NBA team, caused consternation in China
the Houston Rockets
The SAS for short, it's kind of the British Delta Force
the Special Air Service
This movement, whose name harkens back to the 1770s, made its first big splash with rallies on Tax Day 2009
the Tea Party
In the Pyrenees, the Candlemas bear was the more ferocious predecessor of this U.S. rodent
the groundhog
In times of good fortune, you "live high on" it
the hog
In 1952 an Ohio man annoyed by loud ads invented the Blab-Off, an early version of this feature on your remote
the mute button
This central part of a Christian church is where the worshippers sit; the altar is for the clergy
the nave
#TBH is short for this, when users try to be truthful about an idea they post...on the Internet...noted home of the truth
to be honest
This word means "sweetly charming"; if you don't know it, you may lose some
winsome
In 1987 Brad Pitt was on this CBS nighttime drama in an episode directed by the show's star Larry Hagman
Dallas
She was "DF", daughter of a haberdasher, before she was "DK", powerhouse designer
Donna Karan
After creating Elsie the Cow, Borden Dairy introduced this bull to sell glue
Elmer
In 1984 he played Ace on "E/R" 10 years before getting even more devilishly handsome on a very different "ER"
George Clooney
This author's "Middlemarch" includes a party hosted by Mr. Vincy on New Year's Day
George Eliot
The graphic novel "They Called Us Enemy" is a memoir of this "Star Trek" actor's time in an American WWII internment camp
George Takei
This noble name: "The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes"
Greystoke
In March 1995 Russian troops captured this Chechnyan capital
Grozny
Here's a view of this TV personality
Joy Behar
"Dark Paradise" is a song on her album "Born To Die"
Lana Del Rey
Until Vatican II, it was the only speech for mass communication
Latin
"Disclosing the Past" is the autobiography of this Mary who dug up some very old skulls
Mary Leakey
In 1632 this colony was chartered by Cecil Calvert as a safe haven for Catholics being persecuted in England
Maryland
The name of this people of Kenya precedes "Mara" in the name of a national reserve loaded with lions
Masai
"Masterchef Junior" (2017) as herself
Michelle Obama
This company created the Verdana typeface for use on its Windows operating system
Microsoft
A to U: a tree part enjoys a late-morning meal, as tree parts do
branch to brunch
Named for an anesthesiologist, an Apgar score for newborns measures Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity & this
Respiration
Families feeding birds have led to the nickname "world's biggest bread soup" for Tj├╢rnin Pond in this Icelandic capital
Reykjavik
Right there in the webbing of the Michigan hand is Madonna's city of birth, named for its location on this bay
Saginaw Bay
After 1378 rival popes in Rome & Avignon excommunicated each other during the Great Western this 6-letter term
Schism
Told he babbles on under pressure on this tech sitcom, Thomas Middleditch's Richard asks, "Why does this thing people say?"
Silicon Valley
Get me pictures of the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama, a lizard that looks like this Marvel superhero created in 1962
Spider-Man
This show about an animated fellow "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea"
SpongeBob SquarePants
"Anna Karenina": these 2 cities about 400 miles apart
St. Petersburg & Moscow
"The Music Lovers": Richard Chamberlain as this Russian
Tchaikovsky
PTFE is an AKA of this coating for pots & pans that has made cooking & cleanup much easier since 1960
Teflon
On March 26, 2018 the Commerce Dept. said the question of this would be reintroduced on the census; a lawsuit was soon filed
citizenship
Give partially decayed plant matter called peat a few million years & it'll form this ignitable rock
coal
Joaquin Castro & Louie Gohmert are both in the House from this state, & that's about as much as the 2 have in common
Texas
In this novel Mark Watney says, "I didn't die on Sol 6. Certainly the rest of the crew thought I did"
The Sun Also Rises
Quaker has an organic hot cereal called "Simple &" this word for healthful
Wholesome
It's the lowest-sounding member of the string section
a bass
Of bedridden or unable to walk (10 letters)
ambulatory
Giving oxygen by mask during sleep is one treatment for this sleep disorder
apnea
Acorn Street in Beacon Hill is one of the last roads in Boston still paved with this material
cobblestone
Today there's Jamoca; back in the day it was just plain this beverage
coffee
Understanding:SPECIMEN HONOR
comprehension
After we get our hot dogs, time to slather on the mustard at this station
condiment
Festive paper pieces that are tossed in the air
confetti
South Mountain: McClellan tops this top general
(Robert E.) Lee
In a 1994 film, Alan Cumming voiced this title horse
Black Beauty
Just go with it--Andy Roddick is married to this model
Brooklyn Decker
This Pasadena school makes a big bang with its 2.9 billion bucks
Caltech
The USA's tallest all-granite structure is the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown at the tip of this cape
Cape Cod
In 2002 Queen Latifah belted it out as prison matron Mama Morton in the movie version of this musical
Chicago
1984 was the first model year for the minivan from this company with Lee Iacocca as its CEO
Chrysler
"De-Lovely": Kevin Kline as this red, hot & blue American
Cole Porter
Just one more thing--this Asian capital city is home to Gangaramaya Temple
Colombo
"We keep spending most our lives livin' in a gangsta's paradise" on a hit by this rapper
Coolio
A quote from his ever-cheery "The Road"--"There is no God & we are his prophets"
Cormac McCarthy
An X-shaped chair of the Italian Renaissance is also known as this divine Italian poet's chair
Dante
This Persian ruler of the 500s B.C. is mentioned in the books of Ezra, Haggai & Zechariah
Darius
Really, 007--SPECTRE is Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge & this blackmail synonym
Extortion
"Let's Hear It Tor The Boy" & "Almost Paradise"
Footloose
He's well-suited as Italy's most successful designer: G.A.
Giorgio Armani
This desert with a Mongolian name takes up huge portions of Central Asia
Gobi
On those warm, sunny London afternoons, take a dip in the bathing ponds of this famed Heath in the north of the city
Hampstead Heath
I'm confused! This calendar had Adar Sheni, its leap month, in 2019, not 2020
Hebrew (Jewish)
HSBC stands for these 2 Chinese places Banking Corporation
Hong Kong & Shanghai
2 characters: "You're using Bonetti's Defense against me, ah?"; "I thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain"
Inigo Montoya & Westley
2009:Nelson Mandela
Invictus
The title character of Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad" tells the story of running this kingdom while waiting for Odysseus to get back
Ithaca
In 2019 his "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction" first came out as an e-book
J.D. Salinger
Jamie Dimon is head of this financial services company, the largest in the United States
JPMorgan Chase
Fanny, who visits Mansfield Park, & hunky Edmund, whom she meets there
Jane Austen
In 2014 this "NCIS: Los Angeles" co-star ended a 17-year rift with Canibus, with the 2 rapping onstage in Brooklyn
LL Cool J
On HBO: "Behind the Candelabra"
Liberace
Born Emmanuel Radnitsky, this artist, whose work is seen here, was a contributor to the Surrealist and Dada Movement
Man Ray
This state: by Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona & California
Nevada
A Newfie is from this Canadian province
Newfoundland
"The Long Goodbye" finds this gumshoe describing various blondes, including a shadowy one who "speaks softly out of nowhere"
Philip Marlowe
Tight Burps, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh [TIGHT BURPS]
Zywiec, a town in this Central European nation, is home to the Komorowski Castle
Poland
The iconic pony representing this brand appeared on a Ralph Lauren shirt cuff in 1971
Polo
Giving new meaning to the word "mass", he was the headliner of one held in Manila in 2015 that drew 6 million people
Pope Francis
Diamonds & a winning lottery ticket, not $100 bills, are the goal in this 2002 action comedy
Powerball
In 1893 Ruggero Leoncavallo & this other Italian composer had lunch & discovered both were working on "La Bohème" operas
Puccini
"Shrek 2" improves on the original with the introduction of this gato guapo
Puss in Boots
A 1970s special Pulitzer winner: "The Saga of an American Family"
Roots
A lake that forms the boundary between Vermont & New York bears the name of this explorer who visited in 1609
Samuel de Champlain
The Sammarinese are the people of this country
San Marino
Noted for his wisdom, this B.C. ruler organized Ancient Israel into 12 districts, appointing his own gov. for each one
Solomon
With more than $27 billion, this California school is the best-endowed non-Ivy League private university
Stanford
2014: "The Theory of Everything"
Stephen Hawking
This novelist has sold an estimated 350 million books
Stephen King
In 1968 this band took us on a musical "Magic Carpet Ride"
Steppenwolf
This Louisiana Rep. received a standing ovation in 2017 after returning from injuries received from a gunshot wound
Steve Scalise
The university system of this state has more than $30 billion; its A&M system, more than $13 billion
Texas
This TV family headed by Herman lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane
The Munsters
In 2018, for voting purposes, it became the first reality-competition series in TV history to air shows live, coast-to-coast
The Voice
Lt. Monroe crossed the Delaware with Washington to fight in the battle of this now-N.J. capital & got a near-fatal wound
Trenton
In VC, a British military decoration
Victoria
Francois-Marie Arouet used this one name on works like "Candide"
Voltaire
In 2012 this probe left the heliopause (the boundary of the sun's magnetic field) & headed out into interstellar space
Voyager
In 2019 the U.S. Mint issued quarters with a "W" mint mark for the first time, indicating they were minted at this N.Y. location
West Point
A series by Jeff Kinney: "Diary of a ___ Kid"
Wimpy
From 2019: "Let It Be" & "Carry That Weight"
Yesterday
A needle's proverbial best hiding place
a haystack
When a soccer player dribbles the ball between the legs of an opponent, it's called this spice
a nutmeg
Of enemy, especially during wartime
ally
LMNM
aluminum
Kareem, Moses,Wilt
center (in basketball)
Thanks to smart marketing, many in Japan celebrate Kentucky Christmas eating this for dinner
chicken
The 3 basic states of matter are solid, liquid & this; superfluids, plasmas & superconductors got defined later
gases
Greylag & barnacle
geese
To some, G.I. means "government issue"; MacArthur thought it meant this "issue" & couldn't stand the term
general
Older than humongous, this 9-letter blended word for shockingly big goes back to WWII
ginormous
In ye olden days this 2-word stuff was thick boiled flour often eaten as a quick breakfast
hasty pudding
This synonym for big & strong is also a brand of trash bags & paper plates
hefty
This term for a villain's minion may be from a Middle English word for horse handler
henchman
Less than an inch long, the sea bunny is this type of being with both male and female reproductive organs
hermaphrodite
For her first big story, Bly faked insanity & was diagnosed with this 8-letter "female malady" & committed to an asylum
hysteria
Narrow-edged cutter at the front of the jaw (1975)
incisor
Deb Haaland of the Laguna Pueblo & Sharice Davids of the Ho-chunk Nation are the first women of this group in Congress
indigenous women
DN
iodine
Ballena asesina is a Spanish name for this swimmer
killer whale (orca)
When describing 2 people who are simpatico, it precedes "spirits"
kindred
Proverbially, it precedes "drag-out fight"
knockdown
More than 70% of Ecuadorians belong to this ethnic group, a Spanish word for someone of mixed race
mestizo
As an adjective it can mean active in combat, or aggressive about a cause
militant
Early Shakespeare poems & plays were sometimes printed in this format about 5x7 inches, smaller than a quarto
octavo
Detroit's Andre Drummond has led the NBA 6 times in these rebounds that come off his own team's miss
offensive
To exceed one's previous best effort is to this "yourself"
outdo
On the periodic table of elements, which ranks as a great scientific tool, horizontal rows are also called these
periods
In Greece baklava is traditionally made with 33 layers of this dough to represent the years of Jesus' life
phyllo
Mark Twain was among those who worked as a devil, an apprentice in this profession
printing
From ancient words meaning "before the stage" comes this arch found in a theater
proscenium
Yum-yum; here's this eggy dish that's a specialty of France
quiche
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Sometimes a planet appears to loop in its path in the sky. The faster orbit of Mercury makes it look like it's changing direction when lapping us. In astrology, the phenomenon is known as this and is often blamed for misfortune
retrograde
The reading of a list of names to check attendance in a classroom
roll call
I'll get us to the airport with my phone--this app hires rides in a jiffy
sapphire
5th century Pelagians thought man was essentially good & denied the doctrine of original this
sin
In music, pianissimo means very this
softly (*very quiet)
Black & mute
swans
The Ugly Duckling dodged a bullet--these birds of the genus Cygnus are deemed unclean to eat
swans
In 2008 in Hong Kong 20,000 people did long, slow turns in a class of this, AKA Chinese boxing
tai chi
This is a Christmas staple in Latin America, although some in Central America use banana leaves instead of corn husks
tamales
Ruins from 2 Ancient Wonders of the World, the Temple of Artemis & the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, are in London here
the British Museum
It was one of the first bridges to use steel for cable wire! On N.Y.'s East River, it almost sells itself!
the Brooklyn Bridge
Pioneering environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas is known as the woman who saved this Florida "river of grass"
the Everglades
Ecuador took possession of these islands in 1832, 3 years before they got a visit from a famous scientist
the Galapagos
A 1964 prediction said this 2-named subatomic particle imparts mass to all known elementary particles
the Higgs boson
Number 5 is the teleporting, time-traveling alumnus of this Netflix "Academy", possibly helpful on a rainy day
the Umbrella Academy
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) After much internal debate over the wisdom of giving in to terrorists, in 1995, the FBI allowed publication of this criminal's long rambling manifesto. The move paid off when the man's brother recognized his writing and alerted authorities
the Unabomber (Ted Kaczynski)
The Crystal Cathedral, now known as Christ Cathedral
the United States
Michael Sheen voiced this bunny in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"
the White Rabbit
Proverbially, you have to pay this strolling musician who plays a small wind instrument
the piper
From the Russian, the vast plain that covers much of Siberia is called not the stair but this
the steppe
Bear with us--in the night skies, it precedes "Major" & "Minor"
Ursa
Stick held by an orchestra conductor
a baton
An Emirati is from this country
the United Arab Emirates
In 2016 the IAU renamed this 3-star system just 4.3 light years away Rigel Kentaurus
Alpha Centauri
In 1991 Helmut Kohl appointed her Minister for Women & Youth
Angela Merkel
12th century Holy Roman Emperor Frederick had this nickname
Barbarossa
Isaac & Maria D'Israeli welcomed this bundle of joy December 21, 1804
Benjamin Disraeli
In Spanish this familiar proverb is "Mas vale tarde que nunca"
Better late than never
Hello! I am Scott Adsit, who voiced Baymax, your personal healthcare companion, in this 2014 animated film
Big Hero 6
In 2019 Meryl Streep joined the cast of this HBO drama as the mother-in-law of now-widowed Nicole Kidman
Big Little Lies
Dunbar, now part of this big armored car company, was hit in 1997 to the tune of almost $19 million; the company got some of it back, though
Brink\'s
Each year U.S. fossil fuels emit around 5 billion metric tons of this gas
CO
The "Saga" of this game? It's "been making moments sweeter since 2012"
Candy Crush Saga
A memorial that depicts an albatross on this Chilean cape is dedicated to the sailors who lost their lives in the Southern Ocean
Cape Horn
Before leaving Russia in 1922, he designed some decorative panels for the Jewish Chamber Theatre in Moscow
Chagall
This MSNBC host served as the top aide for House Speaker Tip O'Neill in the '80s
Chris Matthews
This Welsh-born man won a Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Fighter"
Christian Bale
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) A Census Bureau map shows that, from 1930 to 2000, the population density of this Nevada county increased by more than 5,000%
Clark County
In 2017 this actress won a Tony for Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes", but in 2018 she did not win a race for N.Y. governor
Cynthia Nixon
"Nothing Lasts Forever", with a cop named Leland flying out to the coast to visit his daughter at Christmas, became this action film
Die Hard
A National Museum of Immigration at this site is housed in the original main building restored to its 1918-to-1924 appearance
Ellis Island
#HeforShe went viral after a U.N. speech about men & boys working for gender equality given by this "Harry Potter" actress
Emma Watson
Concerned about colon cancer, Dr. Dennis Burkitt changed eating habits with his 1979 book "Don't Forget" this "In Your Diet"
Fiber
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah meet at a spot called this
Four Corners
Mary Mapes Dodge is best remembered for her tale of this Dutch lad, illustrated here
Hans Brinker
In a poem by this 3-named guy, Evangeline whispers to Gabriel, "If we love one another, nothing, in truth, can harm us"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Geryon, a character in one of this hero's labors, falls in love with him in Anne Carson's "The Autobiography of Red"
Hercules
Marcellus asks this friend of Hamlet "to watch the minutes of this night, that if again this apparition come, he may...speak to it"
Horatio
In 1993 this author came along with his first Alex Cross novel, "Along Came a Spider"
James Patterson
2011: "The Iron Lady"
Margaret Thatcher
"Dream Warriors" is the subtitle to the third movie in this series
Nightmare on Elm Street
The son of Greek & Hungarian immigrants, he was the president of France from 2007 to 2012
Sarkozy
This South Dakota city and its beautiful Falls Park are both named for the same landmark
Sioux Falls
Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família
Spain
"The Cat and Ham"
The Cat in the Hat
This show about the bionic Steve Austin was based on the novel "Cyborg"
The Six Million Dollar Man
Porthos
a Musketeer
Flying 5,430 miles between Korea & Canada, Steve Fossett made the 1st Transpacific solo flight in one of these
a balloon
No time to crash--some of these mouse-like marsupials of Australia have a gestation period of a mere 12 days
a bandicoot
The Rialto or Ponte Vecchio
a bridge
In an Irish tale, clever Tom captures this title magical creature who promises to bring him wealth, but deceives him instead
a leprechaun
An endearing, sweet child, from an old word for "rag doll"
a moppet
This long, flowing dress is 4 U
a muumuu
Wheel of Fortune Five-Reel, a progressive type
a slot machine
A single gem set alone
a solitaire
They "typically express some relation of place, time, manner..."
adverb
"Heavenly" predator of the coral reef:FLAG SHINE
an angelfish
An agreeable odor
an aroma
John Donne's 1624 "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions" is the source of the phrase "No man is" this
an island
Condition due to lack of oxygen & surplus of carbon dioxide
anoxia (asphyxia)
A bit of evidence
clue
Prussian blue contained this poison that's also found in the seeds of apples
cyanide
It can refer to a thin sheet of any metal, not just aluminum
foil
The tough way to pledge a fraternity
hazing
The Carabao is a popular variety of this tropical fruit
mangoes
Often used in soups, it's a pasta shaped like grains of rice
orzo
Natty Bumppo
pathfinder (deerslayer)
The opening of this in 1869 provided direct water access between the Mediterranean & the Red Sea
the Suez Canal
Floating on ponds & pools, this 2-word beauty is the national flower of Bangladesh
the water lily
This colorful variety of sapsucker of North America can migrate as far as the West Indies
the yellow-bellied
In UV rays
violet
In VR, which allows you to experience anything, anywhere, at any time
virtual
Frommer's says some of the best souvenirs you can bring home from Russia are nesting dolls & bottles of this--cheers!
vodka
A dig & a spike are actions April Ross executes in this sport
volleyball
William G. Morgan invented this sport in 1895
volleyball
A 2015 hit song was about what happened when "I took a pill in" this third-largest of Spain's Balearic Islands
"Ibiza"
In concert, after playing this song that begins, "Don't go changing, to try & please me", Billy Joel said, "& then we got divorced"
"Just The Way You Are"
In a 1974 Carl Douglas hit, "Everybody was" doing this, "Those cats were fast as lightning"
"Kung Fu Fighting"
"...How does your garden grow?"
"Mary, Mary, quite contrary"
My my my! It took 20 years for The Knack to notice that Run-DMC sampled this song on "It's Tricky"
"My Sharona"
O! American clergyman Phillips Brooks wrote the words to this Christmas carol after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
"O Little Town of Bethlehem"
"Romeo and Juliet": "Good night, good night!" these 5 words "that I shall say good night till it be morrow"
"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
"El Sábado Por La Noche Esta Bien (Para Luchar)"
"Saturday Night\'s Alright for Fighting"
Oh darlin', darlin'--Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" sampled some of this Ben E. King classic
"Stand By Me"
"...The first star I see tonight"
"Star light, star bright"
Dionysus is a big factor in "The Secret History", this author's first novel
(Donna) Tartt
He's the Dublin-born actor and one-time seminary student seen here
(Gabriel) Byrne
I hear Lake Tanganyika is lovely; sure, I'll head over there & find out why no word from Dr. Livingstone
(Henry Morton) Stanley
In 1607, this English explorer set forth to discover a passage by the North Pole to Japan and China
(Henry) Hudson
Nellie Bly was a reporter for this man's New York World & had she been born later, she might have won one of his prizes
(Joseph) Pulitzer
The House Republican leader since 2014, he shares his name with the star of the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
(Kevin) McCarthy
Childe Rowland, youngest son of this legendary monarch of Britain, saves his sister & brothers from an elf king
(King) Arthur
Hallelujah! In 2019 Canada issued stamps honoring this Canadian singer-songwriter who passed in 2016
(Leonard) Cohen
Later to play U.S. President Bartlet, in 1974 he played the title deserter facing death in "The Execution of Private Slovik"
(Martin) Sheen
From 1981 to 1985 he averaged--averaged!--206 points per season; "The Great One", indeed
(Wayne) Gretzky
In 2018, after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison, this infamous Boston mobster was murdered
(Whitey) Bulger
February is the 200th birthday of this union general whose middle name honored a Shawnee chieftain
(William Tecumseh) Sherman
At the end of the 19th century, this man started selling his "In-a-Dor" beds
(William) Murphy
"__ Years a Slave"
12
In season one of this series based on Jay Asher's novel, Clay tries to figure out what made Hannah Baker kill herself
13 Reasons Why
In the 2012 State of the Union Address, Obama said, "Our destiny is stitched together like those 50 stars and" these
13 stripes
There was a pretty big revolution in 1905, but 2 bigger ones came in this year & saw Nicholas II get the boot
1917
The dollar got smaller--literally, by about 30%--in this year the stock market shrank too
1929
"Attlee, Clement", "Bergen-Belsen, Liberation of" & "Nagasaki" are index entries in Ian Buruma's book about this year
1945
Adding this letter before "OK" dates back to a NASA official misunderstanding Alan Shepard during his first flight
A
New Zealand-born Russell Crowe received 3 straight Best Actor nominations, winning in 2001 for this film
A Beautiful Mind
Robert Shaw was Henry VIII & Paul Scofield was Thomas More in this 1966 costume drama
A Man for All Seasons
In this play Oberon says, "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania"
A Midsummer Night\'s Dream
2018: "La Vie En Rose" & "I'll Never Love Again"
A Star is Born
By Dickens: "Knitting"
A Tale of Two Cities
By Khaled Hosseini: "A ___ Splendid Suns"
A Thousand
This slightly flared skirt of the 1960s is named for the letter it resembles in silhouette
A-line
Aphrodite fell for this other "A" when he was but a wee lad, sending him to Persephone for safekeeping
Adonis
The expanse of Long Island to Georgia is about the size of this troubled Asian land
Afghanistan
This British dame sets the mystery in "Death Comes as the End" in Egypt way back in 2000 B.C.
Agatha Christie
Barbara Feldon, who played this partner of Agent 86 on "Get Smart", turned 86 in 2019
Agent 99
A 49-star U.S. flag was unveiled after this state got admitted in 1959
Alaska
PBS Newshour titled a medical article "F. Scott Fitzgerald's Life was a Sudy in Destructive" this addiction
Alcoholism
This inventor was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society & succeeded his father-in-law as its president in 1898
Alexander Graham Bell
Multiply Texas three and a half times to get the size of this North African biggie
Algeria
Bad robots & Xenomorphs are on the deadly prowl yet again in "Covenant", the most recent film in this interstellar terror franchise
Alien
Ronald Reagan was in the 1940 biopic "Knute Rockne" this
All American
Little A & 47North are publishers owned by this Internet behemoth that mails out a lot of books
Amazon
In 2017 a Kiwi named Peter Burling became the youngest helmsman to win this quadrennial race
America\'s Cup
Aka "AFV", this longest-running ABC primetime entertainment series had Bob Saget & Tom Bergeron as hosts pre-Alfonso Ribeiro
America\'s Funniest Home Videos
Edward Lansdale, a U.S. officer in Asia, was a model for the novel "The Ugly" this & possibly for "The Quiet" this also
American
How to say "I love you" in ASL, short for this
American Sign Language
Sinterklaas arrives via boat from Spain (where he lives the rest of the year, why not?) & parades through this Dutch capital
Amsterdam
Taking over operation of intercity trains in 1971, it's also known as The National Railroad Passenger Corp.
Amtrak
After she said, "They tried to make me go to rehab & I told them no no no", her producer told her, "We should turn that into a song"
Amy Winehouse
Watch this PBS show & guess how much grandma's old postcards might be appraised for
Antiques Roadshow
This Belgian city is a world diamond exchange capital & was the site of a $100 million heist in 2003
Antwerp
The most profitable on the list is this technology company that passed $1 trillion in value in 2018
Apple
Future cancer researcher William Thilly had the idea for this cereal as a Kellogg's intern in 1965
Apple Jacks
Don't fool around! In 2020 you need to have your census form in by this date, 'cause it's Census Day, too!
April 1st
Edith was killed off, but the series called this character's "Place" endured for a couple more seasons
Archie Bunker\'s Place
It's roughly a third the size of the contiguous United States
Argentina
This singer wanted a tattoo written in Japanese that said "7 Rings", her song; she ended up with one translating to "BBQ grill"
Ariana Grande
The 4 cardinal signs of the zodiac are the signs that begin seasons, like Libra for fall & this one for spring
Aries
You can catch the 3:10 to this state's Yuma County, then keep goin' east to Cochise
Arizona
1981 was the year of Gielgud's Oscar-winning turn as this character's butler
Arthur
This city's Freedom Park was opened as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics
Atlanta
Lyndon Johnson accepted the 1964 Democratic nomination in this city's Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City
6'11" Mason Cox, a walk-on hoopster at OK. St., got his kicks as a Down Under star in this sport, playing in its grand final
Australian rules football
St. Stephen's Cathedral, AKA Stephanskirche, consecrated in the capital in 1147
Austria
According to this lead singer, "Paradise City" is where "the grass is green & the girls are pretty"
Axl Rose
I say, old chap, it's time for "A Question of Sport", a quiz show on this network since 1970
BBC
The cemetery is home to this Yankee who hit 714 HRs & once said, "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles, I could've batted around .600"
Babe Ruth
That's Megan Fox dancing in a club in this Will Smith/ Martin Lawrence sequel
Bad Boys II
At Brennan's in New Orleans, 35,000 lbs. of a certain fruit gets flamed annually to make this signature dessert of the restaurant
Bananas Foster
One of Powell's Indiespensable Book Club selections was George Saunders' "Lincoln" in this purgatory-like state
Bardo
Bill Hader, since 2018
Barry
Flossie & Glossie were 2 "deer of much intelligence", casually chatting about "sledge" work with Santa in a tale by this "Oz" author
Baum
"Immortal Beloved": Gary Oldman as him
Beethoven
Schiller's "Ode To Joy" sparked joy for this composer who used it for the choral movement of his "Ninth Symphony"
Beethoven
Wordsworth began a poem not with "Scram, thou fond presumptuous elf", but this more old-fashioned 6-letter word
Begone
This media tycoon served as Italy's prime minister 3 times
Berlusconi
At the heart of a major industrial region, this 2nd-most populous U.K. city lies near the geographic center of England
Birmingham
He served as Illinois governor from 2003 to 2009; in 2012 he began serving time at a low-security prison in Colorado
Blagojevich
In the 1970s you paid a $40 "adoption" fee for Little People, the precursor to these dolls that come with birth certificates
Cabbage Patch Kids
In a 2015 cover story for Vanity Fair, she revealed her new identity & talked about her gender transition
Caitlyn Jenner
In 1995 he broke Lou Gehrig's record for the most consecutive games played by a Major League ballplayer
Cal Ripken, Jr.
37.3 million people were living in this state in 2010--that's more than the 21 least populous states combined
California
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow rowed with his kids on Fresh Pond in this Boston-area university city
Cambridge
In September Pope John Paul II visited this country & spoke up for the rights of the Inuit
Canada
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) 20 times more luminous than the Sun, Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky and in the constellation known by this Latin name where it sometimes appears to form the nose
Canis Major
One of Alcatraz' most infamous inmates, he served time in Chicago's Cook County jail & in Atlanta before his arrival in 1934
Capone
Composer Georg Philipp Telemann was godfather to this composing son of J.S. Bach, hence the Philipp in the young Bach's name
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
This city "By-the-Sea" & at the northern edge of Big Sur got its name from the Friars who accompanied early Spanish explorers
Carmel
This Punic city "Must Be Destroyed" covers its epic battle with Rome
Carthage
She joined Second City Toronto in the 1970s as Gilda Radner's understudy & is still on TV with her SCTV pal Eugene Levy
Catherine O\'Hara
This daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella was Henry VIII's first wife
Catherine of Aragon
Following conflict with Parliament, this English king was beheaded in 1649
Charles I
You have the Gaul to tell me that he brought Burgundy under his control in the 700s?! & that he was Pepin the Short's dad?!
Charles Martel
Born in England in 1889, he made the comedy short "Making a Living" in 1914 in Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
"Chappelle's Show" dramatized this man's encounters with the one & only Rick James
Charlie Murphy
He's the hitmaking singer-songwriter-producer seen here
Charlie Puth
Eudora Welty said this E.B. White book about "friendship on earth, affection and protection" was "just about perfect"
Charlotte\'s Web
Opposite the cave of the sea monster Scylla, you'd find this monstrous personification of a whirlpool
Charybdis
A Burgundy variety not of grape but of this red fruit ice cream
Cherry
( Jimmy of the Clue Crew is in a mailroom.) I'm with mail for ZIP Codes 60601 through 60827 at the United States Postal Services' main processing plant for this, the third most populous U.S. city
Chicago
On Oct. 8, 1871 a fire started on DeKoven Street, destroying more than 17,000 of this city's buildings
Chicago
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Dittrick Medical History Center.) I'm at the Dittrick Medical History Center of Case Western Reserve University in this Midwest city that has become one of the world's leading centers for medical treatment and research
Cleveland
A pun on a vacation resort company's name, this is slang for a cushy federal prison for white-collar criminals
Club Fed
The leather Kat Saddle Bag from this brand features its horse & carriage motif
Coach
In 2007 the long-disbanded Rage Against the Machine got together & drew 100,000 at this California festival
Coachella
Suspended lawyer Joel McHale was forced to go back to college, bonding with a bunch of misfits on this comedy
Community
Fun house mirrors & vintage bumper cars are part of the collection celebrating this iconic amusement area in Brooklyn
Coney Island
In 1543 the world revolved around this man who wrote "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"
Copernicus
Crouch Spirits, Texas
Corpus Christi [CROUCH SPIRITS]
This island belonging to France is just 7 miles from Sardinia
Corsica
The men of this Spaniard's 1521 expedition described Aztec human sacrifices atop the pyramids
Cortez
At the 1999 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, ReplayTV won a best in show prize for unveiling this technology
DVR
Robert Langdon & "the hulking albino named Silas"
Dan Brown
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is standing in Ford's Rouge plant.) I'm in this city near Detroit, at Ford's Rouge plant, which, during World War II employed 120,000 people
Dearborn
Try tunneling, like attackers did through chalk to collapse part of this Channelside British castle in 1216
Dover Castle
In the "Austin Powers" films, Rob Lowe & Robert Wagner played Number 2, second only to this villain
Dr. Evil
This lunatic: "or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
Dr. Strangelove
From 1952 to 1958 this Friday cop show aired on Thursday
Dragnet
Charlie Chaplin read this "Sister Carrie" author's poem "The Road I came" at his funeral & served as a pall bearer
Dreiser
1989:Hoke Colburn, a chauffeur
Driving Miss Daisy
You don't need to walk on water to get to this city's Miracle Garden
Dubai
James Joyce's "Ulysses"
Dublin
The Great Seal of the United States bears two 3-word Latin phrases: Novus ordo seclorum & this
E pluribus unum
A 2014 biographical novel about this author opens with his "Passage to India" aboard the SS City of Birmingham
E.M. Forster
In a 1982 film a trail of Reese's Pieces draws this marooned title character out from hiding
E.T.
Energy & matter can be converted into each other, says this notable equation from 1905
E=mc
On April 22, 1990 around 750,000 people hit Central Park to celebrate this annual event
Earth Day
The then Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was founded in what's now this city in 1855
East Lansing
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) A statue at the Chiaramonti Museum features the torso of an unknown tragic poet. The head--believed to be from a different source, because it's a little small for the body--is that of this Greek playwright who wrote "Medea"
Euripides
"When the Whistle Blows" was the sitcom within this Ricky Gervais sitcom about TV bit players
Extras
In 1965 John played Henry IV in "Chimes at Midnight" with Orson Welles in this part that suited him physically
Falstaff
Marie got her condo's mortgage through this government agency, "sister" to Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae
He has ended his feud with 50 Cent & also changed his physique, making his rap name less accurate
Fat Joe
Many songs by Everclear concern this person in our lives, as in him "of mine / Tell me where have you been?"
Father
About Ms. Porter, who impulsively goes to college in New York City to be with high school crush Ben
Felicity
The tombs of Machiavelli & Michelangelo can be found in this city's Basilica of Santa Croce
Florence
Why yes, in 1860 I will use $200,000 in donations to found my training school for nurses in London, thank you very much!
Florence Nightingale
Purportedly seeking the Fountain of Youth, Ponce de Leon reached the American mainland in 1513 in what is today this state
Florida
Take a county seat! Specifically for Seminole county in this state, that'd be Sanford
Florida
It's no folly--this Paris music hall has been a hotspot since the 1886 revue "Place au Jeunes"
Folies Bergère
Young Jenny: "What's wrong with your legs?" This character: "Nothin' at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy"
Forrest Gump
Aiming to unite the colonies for trade & security, the Albany Plan of Union was proposed by this Founding Father in 1754
Franklin
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria.) With beautiful landscaping, fountains, and statues, Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg was created in the 1600s but first opened to the public in 1854 by this longtime emperor of Austria
Franz Joseph
The middle letter in the acronym for the 1994 trade pact between the U.S., Canada & Mexico stands for this word
Free
Mais oui, this flavor has a nationality in its name
French Vanilla
In "Thus Spake Zarathustra", he wrote, "The voice of beauty speaks softly: it steals only into the most awakened souls"
Friedrich Nietzsche
A phrase in a gun catalogue gave Stanley Kubrick this title for his film based on Gustav Hasford's "The Short-Timers"
Full Metal Jacket
Change one letter in the word "future" to get this font created in the '20s & used by tech companies like Cisco
Futura
In the third season of this Netflix series, the wrestlers take up residence at the Fan-Tan Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas
GLOW
Rei Kawakubo made clothes that had the ease of boys' clothes, so she named her line "Comme des" these, French for boys
Garçons
This Irish dramatist wrote, "A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth"
George Bernard Shaw
Bob Dole
Gerald Ford
Nearly 1,400 feet of limestone awaits you when you enjoy this territory seen here
Gibraltar
The truth is out there; this actress took the trophy in 1997 for her role on "The X-Files"
Gillian Anderson
This one-named designer created the iconic little black dress that Audrey Hepburn wore in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Givenchy
A Weegie is a lad or a lass from this Scottish city
Glasgow
For pies, a good choice is these yummy apples seen here
Golden Delicious
Michael Sheen & David Tennant play an angel & demon in this series based on a Neil Gaiman-Terry Pratchett comic novel
Good Omens
The N.Y. Times said of this 1947 book, the words & the pictures "combine to lull and reassure when bedtime and darkness come"
Goodnight Moon
2.8 million cubic yards were excavated to build this New York City train station opened in 1913
Grand Central
Over toward the pinkie side is this city where Gerald Ford got married in 1948. The city is named for the swift current of a river
Grand Rapids
You can snorkel through Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park at this island the U.S. invaded in 1983
Grenada
Made in 100-pound wheels, this Swiss cheese from Fribourg has a golden-brown rind & a firm, pale yellow interior
Gruyère
This port on the west bank of the Guayas River is Ecuador's largest city
Guayaquil
The Marvel comic "Spider-Gwen" takes place in a universe where this girlfriend of Peter Parker gets the radioactive bite
Gwen Stacy
The first initial in the name of this clothing retailer is short for "Hers" in Swedish
H&M
The 100s are my time, so I'm gonna put my name on a wall that runs from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway
Hadrian
In 1976 it became the capital of the reunified North & South Vietnam
Hanoi
He wrote of the Little Match Girl who had "frozen to death on the last evening of the old year"
Hans Christian Andersen
Kanye rapped about "Christmas in" this Manhattan neighborhood north of 110th Street
Harlem
Jem Finch, Mayella Ewell
Harper Lee
2019: "Harriet"
Harriet Tubman
He'd seen Anne in a painting prior to their 1540 nuptials, yet still called her "the Flanders Mare"; she likely thought he was fat
Henry VIII
"The world's largest open-air shopping center", ALA Moana in this city, has had koi ponds since it opened in 1959
Honolulu
"Ted Mosby, Architect" & "How Lily Stole Christmas" are episodes of this show about a very long courtship story
How I Met Your Mother
Second line: "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height..."; first line: this
How do I love thee
This politician was assassinated in the Louisiana state Capitol building in Baton Rouge; his grave is in the gardens there
Huey Long
This British author of a famous dystopian novel was the grandson of a prominent biologist & the brother of 2 more biologists
Huxley
No. 1 duet by Sonny & Cher nicknamed the Sultan of Swat
I Got You Babe Ruth
Completes the title metaphor from a 1986 hit song, "The Future's So Bright..."
I Gotta Wear Shades
Very little we can quote from his "No Vaseline"--let's just say this man was feeling "cold" toward his ex-NWA bandmates
Ice Cube
About the size of Kentucky, it looks bigger when it's not floating in the Atlantic
Iceland
Near the tip of the pinkie is this Center for the Arts where parents have sent talented children since 1928
Interlochen
& Here's to you, Mary Robinson, president of this European country from 1990 to 1997
Ireland
Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity
Israel
The star of the clue is the logo of this country's police force
Israel
At the bottom center of the palm is this penitentiary city named for the president who signed Michigan into statehood
Jackson
Javelin Locks, Florida
Jacksonville [JAVELIN LOCKS]
This legend here, at rest in Gate of Heaven with his wife of 64 years, won a Best Lead Actor Oscar for "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
James Cagney
The Buddhist Shingon Toji Temple overlooks Nachi Falls, the tallest waterfall in this country
Japan
72 symbolic stupas encircle the top levels of the Borobudur Temple complex on this island, Indonesia's most populous
Java
The mom of this "Empire State of Mind" & "Hard Knock Life" star told him to apologize to Nas after a very rough diss track
Jay-Z
Initially the only woman in her class at law school, she's been holding court on TV since 1996
Judge Judy
A 4-time nominee in the category as a nurse on "ER", she won twice as a lawyer on "The Good Wife"
Julianna Margulies
Playing Napster's Sean Parker in "The Social Network", this singer says, "Drop the 'The'. Just 'Facebook'. It's cleaner"
Justin Timberlake
Chogori & Dapsang are local names for this very tall mountain
K2
2018's Album of the Year went to this country queen for "Golden Hour"
Kacey Musgraves
A nightmarish bureaucracy may be described by this adjective, from the name of a 20th century author
Kafkaesque
The Big Apple drops a ball, but in Manhattan in this Midwest state, "The Little Apple", they drop an apple at midnight
Kansas
Perhaps Daveed Diggs should've won 2 Tonys for "Hamilton" instead of just one for playing both Thomas Jefferson & this Frenchman
Lafayette
For her work with libraries & literacy, a promenade outside a library at SMU is named in honor of this first lady
Laura Bush
Jules, not George, was a pseudonym that Ms. Sand used while writing for this newspaper of Paris, not Seville
Le Figaro
At least 1,300 men would prefer not to be in this Kansas county; they're in the same-named medium security penitentiary
Leavenworth
In 1949 this toy company produced its first plastic brick
Lego
This beloved novel whose first word is "Christmas" has been adapted for a Christmas 2019 movie, with Meryl Streep as Aunt March
Little Women
Here's the 25-ton yellow submarine that docked at John Lennon Airport in 2005, in this city where it all began
Liverpool
Richard Hooker's "Novel About Three Army Doctors" was the basis for a film & a TV show, both with this name
M*A*S*H
It's no surprise that the "M" in the cosmetics brand MAC stands for this
Make-up
In 2013 he left Louis Vuitton to focus on his own line: M.J.
Marc Jacobs
Warren Buffett offers employees $1 million a year for life for getting the Sweet 16 exactly right in this alliterative event
March Madness
Stories of cannibals & courtesans, Kublai Khan & Prester John abound in this explorer's circa 1300 "Travels"
Marco Polo
A civil rights leader: Jeffrey Wright in "Boycott" & Nelsan Ellis in "The Butler"
Martin Luther King
Him: "Back up, we don't have enough road to get up to 88." Doc Brown: "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads"
Marty McFly
Failing eyesight & eventual blindness forced this American-born artist to stop painting around 1914
Mary Cassatt
"What's the 411?" She received a double Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress & Original Song for "Mudbound"
Mary J. Blige
AKA Workers' Day & observed around the world each spring, in 2019 it featured protests for minimum wage raises & shorter shifts
May Day
"Miss Universe Pageant" (1999) as "herself - judge"
Melania Trump
In disarray after airport security? Mitchell International, serving this Wisconsin city, has a place for you to get sorted out
Milwaukee
How kids get to build a volcano, a castle & survival houses to avoid creepers in this video game
Minecraft
Hubert Humphrey in the 1940s & George Pillsbury in the 1880s presided over this city
Minneapolis
The unfinished Longwood in Natchez in this state is best known for its Byzantium dome
Mississippi
Though he wrote against slavery, Monroe freed only 1 of his own slaves & went along with the 1820 deal admitting this slave state
Missouri
"The Whiteness of the Whale"
Moby Dick
London's Portobello Road in the district called this "Hill" has had an antique market for decades
Notting Hill
There aren't actually 8 rivers in this Jamaica port, but there are plenty of resorts, like Sandals Royal Plantation
Ocho Rios
Gabriela Mistral (a pseudonym) encouraged this other Chilean Nobel Prize-winning poet (also a pseudonym)
Pablo Neruda
This nation's President Dr. Arif Alvi was born in 1949, 2 years after his country achieved independence
Pakistan
Gatun Lake
Panama
Around 300 million years ago, almost all of Earth's continents came together to form one supercontinent known as this
Pangea
This city calls Elfreth's Alley, between 2nd Street & the Delaware River, "America's oldest residential street"
Philadelphia
During the Khmer Rouge's rule from 1975 to 1979, most of this capital's population was forcibly evacuated
Phnom Penh
"Crouching Woman" & "Blind Man's Meal" are paintings from his blue period
Picasso
A cemetery in Paris is nicknamed for this priest, confessor to Louis XIV
Pierre Lachaise
Not big fans of Elvis or John Wayne, this rap group urged its audience to "Fight the Power" in 1989
Public Enemy
David Suchet's Hercule-an run on TV, 1989-2013, included perhaps Poirot's trickiest puzzle, "The Murder of" this man
Roger Ackroyd
Term for the cultural & artistic movement of the late 18th & early 19th C. emphasizing emotion & sentiment rather than reason
Romantic
A pregnant Mrs. Woodhouse attends a strange New Year's Eve party in this devilish book by Ira Levin
Rosemary\'s Baby
The 1996 movie "Shine" popularized his concerto known as the "Rach 3"
Sergei Rachmaninoff
In this 1954 movie musical, Adam brings home his bride Milly, who thinks his 6 siblings are uncouth & tries to tame them
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
This Zulu leader was slain by his half brothers in Southern Africa in 1828
Shaka Zulu
Sheldon by birth, this late stand-up comic played Larry David's father on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Shelley Berman
She's the C.O.O. of Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg
"Testimony": Ben Kingsley as this Soviet composer
Shostakovich
Written at age 87, this prolific author's final book was "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
Sidney Sheldon
When it came to winning the 2019 Stanley Cup, meet me in this city, as its team avenged a 1970 finals loss to the Bruins
St. Louis
Eastern European countries were also offered assistance in the plan & some showed interest, but this Soviet leader nixed the idea
Stalin
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) These passports belonged to Cynthia and Richard Murphy, real names Lidiya and Vladimir Guryev, who were among 10 foreign agents arrested in a 2010 operation that inspired this Emmy-winning FX series about Russian spies masquerading as U.S. citizens
The Americans
Jean Dujardin didn't have much to say in becoming the first Frenchman to win Best Actor, for this 2011 film
The Artist
This series introducing Tony, Carmela, Meadow & A.J.
The Sopranos
In 2002 as the first woman to chair the Conservative a Party, she pushed the Tories away from being the "Nasty Party"
Theresa May
The film "Loving" tells the story of an interracial couple jailed in this state, & of the 1967 Supreme Court case that ensued
Virginia
The results are in for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball championship: Texas Tech lost in overtime to this school's Cavaliers
Virginia
Special sauce wasn't enough--in 2019 the European Union revoked McDonald's trademark on this sandwich's name
a Big Mac
Say, Meriwether, that sheep sure has large paired features on its head--you're right, William, so let's call it this
a bighorn sheep
The European type of this grazing mammal is also called a wisent
a bison
Originally a pilot was one who steered this
a boat
Here, kitty, kitty! You aren't a mountain lion--you're this wildcat named for its short tail
a bobcat
The name of this perforated pasta prep bowl is from the Latin for "strain"
a colander
A coma is the hazy atmosphere of gases that forms around one of these as it nears the sun
a comet
Latin for "run together" gives us this word for a large open area where crowds gather, as in an airport or a train station
a concourse
A paniolo, one of these, works on a ranch herding cattle
a cowboy
A solid shaft lock engaged by turning a knob or key
a deadbolt
It's the 5-letter word for the central part of a cricket field that's between the wickets
a pitch
2 bits equals one of these U.S. coins
a quarter
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE) This hornless breed--take a look--is named in part for a place in Scotland
black angus
In 2017 19% of U.S. high school students experienced this type of intimidation by peers while on school property
bullying
Drawings of the head of a bearded man & of the skeleton are 2019 U.K. stamps commemorating the 500th anniv. of this artist's death
da Vinci
In 1819 famed aeronaut Sophie Blanchard ignited fireworks over Paris; bad idea in a balloon filled with this
hydrogen
From the name of Rome's top god, it means "full of good cheer"
jovial
A punny way to say go away is "Make like a tree and" do this
leaf
As its name indicates, this verb involves bringing to 212 degrees, but only for a brief period
parboil
Medically, it's the kneecap; excise a letter & it's a saffron-flavored Spanish rice dish
patella & paella
Gilbert Perreault is credited with "The 3 important elements of hockey are fore-check, backcheck &" this, & you can take that to the bank
paycheck
Pluck a letter from these lovely flowers and they become small, stalky, maned animals
peony & pony
My title is this, & I am funky, but in Japanese, it's kōshaku
prince
Not something to brag about, The Big Brother Award is given to the biggest offender against this right
privacy
8,000 feet up in a valley in these mountains, the scenic city of Cuenca is on the UNESCO World Heritage list
the Andes
Not only is it the world's smallest ocean, it's also the shallowest
the Arctic
This medical oath named for a Greek physician does not explicitly say, "First, do no harm" but advocates doing no harm
the Hippocratic
That Aeron desk chair is so sleek it should be in a museum; in fact, one became part of the collection of this NYC museum in 1994
the Museum of Modern Art
When Medgar Evers was gunned down in 1963, he was the Mississippi field secretary of this national organization
the NAACP
Emily Post says the person with this title "offers the first toast to the bride & groom at the reception"
the best man
You can say "Hit the road!" or "hit" these, which roads were once often made of
the bricks
"The sky is the daily bread of" these body parts
the eyes
It's the line of reference seen here
the prime meridian
A body part gets twisted into this alliterative, hyphenated term for being unable to utter a word
tongue-tied
There's a body part in this word for flavorful
toothsome
After Uto-Aztecan: an ideal place
utopia
A "Twilight"-themed series included do this to "Me"
"Bite"
One of a fingerprint's central ridges
whorl
"Adi├│s Camino De Ladrillos Amarillos"
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
"...And can't tell where to find them"
"Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep"
The animal attraction series had "Purr" followed by these 4 letters
"fect"
This song by Otis Redding mentions "the Frisco Bay" & "Watchin' the tide roll away"
"(Sittin\' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
In 1999 this pair of 2-letter words, a "Clueless" movie quote, was kind of a mean choice
"As If"
The Rolling Stones sued The Verve claiming too much of their song The Last Time" was used on this "Symphony"
"Bitter Sweet"
This 1960s alliterative slogan has roots in an 1858 speech that mentioned "rich color" & "full broad features"
"Black is beautiful"
In line 2 of this poem, "The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play"
"Casey at the Bat"
"Roca De Cocodrilo"
"Crocodile Rock"
"No Vayas Rompiendo Mi Coraz├│n"
"Don\'t Go Breaking My Heart"
In 1998, between "Call me" & "Text me", came this 2-word phrase invoking now-outmoded telecommunications
"Fax Me" (**"Page Me")
British composer James Sanderson used a folk tune as the basis for this, now the U.S. president's entrance music
"Hail To The Chief"
Title of the poem with the second line "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored"
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Simon & Garfunkel sang of this title guy who "carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down"
"The Boxer"
Its second line is "Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore"
"The Raven"
Superstitious theater folks use this term to refer to Shakespeare's "'Macbeth"
"The Scottish Play"
1985's Song of the Year was this charity number with 21 soloists & a big chorus of stars
"We Are The World"
To promote the use of ZIP Codes, Ethel Merman recorded a jingle to the tune of this song from "Song of the South"
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
The start of the 1977 "Star Wars" movie informed us it all happened "a long time ago in" this place
"a galaxy far, far away"
In 2017 Alyssa Milano tweeted, "If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write" #this
#MeToo
This motto was added to the backs of $1 silver certificates in 1957 & to $1 Federal Reserve notes in 1964
In God We Trust
In 2016 an estimated 1 million people protested in Caracas against this president of Venezuela
Maduro
I'm walkin' in this capital of Ancient Egypt, founded around 3000 B.C., but do I really feel the way I feel?
Memphis
This "green table" region of southwest Colorado was home to Pueblo cliff dwellers more than 7 centuries ago
Mesa Verde
Venturing south to report from this country, Bly reported "American food is insipid in comparison" to the local food
Mexico
In 1985 the slogan "Cubano Vota Cubano" led to Puerto Rico-born Mayor Maurice Ferré losing his job in this city to Xavier Suarez
Miami
In 1988 young Julia Roberts got mixed up with a drug dealer on an episode of this Don Johnson cop show
Miami Vice
In 1508 Julius II told him, forget Florence--I got a ceiling for you to paint, or words to that effect
Michelangelo
In 1987 James "Bonecrusher" Smith took this heavyweight boxing champ the distance but lost the decision
Mike Tyson
This three-named actress turned her powers to Eleven on "Stranger Things"
Millie Bobby Brown
Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi pioneered the late 20th century style futuristically called "Post" this
Modernism
Deep in the red after years of public service, this 5th president got the government to pay off at least a portion
Monroe
The Santa Lucia River provides much of the drinking water for this capital of Uruguay
Montevideo
After Jefferson's death, owing what would be $1-2 million today, his heirs had to sell this beloved estate
Monticello
This island of more than 1.5 million people is near the confluence of the Ottawa River & St. Lawrence River
Montreal
A giant sculpture of a dead Norwegian blue parrot in London celebrated the 2014 reunion of this comedy troupe
Monty Python
JP ___ Chase or ___ Stanley
Morgan
A 2018 statement from the Latter-Day Saints says not to call them these
Mormons
The city of Marrakech, in the fertile Haouz Plain
Morocco
Neo: "What are you trying to tell me, that I can dodge bullets?" Him: "No... when you're ready, you won't have to"
Morpheus
You can't get higher in the lower 48 than the top of this mountain in the Sierra Nevada
Mount Whitney
"Amadeus": Tom Hulce as him
Mozart
Gaius Julius Vindex rebelled against this emperor after seeing him "playing pregnant women & slaves" on stage
Nero
1845, in the Knickerbocker Magazine: this 2-word possessive synonym for January 1
New Year\'s
"Bright Lights, Big City" & "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"
New York City
When she won in 2018, this actress gave a revised version of a quote by Margaret Atwood in her acceptance speech
(Elisabeth) Moss
Kids 5-15 get prizes at the Rotten Sneaker Contest from this brand whose name implies it's trying to help reduce the smell
Odor Eaters
In this Steinbeck work, George kills his friend Lennie to spare him from a lynch mob
Of Mice and Men
On a chart, a decan is an arc of this many degrees, a 36th of the celestial circle
10
JFK's 1963 speech on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty says this many years ago "the advent of nuclear weapons changed" the world
18
After taking a strange drink, Rip Van Winkle falls asleep for this many years before waking up
20
From a Verne work: "Boldly Down the Crater"
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this epic film was inspired by the short story "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey
As officer Judy Hoffs, Holly Robinson Peete went undercover to solve youth crimes on this drama
21 Jump Street
Though born in Sweden, she won an Oscar for her supporting role in 2015's "The Danish Girl"
Alicia Vikander
Before guitarist Neil Giraldo, there was this other Neil from Ohio who piloted the X-15 to the edge of space
Armstrong
"Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else... noticed?" asked attorney Bob Loblaw on this Bluth-tastic show
Arrested Development
Played by Timothy Olyphant on "Justified", Raylan Givens appeared earlier in the short story "Fire in the Hole" by this author
Elmore Leonard
In early 2001 this Houston energy company had a market cap of $60 billion; by December it had filed for bankruptcy
Enron
Zaragoza, Spain is home to a museum dedicated to this painter of "The Naked Maja"
Goya
This country chose the image of an owl from an ancient 4-drachma coin to use on its 1-euro coin
Greece
A precursor to napalm, this combustible weapon was used by besieged defenders at Constantinople in the 7th century
Greek fire
I don't understand anything in this language, Patroclus, "It's all" this
Greek to me
"American Idiot" made its way to Broadway 6 years after this pop-punk band released the album in 2004
Green Day
This brand of canned & frozen veggies offers steamcrisp corn niblets
Green Giant
The calendar I just got doesn't say it's using the "new style" created by the 13th pope of this name, but it's a good guess
Gregory (XIII)
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) The ermine-trimmed velvet coronation robe from 1933's "Queen Christina" of Sweden was worn by this star of the silent screen who actually did speak in the film
Greta Garbo
Chandra Wilson not only plays Dr. Bailey, on this ABC drama, she's also directed many episodes
Grey\'s Anatomy
This drama starring Ms. Brenneman as Ms. Gray, who presided over family court cases
Grey\'s Anatomy
In the 1750s this man started his first brewery in County Kildare--later he opened the St. James Gate Brewery
Guinness
Brick, Big Mama, Gooper
Hairspray
2 characters: "Look, your worshipfulness... I take orders from just one person: me"; "It's a wonder you're still alive"
Han Solo & Princess Leia
Living on a $112 per month pension after the White House, this ex-haberdasher refused any cashing in on the prestige of the presidency
Harry Truman
Haben Girma, who advocates for disability rights, was the first deaf blind person to graduate from this law school
Harvard
The basic idea for the plan was announced during a 1947 speech to the graduating class at this prestigious U.S. university
Harvard
This last name, alone or paired with McCoy
Hatfield
In 1968, the Byodo-In Temple was built without nails in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park in this U.S. state
Hawaii
With blooms lasting only about a day, hibiscus has 7 known species native to this western state
Hawaii
In conspiring against Othello, this character utters the only instance of "favourably"
Iago
W.H. Auden wrote a famous poem about a painting of him, described as "a boy falling out of the sky"
Icarus
7,300 square miles in area, it's the smallest of the Great Lakes
Ontario
If you're standing on the New York side of Niagara Falls, you can see this Canadian province on the other side
Ontario
Overlord or Desert Storm
Operation
In this group's "Player's Ball", André 3000 raps, "You thought I'd break my neck to help y'all deck the halls?"
OutKast
It was the alma mater of Hugh Grant & Sir Roger Bannister
Oxford
In the 1986 film "Trick or Treat", Gene Simmons played Nuke & this Black Sabbath frontman was Rev. Aaron Gilstrom
Ozzy Osbourne
In 1849 this showman turned the lecture room of his American museum into a full-scale theater but it all burned down in 1865
P.T. Barnum
A history of this 2-letter Sumerian city is subtitled "The City of the Moon God"
Ur
William Herschel described it as "perhaps a comet", but it turned out to be the seventh planet
Uranus
A long, rambling tale that is amusing because of its absurd or pointless ending
a shaggy dog story
The Sony X800G is one of these "clever" TVs with Internet connectivity
a smart TV
In 1919 the society was able to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity by photographing this event you shouldn't stare at
a solar eclipse
Prosecco is a popular one of these 2-word potent potables
a sparkling wine
Referring to its shape, the Milky Way is described as this type of galaxy
a spiral
Rotisseries slowly cook meats that revolve on one of these rods
a spit
The optic nerve transmits impulses to the brain from the one million ganglion cells in this eye part
a retina
JFK used this type of chair to combat back pain--the movement was thought to relieve tension in the lower back
a rocking chair
It's a perch for chickens to rest on at night
a roost
A dramatic play in which the main character is brought to ruin in an unhappy ending
a tragedy
A wound, or the psychological damage it causes
a trauma
Anansi, a spider in African mythology, was famed as this type of mythical figure named for fooling the humans he ran across
a trickster
This word for a prehistoric cave dweller can also mean a brutal, primitive person
a troglodyte
Tradition says a toot of this instrument by Gabriel will announce judgment day
a trumpet
In your bathroom you might have a corner or clawfoot one of these
a tub
Now considered the standard for screenplays, Courier was used by IBM for the Selectric brand of these
a typewriter
Rev up your big ol' RV & go to this Wisconsin county south of Waupaca & east of Waushara
Winnebago
This star who made a comeback with "Stranger Things" was named for a city in her birthplace of Minnesota
Winona Ryder
The homes of the "Desperate Housewives" were on a cul-de-sac with this flowery name
Wisteria
About an endearing 3-legged critter: "The ___ Donkey"
Wonky
Also known as a scraper, this percussion instrument originated in Latin America
a guiro
According to the Census Bureau, 35% of U.S. adults over 25 have this college degree or higher
a Bachelor\'s
On Aug. 15, 1934 this craft with "sphere" in its name took 2 men 3,028 feet underwater, a record that stood for 15 years
a Bathysphere
John Fogerty sounds like he crawled out of the swamp on CCR's song "Born On" this marshy inlet
a Bayou
It's one entrance in 2 sections, top & bottom, that operate independently
a Dutch door
The word pharaoh originally referred to a palace, but in the 18th of these, the word began to refer to the kings themselves
a Dynasty
peets.com shows you how to use the plunger when making coffee in one of these
a French press
This fictional mountain creature is featured on a stamp from Bhutan
a Yeti
Car and Driver test drove one of these rink machines & said it had "the vague steering" of a '70s Cadillac
a Zamboni
You little weasel! The American species of this member of the weasel family is a carnivore & a good digger
a badger
This British job originated with the word "bar" & meant one who was called to it
a barrister
A flying fox, with a wingspan of up to 5 feet, isn't a fox--it's this type of mammal
a bat
Billy, a popular one of these especially for your library, is named for IKEA employee Billy Liljedahl
a bookshelf
You might end up in the gutter or pick up a split at this place
a bowling alley
The region of a country that grows a lot of grain is called this, also a slang term for a person's stomach
a breadbasket
With no -ted, you go from a slang way to say you got caught to this mode of group transport
a bus
Step right up & identify this musical instrument that bears the name of a muse
a calliope
A window that swings out on hinges
a casement
The Turtle Creek this establishment in northern Michigan is owned by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
a casino
In the 1990s the flat screen began replacing the CRt, this boxy tube
a cathode ray tube
Reaching this tessellated banner first means you've won an auto race
a checkered flag
If you're counting carbs, this legume that's the main ingredient in hummus may not be your best choice
a chickpea
CPOs are these officers, but I don't think they are spiteful
a chief petty officer
Stravinsky's "Ebony Concerto" is for this reed instrument AKA an ebony stick
a clarinet
It's a group of witches
a coven
A monk's habit inspired this draped collar that can be pulled over the head & worn as a hood
a cowl
In Britain, the alliterative "Christmas" this is not a baked good, but a party favor that pops when you pull it open
a cracker
3 basic types of home foundations are a basement, a slab & this "space" you can slither into to access pipes
a crawl space
This term for the struggles between liberals & conservatives, especially in media, comes from the German "kulturkampf"
a culture war
Virginia's state tree is the flowering type of this "canine" tree
a dogwood
Classic practical joke novelties include this one that sends liquid trickling down a drinker's chin
a dribble glass
Abbreviated DZ, it's the area where airborne troops, equipment or supplies are expected to land
a drop zone
If you want that Indiana Jones look, you can get an officially licensed crushable wool felt this kind of hat
a fedora
Aw, the smallest of the foxes, this critter stands about 8 inches tall at the shoulders and weighs 3 pounds
a fennec fox
The name of this weasel relative can mean "to clear out"; in 1971 Fermilabs used one to clean the tubes of a particle accelerator
a ferret
This numerical term for someone or something superfluous comes from an additional tire once part of carriages
a fifth wheel
By taking away needed oxygen, a mix of baking soda & vinegar can work as a basic type of this safety device
a fire extinguisher
To give a break to those who fight conflagrations, this strip of cleared land helps stem the spread of a prairie fire
a firebreak
On New Year's Eve New Orleans drops this floral emblem
a fleur-de-lis
In 1628 privateer Piet Heyn captured a Spanish fleet & put 12 million of these Dutch monetary units ($165 million today) in the treasury
a florin (a guilder)
This lamp should only be on if visibility is reduced
a fog light
Economist Milton Friedman was fond of the saying, "There's no such thing as" this
a free lunch
This instrument heard here is a mainstay of the brass section
a french horn
Henry Purcell wrote this type of march when Queen Mary II died in 1694
a funeral march
1934, from an L.A. times piece about a "lonely wives party": this rhyming 2-word term for a female buddy
a gal pal
A car that uses a great deal of fuel
a gas guzzler
What a "gas"! This type of doctor specializes in the stomach, the intestines & their ailments
a gastroenterologist
In 1909 Wilhelm Johannsen coined this 4-letter word to describe a unit of heredity
a gene
A moraine is the name for the material & debris deposited over time by one of these as it moves on
a glacier
Gimme one of these grapefruit & vodka cocktails named for a fast dog, & make it snappy!
a greyhound
To make oat milk, use steel-cut oats or whole these, 2 letters longer than oats
a groat
It's a plucky early relative of the piano
a harpsichord
A country bumpkin
a hayseed
Jesus laments that he would have gathered the children of Jerusalem as she gathers her brood under her wings
a hen
"Polar" stars Mads Mikkelsen as a retired one of these professionals, who has relocated to a snowier clime
a hitman (assassin)
Camels & hares are unclean because this body part of theirs is not cloven
a hoof
Now a term for any astrological prediction, this term described the position of heavenly bodies in the night sky at any "hour"
a horoscope
Benjamin Maughan invented one of these called the geyser; nowadays tankless ones have eradicated cold showers
a hot water heater
Designed to carry over 400 passengers, the first one of these jets took flight in 1970
a jumbo jet
Oddly, this word, land overgrown with tropical vegetation, is from Sanskrit for dry ground or desert
a jungle
It supports your motorcycle while you're away
a kickstand
Three-letter name for the offspring seen here
a kid
It's the insect-eating bird with a royal-sounding name, seen here
a kingfisher
& Here's the pitch! This slow... erratic... maddening... baseball pitch
a knuckleball
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Paris
Manhattan buildings with their own ZIP Codes include the Postum & Metlife buildings, both on the avenue with this scenic name
Park Avenue
On this sitcom, all of Pawnee comes out for the memorial of beloved miniature horse Li'l Sebastian
Parks and Recreation
The Wrigley Mansion in this L.A.-area city is today the headquarters of the Tournament of Roses Association
Pasadena
"Talking for Clapping" by this man took the honors as Best Comedy Album in 2016
Patton Oswalt
A Tahitian girl named Teha'amana stares at the viewer in his painting "Mana├▓ Tupapa├║ (Spirit of the Dead Watching)"
Paul Gauguin
Among the Sistine Chapel tapestries is "The Miraculous Draught of Fishes" depicting the calling of him, AKA Simon
Peter
Jesus tells him "The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice"
Peter
Just prior to his death in 2006, this bestselling novelist wrote a book for younger readers called "Shark Life"
Peter Benchley
"Or, the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up"
Peter Pan
Take plenty of these to scale the walls; Joan of Arc said she was the first to place one against a fortress at the Siege of Orleans
a ladder
At Acme Labs, this cartoon rodent pairs with "the Brain" to attempt world domination
Pinky
No lie: "The Beautiful Child Rescues the Puppet"
Pinocchio
These rapscallions: "The Curse of the Black Pearl"
Pirates of the Caribbean
Dorothy Parker wrote, "Tonstant weader fwowed up" in her 1928 review of the book "The House at" this place
Pooh Corner
Lucida Bright was designed for this magazine that has brought the lab to the layman since 1845
Popular Science
Henri IV of France was of this faith in 1572; his bride was not, so the wedding was held just outside Notre Dame
Protestantism
The Japanese artist Hokusai was adept at using the dye of blue named for this onetime European kingdom
Prussian blue
A problem called tongue thrust often causes this problem, noticed when a child asks for a second story so she can sleep
a lisp
This word goes way back in Britain, despite the legend that the 1st ones hung out in D.C.'s Willard Hotel to nag Pres. Grant
a lobbyist
Buche de Noel is a chocolate sponge cake resembling a yule this
a log
Yes: Dr. Bruce Reitz' transplant in 1981 of a heart along with this organ: the "totally empty chest was... a dramatic moment"
a lung
A complex like Westfield Citrus Park in Tampa
a mall
The one that eventually caught Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph lasted about 7 years
a manhunt
A writer's original prepublication document
a manuscript
Using one of these he built himself, in 1674 Anton Van Leeuwenhoek gave the first accurate description of red blood cells
a microscope
This unit of measure of air pressure is based on dynes per square centimeter
a millibar
Different types of these can remove hot stuff from the oven or catch baseballs
a mitt
Time to dial up a response upon hearing one of these
a modem
A design of your initials on your stationery
a monogram
If you put off retiring, you could be one of these nocturnal avians
a night owl
This word borrowed from French for "shade of color" means a small difference in many things, including colors
a nuance
Chicago Pile-1
a nuclear reactor
Someone who receives money even though they've shown up of their own accord to work without expecting a salary
a paid volunteer
This term for an idea that cannot be criticized refers to a Hindu belief about an animal
a sacred cow
Bring somebody strong to lift this heavy, iron-bound, vertically sliding door that covers the main gate
a portcullis
Lewis & Clark gave this non-canine rodent its name and even brought one back to give to Thomas Jefferson
a prairie dog
This word refers to an area covered by a police station; Ed McBain wrote about the 87th one
a precinct
They "typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship"
a preposition
Mexico's coat of arms has a nopal, a type of cactus that also has this alliterative name
a prickly pear
At the Council of Trent in 1563, the Catholic church said one of these had to perform the wedding to make it legal
a priest
In the mid-19th century, the screw type of this took over from the paddle wheel as the way to make steamships go
a propeller
You kicked a football, then kicked out the -ted to get this, a play on words
a pun
After quatorze: a very short poem with a fixed amount of lines
a quatrain
The Latin for "of whom" gives us this word for the number of members of a group needed to legally transact business
a quorum
This word for a little animal that may go through your trash comes from a word for "he scratches with hands"
a raccoon
Type of steering in which the first part engages with the second
a rack & pinion
I still have a few weeks to change my Asian lunar calendar--it will soon be the year of this small creature
a rat
Sorta: the 1960s Emerson Wondergram, a portable one of these that would spin platters--if you kept it level
a record player
Bryan Ferry & mates reunited to play "Avalon" as this band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019
Roxy Music
This 1980s trio rapped, "It's Christmas time in Hollis, Queens, mom's cooking chicken and collard greens"
Run-DMC
The Okhrana's function was to stifle leftist activity in this country, at least until 1917
Russia
Eva Mendes has 2 daughters with this longtime boyfriend, her co-star in "The Place Beyond the Pines"
Ryan Gosling
Shemar Moore heads up an elite unit on the streets of L.A. on this CBS reboot
S.W.A.T.
NASA acronym for alien-seeking
SETI
What could be more chilling than "The Chilling Adventures of" this gal, last name Spellman, of course
Sabrina
Goldman this son-in-law to Goldman
Sachs
$650 million stolen in Iraq was found hidden in the walls of one of this leader's palaces in 2003
Saddam Hussein
The only land border between the Netherlands & France is on this 34-square-mile Caribbean island split between them
Saint Martin
In 1810 the N.Y. Historical Society drew up a picture of this saint giving gifts but he wears a robe &--whoa whoa whoa!--is bald
Saint Nicholas
This city that was renamed was the center of the 20th century revolutions & of the Decembrist one back in 1825
Saint Petersburg
Teresa of Ávila & Ignatius of Loyola appear in Gertrude Stein's libretto for the opera titled "Four" these "in 3 Acts"
Saints
Issued in 1862, the first dollar bill featured the portrait of a real big fish, this Treasury Secretary & future Chief Justice
Salmon Chase
This Southwest U.S. state capital lies in the Northern Rio Grande Valley at about 7,000 feet above sea level
Santa Fe
Home to a lively nightlife & popular with artists, Santa Cecilia is a district in this most populous Brazilian city
Sao Paulo
Before she was a nominee for vice president & a governor, she was the mayor of the small city of Wasilla
Sarah Palin
The CBC's "Road to Avonlea" made a star of this actress named Sarah who played young Sara Stanley
Sarah Polley
In 1948 at age 42, he was Major League Baseball's oldest rookie ever
Satchel Paige
Home to its 2 most sacred cities, the Hejaz is a region in this country
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Sammler, who had a "Planet"; Von Humboldt Fleisher, who had a "Gift"
Saul Bellow
The "TODAY" show is anchored by Hoda Kotb & this woman who is also NBC news chief legal correspondent
Savannah Guthrie
Garcia is the number 1 last name in 2 states--these 2 biggies
Texas & California
You'll find King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi in this country
Thailand
In this medieval literary work, Judas is found in the lowest circle of hell being gnawed on by Satan
The (Dante\'s) Inferno
Led by Capt. Mercer, this sci-fi series on FOX sees its title ship & crew boldly going where no comedy has gone before
The Orville
A priest & a greedy doctor are but a few of the obstacles the young diver Kino must overcome in this Steinbeck tale
The Pearl
"The Prince of Santini"
The Prince of Tides
Emily Blunt played pregnant mom Evelyn Abbott in this scary 2018 film
The Quiet Place
William Brodie, craftsman by day & criminal by night, was the inspiration for this Robert Louis Stevenson tale
The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In this folk tale, the title barnyard trio faces off against a troll under a bridge
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
This Victor Hugo novel begins in 1482
The Three Musketeers
Pink Floyd is the band & the main character in this 1979 rock opera
The Wall
One of the band's 4 faces, Keith Moon was the man who drummed for this quartet that had a hit with "Squeeze Box"
The Who
Russian for "self-boiler", these urns were traditionally used to heat water for tea & in 1989 were showcased on a series of stamps
a samovar
From a 1988 speech by a presidential candidate. "A brilliant , diversity spread like stars, like" this 5-word phrase
a thousand points of light
The pressure of one of these might be low based on the light seen here
a tire
This word for an ax comes from Algonquian, though it's associated with the Florida State Seminoles
a tomahawk
The final stage of a chess contest
endgame
To deposit it, sign your name on the back of the check!
endorse
In battle you better follow the R.O.E., rules of this
engagement
Zymosis is a type of this process that produces alcohol by the conversion of sugar
fermentation
To rot, or the uncle on "The Addams Family"
fester
Bring back the stick, Fido!
fetch
During the Revolutionary War, drums were usually paired with this four-letter tooter
fife
We wish you a merry Christmas pudding, AKA this, a dish of dried fruit, suet & cognac, set afire before serving--now bring us some!
figgy pudding (*plum pudding)
When you must let everyone know you didn't touch up that shot of you by that scenic overlook, it's #no(this 6-letter word)
filter
Fins & scales are required for these to be considered okay to eat
fish
These elongated crevices or cracks on the slope of a volcano release lava
fissures
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Nuremberg, Germany.) With some 50 million cookies produced each year in all sizes and shapes, Nuremberg, Germany is this Christmas treat capital of the world
gingerbread cookie
This Vegas term for a really high roller is what Ichikawa is called in "Casino"
a whale
The powder for these, worn by 18th c. men, was made of ground starch & scented with lavender; a 1795 tax ended the style
a wig
In Medieval Europe, some women wore a cloth headdress called this, still used today by some nuns who wear a traditional habit
a wimple
Grey Wind was the name of one of these that belonged to Robb Stark on "Game of Thrones"
a wolf
"Hell hath no fury like" one of these
a woman scorned
Lewis noted of the Lewis' type of this bird that the pointy tail helps it stay vertical against the tree trunk it's beaking
a woodpecker
The Mongol Dynasty lasted from 1271 to 1368
gold
John Feinstein gave a behind-the-scenes look at playing this sport professionally in "A Good Walk Spoiled"
golf
Copper sulfate helped produce Scheele's this color, which gave some Victorians arsenic poisoning from wallpaper
green
In Japanese: midori
green
An A to Z of kitchen tools might end with this one used to remove part of the peel of certain fruits
a zester
1940s Mexican-American men helped popularize this rhyming ensemble associated with jitterbug dancing
a zoot suit
If you're "taken" this way, also a nautical term, you're surprised
aback
The pool & tennis courts are just a few of these attractive conveniences, from the Latin for "pleasant"
amenities
It's also known as the Cape anteater & it earns that name by eating tens of thousands a night
an aardvark
In 2016 the Gerald R. Ford, one of these, took almost an hour & a half to turn 180 degrees; it also needed some tugboats
an aircraft carrier
It's a collection of writings by several authors concerning a similar subject
an anthology
A projecting portion of a stage in front of the curtain is known as this, also a term for a protective garment worn in front
an apron
A physical repository of historic documents; there's a famous one at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue
an archive
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) In figure skating, a long backward glide on the outside edge of one foot leads into a Lutz. You face forward before leaping into the air to do one of these
an axel
Niels Bohr said an atom's electro-magnetic radiation occurred only when one of these elem. particles jumped to a lower-energy orbit
an electron
A white one of these animals is a metaphor for something too expensive for its owner to take care of
an elephant
It makes sense that this animal is at the center of the coat of arms for the Ivory Coast
an elephant
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Australia's coat of arms has the kangaroo and this bird. Both symbolize the country's forward motion, as it's believed the animals don't like to move backwards
an emu
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Stick and ball games are common among many Native peoples, but the only nation with its own sports team on an international level is the Iroquois team, competing in this centuries-old sport
lacrosse
Used in "The Arrest of Christ", Naples yellow contains both antimony and this heavy metal once common in house paint
lead
The company Archie McPhee is known for novelties like this profession action figure with "amazing shushing action!"
librarian
In the Olympics, Leon Spinks won a gold medal in this boxing class between 165-178 pounds
light heavyweight
At 97, John Goodenough is the oldest Nobel Prize winner, for work on these batteries with a hyphenated name in laptops & phones
lithium-ion
John Gay in "The Beggar's Opera" calls it "the knot that sacred love hath tied"
matrimony
SD,CompactFlash,SmartMedia
memory cards
The use of cinnabar as a red, like in Degas' "Combing the Hair", is quite toxic, as it contains this liquid metal
mercury
Another word for compassion; Jesus said those who practice it will have it shown to them
mercy
Oklahoma's state flower, with tiny ones blooming in winter, this grows as a parasite on tree trunks--now give us a kiss!
mistletoe
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used of these, another word for a weedkiller
an herbicide
A big yes: this, described in a March 2006 patent filing as a "multi-functional handheld device"
an iPhone
You may be accused of cultural this 13-letter word if you wear a Sikh-style turban & you aren't Sikh
appropriation
Spirits are also known as eau de vie or this Latin phrase that also means "water of life"
aqua vitae
RGN
argon
Of natural, like certain sweeteners
artificial
The Arabic-language "Canon of Medicine" recommends willow oil for head pain--willow, genus Salix, as in this common medicine of today
aspirin
An itching sensation in the chest can signal an attack of this, in which bronchioles narrow
asthma
2 chambers of the heart quiver instead of beating properly in the condition called "AF", standing for this
atrial fibrillation
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Particles in a solar wind hit the Earth's magnetic shield and head for the Poles then interact with gases in our atmosphere to form this six-letter phenomenon
aurora
Adjective for a brook making a low, continuous murmur
babbling
This "body part" type of compliment is ambiguous & insincere
backhanded
In German place names, bad means "bath" & a spa town got its name from this plural word for bath
baden
Qualatex, which offers an exam to become a CBA, certified this artist, is a brand of microfoil & latex ones
balloons
Okay, these fruits are about 22% carbs, but Cavendish ones do help lower blood pressure & promote a healthy heart, so it's worth it!
bananas
This 3-letter word can mean "except", especially preceding "none"
bar
Topps,Bowman,Panini America
baseball cards
Chauncey Billups & former Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo are board members for this sport's governing body in America
basketball
While cooking meat keep it moist by doing this, pouring juices or melted fat over it
baste
Alkalisk is the name for these sold at IKEA
batteries
Despite the name patients don't need to be on a mattress to benefit from this soothing 2-word doctor demeanor
bedside manner
This word for something monstrous in size comes from the name of a powerful grass-eating beast in Job
behemoth
The Spanish word "Baja" in Baja California means this
below (lower)
In French: noir
black
A couple of shaves of this on your pasta can set you back several hundred dollars
black truffles
Often used when describing plain food, this 5-letter word means not highly flavored, maybe even tasteless
bland
Natural insulation found on a seal or whale
blubber
Countries with flags of only these 2 colors include Greece, Honduras & Israel
blue & white
The feather type of this "snake" scarf gets the press but you can wear one in pleated silk or fur, too
boa
It means to mishandle a football or baseball
bobble
Clothing articles that gave their name to 1940s adolescent girls
bobby socks
You kicked something, then kicked out the -ted to get this, a sports fan's sound of contempt
boo
A dull person can become exciting as a South African of Dutch extraction
bore [Boer]
How to identify the differences between antique copper & these 2 "B" alloys
bronze & brass
U to A: to sing in the street for money, then do this in the resulting applause
busk & bask
Things are always going wrong with the proverb "Bread always falls" this way
butter side down
Almond Breeze, an almond milk, provides 45% of the recommended daily allowance of this bone-building element
calcium
Still or nearly still; "Keep" this "& carry on"
calm
Remember: "A", for the city that is the official seat of government in a state; "O", for a state legislature building
capital & capitol
Leonardo da Vinci used a black powder made from carcinogenic sources like coal tar & named for this element
carbon
In 1950 the U.S. manufactured more than 75% of the world's these; in 2018, 12%
cars
In movies & on TV, crushers of these are often seen at junkyards; OverBuiit LLC makes one with 10' jaws & 159 tons of crushing power
cars
A specialty of Goa, India is feni, a potent liquor made from the fruit of the tree that produces these kidney-shaped nuts
cashews
13-letter adjective for the fluid that surrounds the brain & other parts of the nervous system
cerebrospinal
French word for cherry that's also a shade of red (1926)
cerise
You don't have to hold a candle if you have this hanging fixture whose name is from a word meaning "something that holds candles"
chandelier
The pig is forbidden because it doesn't do this like cows & goats do
chew its cud
Greek for "dance" & "write" gives us this occupation
choreography
Pius X's demand for the resignations of 2 bishops led to France's 1905 law mandating the separation of these 2 entities
church and state
In an old print ad, Santa says a gift bringing "pleasure to every home...is rare indeed. Such a gift, my friends, is Lucky Strike"--these
cigarettes
The formula for this measure of a circle is pi times the diameter
circumference
The 3 most basic types of clouds are stratus, cumulus & this high, wispy type with a name meaning "curl"
cirrus
In 1932 Jaya Narayan was jailed in India for protesting British rule in this 2-word nonviolent way
civil disobedience
Come out of your "shell" & say this 2-word term meaning to suddenly cease speaking
clam up
Please explain better that you know this verb means to melt butter to sort out impurities
clarify
There's no "rock" in the name of the U.S. team for this sport that includes bouldering & speed disciplines
climbing
The J-Mo Doctrine said the Americas are "not to be... subjects for" this type of settlement by European powers
colonization
When CBS got FCC approval to broadcast in this in 1950, only about 2 dozen sets could receive it
color
Jesus said the first one is "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart"
commandment
Around the condo the grounds open to all are called these "areas", just like Marie's favorite rapper
common
"Monty Python's Flying Circus" often encouraged us with "And now for something..." these 2 words
completely different
Marie is stoked that her condo has one of these French-named helpers who gets her tickets to all the best stuff
concierge
Doctors should protect this 15-letter bond with the patient, ensuring that personal details are kept secret
confidentiality
They are "distinguished...by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences"
conjunctions
A retailer who buys goods from a wholesaler "on" this pays only for what he in turn can sell, returning the unsold items
consignment
The plan was part of this 11-letter geopolitical policy of keeping Communist expansion within boundaries
containment
The Dalai Lama has tweeted "a sense of" this "is crucial to being happy"
contentment
Proverbially, you do this to "your heels" when you're kept waiting
cool
The temperature of this liquid has gotten too high
coolant (antifreeze)
Fed to livestock, it's the USA's most widely produced feed grain, grown on more than 400,000 farms
corn
1125, in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle": this word for an assembly that now often follows "city"
council
The Swiss company Alpen Schatz has been making these noisy items for 250 years
cowbells
A painful, spasmodic contraction of a muscle turns into a tool to fasten objects together
cramp & clamp
A fold in the center of your pant leg goes into the changing room & exits as an oily lubricant
crease & grease
Bust out your chafing dish, some orange butter sauce & Grand Marnier to fire up this crepes dish
crêpes Suzette
Literally translated as "burnt cream", this custard dish is topped with sugar that gets caramelized under a broiler
crème brûlée
2-word term for the trauma experienced when suddenly moving from one society to another
culture shock
Gyres are circular ocean systems of these flows, such as the Canary one, part of the North Atlantic Gyre
currents
The science of determining a tree's age by looking at its growth rings
dendrochronology
An iron anvil will float in mercury because this quality in mercury is about twice that of iron
density
Water begins to form on plants & cars at this "point", the temperature at which the atmosphere is saturated with water vapor
dew
Better return that encyclopedia Monday before the librarian notices it's missing
diamond
Russia's 1,700-foot-deep Mir Mine, one the largest manmade holes in the world, has produced millions of carats of these
diamonds
The glow plug in this type of engine is not hot enough to ignite the fuel
diesel
This synonym for "expanded" is often used of a widened pupil
dilated
The 1970s & '80s were the heyday of this meal-&-a-show type of venue, hiring movie stars like Tab Hunter & Cyd Charisse
dinner theater
It's the condition of being a god, or a fudge-like nutty candy
divinity
A fierce situation in which survival belongs to those with the toughest & thickest skin is this kind of "world"
dog-eat-dog
1970s Budget Director Bert Lance got people saying "If it ain't broke", this
don\'t fix it
This '50s music style is what The Turbans are saying in their song "When You Dance"
doo-wop
After the birth of Jesus, the Virgin Mary makes an offering of 2 of these birds
doves
Not a Dirty Harry movie, magnus force makes soccer balls curve due to this resistant force acting on 1 side of the spinning sphere
drag
Unusual for a conifer, larch trees do this each fall like deciduous ones
drop leaves
Dumbfounded is a synonym for this other "dumb" word that means you've been surprised to the point of speechlessness
dumbstruck
The Lord told Moses, "I bare you on" these birds' wings
eagles\' wings
There are 3 C's in this word for someone who has a truly unconventional personality
eccentric
Get an "E" for effort with this egg-laying Aussie mammal. Here are its babies called puggles
echidna
In the 1940s, William Sheldon classified body types into endomorphs, mesomorphs & these
ectomorphs
The hawk owl is unusual for producing almost perfectly spherical ones
eggs
A 1990 Oilers-Kings game saw 356 of these doled out, with Marty McSorley getting 37--that'd be more than half the game!
penalty minutes
A to O: a work of drama on a stage employs a maneuver to gain a strategic advantage
play & ploy
In 1922 London, over 50 companies were making this mechanical & musical wonder with no fingers on the keys
player pianos
Real programs on this type of TV seen in "Wayne's World" include "The Mr. Science Show" & "Cast Iron TV"
public access
The helpful Wesley Snipes: "You ever play" this game? "Let me give you a word of advice--always bet on black"
roulette
I hope our clue doesn't rub you the wrong way
ruby
Kick out a letter from a British contact sport to get a July birthstone
rugby & ruby
A learned, venerable person; it sounds like an aromatic herb of the mint family used to season food
sage
Latin for "salt" gives us this word for how much you get paid each week
salary
Reel in a letter from a popular food fish to get a place where you get your nails done
salon from salmon
Lester Young was a legendary tooter on the tenor type of this
saxophone
After Schachtism: deriving happiness at the expense of another's woes
schadenfreude
The Margaret Herrick Library of the Motion Picture Academy is home to more than 15,000 of these from 1910 to the present
scripts or screenplays
The motion of tectonic plates sliding past each other is known as this, like clipping a sheep
shearing
2-word phrase also meaning "push the boat out into the water"
shove off
Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly were title these in a 2008 film
step brothers
In a Jeffrey Eugenides novel, each of the lovely Lisbon sisters commits this, which a priest in the book calls a mortal sin
suicide
"The Burning", the debut film for Holly Hunter & Jason Alexander, was part of the flourishing horror-at-this-summer-setting genre
summer camp
On the morning of February 24, 1987 SN 1987A, one of these, appeared in the large Magellanic Cloud
supernova
Stretchy & strong, the Prolene brand of these was invented in 1969 & is still used for bypass surgery
sutures
The hermit,the hanged man,the 4 of pentacles
tarot cards
Four o'clock or so, when Earl Grey is traditionally served
tea time
Made from this 4-letter wood from India, the HMS Trincomalee is the oldest British warship still afloat
teak
Fans visiting Graceland sometimes leave these stuffed animals from a 1957 hit song on Elvis' grave
teddy bear
A display of anger "thrown" by a child
temper tantrum
You put up a portable canvas shelter yesterday, then took down the -ted to leave this cardinal number
ten
Since 1900 the Davis Cup has been awarded to men's teams in this sport
tennis
These "waters" are traditionally within 3 miles of a nation's shores
territorial
CoverGirl cosmetics is Leaping Bunny certified, meaning the company doesn't do this
test on animals
400 years ago, it reached Plymouth carrying 102 passengers
the
In 1905 this ship sailed into Odessa with a revolutionary attitude, a red flag & a "people's committee" newly in charge
the
In this novel, after learning there are no grownups, Jack says, "We'll have to look after ourselves"
the
Since 1846, a ship with this alliterative name has been bringing people close to the roaring cataracts
the
Some are up in arms over this marble statue carved around 150 B.C., saying she's really the sea goddess Amphitrite
the
This rigid airship made its first Atlantic crossing in May 1936 & its last in 1937
the
You could say T.S. Eliot's masterpiece known as "The Four" these gives you quadruple the number
the
The White Stripes sang, "I'm gonna fight 'em off"; one of these "couldn't hold me back"
the "Seven Nation Army"
The "Music City Miracle" was a last-second play that benefited this NFL team in 2000
the (Tennessee) Titans
Both male & female Americans will celebrate the August 2020 100th anniversary of this amendment to the Constitution
the 19th Amendment
After stopping a carriage driver from beating his horse, Henry Bergh founded the org. known by these 5 letters for short
the ASPCA
At the S.E. tip of Italy, Santa Maria di Leuca has been called the "City Between Two Seas", the Ionian & this one to the north
the Adriatic
You can get from Manhattan's Penn Station right to your terminal at Newark Airport on the air this
the AirTrain
Hippolyta is the queen of these women
the Amazons
Fanesca, an Ecuadorian Easter soup, is made with fish, representing Jesus, and 12 grains or beans representing these
the Apostles
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) The British government's Proclamation of 1763 created what the Brits called a vast Indian reserve in which no colonists were allowed to settle west of these mountains
the Applachian Mountains
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Soon after this 1876 battle, the U.S. had almost all the region's Native Americans confined to reservations, yet that one setback looms large and made the Sioux and other plains people the iconic image of Native Americans
the Battle of Little Bighorn
Hydrogen & helium, which make up 98% of atomic matter, were formed during the first few minutes after this event not caught on film
the Big Bang
A temple in India has a tree descended from this five-letter tree important in the life of Buddha
the Bodhi Tree
On "Star Trek: Voyager", this techno-species designated Jeri Ryan's character Seven of Nine & it sorta stuck
the Borg
Santa Cruz is a port & the chief city on the island of Tenerife in these Atlantic islands
the Canary Islands
With as many sets of double letters as the Mississippi, this river forms about half the Alabama-Georgia border
the Chattahoochee
Here's this city's river of the same name decked out for St. Patty's Day. The dye powder is actually orange until it hits water
the Chicago
Of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the name of this one from the 200s B.C. reflected its huge size
the Colossus of Rhodes
The British Empire Games are now known by this name, as the Brits are somewhat less imperial now
the Commonwealth Games
Appropriately, this river forms a 500-mile boundary between the Republic of it & the Democratic Republic of it
the Congo
The CBO, this, analyzes economic issues on behalf of the House & Senate
the Congressional Budget Office
Thomas Blood & his criminal gang stole these treasures from the Tower of London in 1671, but were quickly caught
the Crown Jewels
In the 2nd century Basilides taught that Jesus traded bodies with Simon of Cyrene before this event & watched laughing
the Crucifixion
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Disputes over treaties between tribes and the U.S. may seem far in the past, but this mile marker says otherwise. It was part of the 2016 protest by the Standing Rock Tribe that claimed this pipeline violated an 1868 pact
the Dakota Access Pipeline
One a Buddhist, one a South African Anglican, these 2 religious leaders co-wrote "The Book of Joy"
the Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
In 2019 some folks in Humble, Texas wanted to get into a time machine & start making this stainless steel car again
the DeLorean
Thomas Jefferson's final draft of this document dropped language calling slavery "an execrable commerce"
the Declaration of Independence
Hello, young lovers. Head over to this symbol of the Universal Exposition of 1889; the world's tallest structure then; iconic now
the Eiffel Tower
At first just for the rich, the falls became a destination for all classes when this waterway opened in 1825
the Erie Canal
With nearly 7 million rivets, the Scottish bridge over this firth was the first built primarily of steel
the Firth of Forth
The U.S. Navy wanted to paint this bridge that opened in 1937 with yellow & black stripes so that it would be more visible in the fog
the Golden Gate Bridge
Long-lasting storm system on Jupiter that's a British expression for a sip of Lipton or Twinings
the Great Red Spot of tea
In 2018 around 1.7 million people trekking from all over the world made this pilgrimage to Mecca
the Hajj
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE) That's the pope putting the crown on Charles V, so this must be the title he's receiving in 1530
the Holy Roman Emperor
Theodosius I stamped out Macedonianism, which denied that this 3rd person of the Trinity was a person
the Holy Spirit
The Arizona-Nevada power plant at this 1,244'-long hydroelectric structure has a 2,080-megawatt capacity
the Hoover Dam
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was the big star of this "worldly" 20th century style that emphasized straight lines
the International Style
This band was "Only Human" as a hitmaker in 2019, its humans being Kevin, Joe & Nick
the Jonas Brothers
Beginning in 1954 this security agency of the Soviets began dealing harshly with enemies of the state
the KGB
This 1611 book had what were known as "He" & "She" editions, after variants in the last words of Ruth 3:15
the King James Bible
This powerful union of the 1880s, KOL for short, began as a secret society modeled on the Masons
the Knights of Labor
The Folger Library is in D.C. across 2nd Street SE from this much larger library
the Library of Congress
A 1968 horror movie was titled "Night of" these zombies
the Living Dead
4 of the 7 members of the team that first conquered this Alp in 1865 fell to their deaths during the descent
the Matterhorn
Hydroelectric plants & pumping-generating stations on the U.S. & Canadian sides of this river have a 4.8-million kilowatt combined capacity
the Niagara River
In 1946 Emily Greene Balch, a colleague of Jane Addams, was a co-winner of this award first given in 1901
the Nobel Peace Prize
Existing from about 1200-400 B.C., this civilization of Mesoamerica is closely identified with giant stone heads
the Olmecs
In 1977, after decades of dwindling ridership, this luxury train was discontinued, or was it...murdered?!
the Orient Express
The Paz River separates Guatemala & El Salvador before flowing into this body of water
the Pacific
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) While Greece is the southernmost country of the Balkan Peninsula, the southernmost part of mainland Greece is this other peninsula where ancient Sparta was located
the Peloponnesian
In journalism, before Neil Cavuto came Neil Sheehan, who got a huge scoop in 1971 with these Defense Department documents
the Pentagon Papers
Time Magazine named Corazon Aquino, the first female president of this nation, 1986's woman of the year
the Philippines
Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano played with traditional notions of design with this Paris art "Centre" named for a French president
the Pompidou Centre
One of Christo's temporary works of art was the wrapping in fabric of this oldest Paris bridge
the Pont Neuf
On April 21,1918 he caught a fatal bullet while piloting his Fokker triplane over northern France
the Red Baron (Richthofen)
These 2 rivers form parts of the border between the U.S. & Mexico
the Rio Grande & the Colorado
Tiger & Phil went 0-6 as the European team beat the U.S. 17 1/2-10 1/2 to claim this trophy in 2018
the Ryder Cup
A Spotify survey shows most surgeons listen to music in the O.R. & the No. 1 selection is this band's "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
the Scorpions
Pre-D.C., Nancy was an actress & Ronald was a different kind of president, leading SAG, short for this, from 1947 to 1952
the Screen Actors Guild
This 15-nation U.N. body is charged with the maintenance of international peace
the Security Council
The coat of arms of this nation of islands off Africa's east coast has only one shell down by the seashore, & it's a turtle
the Seychelles
Onetime vampire players Evan Rachel Wood, Tilda Swinton, Danny Trejo & Wesley Snipes all had cameos on "What We Do in" these
the Shadows
China got its hands on Christianity & Buddhism via this trade "highway"
the Silk Road
The name of this university honors a 13th century French theologian
the Sorbonne
The face of this statue of Giza is thought to represent Khafre, builder of one of the Great Pyramids at Giza
the Sphinx
On a high stone pyramid, Aztec priests performed sacrifices to Huitzilopochtli, god of this heavenly body
the Sun
Warren E. Burger founded this body's historical society & served as its first honorary chairman
the Supreme Court
UNESCO described this landmark, built in memory of a man's wife, as "the jewel of Muslim art in India"
the Taj Mahal
Organized in the 1830s, this group of lawmen merged with the Texas State Highway Patrol in 1935
the Texas Rangers
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) Despite the legal veneer of the Indian Removal Act, forcing 100,000 Native Americans from the fertile southeast to the more arid lands west of the Mississippi, caused thousands of deaths from starvation, exposure, and disease, leading to this term
the Trail of Tears
One of several Nobel laureates associated with this university is its professor Takaaki Kajita, a 2015 physics winner
the University of Tokyo
Thutmose I was the first pharaoh to cut his tomb into this "royal" resting place near Thebes
the Valley of the Kings
Completes the title of a podcast devoted to to a Sarah Michelle Gellar series, "Buffering..."
the Vampire Slayer
Among the first of many demonstrations to protest this conflict was in August 1963, part of a Hiroshima commemoration
the Vietnam War
In 1909, painter Boris Kustodiev captured a promenade and some merrymaking along this river
the Volga
In July 2019 this D.C. monument was "turned" into a rocket for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11
the Washington Monument
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) This phone and wiretapping device help set off one of the most notorious episodes in American history in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972 when five burglars were arrested in this Washington, D.C. hotel and office complex
the Watergate
Abe & Mary Todd are moving back to D.C., where Abe was a congressman from 1847 to 1849 in this pre-Republican party
the Whig Party
Dublin's Leinster House inspired James Hoban's design of this Washington, D.C. building
the White House
At the 9/11 Memorial Museum, you can see part of a retaining wall and a column now covered with mementos from this complex
the World Trade Center
Chongming Island at the mouth of this river is part of Shanghai Municipality
the Yangtze
Bosworth Field: This royal house
the York
A nationalistic movement that began in Istanbul lent its name to this term for any progressive thinker
the Young Turks
Brazilian dance that's the Canadian province where Halifax is the capital
the bossa Nova Scotia
Here's Cuba's national flower, the mariposa, the Spanish name of this insect that the petals resemble
the butterfly
Around 1080 Chinese scientist Shen Kuo made the first scientific mention of one of these magnetic devices
the compass
Originating in the late 1600s, England's Tories believed in the doctrine called this right of kings
the divine right
Though we think of it as grayish-brown, the boys called it a "white bear" & killed quite a few
the grizzly bear
This French word refers to a way in which doctors prioritize patients
triage
If a vehicle flips over, this piece of steel in the form of an inverted "U" can prevent the occupants from being crushed
the roll bar
For the Winter Olympics, luge has its own governing body, while bobsled shares a governing body with this similar sport
the skeleton
Before Neil Gorsuch, A.B. Neil similarly believed in the original meaning of the Constitution as Chief Justice of this in Tennessee
the state supreme court
In Romanian: alb
white
No: these, attached to a Scotsman's arms for a leg-breaking leap from the top of Stirling Castle in 1507
wings
A verb meaning to shrivel, or an old adverb meaning "Where to?"
wither [whither]
This word from the German for a child prodigy was first used for musicians
wunderkind
During fermentation, live & active cultures convert pasteurized milk to this; look for the "live & active cultures" seal on it
yogurt
Partner of hither, it means farther away
yon
The Palais de Justice & Notre Dame Cathedral are both found on this île in the Seine
Île de la Cité
One theory estimates that life on Earth began 3.5 billion years ago near these volcanic openings in the seabed
(alkaline) vents
A country singer: "How do You Like Me Now?!" & "Who's Your Daddy?"
Toby Keith
Unlikely allies Jack Ryan & Captain Marko Ramius
Tom Clancy
Marshall Field's Chicago department store popularized the expression "The customer is" this
always right
Fill up your tank with a Ferrari, made with dry vermouth & this almond-flavored liqueur
amaretto
According to synastry, or relationship astrology, if his Mars is in her 8th this, she'll have the hots for him
house
It can mean the lighting used to decorate a building, or someone's spiritual or intellectual understanding
illumination
Hair color products from this company include Féria, Excellence Creme & Superior Preference
l\'Oréal
It's a city of 3 million located on the Río de la Plata Estuary
Buenos Aires
The fee to this ferryman was an obolos coin placed in the mouth of the deceased
Charon
This sociable forest antelope shares its name with paired Afro--Cuban drums
a bongo
Non-fluid aneroid barometers use a partial one of these instead of mercury to measure air pressure
vacuum
He chose a nice blue hat to cover the bandage over his ear for the 1889 painting seen here
van Gogh
Swipe a letter from a liquid used to form a glossy coating & watch it disappear
varnish & vanish
Rice milk is right for those who are lactose intolerant or who follow this 5-letter diet that avoids animal products
vegan
This nice-to-touch fabric comes in a crushed type, such as panne & mirror
velvet
One day a year this restaurant chain offers free chicken if you dress like a cow
Chick-fil-A
The Mount, not the House of Mirth, is the name of her estate in Lenox, Massachusetts
(Edith) Wharton
On his podcast "Under the Skin", this British comedian tackles serious topics like personal growth
(Russell) Brand
French folk Queen Margot & Athos
(Alexander) Dumas
Based on the real life of a troubled fashion model, HBO's "Gia" made this actress a star
(Angelina) Jolie
San Jacinto: This general, who became a prisoner the next day
(Antonio de) Santa Anna
"The skeleton atop the canopy bed is a reminder of our mortality", said this woman who painted herself in "The Dream"
(Frida) Kahlo
In July 1984 in San Francisco, she accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president
(Geraldine) Ferraro
This psychiatrist is buried in the Protestant church graveyard in Z├╝rich, Switzerland
(Carl) Jung
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Omni Parker House in Boston MA.) Arriving on November 19, 1867 for a U.S. reading tour, this author practiced "A Christmas Carol" in front of the mirror here, now named for him
(Charles) Dickens
The society first met in 1660 after a lecture by this architect, long before he designed St. Paul's Cathedral
(Christopher) Wren
This "Robinson Crusoe" author was pilloried (literally) & jailed for libel in 1703
(Daniel) Dafoe
B: this tasty Elizabethan courtier pioneered inductive reasoning in "Novum Organum"
(Francis) Bacon
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at the Great Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary.) The largest synagogue in Europe is found in Budapest, and in 1865, this Hungarian composer and keyboard master stopped by to play the organ
(Franz) Liszt
In the U.S. sparklers are big on July 4th; in the U.K., they come out for the November day & night named for this conspirator
(Guy) Fawkes
This Great Compromiser introduced the Compromise Tariff of 1833
(Henry) Clay
His whale of a tale began in New York City in 1819 & ended there with his death in 1891
(Herman) Melville
In "The Book of Gutsy Women", this former first lady & her daughter tell the stories of their heroes, like Diana Nyad & Rachel Carson
(Hillary) Clinton
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) This imposing desk was used by this imposing man who headed the Bureau for 48 years and for whom the headquarters' building is named
(J. Edgar) Hoover
As an editor in London, Ezra Pound helped to publish this man's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
(James) Joyce
Much to her chagrin, homicide detective Kate Beckett got teamed up with this title mystery writer to solve cases
(Richard) Castle
In "Frontier" this "Aquaman" actor gets chilly as ruthless trapper Declan Harp
(Jason) Momoa
This host of "The Tonight Show" wrote the children's book "Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA"
(Jimmy) Fallon
John Edwards
(John) Kerry
In one of the society's first experiments, this founding member soon to be known for his "law" of gases tested an air pump
(Robert) Boyle
"Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" was originally written to raise money for his passage to the New World
(Robert) Burns
John played Clarence when this other great 20th century Shakespearean actor directed "Richard III" in 1955
(Laurence) Olivier
According to legend, he was blown off course around 1000 A.D. & landed on the North American continent
(Leif) Erikson
She wrote the novel "Big Little Lies", the basis for an HBO series
(Liane) Moriarty
This 6'9" author who raised dinosaurs from the dead passed away in 2008 after a battle with cancer
(Michael) Crichton
She defeated Serena Williams to win the women's title at the 2018 U.S. Open
(Naomi) Osaka
Upon the death of Daniel Inouye, this Vermont Democrat, in office since 1975, became the longest-serving U.S. Senator
(Patrick) Leahy
He got up late on New Year's Day 1660, ate some turkey & began writing his diary
(Samuel) Pepys
He dedicated his poem "The Waste Land" to Ezra Pound, "il miglior fabbro" ("the better craftsman ")
(T.S.) Eliot
El Greco's painting of the Virgin Mary cradling her dead son is called this, like Michelangelo's famous sculpture of the same subject
(The)
"Wolf Hall" is the first in a planned trilogy of books about the rise & fall of this adviser to Henry VIII
(Thomas) Cromwell
Shared last name of the two men seen here, New York's Archbishop and one of the city's sports team owners
(Timothy & James) Dolan
Let's get something strait; in 1724 Peter the Great appointed this Dane to find out if Asia & North America were connected by land
(Vitus) Bering
In "Song of Myself" this poet sounds his "barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world"
(Walt) Whitman
As prime minister, this man the younger emerged in the late 18th century as the leader of the new Tory party
(William) Pitt
This comedian hopes to turn his Branson, Missouri theater into Yakov Towers, a senior community
(Yakov) Smirnoff
At a peace rally in Tel Aviv, an assassin took the life of this Israeli prime minister
(Yitzhak) Rabin
This U S. Army officer with a summit named for him in the Rockies was killed in action in the War of 1812
(Zebulon) Pike
Going to federal prison at this Calif. landmark is more fun today than when it actually held inmates from 1934 to 1963
Alcatraz
A famous scene on the Sistine Chapel ceiling shows "The Creation of" him
Adam
1/53 of California's House Delegation is this Intelligence Committee Chairman
Adam Schiff
Charlie Kaufman wrote this 2002 film that starred Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman
Adaptation
In 2016 this British woman had a hit with "Water Under The Bridge"
Adele
In an annual competition, you toss a fish west over the state line from Florida to this state
Alabama
One notable alum is this actor who starred on "M*A*S*H" & directed 32 of its episodes
Alan Alda
This province: by British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan & Montana
Alberta
Perseus rescues this mythological beauty from becoming sea monster food & then marries her
Andromeda
Starring David Boreanaz, this spin-off from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Angel
Both parts of this "heavenly" Tony Kushner play proved to be the best of the year in 1993 & '94
Angels in America
A life-size statue of this girl pulling back an imaginary curtain in her attic hiding place is at a Boise Human Rights Memorial
Anne Frank
This city lies 5 miles from the Bay of Phaleron, an inlet of the Aegean Sea
Athens
"Peachtree Road" by Anne Rivers Siddons
Atlanta
The Golden Globes proved to be magic for Donald Glover, winning in 2017 for acting on this series, which also won for Best Comedy
Atlanta
Zilker Park is home to this 3-word music festival held every fall bearing the name of Texas' capital
Austin City Limits
The San Diego Zoo is just part of this vast park named for a conquistador
Balboa Park
We appreciate the indoor service dog relief area at the airport for this charmed city; the fire hydrant's a nice touch
Baltimore
In 2005 this British graffiti artist installed his own works on the walls of museums in N.Y. & London
Banksy
She was born to magazine publisher Marvin Pierce in 1925, 16 years before she met "Poppy"
Barbara Bush
On 1960s TV, Yvonne Craig was civilian Barbara Gordon but also this caped crime fighter
Batgirl
She won an Emmy for playing "Maude"; then came her Emmy for "The Golden Girls"
Bea Arthur
In 2020 this composer's birth city of Bonn & surrounding areas are celebrating his 250th birthday all year long
Beethoven
Just ask Kim Jong Un: in the '90s this wacky "Worm" led the NBA in rebounds per game 7 straight times
Dennis Rodman
In West Philadelphia born & raised, Will Smith moved in with his aunt & uncle to a home on St. Cloud Road in "a town called" this
Bel-Air
The motto "L'Union fait la force", "Unity makes strength", is on the coat of arms not of France but of this next-door neighbor
Belgium
"A Dream About Lightning Bugs" is a 2019 book from this singer, minus his Five
Ben Folds
This 1880 Lew Wallace novel takes place during the life of Christ
Ben-Hur
On May 18, 1872 he was born to Lord & Lady Amberley & proud Grandpa Lord John Russell
Bertrand
Her grandson said she suggested the use of a 5-pointed star on the flag vs. George Washington's chosen 6-pointer
Betsy Ross
The freeform titanium-sheathed Guggenheim Museum in this Spanish city is a work of art in itself
Bilbao
An entrepreneur: Anthony Michael Hall in "Pirates of Silicon Valley" & Steve Sires in "The Social Network"
Bill Gates
Inspired by "A Christmas Carol", the movie "Scrooged" starred him as a venal TV executive
Bill Murray
At the beginning of "Bad Guy", you can hear this young star removing her Invisalign braces so she doesn't lisp as she sings
Billie Eilish
Many think Daniel Webster's summation at a murder trial inspired this man to write "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Edgar Allan Poe
Jazz great Charlie Parker got this nickname while playing with Jay McShann's band in the early 1940s
Bird
With the White House becoming unstable & dangerous, Harry & Bess start a 4-year reno in 1948 & move to this building across the street
Blair House
In 2019, Garth Brooks and this fellow country star, seen here, team up to hit "A Dive Bar"
Blake Shelton
As Mongo, Alex Karras takes down a horse with one punch in this 1974 Mel Brooks comedy
Blazing Saddles
About Miss Russo, who gets through adolescence with her single father & her best friend Six
Blossom
Jack Kemp
Bob Dole
This animated FOX series features the Belcher family, who own a restaurant
Bob\'s Burgers
These 2 6-letter aircraft makers topped the Aerospace section on the list
Boeing & Airbus
A huge potato is lowered to celebrate New Year's in this state capital
Boise
Touring the 500-acre film city & even getting to be an extra is a treat for fans of Mumbai's movie industry, best known as this
Bollywood
Europe's oldest, the university of this "meaty" Italian city was founded in 1088
Bologna
In 1988 "New Jersey" was a No. 1 album by this band that's from there
Bon Jovi
He made February 1, 1931 a big day for Nikolai & Klavdia Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Season 5 of this detective show was largely based on Michael Connelly's "Two Kinds of Truth"
Bosch
In 1990 works by Rembrandt & Degas were among the half-billion dollars worth of art stolen from the Gardner Museum in this city
Boston
Instituted in 1968, his "Doctrine" allowed for Soviet interference in countries where Socialism was threatened
Brezhnev
This character's January 1 diary entry counts Bloody Marys as food ("as contain Worcester sauce & tomatoes")
Bridget Jones
Prospect Park in this borough was one of the sites of the Battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary War
Brooklyn
In 2019 this cop comedy moved from FOX to NBC & characters were allowed to curse--bleeped out, of course
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
A martial artist: Philip Ng in "Birth of the Dragon" & Mike Moh in "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
Bruce Lee
It's the name of the half-sheepdog, half-St. Bernard in "The Call of the Wild"
Buck
A former stripper turned forensic investigator, Catherine Willows was played by Marg Helgenberger on this TV show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
This boy-&-tiger team formed the club called "Get Rid of Slimy Girls", using the last letter in "Girls" to form the backronym "GROSS"
Calvin & Hobbes
Sports Illustrated has a yearly swimsuit edition; this competing mag is going online-only but will still print its Body Issue
ESPN The Magazine
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) Collectors prize unique props from classic films, such as this table lamp from Rick's Café Americain, used in this 1942 drama
Casablanca
C: Giacomo was the first name of this 18th century man whose "History of My Life" recounts his many amores
Casanova
Trouble ahead, trouble behind, this Cannonball Express engineer & folk hero sacrificed himself in a crash in 1900 to save many lives
Casey Jones
Originally serving as a private gallery of art, the Hermitage Museum was founded by her in 1764
Catherine the Great
A real pond in this urban park is where E.B. White's Stuart Little is victorious racing his sailboat
Central Park
Ads in comic books featuring a scrawny kid getting sand kicked in his face sold this muscleman's fitness program
Charles Atlas
This character first appeared in a comic strip called "Li'l Folks"
Charlie Brown
2 aided by José de San Martín, Bernardo O'Higgins took control of this country after beating Spanish forces in 1817
Chile
With $4 trillion in total assets, the ICBC, the Industrial & Commercial Bank of this country, tops the list
China
Dragon Gate Arch on Grant Avenue marks the entrance to this iconic San Francisco district
Chinatown
Star-shaped board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles from one side to the other
Chinese checkers
Alphabetically, it came between Chocolate Almond & Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate Chip
French novelist George Sand had several lovers, including this Polish-French pianist & composer
Chopin
This Polish-born piano man called his E Major Etude his most beautiful melody
Chopin
Born in Vienna, he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Col. Hans Landa in "Inglourious Basterds"
Christoph Waltz
About Mr. Bartowski, a computer repairman dragged into the spy life in the CIA
Chuck
"Wheel of Fortune" debuted in 1975 with Susan Stafford, not Vanna White, turning letters, & this man, not Pat Sajak, as host
Chuck Woolery
His D.C. statue signaling "V for victory!" stands outside the British embassy
Churchill
This spring holiday honors a Mexican army victory over French forces in 1862
Cinco de Mayo
The USCCR isn't a classic rock band but the United States Commission on these important CRs
Civil Rights
Ring the palace! This actress took the award in 2018 for "The Crown"
Claire Foy
Fuimus, meaning "We have been", is the motto of this clan found in the name of a famous king of Scotland
Clan Bruce
For this 1953 film Gielgud coached a nervous Marlon Brando, playing Mark Antony, on how to read The Bard's lines
Cleopatra
"Bindi: The Jungle Girl"
Crocodile Hunter
Sir Joseph Paxton was knighted for designing this glittering glass and iron structure for London's 1851 Great Exhibition
Crystal Palace
Readers got Ezra Pound's views on art, poetry & philosophy in his "Guide to" this, oddly spelled starting "K-U-L-C-H"
Culture
A drink called the Fast and Furious has rum, coconut rum & the blue type of this liqueur named for a Caribbean island
Curacao
In 2003 Seth Rogen didn't wanna wait to play Bob in the "Rock Bottom" episode of this Katie Holmes TV drama
Dawson\'s Creek
It's the last word in 6 of George Romero's zombie movie titles
Dead
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is standing in the street.) I'm in this South Dakota city named for the fallen timbers left by a forest fire. Today the entire city is a national historic landmark
Deadwood
In 2012 this play about Willy Loman won Best Revival despite totally giving away the ending in its title
Death of a Salesman
This Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy about a father's desperate search for a Christmas toy might ring a bell
Deck the Halls
"Do Good" is the motto of this women's fraternity whose name has the same initials as its motto
Delta Gamma
Traditionally the authorship of this book is attributed to Moses, but chapter 34 gives an account of his death
Deuteronomy
Back in 1917 the president of Argentina announced an Oct. 12 holiday called not Columbus Day but this "Dia"
Dia de la Raza
Her iconic wrap dress evolved from her design of a wrapped top with a matching skirt
Diane von Furstenberg
In the comics, Sparkle Plenty was the daughter-in-law of this thick-jawed Chester Gould P.I.
Dick Tracy
This Dylan Thomas title is rhymed with "Though wise men at their end know dark is right"
Do Not Go Gently Into The Good Night
When William Hartnell's health forced him to leave this show in 1966, viewers discovered that Time Lords could regenerate
Doctor Who
Way too proud of his visage, this man in a Wilde tale sells his soul for eternal youth
Dorian Gray
This regular contributor to "The New Yorker" was known for her quips, but her writing is often melancholy
Dorothy Parker
With $8.5 billion, it's the best-endowed school in the Carolinas
Duke
Many of the events of his novels were based on his own experiences as a 19th century sailor and whaler
Melville
A university in the Netherlands is named for this Dutch humanist; a Brooklyn high school is called his "Hall"
Erasmus
I have found it! --this city about 100 miles south of the Oregon border whose name is also the state motto
Eureka
The 33-mile Seikan Undersea Tunnel links these 2 major islands that both begin with the same letter
Honshu & Hokkaido
In 1918 Woodrow Wilson outlined these, one of which was free navigation of all seas
Fourteen Points
Agincourt: This country
France
If anyone is still keeping track, it's the month of Niv├┤se, year 228 on this European country's revolutionary calendar
France
In 1910, less than a century after this novel was published, it had its first film adaptation with Augustus Phillips at the title scientist
Frankenstein
The ZIP Code 12345 in Schenectady, New York lights up this company that began operations there in 1892
General Electric
It preceded "Fleece" in an award mocking silly-sounding federal research; now it precedes "Goose" in an award honoring the same
Golden
In 1940, for her role in this film, Hattie McDaniel became the first black performer to win an Oscar
Gone with the Wind
Blake Lively & Penn Badgley starred in this CW series based on Cecily von Ziegesar's book series about privileged NYC teens
Gossip Girl
Angels applaud this alliterative Breyers ice cream with marshmallow flavor & almonds, sorta like Rocky Road
Heavenly Hash
John Cameron Mitchell wrote a 1998 rock opera about this genderqueer cabaret singer "& the Angry Inch"
Hedwig
This glamorous Vienna-born actress invented a device that contributed to the development of GPS and WiFi
Hedy Lamarr
In this character's fight with Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", she utters the bard's only use of "bashfulness"
Helena
This last name is paired with Cooper in the name of a national design museum
Hewitt
A famous "Farms" started selling meats & cheeses in Ohio in the '50s, but this tree in its name is a Virginia Algonquian word
Hickory
The only river that serves as part of a national border in the Caribbean is the Artibonite River on this island
Hispaniola
He surprised people at the 2019 VMAs by performing "Panini" over the very expected "Old Town Road"
Lil Nas X
"Song Exploder" breaks down a classic tune, as when this Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist discussed "Go Your Own Way"
Lindsey Buckingham
This nonmetal braces brand calls itself "the world's most advanced clear aligner"
Invisalign
Newsflash, 338 B.C.! I'm hearing Philip II, ruler of this land, has taken Greece & I, for one, welcome our new overlord
Macedonia
The title of Jim Cramer's TV show, or cash on hand for emergencies or impulse buying
Mad Money
Using the 3 laws of robotics in his "Lucky Starr" Y.A. novels should have alerted folks that Paul French was him
Isaac Asimov
Formerly the host of "Our America" on OWN and currently hosting "This is Life" on CNN, she's the award-winning journalist seen here
Lisa Ling
Not just the title of a Dustin Hoffman western epic, it's the name of Crazy Horse's lieutenant at the Little Bighorn
Little Big Man
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.) Nearly 95% of the over 500 who've appeared on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list have been found, including this man who was listed twice--first following an April 1968 assassination and again briefly after a short 1977 prison escape
James Earl Ray
She came out of Second City & into your living room on "Glee" & as the host of "Hollywood Game Night"
Jane Lynch
The god of beginnings & ends, this Roman god had a temple in the forum whose doors were open during war & closed during peace
Janus
2nd century Montanists believed the "Heavenly" this city was soon to descend on a plain in Asia Minor
Jerusalem
One of England's most beloved tunes is the one by Hubert Parry named for this faraway Mideast city [Listen.]
Jerusalem
"The rainbow is mandating a new definition of greatness", he told the 1984 Democratic Convention
Jesse Jackson
When this 1971 "super" Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera premiered onstage, it was performed concert-style
Jesus Christ Superstar
Guitar picks are taped to this man's grave, inscribed "1942-1970", in Greenwood Memorial Park near Seattle
Jimi Hendrix
A restaurant was named for this singer's "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Jimmy Buffett
In a 2019 film he starred as Arthur Fleck, who becomes the villainous Joker
Joaquin Phoenix
There is some debate over which Johannes this city on the Highveld is named for
Johannesburg
This Justice who died age 99 in 2019, is seen around 1975, the year he joined the Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
In 1612 this future husband of Pocahontas introduced a new tobacco into the colonies using seeds from the West Indies
John Rolfe
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.) The Americans exhibit highlights Native Americans' role in American identity. One legend is Pocahontas' famous 1607 rescue of this man, a story some doubt, as he didn't tell it until 1624, though he had written about his time in Virginia before then
John Smith
When Monroe passed away in 1831, he became the third president to give up the ghost on this date
July 4th
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Commissioned in 1711 as a gift to encourage the pope's support for the building of an observatory, a series of astronomical paintings show the then-known planets, including Mars, Saturn, and this giant, with its bands of color
Jupiter
Named for the man who first observed them, the "Galilean satellites" are the 4 largest moons of this planet
Jupiter
Midwest news: in 1886 Wyandotte changed its name to this city; across the border, what was once Westport did the same in 1889
Kansas City
Occupied in parts by three nations, this former kingdom is home to the ninth highest peak on Earth
Kashmir
In 1957 the integration of Central High School in this state capital became international news
Little Rock
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE) This author based a 1962 novel on personal experience working in a hospital's psychiatric ward
Ken Kesey
Telly Savalas, 1973- 1978
Kojak
In 2011 this singer said, "'Born This Way' is my answer to many questions over the years: Who are you? What are you about?"
Lady Gaga
This diva was way beyond "The Edge of Glory" in 2016 when she said she'd return to act on "American Horror Story"
Lady Gaga
At age 15, this 16th century girl reluctantly allowed herself to be put on the English throne; bad move
Lady Jane Grey
Sections from "Straight To Hell" by The Clash play in this 3-letter rapper's "Paper Planes"
M.I.A.
Sampling Rick James' "Super Freak" worked out okay for this rapper, as his album went on to sell more than 10 million copies
MC Hammer
Sam Mendes directed a theatrical telling of the story of these brothers who built a financial empire that collapsed in 2008
Lehman Brothers
This African-American singer & actress kept her 1947 marriage to white bandleader Lennie Hayton secret due to prejudice
Lena Horne
Marius, Young Éponine, Madame Thenardier
Les Misérables
In 2006 this 90-year-old guitar innovator won Grammys for Best Rock & Best Pop Instrumental Performances
Les Paul
He & Miley Cyrus became close while filming "The Last Song"; the couple married in 2018 but split in 2019
Liam Hemsworth
In 2019 this small Central European country honored its 300th birthday with a souvenir embroidered stamp of the Princely Hat
Liechtenstein
Arthur Conan Doyle called this city the "great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the empire are... drained"
London
Known for a very big bang, this county in New Mexico was organized from parts of Sante Fe & Sandoval counties in 1949
Los Alamos
When Netflix rebooted this sci-fi show from 1965, the Robinson family got stuck on an icy planet
Lost in Space
This company's LV monogram is also its logo
Louis Vuitton
He was beheaded in Paris in 1793
Louis XVI
On I-64 it's about an 80-mile drive between these 2 metrop-"L"-ises of Kentucky
Louisville and Lexington
Tories, Americans opposed to the American Revolution, were also called Royalists or these (just change 1 letter)
Loyalists
This rapper, real name Christopher Bridges, mixes his name with "Crismas" saying, "All I want for Christmas is 2 gold front teeth"
Ludacris
Bavarian King Louis II, also known by this German version of the name, mysteriously drowned soon after being declared insane
Ludwig
Uber didn't make the 2019 list, but this competitor just squeaked in at No. 1,949
Lyft
In 2019 "The Rewatchables" celebrated the 30th anniv. of this movie about Charlie Sheen & his Cleveland Indians teammates
Major League
David Sedaris, Bette Midler & Blue Man Group did early work at La MaMa, an experimental venue in the East Village in this NYC borough
Manhattan
Jacques-Louis David painted "The Death of..." this Frenchman in 1793, the year of his assassination
Marat
This singer played Ms. Weiss in "Precious" & got better reviews than she did in "Glitter"
Mariah Carey
In between his third & fourth terms as mayor of Washington, D.C., he served 6 months in prison on drug charges
Marion Barry
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) I can't believe I'm holding the lightsaber used by this man playing Luke Skywalker in 1977's "Star Wars"--it would be even cooler with the blue light and sound effects
Mark Hamill
The 2015 Record of the Year was "Uptown Funk" by this guy & featuring Bruno Mars
Mark Ronson
In 2019 adult contemporary fans sure wanted to know "Girls Like You" from this Adam Levine band
Maroon 5
In 1886 this appropriate First Lady's portrait began appearing on $1 silver certificates
Martha Washington
This naval epic: "The Far Side of the World"
Master and Commander
Scalpel! Clamp! Retractor! may all be on a type of instrument stand named for these brothers of Minnesota clinic fame
Mayo
"An America in which all seniors live nourished lives with indep. & dignity" is the vision of this charity with a rhyming name
Meals on Wheels
"Do you love me? Will you love me forever?" are lyrics in this singer's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"
Meat Loaf
A boxer: played by Terrence Howard in "King of the World" & Darius McCrary in "Don King: Only in America"
Muhammad Ali
In 2017 Kenneth Branagh "train"-ed for the role of Poirot in this movie mystery
Murder on the Orient Express
The Doubleday Book Club will mail you mystery novels "co-written" by Jessica Fletcher, based on this TV show
Murder, She Wrote
Lila & Elena are pals in this first book of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet
My Brilliant Friend
In a musical: Henry Higgins, Alfred P. Doolittle
My Fair Lady
"Hellcats of the Navy" (1957) as "Nurse Lt. Helen Blair"
Nancy Reagan
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at Grant's Tomb in New York City.) The tomb of Ulysses S. Grant, once New York City's most popular attraction, was partly inspired by the tomb of this other 19th century man who was both a great general and a head of state
Napoleon Bonaparte
Echo's love for this lad was unrequited; he only had eyes for himself
Narcissus
A giant musical note is the feature of this city's "Music City Note Drop"
Nashville
2 years before Neil Diamond was born there, this "Laughter In The Rain" singer-songwriter was born in Brooklyn
Neil Sedaka
New Year's Eve finds 4 people contemplating suicide in "A Long Way Down" by this man who also wrote "About a Boy"
Nick Hornby
This film series: "Battle of the Smithsonian"
Night at the Museum
This biblical man's pudding, first made when the waters subsided, is eaten by Turkish Muslims on Ashura
Noah
This is the only city that has "City" in its NBA team's full name
Oklahoma City
"Or, the Parish Boy's Progress", which included picking a pocket or 2
Oliver Twist
Mutual of this city bank
Omaha
Harry Grey's book "The Hoods" inspired this 4-hour Sergio Leone film that starred Robert de Niro
Once Upon a Time in America
"Ready Player ___ "
One
In 1991, 87-year-old Sir John played this "Tempest" magician, saying it was the only Shakespeare role he was the right age for
Prospero
This Virginia Native American died in 1618, but wars that bore his name were fought on & off between 1622 & 1646
Powhatan
This word that follows Andhra & Uttar comes from Sanskrit for "province"
Pradesh
In the 1890s what this Ohio Republican thought was a $17,000 debt helping a pal ballooned to $130,000
President William McKinley
The author of this 1996 "Novel of Politics" was listed as anonymous
Primary Colors
Canadians have Tories, too, like this prime minister who had a Shamrock Summit with Reagan
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
In a Shelley work this fire bringer is not happy to be nailed to a "wall of eagle-baffling mountain"
Prometheus
A glass barrier now prevents visitors from kissing Oscar Wilde's tomb with lipstick in this storied Paris cemetery
Père Lachaise
In 2019 this airline used employees as guinea pigs on a 19-hour flight direct from London to Sydney
Qantas
The Apostles Peter & Paul & the Roman emperor all show up in this Henryk Sienkiewicz novel whose title is a question
Quo Vadis
In 2015, she told us "This is my fight song, take back my life song, prove I'm all right song"
Rachel Platten
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) Yes, it's safe to look at the angels that adorn the top of the object of Indiana Jones's quest in this 1981 film
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tara Strong gives voice to Twilight Sparkle in this animated series
Rainbow Brite
Near Lake Nasser is the "Great Temple" constructed by this pharaoh who reigned for 66 years
Ramses II (the Great)
It's home to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Rapid City
1917 arrives soon, & I've got an invite to Prince Yusupov's! Sounds fun! He'd never try to poison, shoot & drown an ol' Siberian like me!
Rasputin
In this 2007 animated film, a rodent named Remy dreams of becoming a French chef
Ratatouille
Liev Schreiber, since 2013
Ray Donovan
Founded in 1922, this magazine sold longer versions of its condensed articles to other magazines
Reader\'s Digest
The capacity for analytical thought; its "Age" began around the 18th century
Reason
Sal Mineo got the first of 2 Oscar nominations for this classic 1955 James Dean film about a juvenile delinquent
Rebel Without a Cause
This colorful women's magazine once had sister magazines Blue Book & Green Book
Redbook
(Sarah of the Clue Crew at the State Opera House in Vienna, Austria.) The Vienna State Opera House was built in Neo this style to reflect that 16th century period of artistic rediscovery when the art form of opera was born
Renaissance
This man's scale is based on the logarithm of the amplitude of the largest seismic wave in an earthquake
Richter
The Folio Society sells mail-order illustrated editions of famous books, like this 1880s pirate adventure
Robinson Crusoe
SAD says it all when it comes to being a backronym for this type of depression
Seasonal Affectiveness
Pike Place Market in this Pacific Northwest city is a great place to get in touch with your inner fishmonger
Seattle
Randomly selected anonymous gift-giving tradition among an office's employees during the holidays
Secret Santa
The Marshall Plan was named for former general George Marshall, who was then serving in this cabinet post
Secretary of State
A lot of this sitcom took place in apartment 5A at 129 West 81st Street in Manhattan; the neighbor from 5B was a regular
Seinfeld
In England this rhyme about wedding attire ends with "and a silver sixpence in your shoe"
Something old, something new (*Something borrowed, something blue)
Despite its name, the sunda flying this, an animal native to Madagascar, is not one, nor does it fly
a lemur
Before moving north for good, Jimmy Walker got to be 1920s Mayor of NYC with the backing of this corrupt Dem. executive committee
Tammany Hall
In English, it's "O Christmas Tree"; in German, it's "O" this
Tannenbaum
In 2018 Gerry Adams resigned as head of this 2-word Northern Ireland unification party after 35 years
Sinn Féin
The Ancients associated this star's pre-dawn rising with the hottest months, giving rise to the term "dog days"
Sirius
"The Tracks Of My Tears" & "Ooo Baby Baby" were hits for this frontman backed by a group of Miracles
Smokey Robinson
"Exit Stage Left" reimagines this cat from Hanna-Barbera cartoons as a Southern playwright in the 1950s
Snagglepuss
It's 399 B.C. & I'm ready for my trial; 500 Greek jurors are sure to give this harmless elderly philosopher a fair shake
Socrates
Let's tell of her & nothing but her--she was born a slave in the 1790s & once freed, sold a book of her "Narrative"
Sojourner Truth
"Mayans M.C."--the M.C. stands for Motorcycle Club
Sons of Anarchy
She got her JD degree from Yale Law in 1979, and we'd say her legal career panned out nicely for her
Sotomayor
Bordering Angola & Botswana, what is now Namibia was administered by this South African country until 1990
South Africa
Celebrated April 27, Freedom Day, this country's national holiday, commemorates an event of 1994
South Africa
Chuncheon, just below the 38th parallel
South Korea
A 1609 law in this country banned Moriscos (Muslims baptized as Christians) & shipped 300,000 of them to north Africa
Spain
Protected on 3 sides by mountains, this Greek city-state not big on luxury was on the bank of the Eurotas River
Sparta
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Basketball Hall of Fame.) I'm at the Basketball Hall of Fame in this city in Massachusetts, where James Naismith invented the game while teaching phys ed at a YMCA training school in 1891
Springfield
Around 1071 construction was completed on this Venetian basilica said to house the remains of a Gospel writer
St. Mark\'s
By 1880 the refining of around 90% of all U.S.-produced oil was controlled by this mega-company
Standard Oil
"The Story of a Sacred Landscape" is the subtitle of a history of this ancient monument on Salisbury Plain
Stonehenge
As taught by Lao Tzu, this is "the way", the religion of living a virtuous life of humility & piety
Taoism
Before she was running an empire, this actress was Detective Joss Carter on "Person of Interest"
Taraji P. Henson
He served South Carolina as a senator from 1954 to 2003, dying short of his 101st birthday
Strom Thurmond
In this Stravinsky ballet, the title character gives Prince Ivan a magical feather after he captures & releases her
Swan Lake
They're all the rage in Stockholm
Swedish pancakes
The Dada art movement started at Cabaret Voltaire in this central European country
Switzerland
Christy Lefteri's "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" details a married couple's flight from this war-torn country
Syria
This 66-year-old magazine offers a section for shows on Netflix, Hulu & Amazon called "Stream It!"
TV Guide
Movie that gave us "Dynaguy, snagged on takeoff! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex... no capes!"
The Incredibles
Frank Lloyd Wright built this Wisconsin home for himself & an ex-client's wife; its name means "shining brow" in Welsh
Taliesin
Set in Seattle, "Station 19"
Talk Radio
2013:Archie, visiting Sin City with 3 old, old pals
The Bucket List
"I am not Mr. Lebowski. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm" this moniker
The Dude
When Tom Wopat & John Schneider walked off this show in 1982, cousins Coy & Vance Duke suddenly appeared
The Dukes of Hazzard
A foreword to this book says Irma Rombauer wrote it in 1931, when "women all over the country were...again heading to the kitchen"
The Joy of Cooking
A classic line from this 1972 film is "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"
The Godfather
"Schooled" , starring AJ Michalka as Lainey Lewis, now a music teacher
The Goldbergs
Annette Bening won a Golden Globe for her role in this 2010 film about children looking to connect with their sperm-donor dad
The Kids Are All Right
Fitzgerald was 44 when he died of a heart attack before he could finish this "Last" novel about a Hollywood producer
The Last Tycoon
2014:Vitruvius (voice only)
The Lego Movie
Pumbaa, Nala, Zazu
The Lion King
The opera "Rusalka", about a water nymph who longs to be human, is partly based on this fairy tale by H.C. Andersen
The Little Mermaid
The Lord works in mysterious ways, giving John Goodman & his family of deviant evangelists great wealth on this show
The Righteous Gemstones
"Dammit Janet" & "The Time Warp"
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Patricia Wettig started the 1990s with back-to-back wins for her role on this drama about yuppie baby boomers
Thirtysomething
Norm Abram earned his spot on the debut of this renovation show 40 years ago by having a minuscule scrap pile
This Old House
No: this man's 1890s magnetic iron ore separator--he probably chalked up its failure to perspiration
Thomas Edison
"Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine", begins the 1971 No. 1 hit "Joy To The World" by this numerical group
Three Dog Night
It's in the middle of the Susquehanna River just south of Harrisburg
Three Mile Island
The name of this Polynesian creator god also refers to an image of him--or to a type of Polynesian bar
Tiki
This footwear brand turns up often in hip-hop lyrics; the Notorious B.I.G. & Smif-n-Wessun called them "Timbs"
Timberlands
This weekly mag took the time to put newsmaking people like Selena Gomez & Kate Upton on its Nov. 20, 2017 cover
Time
"A Christmas Carol" says, "However & whenever we part from one another, I am sure we shall none of us forget poor" him
Tiny Tim
The title of this 1973 rock opera by The Who is partly drawn from an incorrect understanding of schizophrenia
Tommy
In 2016 he launched a new line in collaboration with model Gigi Hadid: T.H.
Tommy Hilfiger
This Nobel Laureate, whom Barack Obama called a national treasure, passed away at 88 in 2019
Toni Morrison
This brand of toy trucks began in Minnesota in the late 1940s
Tonka
In the name of TD Bank, T is this city & D is dominion
Toronto
In addition to a clothing line, this designer offers a ToryTrack hybrid smartwatch
Tory Burch
In 1904 this route was finished but ran through Manchuria; a new route through Russian territory alone was completed 12 years later
Trans-Siberian
1883: "Pieces of eight"
Treasure Island
South African host of "The Daily Show" who came up with an American dictionary of the English language
Trevor Noah Webster
Born Lev Davidovich Brownstein, this agitator came up with the concept of permanent revolution
Trotsky
The good times roll in Bon Temps, Louisiana, the setting for this drama where some folks really vamped it up
True Blood
No Cuts, Arizona
Tucson [NO CUTS]
Hagia Sophia
Turkey
In this play Sir Toby belches out Shakespeare's only use of "implacable"
Twelfth Night
Speaking to Viola in this play, Olivia says, "Love's night is noon"
Twelfth Night
Mark Frost wrote "The Secret History of" this place, also the title of a TV show he created with David Lynch
Twin Peaks
Unarmed civil rights protesters were killed on Jan. 30, 1972, the "Sunday Bloody Sunday" that inspired that song by this group
U2
Not exactly a laptop with 5,000 vacuum tubes & weighing 16,000 pounds, this computer was utilized for the 1950 census
UNIVAC
When the father of the future leader of this African country converted to Islam, he added the names "Amin Dada"
Uganda
In 2019, this actress turned Food Network star took home a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Culinary Host
Valerie Bertinelli
The "Spirit of Haida Gwaii", the jade canoe greets you at the airport serving this most populous city in British Columbia
Vancouver
This tiny country's soccer team chose coach Gianfranco Guadagnoli because he'd never received a yellow or red card
Vatican City
This daughter of Chinese immigrants designed her own wedding dress, leading to her own bridal boutique
Vera Wang
The grapes for the wine known as "Lacryma Christi" (Tears of Christ) are grown on the slopes of this volcano
Vesuvius
In the organization known as the VFW for short
Veterans
In a DVM degree--this 10-letter adjective
Veterinary
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA.) The 20th century painting here of southern France is by Jean, great-grandson of this 19th century French romantic author
Victor Hugo
From north to south, it's long enough to stretch from Michigan to Florida
Vietnam
The 1800 census' No. 10 on the largest urban places in America--Norfolk Borough in this state, with wow! 6,926 people
Virginia
Mr. Ramsay in her 1927 novel "To the Lighthouse" is a portrait of her father Leslie Stephen
Virginia Woolf
Terry McMillan could breathe a sigh of relief after this 1992 novel made its way up the charts
Waiting to Exhale
Originally a syringe & scalpel company, this brand changed focus when one of its knives was used in a pinch to fix a print ad
X-ACTO
At $30 billion, it's No. 2--in the Ivy League
Yale
Grand Prismatic Spring is a sight to behold in this venerable national park
Yellowstone
This national park may be near the end of alphabet, but its 1,430-foot upper fall is tops in our book
Yosemite
One of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the 40-foot statue of this god had a statue of Nike on his outstretched right hand
Zeus
Before the days of public relations firms, mouthpiece was slang for this professional
a lawyer
The 350 or so species of these include the numbat
a marsupial
The name of a French soldier with a rigorous system of training gave us this word for a strict disciplinarian
a martinet
Adjective for a religious order that relied solely on alms
a mendicant
A fuzzy surface on leather
a nap
This word for a tenuous mass of interstellar dust & gas is Latin for "cloud"
a nebula
Avian term for a sum of money saved for retirement or other important purpose
a nest egg
Using a pot of the same name, it's the ritual cleaning of the nasal sinuses
a neti pot
Both a product such as Adolph's & a kitchen tool have this name, referring to what they do to meat
a tenderizer
In "Rigoletto" Verdi used this really high-pitched tooter to represent a flash of lightning
a piccolo
As a symbol of American success, it dates back to the Colonial Era
a picket fence
"I just couldn't make the grade as a hack", Fitzgerald explained after his MGM contract as one of these wasn't renewed
a screenwriter
They're eared seals that roar & (except the California type) have manes
a sea lion
Once used to authenticate documents, it's a device to leave an impression, usually in wax, or the impression itself
a seal
This instrument records earthquake vibrations
a seismograph
In the 1970s Ed Mullinax Ford in Amherst, Ohio had the world's largest one of these indoor spaces, holding 120 cars
a showroom
You can apply a warm compress to this small abscess on the edge of the eyelid that's also called a hordeolum
a stye
Germany's U-96
a submarine
Prince Charles came to give Brunei independence as an Islamic one of these, based on the title of the man to Charles's right
a sultan (sultanate)
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, is home to many structures, made of this five-letter clay building material
adobe
Hester Prynne wears a scarlet "A", which stands for this sin that she's committed
adultery
At a mass in 1978, John Paul II repeatedly said, "Be not" this, a biblical phrase calling for Christian courage
afraid
The placenta, post-main event
afterbirth
Adjective for a car's replacement parts
aftermarket
I "sense" you know it's the remaining sensation about an experience, often a bad one
aftertaste (*after effects)
As its name says, Agitprop was the Soviet department responsible for these 2 tactics
agitation & propoganda
Starting with the same 3 letters as "agriculture", it's the science of soil management & crop production
agronomy
(Sarah of the Clue Crew drops a coin in water.) Made of this lightweight metal, Japan's 1-yen coin weighs only a gram and can float on water
aluminum
This fabric worn on an extremity as a tribute is also called a brassard
an armband
Pharaohs were known to wear headdresses with a uraeus, a symbol of power in the form of this snake
an asp
The big rock that caused mass extinction 65 million years ago has the alliterative name the "Alvarez" this
an asteroid
They are a "class of words expressing emotion, distinguished...by their use in grammatical isolation"
an interjection
O. vulgaris, a species of this mollusk, has been called the most intelligent of all invertebrate animals
an octopus
How to cut one of these pungent vegetables without crying
an onion
The Sumatran species of this ape is much more endangered than the Bornean
an orangutan
A long piece of classical music for singers & an orchestra
an oratorio
Unit of weight equal to 16 drams or 28.35 grams
an ounce
Harry Potter likes the passage in Job that reads, "I am a brother to dragons and a companion to" these birds
an owl
Unlike mammals, birds regenerate cells within their ears, so the barn type of this doesn't lose its incredible hearing with age
an owl
An alternate performer who learns the role of a featured player just in case there is an emergency need for a substitute
an understudy
This light and airy cake is perhaps a favorite of Gabriel
angel\'s food
Insufficient blood flow is the cause of this type of chest pain with a Latin name
angina
British physician William Withey Gull gave this 2-word name to an eating disorder
anorexia nervosa
Of relating to the period after the biblical flood
antediluvian
We assume you may know this layer of hot, solid material between earth's crust & core
mantle
The event of 65 million years ago that took out the dinosaurs is reckoned as the fifth of these mass die-offs
extinction events
Land plants are about 450 mil. years old, but evolution didn't bring us these colorful seed-bearing parts until about 130 MYA
flowers
Something in this state is in a condition of continuous change
flux
In 1937 a search party was sent for one of the goalies when a soccer game was stopped in England due to this weather condition
fog
#FF, short for this, is used to recommend social media accounts you enjoy
followfriday
A 2018 Swiss stamp has a pot of melted cheese to honor this national dish
fondue
A risk factor for liver cancer is a chronic infection with the B- or C-type of this virus
hepatitis
It's the system by which coats of arms & other family or national emblems are devised & regulated
heraldry
A 40-foot Paris sculpture is called Le Pouce, French for thumb and ironically also for this small measure
inch
All forms of matter have this property, the resistance of an object to a change in its state of motion
inertia
Do this 6-letter imperative with your debit card at the ATM to begin your electronic transaction
insert
This adjective with a meaning similar to "rebellious" refers to one who won't accept the authority of a superior
insubordinate
It comes before "stimulating" when referring to work or conversation that wakes up your brain
intellectually
RN
iron
IKEA sells freestanding these for the kitchen; models include Vadholma & Tornviken
islands
A small piece of land in the sea, or a theater walkway
isle [aisle]
The earth rotates on this imaginary line only once every 24 hours--kinda slow
its axis
When it comes to team participation, remember that "a chain is no stronger than" this
its weakest link
For more than 250 years, Nakamura-za was one of the foremost venues for viewing this highly stylized Japanese drama
kabuki
This German title comes from the Latin word Caesar
kaiser
Morten Andersen played this position for the Saints, Falcons, Giants, Chiefs & Vikings, retiring at age 47
kicker
Chili con carne is always fun but be prepared to carbo-load as you down these "renal" items
kidney beans
This high-flying verb means to smuggle a letter into prison or to write a bogus check outside of prison
kite
After kowliang: to show extreme submission
kowtow
"Friends of Superman" could send for a nugget of this, just a regular rock coated with glow-in-the-dark green paint
kryptonite
"Sine cerere et baccho friget Venus" means "without food and wine" this, represented by Venus, "grows cold"
love
A whirlpool off Norway's coast, or a tumultuous state of things
maelstrom
From the French for "clumsy", it means unskillful
maladroit
From the name of the Greek goddess of vengeance, it's a longstanding rival or enemy
nemesis
Spoka, meaning "to haunt", is a line of these to illuminate kids' rooms
night lights
You have no stake in a conflict or issue if you've got no this
no dog in that fight
Academy Awards host
nobody (there was no host)
Cities as big as L.A. & Dallas have this kind of mayoral election where there's no "D"' or "R" after the candidates' names
nonpartisan
In a 2-week period in 2018, the East Coast was walloped by 3 of these storms named for the direction from which they came
nor\'easters
1738: this 2-word term for low-powered binoculars you might take to a performance of "Aida"
opera glasses
Leading to the first animals, this element began to build up in the atmosphere 2 BYA as a product of photosynthesis
oxygen
In Hawaii say this 3-letter word if you want an edible paste; in Tahiti, put "Po" before it
poi
This 13-letter synonym for infantile paralysis comes from words meaning "gray marrow" & "inflammation"
poliomyelitis
A sunflower provided these microscopic grains
pollen
Emma Lazarus wrote, "Give me your tired, your" these
poor
The Treaty of Tordesillas, which split the New World between Spain & Portugal, was sanctioned by a man in this position
pope
Food lore says this salty snack represents arms crossed in prayer & that its holes represent the Trinity
pretzels
Fans of "Law & Order" know this adjective meaning previous can be a noun meaning a previous arrest or conviction
prior
11-letter word meaning to give something in return, perhaps your feelings
reciprocate
In Portuguese, this primary color: vermelho
red
This Creole dish "& rice-ly yours", the name of a Louis Armstrong LP, is how Louis often signed his letters
red beans
One of the closest stars to the Sun, Barnard's Star can't be seen with the naked eye; it's in this colorful class of small, dim stars
red dwarfs
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Osteoarthritis involves the breakdown of the cartilage that's between joints. Inflammation of the membranes that lubricate the joints causes damage in this other type of arthritis
rheumatoid
A 1958 paper by Max Faget showed that a spacecraft could fire these to slow itself down & allow re-entry to the atmosphere
retrorockets
It's the term for repetitive echoing
reverberation
Red blood cells should be round but instead are crescent shaped in this type of anemia
sickle cell anemia
In grammar this synonym of "uncommon" refers to a noun pertaining to one entity"
singular
To satisfy one's thirst
slake
Get down in the dirt to reach home plate without being tagged!
slide
I to O: to lose your foothold, perhaps in a type of pig food
slip & slop
Coiton Mather supported the Salem witch trials but was more forward-thinking when he urged inoculation against this disease
smallpox
AKA ammonium inhalants, these salts that revived enfeebled Victorian women are still used in the NFL to wake people up
smelling salts
The yamakagashi of Asia is a venomous one
snake
A to I: to quickly seize something like a purse gets you busted because someone did this, to tattle
snatch to snitch
"S" is for "soft" in the name of this easily carved rock. It's basically talc
soapstone
10 years ago, it cost about $50,000 to install a system to power your house using this energy; now, a 6-kw system could go for $14K
solar
Before Prohibition, middle-class women were rarely seen in bars; siince these 1920s establishments were illegal anyway, they were welcomed
speakeasies
"When you can tread on 9 daisies at once", this season "has come"
spring
When used by hand, it'll kill a vampire
stake
From Indo-Iranian for "place", these 4 letters at the end of a place name mean "land of"
stan
Proverbially, you "turn on" these devices in a jet engine when you really want to get moving fast
the afterburners
There is a fault in this system if the light stays on
the airbag system
Peritonitis, an inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity, is one possible complication if this organ bursts
the appendix
Just like an amusement park, an airport has carousels, in this area
the baggage claim
The 1792 Coinage Act named 10-dollar U.S. gold coins for this bird
the bald eagle
In frontier general stores, this was often used as a table or counter; hence "cash on" it to mean payment right away
the barrel (the barrelhead)
You can buy stuff at a PX, post exchange, or BX, this
the base exchange
It's what "the squeaky wheel gets"
the grease
The 1st African-American woman to win Olympic gold, Alice Coachman cleared 5'6 1/8" in this track & field event in 1948
the high jump
"A foolish consistency is" one of these "of little minds"
the hobgoblin
Also known as the measuring worm, this moth larva may look cute, but it can be quite destructive to fruit trees
the inchworm
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) This system, part of the circulatory one, returns fluid from tissues to the bloodstream and helps the body absorb fat
the lymphatic system
If the person chosen as maid of honor is already married, traditionally the title gets changed to this
the matron of honor
About 1/4 inch in length, this geographic-named pest is associated with citrus crops but also attacks peppers and tomatoes
the medfly
Brought to the United States as an ornamental, this spicy-sounding Brazilian tree has red berries and can crowd out native species
the pepper tree
WWI correspondent Nellie was literally "in the" these, which she described as "muddy & filthy"
the trenches
To placate someone in a minor way by giving them something
to give a dog a bone (throw them a bone)
In pool, if you've sunk the cue ball or sent it flying into the bar area, you've done this foul & lost your turn as a result
to scratch
Pre-presidency, George Washington was in debt in the early 1760s farming the "sweetscented" type of this crop
tobacco
At Subway the signature wraps come wrapped in one of these
tortilla
Eliud Kipchoge averaged about 4:35 per mile to be the first to finish a marathon under this amount of time (by exactly 20 secs.)
two hours
This iron-rich earth is used as a brown pigment
umber
YouTube has plenty of this type of video where people open new stuff & show you how it works
unboxing
A reverse overjet is a type of this problem caused by jaw misalignment
underbite
Adding an "M" to this word meaning "to speak" makes it something hard to hear
utter
In 1500 B.C. people in Central America were processing rubber in a way similar to this process discovered by Goodyearl"
vulcanization
It follows a schooner as it moves forward
wake
Like Madame Tussaqds, Paris' Musée Grévin primarily deals in exhibits of these
wax figures
Bodybuilding includes a fair amount of this activity, using barbells & other resistance training devices
weightlifting
