Jeopardy Set 6

Number of Natalie Merchant's musical "Maniacs"

10,000

It's the shortest of the running events

100 Meters

The Internet Movie Database says someone actually counted all the black spots in this 1961 film & found 6,469,952

101 Dalmatians

"The Misanthrope" is from this year London was burning

1666

On July 1, 1971 this became the USA's minimum voting age

18

Year of 1st World Series telecast, which featured the Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, Rookie of the Year

1947

3 strangers are united by tragedy in "___ Grams"

21

6 miles square is exactly equal to this many square miles

36 Square Miles

Dr. Mary Albright, Harry Solomon, Sally Solomon

3Rd Rock From The Sun

Cleveland began his second term as president this many years after his first term ended

4

Derived from the Italian for "little stick", it's a long, narrow loaf of French bread

A Baguette

A cascade is a small one of these & a ribbon is a tall narrow one

A Waterfall

Wonder if the "Hoarders" & "Monster In-Laws" are for real

A&E

Insect terrorizer seen here

Aardvark

The palindromic name of this Scandinavian band comes from the 4 members' first names

Abba

An ardent pursuer of political or social ends

Activist

"Curtain: Poirot's last case" was supposed to be published after her death but was released during her lifetime

Agatha Christie

The USA's highest mountain is found in this state, the USA's largest

Alaska (Mt. Mckinley/Denali)

A house party in the country is the setting for this "Brave New World" author's first novel, "Crome Yellow"

Aldous Huxley

He based Mark Rampion in "Point Counter Point" on his friend D.H. Lawrence; Philip Quarles was based on himself

Aldous Huxley

In 1801 in Paris he demonstrated his battery to Napoleon who then made him a count

Alessandro Volta

No. 7: If this Yankee 3B plays out his contract, "he'll have earned $445 million in base salary alone"

Alex Rodriguez

This Prague Spring leader who died in 1992 "had been mentioned" as a possible president of Slovakia

Alexander Dubcek

These microscopic air sacs in the lungs are the site of gas exchange

Alveoli

It falls in altitude over 16,000 feet over its first 600 miles & only another 800 feet over the last 3,600 miles

Amazon

A U.S. territory: AS

American Samoa

Magnifications of up to one million times can be achieved with this type of microscope

An Electron Microscope

Martin Van Buren

Andrew Jackson

It's the Japanese term for animated films, many based on manga, or comic books

Anime

She won 2 Emmys as Shultzy on "The Bob Cummings Show"; none as Alice on "The Brady Bunch"

Ann B. Davis

1988: Texas state treasurer

Ann Richards

This 1878 title gal has a child with her hubby Alexei but her affair with Vronsky is what gets her preggers again

Anna Karenina

Katherine ______ Porter

Anne

The Italians call the tomato "pomodoro", meaning "golden" one of these fruits

Apple

It's congressiobnal action that spends our money for an authorized purpose; there's a committee for it

Appropriations

Egypt

Arabic

This fast-food chain's name comes from its founders the Raffel Brothers, not from its big seller, roast beef

Arby's

...with a Z

Arizona

This term covers anything made by man, from a needle to a pyramid

Artifact

The 40-day period before Easter is Lent; the 40th day after Easter is the feast of this

Ascension

Traditionally, crowds gather in New Orleans & party hearty before this first day of Lent

Ash Wednesday

The only character who appears in every Narnia story, his name is Turkish for "lion"

Aslan

Stockton, Calif. doesn't have a festival for Britney Spears, but it does have one for these green spears

Asparagus

Calling all stargazers: 2009 is the International Year of this science

Astronomy

Cha-ching! This resort lies on Absecon Island on the southeast coast of New Jersey

Atlantic City

This small town in Wyoming county boasts a large annual rodeo & a rather well-known maximum security prison

Attica

In 1997 the Alabama Bar Association erected a monument to this lawyer at the Old Courthouse in Monroeville

Atticus Finch

It's an Italian appetizer of toasted bread, garlic & olive oil, often topped with chopped tomatoes

B-R-U-S-C-H-E-T-T-A

In 1937 the Loyalists in Spain made this city their capital

Barcelona

A 60-foot steel likeness of a transistor stands at its Holmdel, N.J. office

Bell Labs

A fierce competition in this Mideast specialty might be called "navel warfare"

Belly Dancing

Dr. Zorba (who might make our next list) advised this hotheaded heartthrob played in the '60s by Vince Edwards

Ben Casey

"Beauty and the Traitor" suggests that this general's wife ignited the spark of treason in him

Benedict Arnold

The office of Baseball Commisioner was established in 1920 due to this 1919 event

Black Sox Scandal

Vocation of the man of whom Longfellow said, "The muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands"

Blacksmith

Nonrigid airships, like the ones used for advertising, are more commonly called this

Blimps

Maybe more cowbell will help you remember this band whose acronym is B.O.C.

Blue Ã-Yster Cult

"Cosmetic" name of the magazine that's the focus of "Just Shoot Me", or what its racier episodes may make you do

Blush

Gwyneth Paltrow

Blythe Danner

The Byrds' first release, "Mr. Tambourine Man", was written by this folk artist

Bob Dylan

1966-1980: "The Newlywed Game"

Bob Eubanks

Meaning "enlightenment being", in Buddhism this person has enough good karma to hand it out to others

Bodhisattva

The Cooks & Georges Rivers in Australia

Botany Bay

It was no "Calamity" when Doris Day played this Wild West woman in a 1953 film

Calamity Jane

Greek muse whose name means "beautiful voice"

Calliope

Well known colleges of this university are King's, Churchill & St. John's

Cambridge

When Arabs are first mentioned, in an Assyrian inscription of the 800s B.C., they are associated with these animals

Camels

This Presidential retreat is perched on the highest point of Maryland's Catoctin Mountain Park

Camp David

In 1812, long before "South Park" "blamed" it, Jackson wanted 50,000 volunteers to invade this country

Canada

McGill University, University College of the Cariboo, Alberta College of Art & Design

Canada

Alexandrite & this "feline" gemstone are varieties of the same mineral

Cat's Eye

"Oliver Twist" & "A Tale of Two Cities" are among the classic novels by this British author

Charles Dickens

A weighty issue, but researchers found that eating the "dark" type of this food daily can lower blood pressure

Chocolate

They're added to cakes to give off a sweet, pungent aroma & stuck in fruit to make pomanders

Cloves

According to an old saying , this beverage should be black as hell, strong as death & sweet as love

Coffee

Flavor shared by tia maria & gallweys

Coffee

Heloise says if you're wearing these & are going to make a splash in the water, at least squint

Contact Lenses

The Rue de Rivoli is in Paris & the Gardens of Tivoli are in this Danish capital

Copenhagen

As the name says, this classic dish is chicken cooked in red wine

Coq Au Vin

In 1984 Joe Kittinger in Rosie O' Grady's matched this Lindbergh feat in the Spirit of St. Louis

Crossing The Atlantic, Non-Stop & Solo

This outer part of the Earth shares its name with the outer part of a pie

Crust

Gloria Estefan

Cuba

Breeder's _____ holder

Cup

This soft-serve chain opened in 1940 & got the shakes 9 years later

Dairy Queen

To remove the canine teeth

Defang

Lucky her--this is the traditional gift for both the 60th & 75th anniversaries

Diamond

This sparkling term for the playing field is as old as baseball

Diamond

Salivary glands, stomach, intestines

Digestive

The ancient Olympic games were believed to have included the throwing of a bronze one

Discus

This compadre of Wyatt Earp graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872

Doc Holliday

Removed mud & silt from the bottom of a river

Dredged

In "Emma", Emma speaks of being in Broadway-lane when "it began to mizzle", which means this

Drizzle (Mist Accepted)

It's the unusual mammal seen here

Duck-Billed Platypus

DDE

Dwight David Eisenhower

Boston lawyer Bobby Donnell

Dylan Mcdermott

The first one of these days was originally conceived as an environmental teach-in

Earth Day

The most candy bought for a holiday is for this springtime one, not Valentine's Day

Easter

Spanish article that's a homophone of an English letter

El (L)

Witch place (5)

Endor

STN

Estonia

The verb exeunt

Exit

Type of quotations in the title of "Bartlett's"

Familiar

Its hosts were Richard Dawson & Ray Combs; now it's -- survey says -- Louie Anderson

Family Feud

Albert Brooks as Marlin

Finding Nemo

A new F-150 from this company starts at around $22,000

Ford

Slang for a home run in baseball

Four-Bagger

Scientifically, this tart-tasting fruit is Citrus paradisi

Grapefruit

Edwin Reardon is a struggling writer in George Gissing's "New" this "Street" associated with hack writing

Grub

African emperor Ras Tafari Makonnen

Haile Selassie

1989: Christian & Winona Ryder plot to kill their high school classmates

Heathers

Charity begins at _____ on the range

Home

Later vice president, he 1st visited the capital while leading Boy Scouts from Minnesota

Hubert Humphrey

Coach, paprika

Hungarian

Of the 3 main classes of rock, this one is further divided into plutonic & volcanic types

Igneous

Later our national motto, this phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864

In God We Trust

Some of the periods of time called this occurred in 304 A.D. (4 years), 1314 (2 years), 1958 (19 days), 1963 & 2005

Interregnum

He discovered his father's plan after he asked where the lamb was for the burnt offering

Isaac

The famous 15th century poem "Orlando Innamorato" was written in this language

Italian

As Miami's state attorney, she developed a reputation as a tough enforcer of child-support laws

Janet Reno

The Miss America pageant was begun to extend the Atlantic City tourist season past this holiday

Labor Day

Kravitz' cents

Lenny's Pennies

Peru

Lima

Sesquipedalophobia is a fear of these, of which sesquipedalophobia is one

Long Words

The Oceanic 6

Lost

It "smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink. I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink"

Love Potion No. 9

Every Labor Day weekend people gather in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, build a giant one of these & burn it

Man

Norma Jean Baker

Marilyn Monroe

When she played Peter Pan on Broadway in 1954, her daughter Heller Halliday played Liza the maid

Mary Martin

Futuristic talking head Matt Frewer

Max Headroom

Don Ameche & Betty Grable starred in "Moon Over" this city; Errol Flynn wasn't in it

Miami

She made a name for herself during the Revolutionary War by bringing water to thirsty soldiers

Molly Pitcher

This character on "Friends" is a "self-professed neat freak"

Monica

1984: Robin Williams defects: "_____ on the Hudson"

Moscow

The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Moscow

Bahá'i pilgrims go to the Shrine of the Báb on this Israeli mount for which a Catholic order is named

Mount Carmel

Woody Harrelson kills Rodney Dangerfield in a fish tank in this movie

Natural Born Killers

Whinny

Neigh

A province of Indonesia & a former territory of Australia share this, the world's 2nd largest island

New Guinea

Europe's Jostedal glacier has shrunk so much, you can see farms destroyed in the 1700s ice age in this country

Norway

Dennis Franz has won several Emmys for playing detective Andy Sipowicz on this TV drama

Nypd Blue

Sleipnir was the magical steed ridden by this Norse god

Odin

He commanded the U.S. First Army on D-Day

Omar Bradley

As I reflect on the word "genuflect", I remember it means to bend this

One's Knee

To avoid crying, try peeling this underwater

Onion

We have a problem:

Ooh nuts! Houston

Scotts Bluff National Monument lies in western Nebraska on this pioneer trail

Oregon Trail

An -ologist who specifically studies birds gets this Greek prefix before his or her name

Ornith- (Or Ornitho-)

They can be Tupperware, bachelor, or Republican

Parties

A gap through a mountain range, e.g. Donner

Pass

Ampicillin & Amoxicillin are semisynthetic forms of this antibiotic

Penicillin

Examples of these are the Gaspe, Arabian & Yucatan

Peninsulas

It's odd that Charlemagne, the son of this 8th century ruler, was unusually tall

Pepin The Short

An "easy rider" whose sister played an easy lady in "Klute"

Peter Fonda

In the early days, this baseball team was known as the Alleghenies

Pittsburgh Pirates

He's first in order of succession to the British throne

Prince Charles

If we were in a play & you forgot what to say, this type of cue would be whispered to you quickly from offstage

Prompt

Instead of human actors, bunraku theatre features these, which are manipulated in full view of the audience

Puppets

In Wembley stadium at Live Aid, this band performed "We Will Rock You"

Queen

A footwear company: RBK

Reebok

She continued the tennis career begun by Richard Raskind

Renee Richards

Second-grader Lisa Simpson is a prodigy on this jazz instrument

Saxophone

The largest one of these reptiles, a male leatherback, measured 9 feet 5 1/2 inches from nose to tail

Sea Turtle

Guys who failed to figure out how the 12 princesses wore these out each night were killed, simple as that

Shoes

"Move over, Bacon" it's this

Sizzlelean

Slovenska Republika

Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Partially melted snow or a watery mire, it's lent its name to a political "fund"

Slush

A metalworker, or a common surname

Smith

Harry Potter's potions professor, he's as loathsome as his shrinking solution

Snape

Goalie, throw-in, midfielder

Soccer

In "The Clouds" by Aristophanes, a man desires to send his son to study with this Greek philosopher

Socrates

Mitzi Gaynor, not Marilyn Monroe, was Billy Wilder's 1st choice for the role of Sugar Kane in this comedy

Some Like It Hot

In 1961 she won the Best Actress Oscar for "Two Women", becoming the first to win for a foreign language film

Sophia Loren

This Roman missionary brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century

St. Patrick

It's the underlying or implicit meaning of a literary work

Subtext

The constellation Andromeda is sometimes given this nickname

The Chained Lady

This character dresses his dog like a reindeer & steals Christmas from Who-ville

The Grinch

John Avildsen directed "Rocky" & this "Rocky"-like film with Ralph Macchio as a teen beset by bullies

The Karate Kid

On HBO: "Hey now!"

The Larry Sanders Show

Robert Carradine & Anthony Edwards played Lewis & Gilbert in the 1984 film "Revenge Of" these geeks

The Nerds

If you're served sweetbreads in a restaurant, you're eating either thymus or this part of an animal

The Pancreas

Caroline Manzo & Jacqueline Laurita are 2 of the title women of this TV show that's on Bravo

The Real Housewives Of New Jersey

It's in plain sight that the U.S. law enforcement service is responsible for witness security

The U.S. Marshals Service

This "Jude the Obscure" author admired Browning but was said to be too shy to meet him

Thomas Hardy

The 1853 novel "Clotel, or The President's Daughter" alleges that this man had an affair with a slave

Thomas Jefferson

Works by this author include "Buddenbrooks" & "The Magic Mountain"

Thomas Mann

Each engine of a 747 generates over 43,000 pounds of this force

Thrust

It's what the dictionary on the right is as opposed to the dictionary on the left:

Thumb-Indexed

It's not "a long way to" this drink, if you've got Irish whiskey, chartreuse & vermouth

Tipperary

This native of Blowing Rock, N.C. penned "Still Life with Woodpecker"

Tom Robbins

Melville's "peep at Polynesian life" (5)

Typee

Thomas Jefferson planned the curriculum & hired the first faculty for this university

University Of Virginia

From Grouse Mountain, you'll B.C.-ing a panorama of this big city on a peninsula

Vancouver

Veal cutlets dipped in bread crumbs & cheese, then fried & covered with tomato sauce

Veal Parmigiana

A thin sheet of fine wood applied over cheaper material for decoration

Veneer

His ever-scandalous novel "Lolita" is now available in an annotated version

Vladimir Nabokov

"Devil in a Blue Dress"

Walter Mosley

This alphanumeric lubricant is "the can with a thousand uses"

Wd-40

1985: "Our Globe Is Us"

We Are The World

Milk with a fat content of 3.5% or higher is classed as this type

Whole Milk

1983: "Something _____ This Way Comes"

Wicked

A United Nations agency: WHO

World Health Organization

Of European capitals

Zagreb

You could say, "You're the dog now, man" to King Charles II, for whom a small breed of this dog was named

Spaniel

In the Mississippi House of Representatives, this official calls members to order & signs acts

Speaker Of The House

There being no VP, the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 made Joseph Martin, who held this job, first in line to succeed

Speaker Of The House

Lances & pikes are types of these

Spears

Botanist John Ray made Linnaeus' work possible by establishing this unit of taxonomy, from the Latin for "form"

Species

This 1997 Sandra Bullock sequel sank like a stone

Speed 2

This black women's college in Atlanta took its name from Mrs. John D. Rockefeller's maiden name

Spelman College

Play as Anakin Skywalker or Jango Fett in the Lego game based on this film series

Star Wars

The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet when it comes closest to this

Sun

In 1982 King Sobhuza of this southern African country died after a 61-year reign

Swaziland

On August 1 this country isn't neutral about celebrating the 1291 Confederation of the 3 Forest Cantons

Switzerland

In this landmark TV movie, Sally played a woman with more than 16 personalities, but she only won 1 Emmy

Sybil

From the Greek for "assembly", it's an assembly of church officials

Synod

A fighter might "take it on" this body part without flinching

The Chin

The name of this oldest stringed keyboard instrument is from the Latin for "key string"

The Clavichord

Paul won an Oscar for this 1986 film in which he reprised his role of Fast Eddie Felsen

The Color Of Money

Famous for their yell, these Indians would attack during the full moon in August or September

The Comanche

In 1859 this "lode" of silver made Nevada's Virginia City one of the most famous Western mining towns

The Comstock Lode

Butte, Montana lies on this rocky ridge that separates North America's east- & west-running rivers

The Continental Divide

You'll need a contralto or a mezzo to play Tituba in the 1961 opera based on this Arthur Miller play

The Crucible

This historic road is also called "the national road"

The Cumberland Road

This trio of divas seen here has come to rule the roost:

The Dixie Chicks

The rolling cane fields / Lead the eye on to Haiti / Or Washington Heights

The Dominican Republic

A character known as "Man in Chair" plays the LP of a 1928 musical & voila! it comes to life in this "sleepy" hit

The Drowsy Chaperone

Franz Reichelt died after a 1912 jump from this tall Parisian structure testing his parachute-overcoat combo

The Eiffel Tower

1863: "All persons held as slaves within any state... shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free"

The Emancipation Proclamation

It lies between the tee & the green

The Fairway

Discovered by John Davis in 1592, these islands were first settled by Argentinians in the 1820s

The Falkland Islands

In a James Bond novel, Francisco "Pistols" Scaramanga is also known as "The Man with" this

The Golden Gun

In the term "Good Friday", "Good" means holy, as in this phrase for the Bible

The Good Book

This work shift begins late at night & it doesn't have to start in a cemetery

The Graveyard Shift

Charlie Chaplin played on the physical resemblance of Hitler & the Little Tramp in this 1940 satire

The Great Dictator

Dry cleaner Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford & their son

The Jeffersons

This Low Country's oldest university is the State University of Leiden, founded in 1575

The Netherlands

Cell division begins in this part of the cell, either by mitosis or by meiosis

The Nucleus

The direction of the verdict in a tobacco lawsuit is at stake in this 1996 novel

The Runaway Jury

This bone is between the last lumbar vertebra & the coccyx

The Sacrum

Sir Percy Blakeney, a "colorful" fop with a sword

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The fruit of the dandelion is designed to be dispersed by the wind & the fruit of the coconut by this

The Sea (Or Ocean Current)

Willis Tower former name

The Sears Tower

The Marne joins this river at Charenton-le-Pont, a suburb of Paris

The Seine

The only one of these that still remains is the Pyramids of Giza

The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World

...parietal bones aren't in the leg, they're at the top of this 5-letter bony structure; you did finish med school, right?

The Skull

Though you'll probably retire later, you can join the American Assn. of Retired Persons on reaching this age

50

Term for creatures like vultures or hermit crabs that eat carcasses & refuse

A Scavenger

This organization was involved in the defense of Sacco & Vanzetti & in the Scottsboro case

Aclu (American Civil Liberties Union)

In Hebrew Psalm 34 is one of these: its verses begin with the letters Alef, Bet, Gimel...

Acrostic

In 331 this Macedonian took possession of the palaces & treasuries of the major cities of Mesopotamia

Alexander The Great

Sitcom on which you'd frequently hear the line, "Kiss My Grits!"

Alice

1961-1967: "Password"

Allen Ludden

Footage from a 1969 concert at this speedway was released in 1970 as the documentary "Gimme Shelter"

Altamont

Footage from a deadly 1969 Stones concert at this speedway was released in 1970 as the documentary "Gimme Shelter"

Altamont

The name of this vehicle dates back to the time of Napoleon when it meant "walking hospital"

Ambulance

Her "What's O'Clock" collection of verses won the Pulitzer Prize in 1926

Amy Lowell

The mysterious real killer in "The Fugitive"

An Arm

A conclusion that is far less important or less powerful than expected

Anticlimax

Familiar shape of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial's "Gateway"

Arch

This inert gas is atomic number 18; you should "naut" search any further

Argon

The type of essay where you back up your opinion, or the type of person who always challenges others' opinions

Argumentative

Hattie Caraway, the first elected female senator, represented this state, long the "Land of Opportunity"

Arkansas

After a 2009 accident, this Tour de France champ: "Riding A Bike Isn't Something You Just Remember How To Do"

Armstrong

Author of "3001: The Final Odyssey"

Arthur C. Clarke

Charles I, the last ruler of this dual monarchy, laid down his crown in November 1918

Austria-Hungary

Sweet's "Blitz" site

Ballroom

Of the 50 on the list, only one never appears on screen: man, from this 1942 animated feature

Bambi

"The Ruthless Rake" is one of the many novels by this "Queen of Romance"

Barbara Cartland

This "Funny Girl"'s first New York show, "Another Evening with Harry Stoones", closed after 1 performance

Barbra Streisand

"Keep your Eye on the Sparrow"

Baretta

The "great" species of this slender predatory fish seen here has been called the "Tiger of the Sea"

Barracuda

1993: "____ and Joon"

Benny

Mode of transport stabilized by training wheels

Bicycle

Co-winner of the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for his plan re-scheduling German reparations

Charles Dawes

To find this, multiply the diameter by pi

Circumference

A light ringing sound, as of glasses in a toast; it also means prison

Clink

Ohio State University

Columbus

"Nautical" nickname of Cornelius Vanderbuilt, who bought his 1st boat when he was just 16

Commodore

Monopoly has cards called this "chest"

Community

Led by the Anaconda Company, by 1900 Butte was the world's largest producer of this metal

Copper

The title girl finds an alternate reality through a secret door in this 2009 film

Coraline

Micky Dolenz was billed as Micky Braddock when he played this "Circus Guy"

Corky

Mary Alice's suicide in the first episode of the show doesn't stop her from narrating this series

Desperate Housewives

The name of this final book of the Pentateuch means "second law"

Deuteronomy

I praised my kids when they stopped wearing these

Diapers/Praised

It's the classic heard here

Down On The Corner

Martin, Frasier &...

Eddie

As the 1960s began, Marty Robbins was riding the top of the pop & country charts with this hit

El Paso

In 1999, this 6-year-old Cuban refugee was the subject of a custody battle

Elian Gonzalez

Microsoft originally based this CD-ROM encyclopedia on the Funk & Wagnalls

Encarta

If you want a performer to sing once more, shout this French word that has come to mean "again!"

Encore

It's defined as the capacity or power to do work

Energy

The Mexican pop group Kabah took the name of this language created in 1887 as the title of its 1998 CD

Esperanto

One type of geometry is called non-this, after a Greek mathematician

Euclidean

Leader of the French Romantics; critics claimed he painted with a "drunken broom"

Eugene Delacroix

Her 1951 book "La Razon de mi Vida" ("The Purpose of my Life") was once mandatory reading in Argentine schools

Eva Peron

On November 9, 1996 he beat Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing title for the third time

Evander Holyfield

Elmer Gantry, for example: Evil's agent?

Evangelist

(Sofia of the Clue Crew on a ski slope in Colorado) Even if it's autumn, I don't think the green ever leaves the Lodgepole pine, this type of tree

Evergreen

Seen here, his film roles include a Scottish slacker & a Jedi knight

Ewan Mcgregor

8-letter term that's almost impossible to believe; why, it's "absolutely"...

Fabulous

This Coen Brothers tale from 1996 is "A homespun murder story"

Fargo

Flora's counterpart (5)

Fauna

Matisse's "wild" art movement (7)

Fauvism

Hippocrates taught that cold sweats occuring with an acute one of these indicates death

Fever

It's at the opposite end of a race from your mark

Finish

"Some say the world will end in" this, "some say in ice"

Fire

Carl Sandburg penned that this "sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on"

Fog

The ball used in this sport is about 11 inches long & about 7 inches wide at the center

Football

Rafreaky the baboon & a 30-year-old Annie have appeared in this NYC theater spoof that debuted in 1982

Forbidden Broadway

"Let's Hang On", "Walk Like A Man", "Rag Doll"

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Dillon, Texas; Go Panthers!

Friday Night Lights

Chandler, to Ross on this show: "3 failed marriages, 2 illegitimate children... the personal ad writes itself"

Friends

Meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes popularized this 5-letter term for the place where warm & cold air masses meet

Front

Get a grip, dude! Warren Moon made the Hall of Fame despite an NFL record 161 of these; Len Dawson had 7 in one game

Fumbles

In 1963 the band added this letter to its name, giving it the one it has now

G

"M*A*S*H"'s Radar O'Reilly

Gary Burghoff

In 1917 tons of fruit pits, especially peach pits, were collected to make filters for these

Gas Masks

In a 1977 film he is asked "to tell the truth...& nothing but the truth" & answers, "So help me, me"

George Burns

Read his lips; he's the 41st president of the United States

George Bush

This producer-screenwriter from California created a popular character named Indiana

George Lucas

"Give My Regards to" this Broadway legend whose statue in Times Square is seen here:

George M. Cohan

Conservative syndicated columnist who's a sitcom starring Eric McCormack & Debra Messing

George Will And Grace

This D.C. school adopted the colors gray & blue to symbolize the reunification of the nation after the Civil War

Georgetown

In 1930 she created a series of paintings of a jack-in-the-pulpit

Georgia O' Keeffe

It can mean to develop gradually in the mind or to carry during pregnancy

Gestate

In the book "The Wizard of Oz" Dorothy wears a dress of this fabric with blue & white checks

Gingham

...was one of the 2 appointed by Clinton

Ginsberg (Or Stephen Breyer)

Even though the mortally wounded James Lawrence on the Chesapeake cried, "Don't" do this, his crew finally had to

Give Up The Ship

Rent the 1933 comedy "Roman Scandals" to see this beauty play a captive princess decades before "Titanic"

Gloria Stuart

Dating from the 16th century, goodbye is a contraction of these 4 words

God Be With You

This "metallic" word precedes calf, gate, & retriever

Golden

This Joseph Heller novel treats Jewish family life & the Washington political scene

Good As Gold

In a poem on this day in 1613, Donne begs the crucified Jesus to punish & thus save him

Good Friday

This magazine has been giving its seal of approval since 1909

Good Housekeeping

Spoiler alert: The title schoolmaster of this 1934 novel dies at the end

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Jot this down--it's the study of handwriting

Graphology

The humanities' origins include this ancient civilization's training of boys for citizenship in the polis

Greece

By the 1300s, knights were losing importance in warfare due to growing use of this explosive

Gunpowder

The horn of the rhino is made of these packed together

Hairs

Some 20 million Americans are sufferers of this, called the most common allergy in the U.S.

Hayfever

This phrase may precede "above the rest" or "shampoo"

Head And Shoulders

Friction, as when a brake pad slows a wheel, converts kinetic energy into this

Heat

On October 26, 1972 this future U.S. Secretary of State declared that "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam

Henry Kissinger

This "hole-y" British sculptor created the "Draped Reclining Figure" for London's Time-Life Building

Henry Moore

In 1792's "Petticoat Duel", 2 British society ladies fought a duel when one questioned the other about this

Her Age

Great epic-writing Ionian: 9th century B.C.

Homer

Whether unlawful or justifiable, it's the killing of a human being

Homicide

It's the longest bone in the arm

Humerus

Montana & Oregon

Idaho

A monkey god named Hanuman appears in the "Ramayana", an epic poem of this country

India

The 20th Amendment moved Congress' opening from the first Monday in December to the third day of this

January

"Seinlanguage"

Jerry Seinfeld

Tragically in 1999 this favorite son, his wife & her sister perished in a plane off Martha's Vineyard

John F. Kennedy, Jr.

"Into Thin Air" is his account of scaling Everest & the tragedy that befell others around him

Jon Krakauer

This "Queen of Mean" hotelier was jailed for tax evasion

Leona Helmsley

Naval rank of Pinkerton in "Madame Butterfly"

Lieutenant

In the 1920s this vitamin C advocate toured Europe, spending a month with Niels Bohr

Linus Pauling

A week or two after the bite of an Anopheles mosquito, this disease's symptoms may appear

Malaria

In 1996 Robert Goulet took to the road as Don Quixote in a touring production of this musical

Man Of La Mancha

This floating sea creature which resembles a jellyfish was probably named for a type of ship

Man-O'-War

2 types of this Italian plucked stringed instrument are the Neopolitan & the rarer Milanese

Mandolin

Stewart, Graham, Grimes

Martha

This month was likely named for a Roman goddess of spring & growth

May

(Sarah of the Clue Crew) Scenes from this artsy 2003 Julia Roberts movie were filmed here at Yale

Mona Lisa Smile

According to his theme song, this quadruped "will never speak unless he has something to say"

Mr. Ed

The Kangshung Face, the North Col & the Khumu Icefall are all parts of this dangerous place

Mt. Everest

You can reach the top of this biblical mountain by taking the path of Moses, a stairway of nearly 4,000 steps

Mt. Sinai

Edward Lear could tell you this small Maine town bears the name of an Irish seaport on the Shannon River

New Limerick

The Islanders & the Rangers both have this place in their names

New York

In 1959 this vice-president participated in an impromptu "kitchen debate" at a U.S. exhibit in Moscow

Nixon

This 1985 miniseries focused on 2 families, the Mains & the Hazards, in the years leading up to the Civil War

North And South

We predict you'll know that this man famous for his prophecies was court physician to King Charles IX of France

Nostradamus

This 3-letter term for a clumsy person may be derived from an old form of “elfâ€

Oaf

Writer Roald Dahl created this small race of people who have orange complexions & green hair

Oompa-Loompas

The most famous one of these shrines in the ancient world was located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus

Oracle

Verdi's work on this General's life opens in Cyprus; Shakespeare's tale begins in Venice

Otello

Cook eggs quickly on one side then flip 'em & cook 'em again & you're cooking them this way

Over Easy

3-word topographical phrase for someone whose peak years are behind him

Over The Hill

Peter Coyote was in "E.T.", this deputy defense secretary was nominated to head the World Bank

Paul Wolfowitz

Among these plants that live longer than 2 years, geraniums are "early" & asters are "late"

Perennials

Capt. Vancouver thought this friend's name "sound"ed just right for a region in what's now Washington

Peter Puget

He was the last Dutch governor of New York, which was New Netherland at the time

Peter Stuyvessant

In a 2009 flu outbreak, fingers pointed at a farm for these called Granjas Carroll de Mexico

Pig Farm

When you're playing this party game, you could call it "Attach the Terminal Vertebrae to the Jackass"

Pin The Tail On The Donkey

This term for diplomatic procedure also refers to an agreed format for data to be communicated

Protocol

It was originally founded as the Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited

Qantas

It comes after "dude" & before "dressing"

Ranch

It's what RAM stands for

Random Access Memory

Refusal to accept someone or something; in basketball, it's a blocked shot

Reject

In October 1986, Reagan & Gorbachev went face to face in this cold capital

Reykjavik

One way to propel a boat

Row

Alabaster Snowball, administrator of the Naughty & Nice List, is one of his elves

Santa Claus

Weekend show on which you would hear songs like "Motherlover", Iran So Far" & "I'm On A Boat"

Saturday Night Live

Word completing the film titles "Cast a Dark...", "Cast a Giant..." & "Cast a Long..."

Shadow

If you learn your clefs & staffs, you'll be able to do this, play a piece the first time you look at it

Sightread

In this M. Night Shyamalan film, aliens are good at scaring people; not so good with locked pantry doors or water

Signs

This “Arthur†co-star who died at 96 in 2000 acted onstage into his mid-80s

Sir John Gielgud

Earthworms have no lungs or gills; they breathe via this

Skin

Aretha is queen of it (4)

Soul

Deer playmate

(8) Antelope

On April 19, 1865 funeral services were held in the East Room of the White House

(Abraham) Lincoln

Hours in a standard week

168

Number of home runs Barry Bonds hit in 2001, setting a Major League record

73

Many an Italian poet used the ottava rima, a stanza with this many lines

8

The title of this award-winning 1963 film refers to the number of films its director felt he had made to that point

8½

To get 3 strikeouts in an inning of baseball requires a minimum of this many pitches

9

A sudden wave of high emotion or excitement

A Thrill

The Tebenna, an Etruscan mantle, evolved into this garment perhaps worn most strikingly by John Belushi

A Toga

This device briefly converts a person to energy, beams the energy, then reassembles the person

A Transporter

No spy should be without one of these aptly named outer garments first designed for British soldiers in WWI

A Trench Coat

Types of this shape include right, oblique & isosceles

A Triangle

The mark left by George Hamilton's "gay blade"

A Z

In England the Walsingham one in Norfolk is less well known than the Westminster one

Abbey

Parwan & Kabul

Afghanistan

A conceited, boastful person

An Egotist

Completes the line from "My Blue Heaven", "Just Molly and me..."

And Baby Makes Three

The Flamenco is a rhythmic dance of this region in Southern Spain

Andalusia

Egyptair flight 990 went down in the waters of Nantucket not far from where this Italian liner sank in 1956

Andrea Doria

"The Steel King"

Andrew Carnegie

"Brokeback Mountain" earned this director his first Oscar

Ang Lee

She played Tina Turner on the big screen & Rosa Parks on TV

Angela Bassett

Ire (5)

Anger

Helen Reddy: "____ Baby"

Angie

Hoot mon! This breed of hornless cattle bears the name of a Scottish county where it originated

Angus

Full name of James Joyce's "Plurabelle"

Anna Livia Plurabelle

Annie Sullivan in "The Miracle Worker"

Anne Bancroft

Of Henry VIII's 6 wives, 1 of 2 who survived him

Anne Of Cleves & Catherine Parr

This photographer was a director of the Sierra Club from 1936 to 1970

Ansel Adams

Olga Knipper played Masha in his play "The Three Sisters" in 1901 and married him the same year

Anton Chekhov

This type of air from above 66 degrees north latitude will send the mercury falling

Arctic Air

She sang her hit song "Think" in 1980's "The Blues Brothers Movie"

Aretha Franklin

He clubbed & sliced his way to victory in the 1960 U.S. Open

Arnold Palmer

"The Running Man", "Predator", Governor of Caw-lee-for-nee-uh

Arnold Schwarzenegger

In the 1960s he founded a bricklaying business, pumping bricks, to finance his bodybuilding career

Arnold Schwarzenegger

You do it for a casting director to get a part

Audition

Artie Shaw was married 8 times; his wives included Lana Turner & this bombshell who starred in "Mogambo"

Ava Gardner

"Ramp agent" is Southwest Airlines' term for the heavy lifting job more usually called this

Baggage Handler

4-letter term for living creatures, such as worms, attached to a hook to entice fish

Bait

Young Audrey dreamed of becoming one of these, so she attended London's Rambert School

Ballerina

Usual term for a row of elevator cars

Bank

Illinois made this self-described "skinny kid with a funny name" the fifth black senator ever elected

Barack Obama

She appeared with Lassie in the 1949 film "The Sun Comes Up" before she played Beaver's mother on TV

Barbara Billingsley

The current California senator who led the Righteous & Harmonious Fists uprising in Asia

Barbara Boxer Rebellion

The British used these cavalry troops in the Sikh & Afghan Wars & to crush the Sepoy Rebellion

Bengal Lancers

The Post's history goes back to The Pennsylvania Gazette founded by this man

Benjamin Franklin

"Little Ben"

Benjamin Harrison

In the U.S. Army & in a Barry Sadler song, these French accessories are "green"

Berets

What a political comeback! In '94 he quit as P.M. amid charges of corruption but was re-elected in 2001

Berlusconi

In 1997 Tyco International moved to this U.K. territory in the Atlantic for tax purposes

Bermuda

He was the son of an Irish immigrant who was the Viceroy of Peru

Bernardo O' Higgins

Actor Jack Wyatt who takes on the role of Darrin for the remake of a TV show

Bewitched

Its starving children symbolized the defeat of this Nigerian region

Biafra

In a classic late '40s Vittorio de Sica film, this is stolen from a man & he & his son begin a quest to get it back

Bicycle

Sukhumi & Batumi are Georgian resort cities on this body of water

Black Sea

Measured with calipers, it should be 15 or under for young men & goes down to around 5 for superathletes

Body Fat Percentage

The Gila monster is as tough as it sounds; each scale has an osteoderm, a tiny one of these for armoring

Bone

It's the scariest cereal in General Mills' Big G line

Boo Berry

Geographic collective name for Delaware, Maryland, Missouri & Kentucky from when they refused to secede

Border States

Island in the South China Sea on which you'd see the following

Borneo

The political ring led by this man stole as much as $200 million from NYC before it was ousted in 1871

Boss Tweed

Shatner plays Boston attorney Denny Crane on this spinoff of "The Practice"

Boston Legal

USA Today once dubbed it the "little neurotoxin that could"; if its name makes you frown, we bet you don't use it

Botox

Thackeray's "Ballad of" this dish calls it "A sort of soup or broth... or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes"

Bouillabaisse

Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses" is read by this hunky "Legends of the Fall" star

Brad Pitt

Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas & Epsilons are the 5 social castes in this futuristic tale

Brave New World

Due to the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, Portugal gained possession of this country in the New World

Brazil

Al Capone's rival George Moran was better known as this, from his odd behavior

Bugs

Taurine

Bull-Like

Their ship came in in 1945: Barge

Bushes

In 1927 he deadpanned his way through the silent classic "The General"

Buster Keaton

In physics notation the speed of light is symbolized by this letter in lower case

C

This fussy protocol droid was re-assembled by young Anakin Skywalker from his scraps on Tatooine

C-3Po

Isotope used to date archaeological specimens

Carbon-14

This division of the Paleozoic era was characterized by the deposits of plant remains that later hardened into coal

Carboniferous

It's the inward force that a string exerts on a ball whirling on the end of it

Centripetal Force

By 1845, with John Young & J.L. Ellis, this NYC jeweler switched from selling paste jewels to real

Charles Lewis Tiffany

In 1981 the U.S. government, with 560 million lbs. of this dairy food in storage, released 30 million lbs. to the needy

Cheese

In 1986 a reactor at this Soviet nuclear power plant exploded in history's worst nuclear accident

Chernobyl

(Hi, I'm Jesse Jackson, Jr.) About 2/3 of the people that I represent in Congress live in this city

Chicago

According to the song, it's "That Toddlin' Town"

Chicago

1971 Top 10 hit from Daddy Dewdrop; "Don't Ya Jes' Love It"

Chick-A-Boom, Chick-A-Boom

They were marching onward "As to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before"

Christian Soldiers

Automaker that introduced the alternator, power steering & electric ignition

Chrysler

In the 1980s this company even made a limo based on its K-Car design

Chrysler

In October 2002 he made another supersonic flight, 55 years after his first

Chuck Yeager

He's currently the only black justice on the Supreme Court

Clarence Thomas

Front page of the London Times was filled with these for the last time on May 2, 1966

Classified Ads

Delays caused Stephen Boyd to quit this 1963 epic; Richard Burton replaced him & the rest is history

Cleopatra

Began dating in 1971: Billary

Clinton

Seen here, the CCU, run by the Big Apple Circus, stands for this

Clown Care Unit

This coiled part of the inner ear that's concerned with hearing contains the organ of Corti

Cochlea

This state fish of Massachusetts is valued as a food & for its liver oil

Cod

We doubt it brightens Chinese people's 61st birthdays to receive one of these often-wooden objects

Coffins

In 2002 China unveiled its first homegrown "super" one of these, with 272 gigabytes of RAM

Computer

This should mean a grifter's rocky hideout, not curved like the inner surface of a sphere

Concave

Fertilization leading to pregnancy

Conception

In 1765 this city was named in honor of the peaceful resolution of a boundary dispute

Concord, New Hampshire

Gen represents the ideal relationship between individuals in this Chinese sage's philosophy

Confucius

In geometry, the term for two or more figures that are identical in size and shape

Congruent

From the Latin for "contact", this adjective is used to describe diseases transmitted from person to person

Contagious

It means against, & is also a prefix found before -diction

Contra

It's done to an error or a course, & it refers delicately to a fall in stock prices

Correction

This future Mrs. Wagner was still married to Hans von Bulow when she gave birth to Wagner's daughter

Cosima (Liszt)

Nikita Khrushchev warned that the U.S.S.R. would use rockets to protect this country from U.S. intervention

Cuba

This term for the husband of an adulterous wife is derived from cuckoo

Cuckold

Let's drink a toast to this Caribbean island; it's the largest in the Netherlands Antilles

Curaã§Ao

"Spy Who Loved Me" actor

Curt Jurgens

"So sue me!", this man might have said when warned about oncoming danger in 1876

Custer

Some say these one-eyed giants were master craftsmen who worked for Hephaestus

Cyclopedes

This one-eyed monster had some sheep, E-I-E-I-O, but he preferred to dine on Odysseus' men

Cyclops (Polyphemus)

The Russians replaced Alexander Dubcek as leader of this country when it tried to go democratic in 1968

Czechoslovakia

In the comics, she's Dagwood & Blondie's dog

Daisy

He said his novels, like "Angels & Demons" deal with a murder, a chase, a ticking clock & a love interest within 24 hours

Dan Brown

"Attack is the best form of..."

Defense

1988: "Babette's Feast"

Denmark

Lots of Lutherans live there; its parliament is the Folketing; its royal library is in Copenhagen

Denmark

If you're getting engaged, consider a visit to Netanya, a world center for cutting & polishing these

Diamonds

A selfish person: ____ in the manger

Dog

Naturally, this cabinet member is "Rummy"

Donald Rumsfeld

On "Dancing with Ex-George W. Bush Cabinet Members", this ex-Defense Sec. goes on the offensive--with a sizzling samba!

Donald Rumsfeld

A 21-crunch salute to the late Arch West, the Frito-Lay executive credited with creating this brand of tortilla chips

Doritos

Type of a jacket named for its overlapping front flap & 2 rows of buttons

Double-Breasted

It wasn't his diet that killed him but sadly, a fall on an an icy sidewalk in April 2003

Dr. (Robert) Atkins

As of 1996 he had 5 of the 15 bestselling children's books ever, led by "Green Eggs and Ham"

Dr. Seuss

Baby doc Benjamin Spock was indicted in 1968 for telling teens to resist this

Draft

Honey bee society is divided by humans into 3 classes: queens, workers & these studly bees

Drones

In this book of the Bible, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh so he wouldn't let Moses & his people go

Exodus

In the 1950s he did time on Isla de Pinos; since 1959, he's ruled a larger island

Fidel Castro

Kadota & Smyrna are varieties of this fruit

Fig

Part of the name of this expensive boneless cut means "dainty" in French

Filet Mignon

A shark named Bruce is a member of Fish-Eaters Anonymous in this favorite from 2003

Finding Nemo

The tagline to this 1970 Jack Nicholson film declares, "He rode the fast lane on the road to nowhere"

Five Easy Pieces

In song “my gal's†height that rhymes with her eyes of blue

Five Foot Two

Lorenzo Ghiberti is best known for the magnificent bronze doors he created for the baptistery in this city

Florence

The Special Service Package version of this maker's Expedition SUV is designed for law enforcement agencies

Ford

Stronghold in Baltimore Harbor named for a man who was Secretary of War while it was being built

Fort Mchenry

Deposits like petroleum or coal that were formed from living matter

Fossil Fuels

(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): Artist whose most famous painting, seen here ("The Swing"), is an example of the Rococo style:

Fragonard

A person who solicits money for a charity, or a dinner he or she may organize for that purpose

Fundraiser

His ever-popular novel "The Brothers Karamazov" inspired an opera by Otakar Jeremias

Fyodor Dostoevsky

1960: Army specialist Tulsa McLean, who's been stationed in West Germany

G.I. Blues

This Swiss city is headquarters to the World Council of Churches

Geneva

James Cagney in "The Seven Little Foys"

George M. Cohan

"1984" was a 1949 book by Eric Blair written under this pen name

George Orwell

In the 1968 election, he won 13 1/2 percent of the popular vote & carried 5 southern states

George Wallace

He crossed from heads to tails to appear on the reverse of the 1999 New Jersey quarter

George Washington

Riding the skylift to the top of Stone Mountain is one of the fun things to do in this Southern state

Georgia

Still widely used today, these extremely thin sheets of gold were used for gilding medieval manuscripts

Goldleaf

His father's first name was Herbert but this general's first name is just the initial H.

H. Norman Schwarzkopf

This turn of the century British sci-fi author's last words were "Go away...I'm all right"; he wasn't!

H.G. Wells

This Scottish entree may derive its name from the Old French for "haguier", to chop or hash

Haggis

On the streets of San Francisco, if I'm walking north on Ashbury & I pass Waller, the next street I hit is this one

Haight

The cream sherry of this Bristol, England firm is perhaps the world's best-known brand

Harveys

In the 1880s Roseanna McCoy added fuel to her family's feud by falling in love with a man named this

Hatfield

It's the U.S. state that reaches the farthest south

Hawaii

The frequency-hopping idea of this actress born Hedwig Kleiser in 1914 was used in a radio-controlled torpedo patent

Hedy Lamarr

Ancient Egyptians used this hair dye on the soles of their feet, too

Henna

Emerson encouraged me to start keeping a journal, which I did until a few months before my death in 1862

Henry David Thoreau

Toronto's City Hall has an outdoor work by this British sculptor known for using holes in his art

Henry Moore

Hippopotami eat grass, leaves & fruit, meaning they're this, from the Latin for "plant eater"

Herbivores

Accord, Civic, Passport

Honda

Some vegetarians choose not to eat this product because it is made by bees

Honey

Since 1979 it's been tempting the "tummy with the taste of nuts & honey"

Honey Nut Cheerios

You may know it as the name of a green melon; it's also the term for the sweet, sticky stuff secreted by aphids

Honeydew

In Mandarin this city's name is Hsiang-Kang

Hong Kong

Relaxin is a female sex one of these produced to aid in childbirth

Hormone

James Bay, in Ontario & Quebec, is the southern arm of this larger bay

Hudson Bay

Nastapoka & Hopewell, islands of Canada's Northwest Territories, hug the eastern shore of this bay

Hudson Bay

If you doubt you could be shocked by a tell-all book about this man, check out "Mr. Playboy"

Hugh Hefner

Von Humboldt Fleischer is the title character of this 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel

Humboldt's Gift

Well I'll be doggone! These classic suede shoes now come in colors like salad green & Miami coral

Hush Puppies

"Cabaret" was based partly on this 1951 play by John Van Druten

I Am A Camera

No. 3 Simon & Garfunkel hit that ends, "And an island never cries"

I Am A Rock

002 of his '60s bestsellers were "You Only Live Twice" in 1964 & "The Man With The Golden Gun" in 1965

Ian Fleming

This Latin abbreviation meaning "in the same place" sounds like something you do on eBay

Ibid

One island is the supposed burial place of this reckless mythical flier, & is named for him

Icarus

At age 19 in 1925, Hermione Bulwer-Lytton was acting vicereine of this country

India

The world's most populous democracy

India

Along with Rock Island & Moline, Illinois, this state's Davenport & Bettendorf form the Quad Cities

Iowa

"An act to provide for the better government of" this island divided it in 2 in 1920

Ireland

"The Magician of Lublin", by this Yiddish language Nobel Prize winner, is set in his native Poland

Isaac Bashevis Singer

After the Arab conquest in the 7th century, the Berbers picked up this religion, but are a bit less orthodox about it

Islam

Check out the Quay of Karakoy in this city, known as Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire

Istanbul

A Time/CNN poll found only 9% of respondents believed Y2K was likely to bring this title subject of an R.E.M. song

It's The End Of The World

Born in Treviso, Gian Paolo Gobbo represents this country in the EP

Italy

Originally, this country's Scamorze cheese was made only from water buffalo milk

Italy

Sicily

Italy

Kerouac's burlap bags

Jack's Sacks

1281: A "divine wind" saves this nation from a Mongol invasion

Japan

Christmas is now quite popular in this Asian country where the Christmas greeting is "Meri Kurisumasu!"

Japan

Flying due west from Los Angeles, it's the first foreign country you would reach

Japan

Shojis are translucent screens which originated in this country

Japan

"The Elephant Man"

John Hurt

"Heaven and Hell" was the last novel in his "North and South" trilogy

John Jakes

In April 1961 he signed off on a disastrous invasion of a neighboring country

John Kennedy

Once Moses' aide, he led the Israelites into the promised land

Joshua

This 19th century sci-fi writer foretold the artificial satellite in his story "The Begum's Fortune"

Jules Verne

(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports) Despite the ending of the play, many a bride has worn a cap named for this Capulet

Juliet

She says, "Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not...I'll no longer be a Capulet"

Juliet

A ghost appeared to Brutus before the Battle of Philippi; according to Shakespeare, it was this man's

Julius Caesar

Adjective inspired by novelist Franz (10)

Kafkaesque

You're on a roll if you know that German rulers from 1871 to 1918 assumed this title

Kaiser

'90s jazzmen like Joshua Redman play '30s music in Robert Altman's film set in this Missouri city

Kansas City

1952: To this Missouri city's Star newspaper, for its coverage of a series of natural disasters

Kansas City

This funky guy was "born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia" & "got a condo made a stone-a"

King Tut

Protective, transparent, resinous liquids that dry to a shiny surface, they sound a bit like Kobe's team

Lacquers

Situated at the outside corner of each eye, these glands secrete a salty solution for lubrication

Lacrimal Glands

A little bird told us some folks call her "Bird" for short

Lady Bird Johnson

In 1678 the Coventry Fair instituted a festival in this lady's honor

Lady Godiva

First performed in 1892, this comedy of manners by Oscar Wilde is a study in human jealousy

Lady Windermere's Fan

The name of this fabric with metallic threads comes from lamina, Latin for "thin piece of metal"

Lamã©

Arthur set up the diamond jousts, a series of 9 annual tournaments all won by this knight

Lancelot

As their bordering countries are all this adjective, Liechtenstein & Uzbekistan are considered "double" this

Landlocked

A man wears a boutonniere in the buttonhole of this coat part

Lapel

Just part of his resume: College Player of the Year, NBA Rookie of the Year, 9-time All-NBA First Team, 3 straight MVPs

Larry Bird

Abbreviated lea., it's a distance equal to about 3 statute miles

League

Cordelia's dad's lagers

Lear's Beers

"Wally's Girl Trouble"

Leave It To Beaver

Bordered by Syria & Israel, this small country is only 135 miles long & 35 miles wide

Lebanon

Chateau Musar is a respected label from this Mideast country between Syria & the sea

Lebanon

During WWII Moshe Dayan served with the Brits, fighting to liberate Syria & this country from the Vichy French

Lebanon

From the Latin for "to read", it's a reading desk with a slanted top in a church

Lectern

This heavy metal band included 2 Johns: drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham & bassist John Paul Jones

Led Zeppelin

In California, car buyers know the Tanner Consumer Protection Act as this "fruity" law

Lemon Law

To cure a cataract, this part of the eye is replaced with an artificial one

Lens

Ptolemy I wrote to sovereigns & governors asking for works by all authors to build this library's circulation

Library At Alexandria

For Angola the "CIA World Factbook" gives this figure as 38.76 years, 6 years less than the 2nd-lowest country

Life Expectancy

In 1878 Edison gave up working on his "favorite invention" to develop a practical one of these

Light Bulb

No connection has been established between this 3rd-largest city & the 5-line poem of the same name

Limerick

Prince drove this title car into the Top 10 in 1983

Little Red Corvette

Much of this musical about a man-eating plant is set at Mr. Mushnik's flower shop

Little Shop Of Horrors

If someone's reconnecting your bile ducts, you've just had this transplant first performed by Dr. Thomas Starzl

Liver Transplant

18th century kings ran up debts of hundreds of millions of these--not as in books, but as in units of silver currency

Livres

The eighth plague on Egypt not only came down like a plague of these, it was a plague of these

Locusts

"In every voice... the mind-forged manacles I hear", says William Blake's grim poem about this capital city

London

The "Great Exhibition" of industry opened at the Crystal Palace in this city May 1, 1851

London

Being in this "position" indicates an expectation of rising share prices; it's also a hedge in futures

Long

Stretching 118 miles, it had a population boom in Nassau & Suffolk counties starting in the 1940s

Long Island

This TV series wasn't about the Swiss Family Robinson but the space family Robinson

Lost In Space

This state was named for a man who was a European king from 1643 to 1715

Louisiana

The Beatles: "And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand: Ob-____-Di"

Louisiana (For La)

In its last chapter, the hero tells his father, "Love means never having to say you're sorry"

Love Story

A form of Louise, it's used to describe something remarkable

Lulu

This grand duchy was founded in 963 when Siegfried, Count of Ardenne, gained control of the area

Luxembourg

These nodes are glands, & they aren't just in the head & neck; there are more under the arms,too

Lymph Nodes

On January 3, 1990 he surrendered to U.S. forces outside the Vatican diplomatic mission in Panama

Manuel Noriega

August 5: This man gets hit in the head by a rock while leading a civil rights march in Chicago

Martin Luther King

This Swede has quite a range: he played Jesus in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" & Satan in "Needful Things"

Max Von Sydow

MacMillan, MacDonald, McHenry

Mchenry

A town in Minnesota is named for this capital of Uruguay, its sister city

Montevideo

Named for a city in France, it's located in the Green Mountains on the upper Winooski River

Montpelier (Vermont)

Jerry Falwell set up this conservative political organization in 1979 & disbanded it in 1989

Moral Majority

A 1623 Walloon drama was literally one of these preachy "plays" -- that was the title

Morality Play

If you're in Rabat, you must be in the capital city of this country

Morocco

This large Italian sausage gets its name because it was seasoned with myrtle berries

Mortadella

It's into the bowels of this fiery mountain that Frodo must cast the ring to destroy it

Mount Doom

A post office sits atop this mountain that straddles the Yamanashi-Shizuoka prefectural border

Mount Fuji

Its creator said its parts represent our nation's founding, expansion, development & preservation

Mount Rushmore

Boxer-turned-dancer Laila

Muhammad Ali

This 12-letter ability in which several jobs are managed at once is a misnomer; your brain can really only focus on one

Multitasking

Mendocino, California was used to represent Cabot Cove on this CBS series

Murder, She Wrote

This dictator had his son-in-law Galeazzo Ciano shot for treason in 1944

Mussolini

(Sarah of the Clue Crew is in front of another piece of apparatus.) Massachusetts General is one of the first hospitals to make genetic testing standard in cancer treatment. Robotics allow the processing of up to 96 samples at once so doctors can immediately target patients with these changes in DNA sequence

Mutations

A Rolling Stone article titled "Kentucky's finest" said their name came from a coat that had "MMJ" on it

My Morning Jacket

George said this song was inspired by "O Happy Day", but others suggest "He's So Fine"

My Sweet Lord

A self-help book by Dr. Mark Hillman is titled this person "is Making Me Nuts!"

My Therapist

In 2010 she got engaged to a choreographer she met on the set of "Black Swan"

Natalie Portman

The 1957 play "Miss Lonelyhearts" is dedicated to the memory of this author who wrote the novel

Nathanael West

I'm a real-life Lara Croft & I write about my discoveries for this Washington, D.C. magazine founded in 1888

National Geographic

In a 1956 speech, he said, "Whether or not you like it, history is on our side. We will bury you."

Nikita Khrushchev

This company made the Fun Touch, One Touch, Action Touch, and Tele-Touch cameras

Nikon

It's the only major African river emptying into the Mediterranean Sea

Nile

Pharaonic Village, which recreates life in ancient times, is on an island in this river

Nile

The river that flows through Cairo

Nile

One of the world's largest artificial lakes is Lake Nasser, a reservoir on this river

Nile River

Louis Skidmore designed the secret atomic site that became this Tennessee town

Oak Ridge

Justice Brennan, dissenting in Paris Adult Theater v. Slaton, said this quality is too vaguely defined to regulate

Obscenity

This "vocational" type of treatment encourages patients to engage in activities

Occupational Therapy

As a prefix A- means "without"; in Thomas A Kempis, the middle "A" means this

Of

By age 13 Philip Carey is a student at the King's School in Tercanbury in this Somerset Maugham novel

Of Human Bondage

1999: "Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler"

Office Space

This "hazardous" naval officer won the decisive 1813 Battle of Lake Erie over the British

Oliver Hazard Perry

Herman Mankiewicz said of this director, "There, but for the grace of God, goes God"

Orson Welles

In 1908 he had the misfortune of piloting the first plane in which there was a fatality

Orville Wright

From East L.A. this Mexican American won the WBO light weight title in 1994 & a Grammy nomination in 2001

Oscar De La Hoya

This wit penned the line "I can resist everything except temptation"

Oscar Wilde

Magically conceal a card in your hand, or a tall tropical tree

Palm

The Sunday before Easter is commonly called this

Palm Sunday

This instrument is named for the god who supposedly invented it

Pan Pipe

It contained evil tempers, many cares & more than 150 sorrows

Pandora's Box

Be sparing with this side-to-side camera movement; too much of it is called "firehosing"

Panning

Pants, as an item of apparel, is short for this word, from an Italian comic character

Pantalone

This hit is written in the form of a letter to a publisher

Paperback Writer

Newspaper is most often the basic ingredient for making this modeling material

Papier-Mache

John Milton's 1671 sequel never gained the reputation of this 1667 epic

Paradise Lost

Ashley honey, have you seen this 7-letter lightweight umbrella of mine lyin' 'round? it's pow'ful hot

Parasol

After some miserable months in Vienna, Chopin arrived in this city, another musical mecca, in September 1831

Paris

Claude Bessy, director of this European capital's Opera Ballet School, won a 1997 award

Paris

The university of this city is split into 13 branches; 3 were formed from the Sorbonne

Paris

Pre-Socratic "all is one" thinker: RAPMENIDES

Parmenides

Called the world's most famous grating cheese, it was first made in the area of Parma

Parmesan

This programming language was named for calculating-machine inventor Blaise

Pascal

The regular & "Plus" versions of this game were hosted by Allen Ludden; the "Super" version, by Bert Convy

Password

In 1980 on "The 700 Club", he said, "I guarantee you by the end of 1982 there is going to be a judgment on the world"

Pat Robertson

Nov. 6, 1978: This ex-urban guerrilla "From Inside Prison, the Exclusive Story of Her Romance with Her Bodyguard"

Patty Hearst

The VI & last pope to have this name reigned from 1963 to 1978

Paul

It's the border or outer boundary of a 2-dimensional figure

Perimeter

In Arctic or subarctic tundra, it's perennially frozen subsoil, also called pergelisol

Permafrost

This type of camera with a tiny aperture instead of a lens can be made from an oatmeal carton

Pinhole Camera

(Sofia of the Clue Crew) In 1990 at the site of the Berlin Wall an all-star version of "The Wall" was presented by Roger Waters of this band

Pink Floyd

Psychedelic "Dark Side of the Moon" rockers twice crowned heavyweight boxing champion of the world

Pink Floyd Patterson

4 different species of bears live in Alaska: Kodiak, grizzly, black & this

Polar Bears

January 9: Anthony Eden resigns from this job & Harold Macmillan takes over the next day

Prime Minister (Of Britain)

Ariel, a sprite

Prospero (From The Tempest)

The 2000 Census recorded only 5 residents in this Alaskan bay, though thousands work the oil rigs

Prudhoe Bay

Aunt Jemima pancake mixes & syrups are owned by this company named for a "friend"ly religion

Quaker Oats

Science took a leap forward when physicist Max Planck devised this theory about light

Quantum Theory

The Armada portrait seen here shows this triumphant queen in all her glory

Queen Elizabeth I

Their time is taken up in part by 4 children, 6 grandchildren, & at least one large home in the country

Queen Elizabeth Ii & Prince Philip

As her nation's last monarch, she championed the Oni Pa'a or "Stand Firm" movement

Queen Lili'uokalani (Of Hawaii)

This large ocean liner that's been docked in Long Beach since 1967 is a hotel & tourist attraction

Queen Mary

Now meaning "to suppress", originally it meant "to kill"; you may do it to a riot

Quell

This doll with the red-&-white striped legs & red yarn hair was created by cartoonist Johnny Gruelle in 1915

Raggedy Ann

Lorraine Hansberry's African-American family now visits Jake Barnes in Spain for some bullfighting

Raisin In The Sun Also Rises

His grandfather was prime minister of India, & so was his mother

Rajiv Gandhi

A moat that separated the Kremlin from this was paved over in 1812

Red Square

The humanitarian initials RI stand for these displaced people, numbering in the millions, "International"

Refugees

Karl Marx: This "is the opium of the people"

Religion

The 2 most famous battle cries during the Texas War of Ind. were "Remember Goliad!" & of course this one

Remember The Alamo

This dog famous for the crest along its spine was developed in South Africa

Rhodesian Ridgeback

A Manhattan store that opened in 2003 sells only this dessert, made with the sushi type of its main ingredient

Rice Pudding

Completes the title of a book & TV movie about heiress Barbara Hutton, "Poor Little..."

Rich Girl

This "Thorn Birds" actor made a charming prince in the Cinderella movie musical "The Slipper and the Rose"

Richard Chamberlain

Italian for "recooked", it's the key ingredient in the creamiest cheesecake

Ricotta

Famed for 7 hills / A forum for discussion / All roads lead to here

Rome

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Ronald Reagan

Your car's tachometer measures them

Rpm (Revolutions Per Minute)

While in Paris with the Kirov Ballet, this dancer requested asylum in France

Rudolf Nureyev

In 1899 McClure's published this Brit's "The White Man's burden"

Rudyard Kipling

This Australian-born moguls's first U.S. newspaper acquisition was the San Antonio Express & News

Rupert Murdoch

Nearly twice as large as Canada, it covers 11% of the Earth's land surface

Russia

Sophia Alexeyevna served as regent of this country from 1682 to 1689

Russia

Ochoko are traditional tiny cups from which to drink this alcoholic beverage

Sake

In 2000 the Thomas Jefferson Foundation said it was likely Thomas fathered at least 1, if not all 6, of this woman's kids

Sally Hemings

In 1986 the first group of inductees included Elvis Presley & this founder of Sun Records

Sam Phillips

Before killing 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, he set 300 foxes' tails afire; does PETA know about this?

Samson

2006 marks the centennial of this absurdist known for his sometimes bleak outlook; he was born on Good Friday, the 13th

Samuel Beckett

This capital, founded by Columbus' brother, is the oldest European-founded city in the Western Hemisphere

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The legendary "Four Poets" of Lesbos were Alcaeus, Arion, Terpander & her

Sappho

She conceived and bore Abraham a son, Isaac, in his old age

Sarah

Sexy "City" dweller seen here:

Sarah Jessica Parker

Armstrong used this nickname as the title of his 1954 autobiography

Satchmo

A genre of plays takes its name form these lusty creatures, shown as half-man & half-goat, whose antics it depicted

Satyrs

The 2 Triple Crown-winning thoroughbreds of the 1970s who fit the category

Secretariat And Seattle Slew

Silver iodide or dry ice is used to do this to a cloud

Seed It

"Love Leads the Way" is a TV movie about Morris Frank, the first to receive one of this group's dogs

Seeing Eye Dogs

23 across: Visible (4)

Seen

Paris' right & left banks are north & south of this river

Seine

CEOs must personally certify their corporate books following a July 2002 law named for these 2 men

Sen. Paul Sarbanes & Rep. Michael Oxley

Only team that can score points in volleyball

Serving Team

Count von Count on this TV show suffers from arithmomania

Sesame Street

In the 7th century Isidore was bishop of this city, not barber of it

Seville

A 1929 book by James Thurber & E.B. White is entitled "Is" this "Necessary?"

Sex

A 1999 study concluded that this 13-foot-long, 3-foot-wide holy relic dates back to pre-8th century Jerusalem

Shroud Of Turin

On the night of July 9, 1943 the Allies began their landing on this Italian island

Sicily

In 1982 he produced & directed "Gandhi" & in 1993 he acted in "Jurassic Park"

Sir Richard Attenborough

In a 1975 hit the rock group America just couldn't "live without" this tressed girl

Sister Golden Hair

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards won the hearts of Englanders in 1988 competing in this Olympic event

Ski Jumping

Used in medical terms, the prefix derma- refers to this part of the body

Skin

This steak used for fajitas, also called the Romanian tenderloin, is the diaphragm muscle

Skirt Steak

To defame the players on the NHL's New York Islanders

Slander (In Islanders)

Kurt Vonnegut fictionalizes some of his own experiences in the firebombing of Dresden in this book

Slaughterhouse-Five

Taking the prick of the needle in a new direction, a Montreal staging of this ballet makes the princess a drug addict

Sleeping Beauty

Most amateur teams in this sport play slow pitch

Softball

It's the S in the ESA, the association to which video-game sellers like Sony belong

Software

You couldn't drag a Best Picture nomination out of the Academy for this 1959 Billy Wilder film; well, nobody's perfect

Some Like It Hot

At a Thai restaurant you may wimp out & say, "Mai phet, farang", meaning "Not" this, "I'm a foreigner"

Spicy

He crawled out of Stan's head for "Amazing Fantasy" in 1962 before "spinning" off into his own comic book

Spiderman

Name given the world's first artificial satellite

Sputnik

Born in 1225, this Italian is the patron saint of Catholic schools, universities & colleges

St. Thomas Aquinas

Called the apostle of organized charity, he's the patron of charitable societies

St. Vincent De Paul

His "The Girl from Ipanema" won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1964; the first jazz record to do so

Stan Getz

Paul Michael Glaser & David Soul

Starsky & Hutch

You "pull a few" of these to get a favor done

Strings

From the Latin for "to be astonished", it means impressively great

Stupendous

From the Latin for "yield", it means to die or yield to an overpowering desire

Succumb

Family marooned by author Johann Wyss

Swiss Family Robinson

In the American colonies in the 1770s, the British East India Company had a monopoly on the sale of this beverage

Tea

Heloise says to chill these used beverage bags & place them on your puffy eyes; just don't forget to take them off

Tea Bags

The San Andreas Fault is on the boundary between the North American & Pacific ones

Tectonic Plates

Since their 1991 wedding, he's been Jane Fonda's "Cable Guy"

Ted Turner

This term for the Japanese parliament sounds like a restrictive nutrition program

The Diet

The epicardium is its outer layer

The Heart

At 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches, Mike Powell holds the world record for this

The Long Jump

His last book was "America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President, 1956-1980"

Theodore White

This "never comes" as it's always a day away

Tomorrow

Grainy film stock gives the impression of this, verite en francais

Truth

The moment of ____ serum

Truth

1 of 8 Popes who might be up for renewal

Urban

A former state capital: Heel Wing, West Virginia

Wheeling

This Tony Orlando & Dawn hit became a theme of hope during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979 to 1981

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

He took us "To infinity and beyond!" as the voice of Buzz Lightyear

Tim Allen

He arrives early enough to avert disaster: Justin this, the fourth dimension

Time

Ovid's famous phrase "Tempus edax rerum" means this is the devourer of all things

Time (Tempus)

Term for buying the right to use vacation property for a certain period each year

Timeshare

Singer heard here: ("I Ain't Missing You")

Tina Turner

In 1987 UAL, Inc. sold off Westin, Hertz & Hilton to focus on this main subsidiary

United Airlines

Methane in the atmosphere is responsible for the blue-green coloring of these 2 planets

Uranus & Neptune

Pacific Newspaper Group, a CanWest company, publishes both The Province & The Sun in this Canadian city

Vancouver

In area, it's the largest country in South America entirely north of the Equator

Venezuela

Gheorghe Muresan played big for this NBA team that was then called the Bullets

Washington Wizards

Napoleon would have disliked this original name of Austin, Texas

Waterloo

It's what you call a 5,000 pound gorilla

Whatever He Wants

The Battle of Stalingrad

World War Ii

A Tibetan ox, or to chatter

Yak

Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe

Colbie Caillat (2008): Effervescent

Bubbly

Legend says he spent 98 days beneath a large bo tree, 49 to solve the riddle of suffering & 49 more to meditate

Buddha

This man founded a religion, so go ahead & rub his tummy for luck

Buddha

Wesak, Navam

Buddhism

The kings of Belgium, Denmark & Greece once rode in the stagecoach in his wild west show, "Indian Attack"

Buffalo Bill Cody

From the Latin for "to destroy", it was often used by opponents of slavery

Abolish

A person who fought against slavery, like John Brown, was termed this 12-letter word

Abolitionist

This man died April 15, 1865 despite the desperate medical assistance of U.S. Surgeon General Joseph Barnes

Abraham Lincoln

Ethiopian feline variety seen here

Abyssinian

In 1976 David Birney of "Bridget Loves Bernie" played the 6th president in the PBS chronicles of this family

Adams

The 1804 death of daughter Polly led Thomas to reconciliation with this family, Abigail first

Adams

Plate pressure is compressing the Mediterranean, but this sea, bordering Greece, is expanding

Aegean Sea

Your Poppy knows this "A" country is first alphabetically

Afghanistan

An advocacy group looking to eradicate poverty; it's called DATA, short for Debt, AIDS, Trade, this place

Africa

In 1764 Catherine II of Russia ordered further exploration of this future U.S. state

Alaska

It has only 9 places with 5,000 or more people, including Kenai, Ketchikan & Sitka

Alaska

The 2 U.S. states that fit the category

Alaska & Nebraska

In 1936 this 2-term Kansas governor became the GOP's presidential candidate but lost to FDR

Alf Landon

Every "Psycho" knows that Matthew Bourne's ballet "Deadly Serious" is an homage to this film director

Alfred Hitchcock

This poet laureate's "Enoch Arden" sold 17,000 copies on its publication day in 1864

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Type of ballot to file when you're not there to vote on election day

An Absentee

This type of agency is spiraling downward in "Then We Came To The End" by Joshua Ferris

An Advertising Agency

This series isn't up to "Fievel Get You: 10" yet, but its "Mystery of the Night Monster" is number 4

An American Tail

In 1865 Joseph Lister began using carbolic acid as this, from the Latin for "against putrefaction"

An Antiseptic

In Christianity, Gabriel is considered to be one of these high-ranking angels like Michael & Raphael

An Archangel

This word refers not only to a big group of islands but also to the broad expanse of water that contains them

An Archipelago

This word refers to anything that's handwritten, not just a celebrity's signature

An Autograph

On February 28, 2001 northwest Washington State was rocked by one of these that measured 6.8

An Earthquake

"Royal" guitarist whose early recording "Three O' Clock Blues" was a hit in 1952

B.B. King

This title describes Carroll Baker's thumb-sucking character & nightie she wore

Baby Doll

George met her at a 1941 Christmas dance, became engaged to her in 1943 & married her in 1945

Barbara Pierce

"Yentl"

Barbara Streisand

This code name the Germans gave to their invasion of the Soviet Union also belonged to a 16th century pirate

Barbarossa

The Barengraben, or bear pits, in this Swiss capital have entertained visitors for centuries

Bern

Chile's liberator, he was born the illegitimate son of an Irish-born Spanish officer

Bernardo O'higgins

This Tennessee Williams cotton plantation patriarch is unaware that he is dying of cancer

Big Daddy

In 2 movies Martin Lawrence has impersonated tough granny Hattie Mae Pierce, better known as her

Big Momma

Manic depression is another term for this "disorder" marked by mood disturbances

Bipolar Disorder

Charlie Parker

Bird

From earliest movie to most recent: "The Birds", "Birdman of Alcatraz", "The Birdcage"

Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Birds, The Birdcage

"Draw one in the dark" & pour me one of these breakfast beverages

Black Coffee

Respirators can help prevent coal workers' pneumoconiosis, better known as this

Black Lung Disease

Rep. Mary Bono

California

For TV stations, KABC, WDIV, KTVT

Call Letters

This Western hemisphere country is the world's largest nation to border only one other

Canada

The pointed upper teeth near the front of the mouth that are also called "eyeteeth"

Canines

Adjective describing any organism that eats its own kind

Cannibalistic

The books of the Bible accepted as holy scripture, or the works of an author considered authentic

Canon

In 1926 Hormel's innovation was selling its flavor-sealed ham in these containers

Cans

This cape is the southern extremity of the Tierra Del Fuego Archipelago

Cape Horn

"Music for Chameleons" is a collection of his writings

Capote

Brasilia, Santiago, Caracas

Caracas

Automobile + absent = this aromatic cooking seed

Caraway

This empress of Mexico, it's said, went mad in the Pope's presence & never knew of her husband's execution

Carlota (The Wife Of Maximilian)

Raisins & nuts are traditional ingredients in the salad made from these grated orange veggies

Carrots

He took the blame for the failure of a mission to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran

Carter

For best movie, Reader's Digest chose 8 films, including this one set at Rick's Cafe Americain

Casablanca

Songs like "As Time Goes By" were as much the stars of this 1942 classic as the lead actors

Casablanca

The sixteenth film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, it teamed Claude Rains, Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart

Casablanca

Heathcliff

Cat

After moving to Spain in 1485 he used Colon, the Spanish version of his name

Columbus

We're not sure whether the Spanish ship on its city flag represents the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria

Columbus (Ohio)

This fleshy growth atop a chicken's head comes in shapes such as buttercup & pea

Comb

"All good things must" do this

Come To An End

In August 1986, a 24-year-old Cal Tech student discovered one of these, so it was named for her

Comet

21% of the area of this country, whose name is Spanish for "rich coast", is set aside for parks & sanctuaries

Costa Rica

Josef Delarose Lascaux introduced this confection, aka spun sugar, at his dental practice

Cotton Candy

Correct pronounciation of the name of a 234-year-old Hartford paper, or the type of "events" it covers

Courant (As In "Current")

The History Channel calls this job America's one original contribution to mythology

Cowboy

It was formerly the capital of East Bengal and East Pakistan

Dacca

Opening its first soft serve store in Joliet, Illinois in 1940, its Blizzard didn't hit until 1985

Dairy Queen

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities, it became a capital in 1946 when Syria gained independence

Damascus

"Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets, and little man, little Lola wants you"

Damn Yankees

In "A Chorus Line" it's Val's song about how her skills & her features are rated

Dance: Ten; Looks: Three

It's a quickstep from "DWTS" to this full title

Dancing With The Stars

Indulge yourself on one of these fruit-filled pastries, even if it's not really from Copenhagen

Danish

Late in life, Boccaccio gave public lectures on this other Italian poet's works

Dante

Ashley Judd, in 2001

Dario Franchitti

This NPR guy make list with "Me Talk Pretty One Day"

David Sedaris

This Broadway, movie & TV actor wasn't related to "The Duke" (starred in "The Last Angry Man")

David Wayne

From 1962 through 1997, this North Carolina men's basketball coach had an NCAA record 879 wins

Dean Smith

According to the Innocence Project, 17 convicts who were exonerated using DNA had spent time on this row

Death Row

Sounds morbid, but it's the lowest point in California & in all of the U.S.

Death Valley

This Impressionist composer's only completed opera, "Pelleas et Melisande", premiered in Paris in 1902

Debussy

Off with their heads! (10)

Decapitate

Trompe L' Oeil refers to deceiving this, especially in art

Deceiving The Eye

The Faroe Islands belong to this Scandinavian country

Denmark

In 2004, 2 years after leaving "Monday Night Football", this former "SNL" star began hosting his own CNBC show

Dennis Miller

In 1580 he brought back to England the silver, gold, jewels & 3 tons of cloves he got during his round-the-world trip

Drake

Not a "Bewitched" daughter, the MTV news reporter who wowed 'em in Denmark with the existential "Fear and Trembling"

Tabitha Soren Kierkegaard

Silent, saying nothing; this adjective can often be found before "approval"

Tacit

Our heaviest president at 332 pounds, he trimmed down to 244 after he left office in 1913

Taft

(Sarah of the Clue Crew) This great ultimate exercise is practiced worldwide for health, relaxation & self-defense

Tai Chi

Taiwan, Cuba, Madagascar

Taiwan

The Kuomintang lost the presidency of this country for the first time in 50 years

Taiwan

This Offenbach work that contains the popular "Barcarolle" premiered in 1881 after his death

Tales Of Hoffman

As Dr. Doolittle, Rex Harrison sang this 1967 Oscar-winner to people too

Talk To The Animals

Kilimanjaro

Tanzania

The "Macbeth" witches' recipe calls for nose of turk & lips of this fierce Asiatic type of person

Tartar

Bergman went into exile after a traumatic arrest for this in 1976

Tax Evasion

Norman says his hobby is this art, "Stuffing things" -- birds, mostly

Taxidermy

In 1998 he went to his first owners meeting since 1989, to try to stop rival Murdoch's Dodgers buy

Ted Turner

Monotony, boredom, sameness

Tedium

General Albert Sidney Johnston died while leading the attack against the Union at Shiloh in this state

Tennessee

In 1945 this playwright won his first N.Y. Drama Critics Circle Award, for "The Glass Menagerie"

Tennessee Williams

State Line Avenue divides this city in Miller County from the same-named city in the Lone Star State

Texarkana

Congressman Jim Wright, Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989, hailed from this U.S. state

Texas

Senator Benjamin Tappan was censured in 1844 for leaking information about the annexation of this to the Union

Texas

The Tagus flows into this ocean

The Atlantic

Until November 3, 1930, this was the name of the Bank of America, capisci?

The Bank Of Italy

Mine eyes have seen that Julia Ward Howe wrote the words to this Union "hymn"

The Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Paul Brown Stadium

The Bengals

Humboldt University International: This now-fallen German obstacle "and European Integration"

The Berlin Wall

For the most part Puritan fashions were unadorned, but their underwear was embroidered with quotes from this

The Bible

In a classic children's story, he tries to get the 3 little pigs & instead ends up in a pot of boiling water

The Big Bad Wolf

A second after this hypothesized explosion, the temperature was 10 billion degrees kelvin

The Big Bang

A part of the body: cerebro

The Brain

Bach to Bach works, Nos. 3 & 4 in this group of 6 concertos, are in G major

The Brandenberg Concertos

In 1924 this Boston team became the first from the U.S. to join the NHL

The Bruins

From the Arabic for "successor", he's the secular & religious head of a Muslim state

The Caliph

History was made today, September 127, 1978, when P.M. Begin & Pres. Sadat signed these accords at the White House

The Camp David Accords

Late 14th century: "A Miller, a Reeve & a Nun Walk into a Bar"

The Canterbury Tales

Not named when it steamed up the Hudson river in 1807, it was later named for the estate of Fulton's backer

The Clermont

This small triangular bone consists of 4 rudimentary vertebrae

The Coccyx

They were the "3 men I admire most" in Don McLean's "American Pie"

The Father, Son & The Holy Ghost

In the Orient this part of a shark is used to make an expensive & popular soup

The Fin

A setting in "As You Like It", it's also the name of an ancient wooded area near Shakespeare's home

The Forest Of Arden

J. Lucas-Dubreton's biography of Alexandre Dumas is titled this, like what d'Artagnan wants to be

The Fourth Musketeer

This youth organization, the FFA, prepares young people for careers in agriculture

The Future Farmers Of America

(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Munich, Germany) The carillon in Munich's Town Hall is also called by this German name, for an instrument using metal bars

The Glockenspiel

Act II of Schoenberg's opera "Moses and Aaron" features a "Dance Before" this idol

The Golden Calf

Italian leader Benito Mussolini called himself "Il Duce" which means this

The Leader

Named for a president, it was the USA's first transcontinental road for cars

The Lincoln Highway

A kids' classic: "El Leon, la Bruja y el Ropera"

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

This H.C. Andersen character tries to keep warm on New Year's Eve & has visions of her grandmother

The Little Match Girl

This Lake Havasu City landmark had to be trimmed 53 feet from its original length

The London Bridge

In 1934-35, nationalist military pressure forced Mao to lead his "Red Army" on this 6000 mile trek

The Long March

In the '20s, Hemingway & Fitzgerald were among these "missing" literary offspring

The Lost Generation

In this Dashiell Hammett novel, Effie Perine describes her boss' client by saying, "She's a knockout"

The Maltese Falcon

The large moa became extinct by the 19th century after being heavily hunted by these native New Zealand people

The Maori

The unbranded cattle

The Mavericks

It's the plural of a meninx, which helps cover the spinal cord

The Meninges

Disguised as a lawyer, Portia foils Shylock's plan to collect a pound of flesh in this play

The Merchant Of Venice

The title gem in this Wilkie Collins novel was once in the handle of a dagger owned by Tippoo, the sultan of Seringapatam

The Moonstone

W. Va. has the highest average elevation east of the Mississippi, which may account for this official nickname

The Mountain State

Will Shortz, this newspaper's crossword editor, presents puzzles on NPR's "Weekend Edition"

The New York Times

Tho the Atlantic is less than 200 miles from its source, this W. African river travels nearly 2600 to reach it

The Niger

The only U.S. mint ever outside the continental U.S. was opened in 1920 in this Asian country, then a U.S. colony

The Philippines

The name "Palestine" comes from these Biblical enemies of Israel

The Philistines

This Greek bird who rose from the ashes was probably inspired by a sacred Egyptian bird, the bennu

The Phoenix

"Jet" over to this largest Paris place, site of the guillotine during the French Revolution

The Place De La Concorde

Tom Canty, born in a slum called Offal Court, & Edward Tudor are the title characters in this Twain novel

The Prince And The Pauper

Since '32 the U.S. Badge of Military Merit has had this colorful name

The Purple Heart

The teensy "JF" at the base of Washington's neck on the obverse of this belongs to John Flanagan, its sculptor

The Quarter

On April 21, 1918 this German pilot credited with downing 80 enemy aircraft was killed in his triplane; Snoopy's revenge?

The Red Baron

At a college or university, this official keeps the records of enrollment & academic standing

The Registrar

In the 56 years from 1948 to 2004, he appeared 48 times on the Gallup Poll's annual "Most Admired" lists

The Reverend Billy Graham

1988: "The Godly Prose"

The Satanic Verses

His son Ham was the father of the Canaanites

Noah

nom. (as in a Latin case)

Nominative

He blinded the man-eating Cyclops Polyphemus

Odysseus

The seat of Weber county, this city is east of the Great Salt Lake

Ogden

The shores of Sandusky Bay are in this state

Ohio

William H. & Helen Taft, on June 19, 1886

Ohio

This green pod, often a gumbo ingredient, is also called gumbo

Okra

S.A.D. can stand for this psychological condition, a fear of being humiliated in front of others

The Social Anxiety Disorder

2003: James Gandolfini

The Sopranos

"Tastes as great as its name"

Old Milwaukee

...ran Harvard's medical school & fathered a Supreme Court Justice

Oliver Wendell Holmes

The first of Freud's psychosexual stages, it roughly corresponds to a child's first year

Oral Stage

It wasn't until 1984, after a 33-year wait, that Florida's Miami returned to this home bowl game

Orange Bowl

This organization abbreviated OA is dedicated to helping those who constantly binge on food

Overeaters Anonymous

A well-known Ambrose Bierce short story is about an incident at this bridge in Northern Alabama

Owl Creek Bridge

The top letter row of a standard computer keyboard starts with Q & ends with this letter

P

In 1897 this cellist was awarded the Order of Carlos III from the Queen of Spain

Pablo Casals

In a book by Michael Bond, "Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met" this bear "on a railway platform"

Paddington

Petruchio: "I come to wive it wealthily in ____"

Padua

After a 1998 nuclear test, this country's prime minister said, "We have evened the score with India"

Pakistan

Punjabi is spoken by about half of all households in this country

Pakistan

A rocket launched at the equator needs less fuel & can increase this compound word, the total weight carried

Payload

Her "House of Earth" trilogy includes "A House Divided" & "The Good Earth"

Pearl S. Buck

Ellen liked to sleep on a pile of these from oranges & bananas

Peels (Sleep)

A female swan, or to write

Pen

The College Board advises bringing 2 of the No. 2 types of these to the SAT

Pencils

We'd like to see David Blaine vs. this flightless bird in a breath-holding contest (some can go 22 min. underwater)

Penguin

1973: John Cappelletti of this school; Jo-Pa had been head coach for 7 years even then

Penn State

There is life in Mars, 30 miles from the confluence of the Monongahela & Allegheny Rivers in this state

Pennsylvania

A publication, such as a magazine, that doesn't come out every day

Periodical

Hairdressing process that's an antonym of ephemeral

Permanent

When a tree's tissues are replaced by quartz, you get this type of wood, also a synonym for "frightened"

Petrified

F

Phi

The New Year's Day Mummers Parade travels north up Broad Street, ending at City Hall in this city

Philadelphia

The focus of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in this city was Machinery Hall, which displayed American inventions

Philadelphia

An African-born slave, she published her "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" in 1773

Phillis Wheatley

This Milton Bradley board game is a quick-draw version of charades

Pictionary

"Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" (1980)

Pink Floyd

A talking cricket warns him, "woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home!"

Pinocchio

In 1981 numerous people were killed by these creatures when an overloaded boat capsized while docking in Brazil

Pirahnas

You can order carved wooden models of the HMS Bounty from this island's web site

Pitcairn Island

1968 film in which Charlton Heston as Taylor tells Kim Hunter, "Doctor, I'd like to kiss you goodbye"

Planet Of The Apes

This planet spends an average of 20 years in each sign of the Zodiac

Pluto (Because It's So Far Away)

In the 1970s Woodsy Owl said, "Give a hoot! Don't" do this

Pollute

Marie Curie named this element for her native land

Polonium

This piece by Edward Elgar is a standard processional march at American graduation ceremonies

Pomp And Circumstance

She cleverly disguises herself as a lawyer & saves Antonio from Shylock's revenge

Portia

Norman Vincent Peale's best-known work is "The Power of" this

Positive Thinking

The editing & finalizing of a film for release after it has been shot

Post-Production

(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Richard Petty Driving Experience at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway) Some NASCAR tires are inflated to higher pressure than your tires, around 50 PSI, which stands for this

Pounds Per Square Inch

Czech out the cathedral of St. Vitus in this world capital

Prague

One of Santa's 8 tiny reindeer, according to Clement Clarke Moore

Prancer

A personal moral principle governing one's behavior

Precepts

In 1987 Jean-Claude appeared uncredited in this jungle action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jesse Ventura

Predator

The lowest rate of interest on bank loans at any given time, it's offered to preferred borrowers

Prime Rate

On her death, Tony Blair said, "she was the 'People's Princes

Princess Diana

She has 2 children, David & Sarah Armstrong-Jones

Princess Margaret

In 1978 California voters revolted, passing Proposition 13 to cut these taxes

Property Taxes

"It Pays To Enrich Your Word Power" is a feature in this monthly magazine

Reader's Digest

The 2 main coffee species are arabica and this hearty one that is grown mostly in Africa & thrives at lower altitudes

Robusta

To do this in '55, you had to "put your glad rags on"

Rock Around The Clock

Chocolate ice cream with marshmallows & chocolate-covered almonds

Rocky Road

In a bluegrass standard this "Good Ol'" Tennessee place is "home sweet home to me"

Rocky Top

A cowgirl wins the heart of a champion roper in this Agnes De Mille ballet

Rodeo

Songwriting team who gave us "The Sound of Music"

Rodgers & Hammerstein

About 80% of Latin America belongs to this religious denomination

Roman Catholic

In 1994 she played Rizzo in a revival of "Grease"; in '07 it turned out she wasn't "hopelessly devoted" to "The View"

Rosie O'donnell

In Antarctica, Mount Erebus occupies an island at the edge of this ice shelf

Ross Ice Shelf

The sexy 1969 musical "Canterbury Tales" marked the Broadway debut of this perky star seen here

Sandy Duncan

Hawthorne, 1850 & Poe, 1844: "The ____ Letter"

Scarlet & Purloined

We don't know what possessed her to play Dr. Peter Venkman's girlfriend, Dana Barrett

Sigourney Weaver ("Ghostbusters")

Proprietors of the Carolinas hoped to raise worms to make this fabric, but the attempt failed

Silk

First Lady Helen Taft led a fund-raising drive for a memorial to this 1912 marine disaster

Sinking Of The Titanic

The unimaginative Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1929: "... and the Fury"

The Sound

"Wannabe"

The Spice Girls

Kansas: "Ad astra per aspera"--"To" these "through difficulties"

The Stars

Manhattan is menaced by this marshmallow man, come to life 100 feet tall

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

In April 1859, at Port Said, digging began on this artificial waterway

The Suez Canal

"I admit the deed! Tear up the planks!" this title object is beneath them

The Tell-Tale Heart

The THI, it tells you exactly how miserable you are on a hot summer day

The Temperature-Humidity Index

The title of this Dashiell Hammett novel refers to the chap Nick & Nora Charles are looking for

The Thin Man

In a Lewis Carroll poem, these two title characters "were walking close at hand"

The Walrus & The Carpenter

The name of this ballroom dance can be used as a verb to mean "to move breezily or casually"

The Waltz

During this war, Major George Armistead wanted "a flag so large the British will have no difficulty seeing it"

The War Of 1812

Ron Ziegler characterized the break-in here as a "third-rate burglary"

The Watergate Hotel

We all know Anna Nicole Smith: Anna Deavere Smith was National Security Adviser Nancy McNally on this White House drama

The West Wing

The stories that Kenneth Grahame told his son about a mole & a toad became this 1908 classic

The Wind In The Willows

In 1995 scientists at the Fermi National Accelerator Lab announced the discovery of this subatomic particle

Top Quark

This team won its first Stanley Cup in 1932

Toronto Maple Leafs

"Web Redemptions" are a feature of this Internet-based Comedy Central show hosted by comedian Daniel

Tosh.0

In "The Wizard of Oz", a cute Cairn terrier named Terry played this little dog

Toto

"Vain" glorious structure shown here in a Peter Bruegel work:

Tower Of Babel

Destroyed by the Mamelukes in the 13th century, today it's a leading city of Lebanon

Tripoli

The Communist Party booting me in '27 wasn't so bad; I intend to live in Mexico, which has no ax to grind with me

Trotsky

The Greeks & this city had a dispute over Helen

Troy

Booker T. Washington founded this college as a "School for Colored Teachers" in 1881

Tuskegee

This snack cake, which turned 60 in 1990, was originally filled with banana creme, not vanilla

Twinkies

1996: Helen Hunt chases tornadoes to research a warning system

Twister

In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", it's the second day's gift

Two Turtle Doves

This ABC series set at Mode magazine is based on the hit Columbian telenovela "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea"

Ugly Betty

Of men pictured on currently printed paper money, he's the one most recently deceased

Ulysses S. Grant (On The $50 Bill; Died In 1885)

2 of the 3 successive presidents who were Republicans, born in Ohio & generals in the Union army

Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes & James A. Garfield

Among the stories he narrates are "The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox" & "Why Mr. Possum has no hair on his tail"

Uncle Remus

George Shelby dedicates his life to abolition in this Harriet Beccher Stowe novel

Uncle Tom's Cabin

This 1852 work was subtitled "Life Among the Lowly"

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Found in a Dostoyevsky title, it's one of the few English words that both start & end with "und"

Underground

In the term U-boat, the U stands for a word meaning this -- logical enough for a submarine

Undersea

Mental illness ended his career after he choreographed his last ballet, "Till Eulenspiegel"

Vaclav Nijinsky

When "glory" is tacked on to this adjective, you get a word for unwarranted pride

Vain (Vainglory Accepted)

Images of this artist's work appear in the play written by & starring Leonard Nimoy as Theo

Van Gogh

Della Falls on this British Columbia island is named for the wife of Joe Drinkwater, who discovered it in 1899

Vancouver

This British actress played Isadora Duncan on film in 1968 & onstage in 1991

Vanessa Redgrave

Viktor Meyer first measured the density of this, such as steam, the gaseous form of what's usually a liquid

Vapor

Early in Round 3 was this Spanish word for cowboy

Vaquero

this synonym for diversity, said to be the spice of life

Variety

On May 20, 1498 this Portuguese navigator reached Calicut on the Malibar coast of India

Vasco Da Gama

Its was Louis' money pit; once he started building this Royal Residence in the 1660s it was hard to stop

Versailles

Until June 1, 1954, this was officially called "Armistice Day"

Veterans Day

This "capital of France" was the seat of Petain's government

Vichy

In use since Antebellum days, the expression FFV refers to the first families of this state

Virginia

Worth over $15 billion, Robson, son of Sam, runs this company, the USA's largest private employer

Wal-Mart

An 1887 rule counting these "free passes" as hits led to 20 guys batting .400

Walks

Like "Meet the Press", Murphy Brown's fictional news show "F.Y.I." tapes in this city

Washington, D.C.

In 1961 Newton Minnow described television as a vast this

Wasteland

In India ghee, a semi-fluid butter, is often made from the milk of this animal

Water Buffalo

It makes sense that this is "The Mountain State" since it lies entirely within the Appalachians

West Virginia

Part of a state that seceded from the U.S. in 1861 seceded to form this state in 1863

West Virginia

Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park was created as a refuge for bison & other animals, like this rare crane

Whooping Crane

A wire arch through which croquet players try to drive the ball

Wicket

This "wild" west hero was a Pony Express agent at Rock Creek Station near Fairbury, Nebraska

Wild Bill Hickok

The word spider comes from an Old English form of this verb, referring to its web-weaving

Spin

Proverbially, it's what you do to a child when you spare the rod

Spoil

The basis of Boston cream pie is actually this type of light cake

Sponge Cake

From the Latin for "betrothal", it's a marriage partner, either husband or wife

Spouse

The title of Alaska's official one is "Alaska's Flag" (& don't say state flag)

State Song

One of the commodores seen here

Stephen Decatur

Randall Flagg, a character created by this man, is aka Nyarlathotep, Walter Padick & Walter O'Dim

Stephen King

In proofreading it means "Don't Delete"

Stet

In 1978 this comedian & "the Toot Uncommons" dug up a No. 17 hit with "King Tut"

Steve Martin

Esteban knows this term for someone who loads a ship's cargo comes from the Spanish word estibador

Stevedore

The ones Playboy Enterprises issued in 1971 included a nude image of Miss February Willi Rey

Stock Certificates

Edward I brought this Scottish coronation fixture to England in 1296

Stone Of Scone (Stone Of Destiny)

To lapidate someone is to execute him by this method

Stoning

This country vs. rebel groups in Darfur

Sudan

The amount of this in a solution can be measured by a saccharometer

Sugar

This "sweet" fighter held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951

Sugar Ray Robinson

Stone laid on top of a wall from which an arch springs (it's also a season)

Summer

Fine examples include Rebecca Romijn, Heidi Klum & Kate Moss

Supermodels

Jo Frost is a modern-day Mary Poppins on this ABC show

Supernanny

In July of 2000 this player seen here signed a $42 million, 6-year contract, at the time tops among NFL running backs

Eddie George

On the Michael Jackson hit "Beat It" this virtuoso lead guitarist played a solo

Eddie Van Halen

According to Hoyle, it was his first name

Edmund

In an annual contest in Oatman, Arizona, folks try to fry these on the sidewalk with solar power

Eggs

In the 1950s Sinatra described the music of this rock legend as "deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac"

Elvis Presley

On March 24 this future inductee to the Rock Hall of Fame was inducted into the U.S. Army in Memphis

Elvis Presley

In 1807 Congress passed this act that forbade American ships from trading abroad; it lasted just over a year

Embargo Act

His family became Christian, but this Viking explorer nicknamed "the Red" remained a pagan

Erik The Red

"Mr. Cub"

Ernie Banks

German for "substitute", like cubic zirconia for diamond

Ersatz

This author of "God's Little Acre" was the son of a missionary who ministered to sharecroppers

Erskine Caldwell

Almost 40 years after Otis invented the safety elevator, Jesse Reno developed this people mover

Escalator

It takes approximately 24,840 MPH to achieve this

Escaping The Earth's Gravity (And Go Off Into Outer Space, On Your Way To The Moon, For Instance)

Ornithological title name of a prison in a John Cheever novel

Falconer

In 2001 Alicia Keys won an MTV Award for Best New Artist in a Video with this song

Fallin'

They're also called broad beans, & we've heard they go well with a nice chianti

Fava Bean

This 1972 book, a bestseller in 2005, begins, "We were somewhere around Barstow... when the drugs began to take hold"

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (By Hunter Thompson)

Before a correction to the calendar in 1752, Washington's birthday was February 11; today it's this

February 22Nd

The government system used by the U.S.; it divides power between the central & state governments

Federalism

On May 22, 2004 this Crown Prince of Spain wed Letizia Ortiz, a former TV anchorwoman & a commoner (!)

Felipe

1950s German "engine"eer who could have founded his own "rotary" club

Felix Wankel

(Sofia of the Clue Crew at Sea World in San Diego) Europeans learned about penguins from this Portuguese explorer, the namesake of these ---- penguins

Ferdinand Magellan

When this royal couple announced they were separating, People Magazine sighed, "Alas, Poor Yorks!"

Fergie & Andrew

Savonarola & Machiavelli are characters in George Eliot's "Romola", set in the 1490s in this city

Florence

"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" is the football game between Georgia & the U. of this neighboring state

Florida

The American crocodile is very rare & can only be found naturally in the southern part of this state

Florida

This Southern state has the lowest high point of any state, 345 feet

Florida

The pacifistic influence of the 1960s hippie movement

Flower Power

The births of John & Jesus were heralded by this archangel

Gabriel

In 1610 this Italian made his biggest discovery: the 4 largest moons of Jupiter

Galileo

The Spanish word for this ever-popular hobby is jardineria

Gardening

This actor's films include "Lethal Weapon", "Predator II", & "The Buddy Holly Story"

Gary Busey

In 1996 the Environmental Protection Agency completed its 25-year phase-out of lead in this

Gasoline

Due to rumors of his Southern sympathies, the U.S. Gov't didn't buy his new machine gun during the war

Gatling

From the National Atomic Museum you can get a real but non-working one of these radioactivity detectors

Geiger Counter

(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): Seen here, he commanded the British 8th Army from 1942 to 1944

Gen. Bernard Montgomery (Of El-Alamein)

This general did so well in the Revolution Washington made him our country's 1st Sec'y of War

General Henry Knox

In the early 1900s William Durant put together Buick, Oldsmobile & other companies to found this corporation

General Motors

In a 1971 ceremony, he & his 3 ex-bandmates won an Oscar for best music, original song score

George Harrison

Before Victoria & Elizabeth II, this was the last British monarch to reign during 2 different centuries

George Iii

Christopher Buckley called his book on the life and work of this artist "Blossoms and Bones"

Georgia O'keeffe

Born in Mossenberg in 1944, this current German chancellor first won a seat in the Bundestag in 1980

Gerhard Schroder

This "theory" of tiny menaces causing disease was accepted in the 19th century; before that, no need for masks in the operating room

Germ Theory

Thomas Gore, a blind senator from Oklahoma, was the grandfather of this "Myra Breckinridge" author

Gore Vidal

(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Atlanta Zoo) It's the scientific name, genus & species of these animals

Gorilla Gorilla

Baron Monck was the first to hold this office in Canada

Governor-General

According to the nursery rhyme, if you were born on a Tuesday, you're full of it

Grace

Her first film was the 1951 drama "Fourteen Hours"; her second was another "timely" movie, "High Noon"

Grace Kelly

She retired from the screen after her 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier

Grace Kelly

Title of the 1931 suite heard here, a landmark in American music:

Grand Canyon Suite (By Ferdi Grofe)

Abolitionist Levi Coffin's house in Fountain City, Ind. was known as this "Station" on the Underground Railroad

Grand Central

A Renault won the 1st of these annual French races at Le Mans in 1906

Grand Prix

As you might expect, Ulysses is the seat of this "Presidential" county

Grant

Turkey ceded Thessaly to this country

Greece

Ethnicity of noted gambling figures Nick Dandolos & Jimmy Snyder, nee Synodinos

Greek

Here's a hint from Heloise: celebrate St. Patrick's Day by dyeing your mashed potatoes this color

Green

The Amazon group of parrots is predominately this color

Green

Built around 1776, Tank Cottage in this city is said to be the oldest house in Wisconsin

Green Bay

Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers

Greenback Party

The Denmark Strait separates these 2 islands by about 200 miles

Greenland & Iceland

Germaine's lachrymations

Greer's Tears

Sighted by Columbus in 1498, this island is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg

Grenada

Syrup originally made from pomegranates processed on the Caribbean island of Grenada

Grenadine

Old traditions of the Jewish holiday Lag Ba-Omer include bonfires & 3-year-old boys getting this cut for the first time

Hair

In "2001: A Space Odyssey", this computer is pleasant, logical, calm & deadly!

Hal

In this play the question is, who's going to die--the King, the Queen, Ophelia & the title guy do

Hamlet

Banned for decades in East Berlin, these recreational transports are now legal & soaring

Hang Gliders

He said of his 715th homer, hit April 8, “All I could think about was that I wanted to touch all the basesâ€

Hank Aaron

Young rabbits are bunnies; young ones of these are leverets

Hares

In engines: Stephen Briggs &...

Harold Stratton

In 1950 he threatened a music critic who had unkind words for daughter Margaret's singing

Harry S. Truman

His presidential library is about 35 miles from the Kansas City, Missouri airport

Harry Truman

On April 12, 1945 he asked Eleanor Roosevelt, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Harry Truman

The great poet Wallace Stevens spent 39 years handling claims in this Connecticut & insurance capital

Hartford

Norse underworld goddess' hollow metal ringers

Hel's Bells

If your toss of the dice couldn't knock off the last number on this game show that I once hosted, you lost

High Rollers

Animal seen here with a bird on its head

Hippopotamus

As Charles I couldn't attend this in Paris in May 1625, the Duke of Buckingham was his proxy

His Wedding

A knot used to secure a line to a spar, or a term of sevice in the Navy

Hitch

In 1944's version of "The Apprentice", Von Stauffenberg was fired by a squad after he tried to fire this leader

Hitler

Timothy Olyphant of "Deadwood" went bald & dodged bullets while plying this title trade in a 2007 film

Hitman

During WWI this future president of Vietnam worked at the Carlton Hotel in London

Ho Chi Minh

"Stardust": Mitchell Parish & ____

Hoagy Carmichael

A fraud or a fake (4)

Hoax

You can visit the Netherlands Museum without ever leaving the USA; it's located in this Michigan city

Holland

Lonely astronaut hits the bottle, 2,000-year-old woman pops out of it, wackiness ensues

I Dream Of Jeannie

Wilson Pickett's Top 40 hits include "I'm A Midnight Mover" & this one

In The Midnight Hour

Add 3 letters to a synonym for "ailing" to get this word for a small campus hospital

Infirmary

The exercise of getting in touch with this sounds like it's intended for pregnant women

Inner Child

This Austrian city's name is German for "bridge over the Inn River"

Innsbruck

In 1957 Gov. Faubus tried to prevent this in Little Rock's Central High

Integration

Mizen Head, this country's southernmost mainland point, lies in County Cork & that's no blarney

Ireland

Sharing its name with an eye part, this flower's name is from the Greek for "rainbow"

Iris

This cop show seen on Thursdays in the early '70s was named for its main character (played by Raymond Burr) seen here

Ironside

Complete's Jerome Kern's quote "Irving Berlin has no place in American music..."

Irving Berlin Is American Music

On August 10, 1996 Bob Dole picked this man to be his running mate

Jack Kemp

This "Wild Wild" character played by Robert Conrad was partnered with Artemus Gordon on '60s TV

James (Jim) West

He's foiled Dr. No's plan to deflect American rockets & SPECTRE's plan to start WWIII

James Bond

This "Life of Samuel Johnson" author also wrote "Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides", an early travel diary

James Boswell

In 1856 he ran as the Republicans' first presidential candidate, but was defeated by this man

James Buchanan

Author of 1987's "The Black Dahlia", he calls himself "the demon dog of American literature"

James Ellroy

1881: Charles Guiteau

James Garfield

A systematic excavation of this 1607 British settlement was done between 1935 & 1957

Jamestown

Title spy guy from "The Bourne Identity"

Jason

In 1891 prehistoric human fossils given this geographic name were discovered on an Indonesian island

Java Man

After 18 years in captivity, starting at age 11, she justly called her 2011 memoir "A Stolen Life"

Jaycee Dugard

Fitzgerald: "Tales of the ____ Age"

Jazz

In 1996 Wayne Shorter & Dave Brubeck performed at Vienna's festival for this type of music

Jazz

Harpsichordist Robert Veyron-Lacroix was a longtime musical partner of this celebrated flutist

Jean-Pierre Rampal

This Missouri capital is one of the 4 named after a U.S. president

Jefferson City

On April 29, 1861 he said, "We seek no conquest…all we ask is to be let alone"

Jefferson Davis

From Old French for "game divided", its historical meanings include problem, trick, stratagem &, of course, danger

Jeopardy

Word completing the line "Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in" this

Jeopardy

Feeling the need for ballets about American life, this dancer choreographed his first ballet in 1944

Jerome Robbins

Woodruff Library at Atlanta's Emory University houses papers of this Uncle Remus creator

Joel Chandler Harris

Comedian & Sinatra pal born Joseph Gottlieb

Joey Bishop

This 4th gospel writer begins his book with "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God..."

John

This Pilgrim signed the Mayflower Compact & married Priscilla Mullins

John Alden

If you want to see the grave this abolitionist "lies a-mouldering in", go to North Elba, N.Y.

John Brown

Philanthropist Gerrit Smith helped finance this man's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry

John Brown

You don't have to "Imagine" that this musician's star is in front of Capitol Records...that's where it is

John Lennon

Early 19th century chief justice nicknamed "Silver Heels" because he had run races in his stocking feet

John Marshall

In 1978 he became the first pope under the age of 60 to be elected in more than 130 years

John Paul Ii

This Burbank boy starred in "8 Simple Rules" & also voiced Clifford the Big Red Dog

John Ritter

Dalton Trumbo's 1939 novel about an incapacitated soldier is titled this man "Got His Gun"

Johnny

Odds are good you'll get here:

LAS Las Vegas

Grandma knows when wearing a skirt, keeping one's knees together is more this

Ladylike

Lake Nasser, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Timsah

Lake Tanganyika

Pack up your motor home & head out to this lake, the largest one entirely within Wisconsin

Lake Winnebago

The first 24-hour 7-Eleven opened in 1963 in this city

Las Vegas

Moisturizer with glycolic acid helps prevent these alliteratively named results of years of chuckling

Laugh Lines

In 1992 Paul Sorvino, who played detective Phil Cerreta, left this series to sing opera

Law & Order

In November 1988 President Reagan signed a law banning the sale of these outdoor toys in the U.S.

Lawn Darts

This French city known for its porcelain was once the capital of the Lemovices, a Gallic tribe

Limoges

A hall at this NYC site is named for Alice Tully, who provided most of the funds

Lincoln Center

Hyenas & leopards prey on young giraffes; humans & this animal are the only predators of adult giraffes

Lions

Of gas, liquid & solid, the densest state of water

Liquid

Beginning in the '20s, a series of this brand's ads showed victims of the dreaded halitosis

Listerine

Dorrit, Engine that Could, rock & roll’s Richard

Little

Actually the third book in the series, this kids' classic recounts the Ingalls family's move to Kansas

Little House On The Prairie

The Charles Ingalls family moves to the Great Plains area in this 1935 novel

Little House On The Prairie

Twiggy

London

This "Daily Show" host: "Why do I have to follow CNN on Twitter? If I want to follow CNN, I can follow them on CNN"

Jon Stewart

This supermodel's official website features shopping tips, a book corner & a "Get in Touch with Kathy" section

Kathy Ireland

Honored with a star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame"

Keanu

This country singer once had a private jet named Marianne, not Lucille or The Gambler

Kenny Rogers

In 1980 these 2 former members of the New Christy Minstrels teamed up for "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"

Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes

Leading to the end of whale oil use, Abraham Gesner distilled a new fuel from coal in 1846 & named it this

Kerosene

You'll find this ex-SNL "Weekend Update" anchor in Showtime's "Weeds" as Doug Wilson

Kevin Nealon

This plump doll with a top knot got its name from a pet form of "Cupid"

Kewpie

1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was a No. 1 duet by Elton John & this woman

Kiki Dee

Branch of physics dealing with motion, like the bumping of molecules in a gas

Kinetics

Nahum Tate's 1681 adaptation of this play omitted the Fool & added a love affair between Edgar & Cordelia

King Lear

On "Fat Actress", she poked fun at herself, playing a version of herself struggling with her weight

Kirstie Alley

In 1949 this Shakespeare-based show won the 1st Tony for Best Musical; in 2000 it won for Best Musical Revival

Kiss Me, Kate

Last name of designers Calvin & Anne, II

Klein

To fold & stretch bread dough into a smooth, uniform mass

Knead

Completes Stephen Vincent Benet's line "Bury my heart at Wounded..."

Knee

This adjective, a synonym for "wandering", describes the type of knight satirized by Cervantes

Knight-Errant

"Addams Family" adjective, in song (5)

Kooky

This company had a "Television Theater" in 1947; its "Music Hall" didn't premiere until 1958

Kraft

Representatives from 150 countries met in this Japanese city in 1997 to agree to an accord to reduce greenhouse gases

Kyoto

In this track & field event, a 45-meter-long runway can front a 9-meter-long moistened sandpit

Long Jump

Listen, my children, & you shall hear, he was born Feb. 27, 1807 in Portland (hey, he was the poet, not me)

Longfellow

If you were a member of the House of Bourbon & ruled France, this was most likely your first name

Louis

"What a Wonderful World" when this jazz trumpeter was inducted for his influence on rock

Louis Armstrong

May 11, 1933, The Bronx: This guy who changed his name to Minister Louis X in the '50s

Louis Farrakhan

Pelicans

Louisiana

Wife Mollie may have agreed with Bierce that this emotion is "A temporary insanity curable by marriage"

Love

During a fight, he shouts, "Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him that first cries 'Hold Enough'"

Macbeth

'30s killer Vincent Coll had this 2-word nickname because he reminded some of a rabid animal

Mad Dog

In 1934 Jean Renoir filmed this Gustave Flaubert novel, with Valentine Tessier in the title role

Madame Bovary

In August 2000 she gave Lourdes a baby brother, Rocco Ritchie

Madonna

In a 1985 video she was dressed like Marilyn Monroe; in a 1996 video, like Eva Peron

Madonna

You're such a diva that folks compare you to this Greek soprano who was born in NYC in 1923

Maria Callas

On Easter Sunday 1939, she sang before an audience of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial

Marian Anderson

The Royal Austrian/French Connection; The Ace of Cakes; Ol' Headless

Marie Antoinette

Tomb 347 in New Orleans' St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is reputed to contain the remains of this most famous Voodoo queen

Marie Laveau

When this 18-year-old became the emperor's second wife in 1810, headlines called her "Napoleon Pastry!"

Marie Louise

It gives me the seven-year itch when you call me Norma Jean Baker

Marilyn Monroe

In 1999 this former Penguins star became the first retired player to own a major sports team he had played for

Mario Lemieux

Washington, D.C. 1979-1990

Marion Barry

The Palm Beach estate Mar-a-Lago was the home of this cereal heiress

Marjorie Merriweather Post

His less "forceful" film credits include "Slipstream" & "Corvette Summer"

Mark Hamill

Don Vito Corleone (2 actors)

Marlon Brando & Robert De Niro

Not The Who but The Why played the Polk High School Reunion on this sitcom that featured Al & Peg Bundy

Married... With Children

In a 1908 book, Percival Lowell proposed that the markings on this planet were irrigation canals

Mars

Four of her works, including the one seen here, were recently featured on U.S. stamps

Mary Cassatt

Carroll, Caroline, Calvert

Maryland

Gladstone poetically said, "All the world over, I will back" these "against the classes"

Masses

On a fishing boat, you could boss around the deckhands as the captain's assistant, the "first" this

Mate

Before achieving fame in Hollywood, he was a cosmetician to the Russian royal court

Max Factor

Nominated for Best Public Affairs Program in 1952, it's still on the air today

Meet The Press

This word for a prolonged state of sadness comes from the Greek for "black bile" (once thought to be it's cause)

Melancholy

Carson McCullers novel about a motherless 12-year-old & her thoughts on her brother's marriage

Member Of The Wedding

This "exclusive" fashion brand for which Anthony Geary did ads relaunched in 2008

Members Only

Reverse in told was film Nolan Christopher 2001 this

Memento

This John Gray book about the differences between the sexes has been a bestseller for more than 3 years

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

In 1983 this group from down under hit it big with "Down Under"

Men At Work

In 1879 the first practical incandescent lamp was developed in this community

Menlo Park

In French

Merci

"Joy of Cooking" laments the disappointment of this pie topping, stiffly beaten egg whites & sugar, when it puddles

Meringue

Poe wrote, "Hear the sledges with the bells--silver bells! What a world of" this "their melody foretells"

Merriment

She was in the TV miniseries "Holocaust" & starred in the Holocaust film "Sophie's Choice"

Meryl Streep

This country celebrates Cinco de Mayo on May 5 & its independence on September 16

Mexico

In the 1990s this Chicago Bulls guard was the MVP of the NBA Finals a record 6 times

Michael Jordan

More breakfast cereal is produced in this state's city of Battle Creek than any other place on Earth

Michigan

The "M" in MASER stands for this; the rest of the acronym is the same as in "LASER"

Microwave

Physicist Robert V. Pound has suggested these be used for heating homes, not just popcorn & frozen pizza

Microwaves

In 1950 the first all-jet dogfight saw Russell Brown in an F-80 shoot down one of these Soviet planes

Mig

Italy's center of international commerce is this capital of Lombardy

Milan

Reviewing "The Last Song", the Times noted, "It is likely that we can look forward to more movies starring" this teen singer

Miley Cyrus

You can join junior ROTC at Kemper, the oldest school of this type west of the Mississippi

Military School

The process of a cell with 46 chromosomes spilitting into 2 cells, each also with 46 chromosomes

Mitosis

Aug. 5, 1864: At the battle of this city's bay, I heard a Union admiral curse torpedoes. He sounded mad

Mobile (Bay)

Many of the songs associated with Louis Jordan are featured in "Five Guys Named" this

Moe

In 1989 a warehouse in Nebraska was destroyed by a flood of this sugar by-product

Molasses

"F.Y.I."

Murphy Brown

FYI, Faith Ford plays ex-beauty queen turned reporter Corky Sherwood on this series

Murphy Brown

Botulinum toxin gets rid of wrinkles between your eyebrows by paralyzing some of these

Muscles

Depending on what they're doing, these body parts are called agonists or antagonists

Muscles

From 1910 to 1934 W.E.B. Du Bois edited Crisis, the magazine of this organization

Naacp

Scout out the home Kit Carson shared with his lovely bride in Taos in this state

New Mexico

The first weekend in October, Las Cruces, in this state, has a whole enchilada fiesta

New Mexico

III: Joe Namath

New York Jets

This country's Chatham Islands are inhabited primarily by Maoris

New Zealand

From 1900 to 1909 Sir Robert Bond was prime minister of this British colony, now the newest Canadian province

Newfoundland

Robert K. Massie concluded his saga of this royal couple in "The Romanovs: The Final Chapter"

Nicholas & Alexandra

In "The Great Gatsby", this bonds salesman lives next door to Jay Gatsby

Nick Carraway

Mrs. Keith Urban

Nicole Kidman

Dunfermline, a town on the Firth, was the birthplace of this American industrialist, & benefited from his charity

(Andrew) Carnegie

In D.C. for the 2009 inauguration, he was told he couldn't check in early at Blair House; an ex-Aussie P.M. had it

(Barack) Obama

He was a cashier in a Brooklyn theater in 1931 when he first subbed for Lou Costello's sick straight man

(Bud) Abbott

Fans of this comedienne's 1970s variety show might enjoy a copy of her best-selling memoir "This Time Together"

(Carol) Burnett

Joe Wheeler was the only Confederate leader to put a stumbling block in this man's march to the sea

(William Tecumseh) Sherman

Painted in 1895, "Northeaster" is a well-known seascape by this American artist

(Winslow) Homer

"Go tell it on the mountain..."

...Over The Hills And Everywhere

5-letter word for a large area with particular conditions, like tundra or desert

A Biome

A striped sailor shirt is called this, the adjective for something from a region of northwest France

A Breton

Pope Urban VIII raised Jules Mazarin to this high church office in 1641

A Cardinal

Metamorphosis for one of these insects takes place inside a chrysalis

A Caterpillar (Or A Butterfly)

Once the batter's seen the heat, time to fool him with this, named for the difference in the speed of the pitch

A Changeup

Your genome is over 95% the same as this animal's

A Chimpanzee's

A helicopter or a motorcycle

A Chopper

Reservoir, filter basket, carafe

A Coffee Maker

It's the name of a chemical substance made up of 2 or more elements

A Compound

Columbus made his fourth & final voyage to the New World

16Th Century

Any solid figure having 6 faces; a cube, for example

A Hexahedron

A football player's shirt, or the fabric from which it might be made

A Jersey

I'm taking 5 on this alliterative playground piece that sounds like you should be climbing it in the Congo

A Jungle Gym

A Hawaiian wreath becomes an area sheltered from wind

A Lei & A Lee

Found in Southeast Asia, the clouded type of this large cat is named for the cloud-shaped patterns on its coat

A Leopard

"What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? ...oh I get by with" this

A Little Help From My Friends

Even if you're not a lumberjack, things can be as easy as falling off one of these

A Log

The bobcat is also known as the bay this animal

A Lynx

"The Lottery" or "The Gold Bug"

A Short Story

It's a small chest made to hold tea leaves, not golf clubs

A Tea Caddy

It's a male singing voice just above a baritone

A Tenor

In 1866 a physician invented one of these that took a few minutes to take a reading instead of the normal 20

A Thermometer

A painter & two architects designed the 1935 studio 42 model of one of these for Olivetti

A Typewriter

In 1868 Carlos Glidden & Partners patented this 1st machine that wrote faster than one could write by hand

A Typewriter

Events for athletes confined to these include a shot put & 100-, 200- & 400-meter races

A Wheelchair

My planet's star will reach the late stage called white this in only 3 billion years, so I had to get out of there

A White Dwarf

Our country's first of these was held in a crystal palace in NYC's Bryant Park in 1853 & lost $300,000

A World's Fair

An Ivoirian culinary specialty is foutou, often made from this, which gets confused with the sweet potato

A Yam

This rebellious son of King David seduced his father's concubines on the palace roof in full view of everyone

Absalom

This "60 Minutes" commentator: "I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off"

Andy Rooney

Her book "Taltos: Lives of the Mayfair Witches" would be perfect to read during "The Witching Hour"

Anne Rice

Known as "The Peerless Lady Wingshot", She was with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for 17 years

Annie Oakley

Like "Christ", the word "Messiah" means having undergone this ceremony often done with oil

Anointing

1994: With Drew Barrymore, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell & Madeleine Stowe

Bad Girls

While James Watt was getting steamed up in Scotland, she was heating up the throne in Russia

Catherine The Great

Nepetalactone is the main ingredient in this pleasure-inducing mint plant

Catnip

Selina Kyle is the secret identity of this troublesome, yet enticing female

Catwoman

"The Crusades", "The King of Kings", "The Ten Commandments"

Cecil B. Demille

This word came to be used in telecom when the coverage area was divided into honeycomb shapes

Cellular

Moraine, ordain, champain

Champagne

This founder of the city of Quebec is in an Explorers' Hall of Fame online

Champlain

He was king of the Franks, emperor of the Romans, & son of Pepin the Short

Charlemagne

In 781 he persuaded Pope Adrian I to crown his sons Pepin & Louis kings of Italy & Aquitaine

Charlemagne

If you're flying U.S. Airways, you may change planes in this North Carolina city's hub airport

Charlotte

In 1594 France's King Henry IV was crowned in the Magnificent Cathedral in this city

Chartres

Longfellow's sonnet about this 14th century British tale spinner calls him "the poet of the dawn"

Chaucer

Hooray! This toasted oat cereal is made from the grain highest in protein

Cheerios

She turned 13 on Feb. 27, 1993--one month after her father became president

Chelsea Clinton

At Stout's, this type of mill in Willcox, Arizona, you can also buy apple butter, cake & pie

Cider Mill

Guy Laliberte, founder of this circus, may be the only fire-breather on the list

Cirque Du Soleil

Last name of sculptress Camille & poet Paul, her brother

Claudel

The German type of this ancient household pest is sometimes mistakingly called a waterbug

Cockroach

Tom Cruise mixed things up with waitress Elisabeth Shue in this 1988 film

Cocktail

In 1945 George Orwell coined this 2-word phrase for "an epoch as horribly stable as the slave empires of antiquity"

Cold War

This beautiful lady seen here is extremely poisonous

Deadly Nightshade

"Women in Love" with this author can find the ranch he lived on in the '20s near Taos, New Mexico

D.H. Lawrence

In 1974 rocker Todd Rundgren sang a tune entitled "No. 1 Lowest Common" this

Denominator

In 1972 adman Harve Chapman coined the term "Metroplex" for the area shared by these 2 cities

Dallas & Fort Worth

He wrote Bread's only No. 1 hit, "Make It With You", as well as the title track to the 1977 film "The Goodbye Girl"

David Gates

Almost all the inhabitants of this Chilean island live in the village of Hanga Roa on the west coast

Easter Island

An astronomical event, or to surpass

Eclipse

The solar type of this event happens when the moon comes between the sun & the Earth

Eclipse

It's the science dealing with the relationship between organisms & their environment

Ecology

Former TV "Angel" Smith ties the knot with House Judiciary Chair Henry & takes on this monstrous name

Jaclyn Hyde

She's had a clothing line at K-Mart since 1985

Jaclyn Smith

In the 1960s, many Barbie doll fashions, & even Barbie's bouffant hairdo, were inspired by this First Lady

Jacqueline Kennedy (Onassis)

This Polo designer's 1978 westernwear line featured flounced prairie skirts & fringed buckskin jackets

Ralph Lauren

Among the brand names owned by this firm are Meow Mix, Hostess Twinkies & Rye-Krisp Crackers

Ralston Purina

The Spanish "calabozo" & the cowboy variation calaboose both mean thse

Jail

In July, you can sun yourself on this island & attend its Reggae Sumfest

Jamaica

Gena Rowlands earned 2 Best Actress Oscar nominations for films directed by this spouse

John Cassavetes

This philanthropist donated the land on which the U.N. headquarters was built in New York City

John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

"As We Remember Joe"

John F. Kennedy

You'll find the French word for "day" in this word that may be a daily assignment

Journal

Seen here, UCLA Law, 1973

Judge Joe Brown

The name of this potent potable of bourbon & mint comes from an Arabic word meaning "rose water"

Julep

This capital's 1970 merger with the town of Douglas made it the nation's largest state capital in area

Juneau, Alaska

In West Virginia civil trials, there are 6 of them

Jurors

Some fire extinguishers for fossil fuels use potassium compounds & are known as Purple this letter

K

Attention, shoppers -- Borders Books once belonged to this major discount retailer

K-Mart

Greedy & grasping, especially for money

Rapacious

This Siberian's surname means "debauched one"; might have been a little warning for empress Alexandra

Rasputin

This large member of the crow family shares its name with a piece used in the game of chess

Rook

In the 1870s a friend told Charles Hires that his root tea would sell better under this name

Root Beer

On a sailing ship, these can be buntlines, downhauls or sheets

Ropes

The hybrid tea varieties of this beautiful flower are so named because they smell like tea

Rose

Samuel Blanc founded this company during the Depression to make troubles go "Down the Drain"

Roto Rooter

"It's Good To Be Alive" is the autobiography of this 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers catcher

Roy Campanella

Canadian group portrayed in "Rose Marie", "Sergeant Preston" & "Dudley Do-Right"

Royal Canadian Mounted Police ("The Mounties")

Shakespeare's Cleopatra used this expression for her youth, "When I was green in judgment"

Salad Days

The eagle, a symbol of this medieval Muslim sultan of Egypt, is on its flag & coat-of-arms

Saladin

The hellbender, the largest type of this amphibian in the U.S., can reach a length of 2 1/2 feet

Salamander

This capital in the west is the site of Willamette University

Salem, Oregon

This 1810 Yale grad dashed (& dotted) into history as an inventor

Samuel F. B. Morse

A cigarmaker by trade, he founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Samuel Gompers

The diary begun in 1991 by 10-year-old Zlata Filipovic of this war-torn city became a bestseller

Sarajevo

It's the only country in the world with the name of its ruling family in the name of the country

Saudi Arabia (The House Of Saud)

"How sweet is your aroma", wrote poet Heinrich Heine in a hymn to this cabbage preparation

Sauerkraut

They're seen here accompanying shrimp & lacking their distinctive shells

Scallops

It's the title nickname of the psychopath Al Pacino played in a 1983 film

Scarface

We meet her tantalizing the Tarleton Twins at Tara

Scarlett O'hara

Sigmund knows that this is from the German for "damage" & "joy" & I'm getting a certain amount of it right now

Schadenfreude

One-third of the Americans who made up the Abraham Lincoln Battalion were killed during this country's civil war

Spain

This country whose name on its coins begins with an "E" has a king on them

Spain (Espana)

Ole Andreson is the intended victim of these title characters in a classic Hemingway story

The Killers

It's what you add to flue to get an amusement park log ride

M (For Flume)

"Umabatha", a Zulu version of this play, moves the setting from Scotland to Africa

Macbeth

County of residence of Francesca, who has just 4 days with hunky photographer Robert

Madison County

Latin for "wise men", they were later named Melchior, Gaspar & Balthazar

Magi

"The World's Greatest Gospel Singer", she sang at President Kennedy's inauguration & Martin Luther King's funeral

Mahalia Jackson

In 1946, this Indian leader revealed he'd taken many women to bed with him over the years to test his celibacy

Mahatma Gandhi

Give the full name of this "Catch-22" officer; if you add his rank you'll be saying it 4 times fast

Major Major Major

The first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, she published a treatise on radioactivity in 1910

Marie Curie

This sci-fi anthology premiered on October 2, 1959 with the episode "Where Is Everybody?"

The Twilight Zone

Alliterative name for abdominoplasty

Tummy Tuck

In a famous '60s slogan it came between "turn on" & "drop out"

Tune In

In November 2003 the Jones Soda Company introduced an unusual soda flavored with this bird & gravy

Turkey

Once the center of the Hittite Empire, Bogazkoy is located in this country's Anatolia region

Turkey

Eartha Kitt sang in this language, in her "delight"ful 1953 pop hit "Uska Dara"

Turkish

The 25th amendment states under what conditions the person in this office becomes the new leader

Vice President

Before "Dave's World", Harry Anderson kept disorder as Judge Harry T. Stone on this sitcom

Night Court

18 when she became queen in 1837, she reigned for 63 years

Victoria

This novel's first epilogue says, "the activity of Alexander or of Napoleon cannot be called useful or harmful"

War And Peace

Matthew Broderick almost starts WWIII when he hacks into a military computer in this film

War Games

Studio that brought us "Casablanca" & Bugs Bunny

Warner Bros.

His wife Florence often consulted a Washington astrologer known as Madame Marcia

Warren G. Harding

Mukilteo in this state is in good economic shape & has location, location, location--right on Puget Sound

Washington

This Iowa city, the seat of Black Hawk County, has a name Wellington would remember

Waterloo

The satirical 1724-25 pamphlet "Drapier's Letters" increased this English author's fame; a "modest" essay followed

(Jonathan) Swift

In "Annie Hall" Woody has this "medium is the message" writer rebuke a pontificating media professor

(Marshall) Mcluhan

Explorer Richard E. named an unclaimed region of Antarctica Marie this land, for his wife

(Richard E.) Byrd

In June 1989 this Missouri congressman succeeded Thomas Foley as Majority Leader in the House

(Richard) Gephardt

Hank wig

(Stephen) Hawking

It's the glove of the Golden Gloves & may deliver a K.O.

A Boxing Glove

One of these occurs when prisoners illegally leave the prison or when some people eat strawberries

A Breakout

A sibling by marriage, not genetics

A Brother-In-Law (Or Stepbrother)

Disneyland's Blue Bayou restaurant serves this classic sandwich that's dipped in egg & fried

A Monte Cristo

"A great number" as expressed in the Bible

A Multitude

One is hit on the head (4)

A Nail

1952: Paul Zoll develops the first of these cardiac aids that help control an irregular heartbeat

A Pacemaker

Name given the tissue that sparks the heart into contracting; some people need an artificial one

A Pacemaker

It was used in the 1780s, long before the airplane; Gleb Kotelnikov first put one in a knapsack in 1911

A Parachute

A native of Calcutta, Victor Banerjee played Dr. Aziz in this acclaimed David Lean film

A Passage To India

Bombykol, one of these attractant chemicals, is sort of the Calvin Klein obsession of the female silk moth

A Pheromone

The Middle East's popular pocket bread

A Pita

One of the 2 3-letter terms for a group of whales

A Pod (Or A Gam)

A Japanese Z-car is a Nissan, while a British Z-car is this type of vehicle

A Policecar

From the French for "to carry", it's a large suitcase that opens into 2 hinged compartments

A Portmanteau

It's a member of the armed forces captured in combat & held by the enemy

A Pow

Dirty Harry said it was "the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off"

A Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum

Saliva, or a slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling

A Spit

The "colossal" type of this creature is the largest invertebrate & has the largest eyes of any animal

A Squid

The surveillance of a location by the police who are "on" one

A Stakeout

A truce or cessation of hostilities

A Stand-Down

An illegal device for making moonshine

A Still

Dressy term for hearts, spades, diamonds or clubs

A Suit

This tree is also called a buttonwood & a buttonball

A Sycamore

Monsieur the Marquis, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette

A Tale Of Two Cities

In 1823 this Scot obtained a patent for a process that made silk, paper & "other substances impervious to water and air"

(Charles) Macintosh

He published his new "scale" in the January 1935 bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

(Charles) Richter

This frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish went country with his solo album "Learn to Live"

(Darius) Rucker

Bend your nasal passages with this soccer guy's floral scent for ladies or aromatic scent for the blokes

(David) Beckam

On Jan. 1, 2006 this 1984 Heisman winner from Boston College executed the first drop kick in the NFL in 65 years

(Doug) Flutie

In "Spring and Fall: To a Young Child" this "Manley" poet told Margaret, "It is Margaret you mourn for"

(Gerard Manley) Hopkins

Ireland's 1999 10-pound note showed this author in green against the brown Wicklow Hills & blue Dublin Bay

(James) Joyce

This Scottish engineer coined the term "horsepower", & a unit of power is named for him

(James) Watt

This "redneck" comic hosts "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?"

(Jeff) Foxworthy

In 1991, when she was only 15, she became the youngest woman to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon

(Jennifer) Capriati

This late author created Navajo Detective Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

(Joe) Hillerman

In 1982 this butler did it--& got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his trouble, for "Arthur"

(John) Gielgud

In the 19th century this man's hat was known as the “hat that crowned the westâ€

(John) Stetson

To betray: double-

Cross

William Styron opted for Stingo to narrate this novel

Sophie's Choice

This 19th century Danish philosopher used about 20 pseudonyms in writing his books

Soren Kierkegaard

From the French for "to go out" comes this term for an aircraft mission

Sortie

The BBC TV show theme is actually "Liberty Bell" by this American marching bandmaster

Sousa

On July 10, 1991 sanctions imposed in this country were lifted, allowing legal U.S. trade

South Africa

In 2003 the name of this area was officially changed to South Los Angeles

South Central

Uzbekistan & Tadzhikistan are predominantly Muslim republics of this country

Soviet Union

An old satellite brings retired engineer Clint Eastwood back into service in this 2000 film

Space Cowboys

Want an "endearing memoir-with-recipes"? Try Giulia Melucci's "I loved, I lost, I made" this popular pasta

Spaghetti

The confection Tocino de Cielo, or "Heavenly Bacon" is a specialty of this European country

Spain

2001: Akiva Goldsman for this biography of a schizophrenic math genius

A Beautiful Mind

2-word name for a cannon support that was often coupled with a caisson

A Gun Carriage

May 10, 1941: He parachutes into Scotland with a "peace plan"

(Rudolf) Hess

Taking kickbacks from Baltimore contractors helped oust him from office in the 1970s

(Spiro) Agnew

Since its inception in 1982, the foundation named for her has invested $1 billion to find a cure for breast cancer

(Susan G.) Komen

Brothers Virgil & Morgan were shot here, but Wyatt Earp emerged unscathed

(The Gunfight At) The Ok Corral

Congress recognized this Frenchman who helped the U.S. "in her time of need", the American Revolution

(The Marquis De) Lafayette

"Timely" show which followed "The Tonight Show" for the 1st time Oct. 15, 1973 & the last time Jan. 28, 1982

(The) Tomorrow (Show)

The Lone Ranger's theme is the opera's overture

(The) William Tell (Overture)

The number of players required for solitaire cribbage

1

Before entering a chateau, you might remove your chapeau, which is one of these

A Hat

In this year, Teddy became president, Eddie became king & Nicky became father of Anastasia

1901

Lenin returned to Russia from Europe following the overthrow of the czar in this year

1917

Green Day: "____ Guns"

21

This Marla Gibbs sitcom ran from 1985 to 1990

227

William Devane played the Secy. of State on "The West Wing" & the Secy. of Defense on this Fox series

24

Drew Barrymore played the memory-impaired Lucy Whitmore in this romantic comedy with Adam Sandler

50 First Dates

The No. 1 TV program in 1979 was this CBS News program that's still on the air

60 Minutes

Number of days in a leap year times 2 plus 8

740

Passing by one of these, Cal told his sons to be quiet & listen to their money working for them

A Bank

Musical foursome with a "cutting" edge

A Barbershop Quartet

It's a bit of land lower than the surrounding area, or a jazzy street in New Orleans

A Basin

This fragrant leaf of the laurel tree is sold commercially as a seasoning

A Bay Leaf

Popularized at a 1942 state fair, it's a frankfurter dipped in batter & deep fried

A Corn Dog

The mascot of Cocoa Puffs is Sonny, this type of bird

A Cuckoo

The San Diego Museum of Art has one of these people of European art & one of Asian art

A Curator

In Britain, it's an odds-on favourite wager; in U.S., it's... a deceased breath mint

A Dead Cert

This type of hunting cap is associated with Sherlock Holmes

A Deerstalker

This phrase means things are so abundant that the value has decreased, perhaps for every 12?

A Dime A Dozen

Calling someone who favors talk over military action this bird dates from the Cuban Missile Crisis

A Dove

A coalition of 2 persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome

A Duumvirate

A hockey game begins with one of these

A Face-Off

American ambulance driver Frederic Henry satirizes romantic ideas about war in this work by Hemingway & Shaw

A Farewell To Arms And The Man

"Digit"-al baby fish

A Fingerling

Consumer panel hired to say what they think of a product (especially telescopes & cameras?)

A Focus Group

To use this hinged utensil, put cloves into the extruder basket, then squeeze the handles together

A Garlic Press

Teff, similar to millet, is a type of this that comes from a grass grown in Ethiopia

A Grain

It can be the name of a newspaper at the top of the first page, or a list of its staff

A Masthead

Actually not so fine; it's the 2-word name for a drink to which a drug has been added, leaving the drinker helpless

A Mickey Finn

Don't make an ass of yourself at "The Donkey Show" -- an interactive disco version of this "seasonal" Shakespeare saga

A Midsummer Night's Dream

8 furlongs equals 1 _____

A Mile

Water turned to wine (7)

A Miracle

Break one of these & supposedly you'll have 7 years' bad luck

A Mirror

A formal document that expresses the goals & aims of a company or organization

A Mission Statement

In the ballet "Petrouchka", the ballerina is one of these doll-like toys, as is Petrouchka himself

A Puppet

This elementary particle has 6 types: 3 have 1/3 unit of negative charge & 3 have 2/3 unit of positive charge

A Quark

The AQHA helps locate trainers for these animals, the "QH" in its name

A Quarterhorse

This shoe brand is named after a swift African gazelle

A Reebok

On June 7, Joe celebrates Liam Neeson's birthday with this cocktail made of sweet vermouth & scotch

A Rob Roy

In a D.H. Lawrence short story, a young boy rides himself to death on a demonic one of these title toys

A Rocking Horse

A long, metal pole used to divert lightning

A Rod

In this 1985 movie Michael J. Fox time-traveled from the 1980s to the 1950s to the 1980s

Back To The Future

1993 film seen here about a group of young kids that banded together:

Backbeat

The A-crowd knows that types of these include quilting & spelling

Bees

"Murder on the Orient Express"

Agatha Christie

This evangelist made plenty of headlines in the 1920s, like in 1926 when she claimed to have been kidnapped

Aimee Semple Mcpherson

"The Right Stuff" guy Chuck Yeager after 1947

Air Force

This director of "Seven Samurai" is descended from the great 11th century samurai Abe Sadato

Akira Kurosawa

Sports teams of this university are known as the Crimson Tide

Alabama

He won a lifetime membership in the U.S. Duffers Association after missing the first golf ball he swung at on the moon

Alan Shepard

A grizzly bear emerging from the water with a salmon in its jaws & the motto "The Great Land"

Alaska

Last name of Edwin, C. Harold Smith's cousin & partner in the Crayola biz

Binney

Julius Caesar burst into tears when he thought of how many lands this man had conquered by Julius' age

Alexander The Great

Shakespeare's comedy about a chef who tells a customer it's best to cook steaks until they're like shoe leather

All's Well That Ends Well Done

She "presses" on: SOLE JAIL NANNY

Allison Janney

Cyanide is said to have the odor of bitter these

Almonds

In 1931 publisher George Palmer Putnam kept this aviatrix on the ground long enough to marry her

Amelia Earhart

Title of a 1972 Don McLean hit & a 1999 teen comedy, both about losing one's innocence

American Pie

Name given to the national youth service program created in 1993

Americorps

In this pre-birth procedure, a small amount of fluid is withdrawn from the sac in the uterus and tested

Amniocentesis

This European Capital's 4 main city center canals are Prinsengracht, Herengracht, Keizersgracht & Singel

Amsterdam

The G8 summit was moved from Sardinia to the town of L'aquila, which had been devastated by this 3 months earlier

An Earthquake

It's a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose

An Easement

In Hindusim Ganesha, the god of wisdom, has a human body & the head of this mammal

An Elephant

...this kind of 12-letter person & make some big bucks correcting crooked teeth with braces

An Orthodontist

It's not a Seussian animal, it's this large African antelope, an endangered species

An Oryx

Saying that Dutch apple pie is just good is one of these, because it's the best dessert on Earth

An Understatement

From 1960 to 2010 Don Hastings played Bob Hughes on this "global" CBS soap opera

As The World Turns

1997: "I've been frozen for 30 years. I've got to see if my bits and pieces are still working"

Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery

The Flinders Ranges in this country extend about 300 miles from near Port Pirie to near Lake Eyre

Australia

The music of this country's national anthem is attributed to a native son, Mozart

Austria

They're also called milk teeth & you probably began to lose yours when you were about 6

Baby Teeth

Unlike most American whiskies, Scotch whisky is made from this grain

Barley

This Prussian falsely claimed to be an aide-de-camp to Frederick the Great

Baron Von Steuben

Yvonne Craig on TV & Alicia Silverstone on film played this hero

Batgirl

The hero of the film for which U2 recorded "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"

Batman

In 1862 the Union captured this Louisiana capital; the Confederates moved the capital to Opelousas

Baton Rouge

When Lazzaro Spallanzani blinded them, they still flew; when he plugged their ears, they were disoriented

Bats

In 1805 Napoleon made this duchy a kingdom; today it's Germany's largest & southernmost state

Bavaria

Skullcap & Mr. Rhodes

Beany & Cecil

Make an exhaustive search to flush out birds, or what the Gores want to do

Beat The Bushes

Even as a young girl in Philadelphia, this future flagmaker showed a talent for fine needlework

Betsy Ross

Ray Walston was the Martian while the "my" in "My Favorite Martian" referred to him

Bill Bixby

Elected governor of Arkansas in 1978, he was defeated for reelection but later won 4 consecutive terms

Bill Clinton

Frank O' Hara's "The Day Lady Died" is a tribute to this black singer

Billie Holiday

No. 25: In 1996, after 60 years with NBC, he called it quits

Bob Hope

Your bold, audacious bets could be called this, perhaps from a blend of "bold" & "audacious"

Bodacious

Roraima, Maranhao, Amazonas

Brazil

In Arabic the city's name means "House of Meat"; in Hebrew, "House of" this staple

Bread

In this novella, "Holly Golightly had been a tenant in the old brownstone"

Breakfast At Tiffany's

This important French naval city is a homophone of an anatomical English word

Brest/Breast

Sidney Lenz, a president of the American Ping-Pong Association, was also an expert on whist & this card game

Bridge

This bridge in Venice connects the doge's palace with the old state prison

Bridge Of Sighs

Her father Peter gave her away when she married composer Danny Elfman in 2003

Bridget Fonda

In 1972 this French star called herself "The most important sex symbol of all time"

Brigitte Bardot

This is 1 of NYC's longest streets, which you'll find out when you give your regards to it

Broadway

The first ship completely excavated on the sea bed dates from 1200 B.C., this age; the metal was much of its cargo

Bronze

To suffer or tolerate

Brook

Rupert's volumes

Brooke's Books

Catcher Roy Campanella

Brooklyn

Smothers ____, entertainers

Brothers

These days Sally plays Nora, matriarch of the Walker family on this ABC drama

Brothers & Sisters

Person missing from: Rossweisse, Ortlinde, Siegrune, Grimgerde, Helmwige, Gerhilde, Waltraute & Schwertleite

Brunhilde (One Of The Valkyries)

Doing this 100 times before going to bed (like Marcia Brady did) can cause damage

Brushing Your Hair

He munched his first carrot in the 1940 Tex Avery cartoon "A Wild Hare"

Bugs Bunny

Though 1989 was his 50th year in show biz, his new balloon wasn't in the parade, Doc; it broke

Bugs Bunny

The Gray Lady of Scotland's Glamis Castle is said to be Lady Douglas, an accused witch who met this fiery fate

Burning At The Stake

In a single year he choreographed "42nd Street", "Footlight Parade", and "Gold Diggers of 1933"

Busby Berkeley

WWI French premier Georges...

C-L-E-M-E-N-C-E-A-U

1970's winning word was this French crescent-shaped roll

C-R-O-I-S-S-A-N-T

Comparing grammars of ancient Phoenician & Hebrew shows he may have been born before Adam & Eve left Eden

Cain

An ounce of cheddar cheese has 200 milligrams of this, crucial to healthy bones

Calcium

Hidy & Howdy, polar bears with cowboy hats, were the mascots of the 1988 Winter Games in this city

Calgary (Alberta)

I was a 3-term governor of this state, 1943-1953

California

Dry ice is made by compressing and cooling this gas

Carbon Dioxide

Home to the Welsh Folk Museum, it was once known as the "Coal Metropolis of the World"

Cardiff

The barren ground type of this deer is native to the tundra regions of Alaska & Canada

Caribou

Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him "The best track and field athlete ever"

Carl Lewis

Stationed in Seville, Don Jose is bewitched by a gypsy girl in this Bizet opera

Carmen

This 1961 title became a term for illogical bureaucratic rule

Catch-22

In the 1960s this "walking" fish was introduced into southern Florida, where a large population has been established

Catfish

After the death of Peter the Great, this former consort took up the job of empress & wasn't great

Catherine

When this Medici died in 1589, it was said, "It is not a woman who has just expired, it is royalty itself"

Catherine De' Medici

"Repulsion" was an odd title for a film starring this Frenchwoman later known for her Chanel ads

Catherine Deneuve

By the looks & certainly the smell of them, the herd of these we're passing are Red Brangus

Cows

You can also call 'em crayfish

Crawdads

Fielding positions in this British game include wicketkeeper, square leg & gully

Cricket

It's the drawer in a refrigerator for storing vegetables, or how it should make your vegetables sound

Crisper

Zeus' father, he was the main man until Zeus overthrew him

Cronus

The Maya found this ocular condition a mark of beauty & dangled beads to make infants focus inward

Cross-Eyes

Parents living together have the joint type of this, & may continue to have it after a divorce

Custody

This 1897 title character crawls down the wall of his castle face down, with his cloak spreading out like wings

Dracula

The priestly upper caste of the ancient Celts, they often held ceremonies in oak groves

Druids

George Akerlof shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in this for his analysis of markets with asymmetric information

Economics

Hilaire-Germain preceded this for Mr. Degas when he was just a Poe artist

Edgar

In 1698 this noted English astronomer went to sea for 2 years to study magnetic declination

Edmond Halley

In "Back to the Future Part II", she played Marty's girlfriend in 1985 & his wife in 2015

Elisabeth Shue

Of campaigning with her husband, she said in 2007, "I'm absolutely ready for this... I don't look sickly, I don't feel sickly"

Elizabeth Edwards

She was excommunicated in 1570 & the church sanctioned efforts to dethrone her

Elizabeth I

"Homage to the Queen", a tribute to her, premiered on her coronation day in 1953

Elizabeth Ii

Elliott Goldstein, born Aug. 29, 1938, became this actor, Streisand's first hubby

Elliott Gould

In the 1940s Borden's came up with this companion for Elsie to be the symbol for its new white glue

Elmer

Young lovers know it's from a middle English word for "run away"

Elope

He's the legendary performer seen here on a popular 1993 postage stamp

Elvis Presley

His famous open letter "J'accuse" was published in the newspaper L'Aurore

Emile Zola

A literary scholar who visited her in Amherst in 1870 described her as plain & having a soft, frightened, childlike voice

Emily Dickenson

Denis Diderot is best known as editor of one of these reference works, the first modern one in any language

Encyclopedia

Term for a type of triangle with three equal sides

Equilateral

George Clooney actually starred in 2 TV series with this title--the earlier one was a comedy

Er

It's the novel for which Leon Uris received a 1959 National Jewish Book Award

Exodus

The Ten Commandments first appear in this book of the Bible

Exodus

Important on-set experience can be gained working as one of these AKA atmospheres or background artists

Extra

This energy company, XOM, gives me gas

Exxon Mobil

Kubrick filmed "Dream Story" by Arthur Schnitzler under this title

Eyes Wide Shut

In February 1940 the Soviets became a Mannerheim line steamroller & invaded this northern country

Finland

In 2004, to benefit the city's cultural life, e-Bay sponsored a charity auction called the "Great Chicago" this sale

Fire

"Peggy Sue Got Married" is one of the movies he directed that featured nephew Nicolas Cage

Francis Ford Coppola

In a Moscow trial, he pleaded guilty to having flown an intelligence mission over the Soviet Union

Francis Gary Powers

The Prado boasts a fine portrait of 18th century artist Francisco Bayeu by this Spaniard, his brother-in-law

Francisco Goya

This Spaniard's brother-in-law, court painter Francisco Bayeu, helped him get commissions in the 1770s

Francisco Goya

In 1976 this Mothers of Invention leader produced Grand Funk's LP "Good Singi

Frank Zappa

This small capital lies at the western edge of its state's Bluegrass region

Frankfort, Kentucky

He was Jacques Chirac's predecessor as president

Franã§Ois Mitterand

Judd Apatow produced this 1999 TV series about weirdos & dweebs

Freaks And Geeks

When the GOP convened in 1888, he became the 1st black man to earn a vote for president at a major party convention

Frederick Douglass

In 1740 he became king of Prussia & elector of Brandenburg

Frederick The Great

This 1865 novel is about some U.S. Civil War vets who decide to create a cannon to shoot a "space-bullet" from Florida

From The Earth To The Moon

Robert Louis Stevenson's green thumb produced the classic "A Child's" this "Of Verses"

Garden

Jim Davis named this cat after his grandfather, not the 20th president

Garfield

This gem seen here got its name because of its pomegranate-like color

Garnet

It's the branch of biology dealing with heredity; everybody into the pool!

Genetics

In the 1860s a conference in this city led to a document on the treatment of those wounded in battle

Geneva

He accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House

Grant

A variety of muscadine, the scuppernong type of this is North Carolina's state fruit

Grape

Conan O'Brien was the first since Robert Benchley to be president of this Harvard humor magazine 2 straight years

Harvard Lampoon

In the late '40s a mother wrote to this artist that his picture "Number Nine" looked like some of her son's finger painting

Jackson Pollock

The young kids go wild for this song that takes place "so early in the morning"

Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

"Demian" & "Journey to the East" are 2 novels by this Nobel Prize winner who wrote in German

Hermann Hesse

On July 19, 1970, after 70 years of business, this chocolate company ran its first consumer ad

Hershey's

Chocolate Avenue & Cocoa Avenue are 2 of the main thoroughfares in this town that was established in 1903

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Roger Chillingworth?!?! What was this woman thinking? She should have run off with that dishy minister

Hester Prynne

Like Anne Frank, who was a month younger, Audrey spent much of World War II in this country

Holland (The Netherlands)

Pella, Iowa celebrates its heritage from this country during its Tulip Time Festival in May

Holland (The Netherlands)

Prince Bernhard of this country is a former president of the World Wildlife Fund

Holland/The Netherlands

With help from feng shui, Norman Foster reinvented the office tower with a 1980s building in this then-colony

Hong Kong

It won the 1994 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary

Hoop Dreams

In 1619 this first elected legislative assembly in America met in Jamestown

House Of Burgesses

This tiny bird gets its name from the noise produced by its rapid wingbeat

Hummingbird

According to Deuteronomy 7:25, neither the silver nor gold of these shall be desired, for they are an abomination

Idols (Or Graven Images)

This 1996 vice-presidential candidate was once a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills

Jack Kemp

This Tom Clancy character has been played by Alec Baldwin & Harrison Ford

Jack Ryan

"Betwixt", a word you don't often run into, is in line 3 of the rhyme about this man & his eating habits

Jack Sprat ("Could Eat No Fat, His Wife Could Eat No Lean")

1998: This Mideast nation announces it will no longer cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors

Iraq

He wrote "The Well-Tempered Clavier" to teach his family musicianship & keyboard technique

J.S. Bach

The new flag this king introduced in 1606 combined the crosses of Saints Andrew & George

James I (Also Known As James Vi Of Scotland)

In 1998 this actress returned to the screen as Laurie Strode in "Halloween H2O"

Jamie Lee Curtis

Her "Control" album produced 5 Top 5 singles, each in a different spot; "When I Think Of You" hit No. 1

Janet Jackson

When a revival of this musical toured the U.S. in 1992, Irene Cara played Mary Magdalene

Jesus Christ Superstar

In the familiar nursery rhyme, she went boom right after Jack

Jill

Before starring on film as "An Unmarried Woman", she sang on Broadway in "Pippin"

Jill Clayburgh

In a tropical tune by this singer, a water shortage at the Gull Reef Club means "Champagne Si, Agua No"

Jimmy Buffett

This President's sister Gloria refused to stop playing harmonica in a Georgia Waffle House & was arrested

Jimmy Carter

Since 1986 when Joan left "The Tonight Show", this host has reportedly said "No" when asked "Can we talk?"

Johnny Carson

Born John Lydon, he punked his way onto the music scene with the Sex Pistols in 1975

Johnny Rotten

Psychologist & columnist Lee Salk was only the second-most famous Dr. Salk in his family, behind this one

Jonas

(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): A prime time animated series in 1964, it was revived in 1996 with an updated cast seen here:

Jonny Quest

Her 48-year span between her first & last Oscars, 1933 & 1981, is the longest for a performer in Academy history

Katharine Hepburn

"Dudes! So, as Neo, if I die in 'The Matri

Keanu Reeves

It's the last island as you travel the Florida Keys on U.S. 1 south

Key West

In 1969 he was named Conductor Laureate for life of the New York Philharmonic

Leonard Bernstein

The Idaho section of U.S. Highway 12 bears the name of these 2 men who passed through the area in the early 1800s

Lewis & Clark

Golding: "The boy with fair hair lowered himself down...and began to pick his way toward the lagoon"

Lord Of The Flies

In May 1964 this New Orleans native was 62 years old when he bumped the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" from the No. 1 spot

Louis Armstrong

A 2009 silver dollar honoring this Frenchman has the letters "BRL" in raised dots so it can be read by the blind

Louis Braille

The title character is strangled in Act IV of John Webster's "The Duchess of" this

Malfi

Timbuktu in this country was a dusty town when first visited by Europeans in the 1820s; today it bustles with 30,000

Mali

Pear-shaped? Abso-lute-ly: NIL NOMAD

Mandolin

"Murder mystery" borough (9)

Manhattan

This type of "episode" is the more talkative phase in bipolar disorder

Manic

1st month of the year that's also a verb

March

In 1298 this explorer created his "Description of the World"

Marco Polo

"Enter Sandman" plays at Yankee Stadium every time this closer, 1999's World Series MVP, takes the mound

Mariano Rivera

The 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, she married into French royalty in 1770; didn't work out well

Marie Antoinette

An MMR vaccine stands for these 3 things it treats

Measles, Mumps, & Rubella

An M.S. in M.E. is a Master of Science in this kind of engineering

Mechanical

Jason's new wife Creusa shouldn't have tried on the gown this sorceress sent her: it was poisoned

Medea

Hippocrates called this "the most distinguished of all the arts" but "by far the least esteemed"

Medicine

The prophet Muhammad's escape to this city in 622 A.D. marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar

Medina

"(Hi, I'm Nick Van Exel) After winning 5 NBA championships, the Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 1960 from this city"

Minneapolis

This leading lady of "The Bridges of Madison County" was homecoming queen at her New Jersey high school

Meryl Streep

You might be MIA at MIA, this city's international airport; its concourse D is 1.3 miles long, end to end

Miami

in 1985 Xavier Suarez became this Florida city's first Cuban-born mayor

Miami

1975: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"

Monty Python And The Holy Grail

Those who left the Republican Party in 1884 were dubbed these, from a Native American term for "big chief"

Mugwumps

1964: "Eliza? Where the devil are my slippers?"

My Fair Lady

Drop this letter from 30 days to get a lepidopteran

N (Month/Moth)

Some speculate that he may have been poisoned on St. Helena by arsenic in his wallpaper

Napoleon

At 16 in 1785, this future first consul became head of his family & graduated from the Paris Military Academy

Napoleon Bonaparte

After Joseph, Mary & Jesus returned from Egypt, they settled in this town in Galilee

Nazareth

Mark Harmon investigates all crimes involving U.S. Navy & Marine Corps personnel on this drama

Ncis

Archaeologists usually use this Greek word for the cemetery of an ancient city; it means "city of the dead"

Necropolis

Homer's dislikes include his boss (Mr. Burns), yard work & his next-door neighbor, this man

Ned Flanders

You need a mezzo to play this beautiful queen in Phillip Glass's opera "Akhenaton"

Nefertiti

Everything but a 4-inch foam ball was eliminated from an indoor volleyball game, leading to this toy brand

Nerf

A fairy: NO ROBE

Oberon

This word for a long journey is named for a Homeric hero who took quite a long journey himself

Odyssey (Odysseus)

In 1994, Richard Nixon quipped, "The American people don't believe anything until they see it" here

On Television

A German word meaning "splashing in water" gave us the word "puddle" & this dog's name

Poodle

A 15th C. antipope had the same name as this popular 20th C. pope, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli

Pope John

In 1978 a cover on black holes was sucked into oblivion with the selection of this pope, the second of 3 that year

Pope John Paul I

The 3 popes who reigned in 1978

Pope John Paul Ii, Pope John Paul I, Pope Paul Vi

This personal guard of Roman emperors consisted of 9 cohorts of 1,000 soldiers each

Praetorian Guard

The Colorado language is spoken by around 2,000 in the jungle west of this capital of Ecuador

Quito

A crab-eating variety of this mammal lives in northern South America

Raccoon

Hilary hit No. 1 with her hit "I Can't Wait" on this kids' radio network

Radio Disney

While raw sienna is still around, Crayola crayons has retired this other "raw" color

Raw Umber

In 1984 he hit No. 1 with "Ghostbusters"

Ray Parker Jr.

If King Gillette hadn't started mass-producing these, we'd still be sharpening them constantly...& we'd like it!

Razor Blades

Snooker is played with 15 balls of this color & 6 balls of other colors

Red

Hats off to this Belgian whose 1926 painting "The Menaced Assassin" features men in bowler hats

Rene Magritte

Democracy is often confused with this term referring to any country with a nonhereditary head of state

Republic

Jack Palance starred in the TV version of this "heavy" Rod Serling drama; Anthony Quinn, in the film version

Requiem For A Heavyweight

Before a jewelry heist in this film, Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) tells us that he abhors automatically tipping

Reservoir Dogs

Francis, the father of this 37th U.S. president, became a Quaker after marrying Hannah Milhous

Richard Nixon

He lost the popular vote to JFK in 1960 by .2%, but won the presidency 8 years later in another squeaker by .7%

Richard Nixon

President who called Watergate "A burden I shall bear for every day of the life that is left to me"

Richard Nixon

Collectively, it's the 7-letter word for all the ropes & chains used to support & work the masts, booms & sails

Rigging

The coast near Varberg has been called the "Swedish" this, a term associated more with Cannes, Nice & Rapallo

Riviera

Jim West & "Pappy" Boyington

Robert Conrad

This man "(A.K.A. Tony Stark) takes five atop the... Randy's Donuts sign while filming... 'Iron Man 2'"

Robert Downey Jr.

In a fanciful James Thurber story, a hung-over General Grant surrenders to this man at Appomattox

Robert E. Lee

This man was nearby at the assassination of 3 U.S. presidents, one of whom was his father

Robert Todd Lincoln

In 1972 this Panamanian's "Hands of Stone" stopped Ken Buchanan to win the lightweight crown

Roberto Duran

Alexander Haig

Ronald Reagan

Born a lefty, this president governed from the right from 1981 to 1989

Ronald Reagan

Edwin Meese III

Ronald Reagan

He played Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft in 4 films years before he himself needed Secret Service protection

Ronald Reagan

In a 1989 ceremony at Buckingham Palace, the Queen of England made him an honorary knight

Ronald Reagan

A current U.S. governor: "America is a place where anyone can make it, even an Austrian farm boy"

Schwarzenegger

From the Middle English for "mockery", it means to express derision or scorn

Scoff

The Brig O'Doon refers to a bridge over the River Doon in this part of the United Kingdom

Scotland

In 1988 radio-carbon testing dated this holy cloth only to the Middle Ages

Shroud Of Turin

The American consul in Bangkok sent First Lady Lucy Hayes a cat of this breed, the first in the United States

Siamese

You better buckle up, as his second law of motion shows when your car stops suddenly, you don't

Sir Isaac Newton

The first white dwarf star to be discovered was a companion to this dog star

Sirius

Kirk Douglas was a slave in & executive producer of this 1960 film

Spartacus

Taft was criticized for not doing more to reduce the power of Joe Cannon, holder of this post in Congress

Speaker Of The House

No oily rag heaps; poor air circulation plus oxidation leads to this 2-word term, as Spinal Tap's drummer learned

Spontaneous Combustion

"A well-boiled icicle" & "a scoop of boy trouts" are 2 of these transpositions

Spoonerisms

By its old definition of an "amorous dalliance", we now know what "The Little Dog" was laughing at

Sport

Do this if you're hurrying through life, or if you're passing a florist's aromatic shop

Stop And Smell The Roses

The 1st of these Sundays was Jan. 15, 1967; the XXXIIIrd was Jan. 31, 1999

Super Bowl Sunday

"I will remain silent. Neither I, nor my wife, will leave Krypton", says Marlon Brando in this 1978 film

Superman

John Kerry served on this type of vessel, which became a verb meaning to attack a candidate's credibility

Swift Boat

It better stay neutral--France, Italy, Austria & Germany have it surrounded

Switzerland

Anne Sexton was acquainted with & influenced by this fellow Massachusetts-born suicidal female poet

Sylvia Plath

This author of the poem "Daddy" committed suicide in 1963, before she could work out her parental issues

Sylvia Plath

This steak is named for the letter-shaped hard substance separating the tenderloin from the top loin

T-Bone

The Big 12: a dozen athletic powerhouses, 4 of them in this state

Texas

For week's end, brush up on your Spanish & translate "Gracias a Dios es viernes" for us

Thank God It's Friday

On July 27, 1996 Donovan Bailey set an Olympic & world record in this track event at 9.84 seconds

The 100-Meter Dash

The Yeti

The Abominable Snowman

This airship, named for the Ohio city of its construction, sailed overhead during FDR's 1933 inauguration

The Akron

This league's headquarters is in Dahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt

The Arab League

Castor, Pollux & Theseus accompanied Jason on his journey aboard this ship

The Argo

Associated with nature & plants, Xipe Totec was an important god of these North American people

The Aztecs

In 2006 the Census Bureau noted that these people started turning 60 at a rate of 8,000 a day

The Baby Boomers

Justin Upton is one of the young stars who got the Arizona Diamondbacks dubbed this, like an order of ribs

The Babybacks

It's also a classic combat game from Milton Bradley

The Battleship

Kevin Costner's funeral kicks off this "big" 1983 film but sadly, Kevin couldn't make it; he got cut from the film in editing

The Big Chill

In the 1960s the FBI sent infiltrators into this militant black organization founded by Newton & Seale

The Black Panthers

This film based on a "SNL" skit features a cameo by Steven Spielberg as a Cook County assesor clerk

The Blues Brothers

This conflict ended in 1902 with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging, a town just south of Johannesburg

The Boer War

In defending British soldiers on trial for this 1770 event, John Adams said, "Facts are stubborn things"

The Boston Massacre

Curse averted! The Yankees dug up a buried jersey of this rival team out of the concrete of the new stadium in 2008

The Boston Red Sox

On Jan. 20, 2009 a military officer carrying these codes came to the inauguration with Bush & left with Obama

The Codes To Release Nuclear Warheads

This Alice Walker novel tells Celie's story through letters she writes to God & her sister

The Color Purple

In July 2000 a production of "Oedipus Rex" was the 1st spectacle staged in this Roman arena in 1,500 years

The Colosseum

Distinguishing feature of a girl who was very, very good but "when she was bad she was horrid"

The Curl On Her Forehead

Genus of the family Asteraceae with many ornamental ray-shaped flowers

The Dahlia

Workers may gather around the monitor & boogie along with this internet infant from Kinetix

The Dancing Baby

After a 1,750-mile trip from Germany, this river breaks into 3 branches in Romania before emptying into the Black Sea

The Danube

The Indian Ocean's deepest point is in this trench named for the most populous Indonesian island

The Java Trench

In this Joyce story, Gabriel goes to a party, then realizes his wife deeply loved a deceased man

The Dead

Frontiersman Natty Bumppo was the title character in this James Fenimore Cooper novel

The Deerslayer

Founded in 1862, this government department that deals with farmers was given cabinet status in 1889

The Department Of Agriculture

Alan Brady would have been jealous when Carl Reiner won Emmys for writing & producing this series in the '60s

The Dick Van Dyke Show

A long-horned grasshopper gets this name from the love call produced by rubbing its two front wings together

The Katydid

Raccoons' fur may be silver-tipped, like the fur that gives this North American animal its name

The Grizzly Bear

It's the office or jurisdiction of the pope

The Holy See

"Half-way down a by-street of one of our New England towns, stands a rusty wooden house..."

The House Of The Seven Gables

The dialog for "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" was drawn from the hearings of this committee during the 1950s

The House Un-American Activities Committee

The first radio-controlled target, this "Hawkeye State" ship was sunk in an exercise in 1923

The Iowa

Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" was an answer to this Marlowe poem

The Passionate Shepherd To His Love

Type of document concerned with pelicans

The Pelican Brief

Poe's "The Mystery of Marie Roget" was a sequel to this story featuring detective C. Auguste Dupin

The Murders In The Rue Morgue

Classic children's novel & Disney movie, "Johnny Tremain", is set during this war

The Revolutionary War

This African river's drainage basin, the world's longest, covers 35 degrees of latitude

The Nile

Characters in this S.E. Hinton novel include Ponyboy, Sodapop & Two-Bit

The Outsiders

Louis XIV wanted to make this German river France's eastern border

The Rhine

U.S. coin 97.6% zinc

The Penny

With $106 million, this "menacing" 1999 sci-fi film had the biggest 5-day opening in cinema history

The Phantom Menace

It finishes the 1942 advertising slogan: "The Only Thing Like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola Itself. It's..."

The Real Thing

David Brock's book about "The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative" is called "Blinded by" this

The Right

Father & son travel a futuristic wasteland in this Cormac McCarthy novel that's not much like Kerouac

The Road

Vince Gill's wife Janis sings duets with her sister Kristine as The Sweethearts Of this

The Rodeo

In 1985 it was found in 2 sections about 400 miles SE of Newfoundland, at a depth of about 12,500 feet

The Titanic

On Aug. 7, 1995 Jonathan Edwards became the first man to leap further than 60 feet in this event

The Triple Jump

My visit to Lincoln convinced me: I was meant to be a Cornhusker at this school

The University Of Nebraska

Much of this range that begins in the Arctic & divides Asia & Europe is less than 1,000 meters in height

The Urals

The shepherd says "His garments are rich but he wears them not handsomely" of Autolychus in this romance

The Winter's Tale

In a nursery rhyme, this woman "had so many children she didn't know what to do"

The Woman Who Lived In A Shoe

In 2004 Binnie & Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on the 2 flights that captured this alphabetic $10 million prize

The X Prize

The truth was out there, & the geeky "Lone Gunmen" (there were 3) tried to help Mulder find it on this '90s drama

The X-Files

Tom Selleck was Jed Andrews on this Genoa City-set CBS soap where Victor & Nikki found romance

The Young And The Restless

Daniel Day-Lewis starred in this 2008 Oscar-winning adaptation of an Upton Sinclair novel

There Will Be Blood

The site of a famous 480 B.C. battle against Persia, this mountain pass' name means "hot gates" in Greek

Thermopylae

This Italian composer wrote his opera "Falstaff" when he was 79 years old

Verdi

Stannum is the Latin name for this chemical element; it's also where it gets its chemical abbreviation, Sn

Tin

In turn-of-the-century New York, this area was home to the music publishing industry

Tin Pan Alley

Funny-named Albanian rivers include the Shkumbin, the Vjos & the Ishm, on which this capital is located

Tirana

First word in the Times scoop headline on April 16, 1912; the second word was "sinks"

Titanic

In the German version, it's "Sein, oder nicht sein; das ist die frage"

To Be Or Not To Be; That Is The Question

To arrange laws or rules into an organized system

To Codify

The course of a river in present-day Turkey gave us this word meaning to wander in an aimless, circuitous way

To Meander

To lie in the mud for refreshment; "no time to" do this "in the mire"

To Wallow

This runnerless sled was first used by North American Indians to haul supplies & game over the snow

Toboggan

As House Majority Whip, he works to get laws passed, though his name sounds like he puts them off

Tom Delay

To 86538, to send it to this Arizona town that was "too tough to die"

Tombstone

In 1616 Jacob Lemaire became the first European to see what is now this Pacific island kingdom

Tonga

One who describes the surface features of a region

Topographer

Mary Mallon was immune to this disease that she carried & spread from 1904 to 1915

Typhoid

"Boy", "War", "Pop"

U2

Mount Mansfield, about 30 miles east of Lake Champlain, is this state's highest point

Vermont

"U Remind Me" singer's spouting oil wells

Usher's Gushers

Wow! The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument covers some 1.7 million acres in this state

Utah

Of the -stan countries

Uzbekistan

Uruguay was supplanted by this country as the last "U" alphabetically

Uzbekistan

"Othello" opens in this Italian city that appears in the title of another Shakespeare play

Venice

Tran, Ngo, Dinh

Vietnam

Before he was "Fast & Furious", he was an uncredited hospital orderly in "Awakenings"

Vin Diesel

An archaic adjective meaning able to be defeated or conquered

Vincible

In 1990 she defeated Daniel Ortega to become president of Nicaragua

Violeta Chamorro

"Duo Concertant" is performed to a Stravinsky piece composed for piano & this stringed instrument

Violin

In 1717 Danes settled on St. John in this Caribbean island group; 16 years later Denmark bought St. Croix

Virgin Islands

This Nevada mining city's camel races began as a fictitious newspaper story, then became an annual event

Virginia City

This author of "To the Lighthouse" became manic depressive after her mother's death in 1895

Virginia Woolf

This member of the Bloomsbury literary group drowned herself March 28, 1941

Virginia Woolf

Hindu preserver god's bouillabaisses

Vishnu's Fish Stews

"There's a" variety of this brand of eye lubricant "for that" or if you prefer the old slogan, "It gets the red out"

Visine

In an 1823 poem, "The children were nestled all snug in their beds while" these "danced in their heads"

Visions Of Sugar Plums

Soyth America's Cotopaxi, among the world's highest of these, has an almost perfectly symmetrical cone

Volcano

For a time, this French author & philosopher lived at the court of Prussian king Frederick the Great

Voltaire

Lorenzo Da Ponte supplied composers with over 40 librettos, including "Cosi fan tutte" for this man

W.A. Mozart

The line "A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank her" is attributed to this comic

W.C. Fields

In the pair of men who published the first of their famous namesake dictionaries in 1893

Wagnalls

The building of Caernarfon Castle, a medieval fortress, was begun there in 1283

Wales

A word used to escape making a definite commitment is named for this animal

Weasel

It's the piece of metal or rubber between the door & the frame to keep the wind & rain out

Weather Strip

In 1972 Vassili Alexeyev, known as the "Russian Bear", won his 1st Olympic gold medal in this sport

Weightlifting

In a 2006 Disney Channel movie, Brenda Song starred as this girl: "Homecoming Warrior"

Wendy Wu

The name of this creature comes from the old English for "man-wolf"

Werewolf

In 1958, this telegram company introduced Telex into the US providing a new system to send & receive messages

Western Union

Poet James Riley’s middle name

Whitcomb

Contrary to the title, Woody Harrelson proved he could in this film, seen here

White Men Can't Jump

The glistening dunes of this New Mexico National Monument are actually miles and miles of gypsum

White Sands

Other ships in this fleet's line were the Britannic & the Olympic

White Star Line

Running from Charing Cross to Parliament, this street has lent its name to the British civil service

Whitehall

Sam Houston's Indian "wife" Tiana Rogers was related to this famous humorist

Will Rogers

His daughter Willow played his daughter Marley in "I Am Legend"

Will Smith

The high spirited Alexandra Bergson is the heroine of this author's "O Pioneers!"

Willa Cather

He served the shortest term as president: one month

William Henry Harrison

"Live And Let Die"

Wings & Guns N' Roses

Tea leaves are read at the 1918 Chocolate Shop, the oldest restaurant in this Manitoba capital

Winnipeg

During the Civil War, this American painter known for his seascapes made drawings at the front for Harper's Weekly

Winslow Homer

Like Lysette Anthony on 1991's "Dark Shadows", Corinne Bohrer on 1989's "Free Spirit" was one of these

Witch

In 1992 President Mobuto agreed to share power with Etienne Tshisekedi in this central African country

Zaire

Seen on TV commercials, this musician known by one name is called "the master of the pan flute"

Zamfir

The sight of a balloon-filled sky filled a baking company VP with a sense of this, hence the name of their bread

Wonder

This Sam Cooke song says, "Don't know much about history, don't know much biology"

Wonderful World

The "Mona Lisa" isn't oil on canvas but oil on this

Wood

This bird of the family Picidae uses its chisel-like bill to hammer into trees for food

Woodpecker

Setting sail for the Paris Peace Conference in December 1918, he became the first sitting president to cross the Atlantic

Woodrow Wilson

While at Princeton, he was a member of the American Whig Society debating club

Woodrow Wilson

"Crimes and Misdemeanors", "Hannah and Her Sisters"

Woody Allen

Though WWII's "Rosie the Riveter" wore them, this war 1st popularized trousers for womenswear

World War I

At the Diet held in this city in 1521, Martin Luther refused to eat his words

Worms

It's alphabetically last among the 50 states

Wyoming

John Barrasso of this "Cowboy State" is Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Wyoming

Mr. Schmidt spins them by the fire; Ma Schmidt spins it out of wool

Yarn

Charlotte Perkis Gilman: "The ___ Wall-Paper"

Yellow

You were "happy" if you were a member of this '60s radical group that included Abbie Hoffman & Jerry Rubin

Yippies

Vote did he get, this 900-year-old "Star Wars" character

Yoda

Greek-style this, like oikos, has become popular with its lush texture

Yogurt

This natl. park's Ribbon Falls is also known as "Virgin's Tears", while its Silver Strand Falls is "Widow's Tears"

Yosemite

In other words, "There's no way to educate one ancient canine in up-to-date actions"

You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

6 letters, score 23: Named for a Greek God, it's a gentle breeze from the west

Zephyr

It comes between epsilon & eta or, pronounced differently, between Catherine & Jones

Zeta

Put this body part "forward" to create a favorable initial impression

Your Best Foot

To have this "to the wind" is to wait until others have decided before committing oneself

Your Finger

Indian-born music director of the Israel Philharmonic, he also conducts the New York Philharmonic

Zubin Mehta

Wearing the traditional garb of his people, a chief of this 8 million strong group is seen here

Zulu

This very short artist was known by a shortened version of his long last name, which actually ended with -monfa