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
[Henri De] Toulouse-Lautrec
In 1998 the author of this controversial 1970 book was finally invited to play in a Yankees old-timers' game
\"Ball Four\" (By Jim Bouton)
In a popular 1928 gubernatorial campaign slogan, it preceded "But No Man Wears A Crown"
\"Every Man A King\"
Cub Scouting & many of its terms like "akela", "law of the pack", "den" & "wolf" were inspired by this British work
\"The Jungle Book\" (By Rudyard Kipling)
