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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
This word for a sidelong glance of crude desire used to mean "the cheek"
Time's up! The correct answer was a leer
WORLD AUTHORS
This Brit coined "doublethink" & "Big Brother is watching you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Orwell
FAMILIAR SAYINGS
It's a poor workman who blames these
Time's up! The correct answer was tools
SILENCE
The name of this branch of monks known for keeping silent comes from a 17th century Cistercian Abbey
Time's up! The correct answer was the Trappists
KIDS IN SPORTS
Park View of Chula Vista, California beat Taipei 6-3 to win this organization's 2009 World Series
Time's up! The correct answer was the Little League
SHAKESPEAREAN PHRASES
In this comedy, Thurio says to Valentine, "If you spend word for word with me, I shall make your wit bankrupt"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Two Gentlemen of Verona
HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN
The Khalifa clan, which has ruled Bahrain for 2 centuries, belongs to this majority branch of Islam
Time's up! The correct answer was Sunni
QUOTATIONS
With his new $88.5 million contract, this Laker said, "I'm not really a big spender, I can get a lot of Krispy Kremes"
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaquille O'Neal
DICE ROLL NICKNAMES
Boxcars, or Hobo's Delight on a Rainy Night
Time's up! The correct answer was Sixes
THE BIG APPLE
One of NYC's most famous seafood joints is the bar for these bivalves in Grand Central
Time's up! The correct answer was oysters
IN THE BOOKSTORE
Bestselling author seen here (she's holding a large "A" & a large "Z")
Time's up! The correct answer was Sue Grafton
CROSSWORD CLUES "K"
Ceremonial chamber you'd "Hopi" into (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was a kiva
"V" HAVE MAPS
In 1323 Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas made this city his capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Vilnius
FROM B TO C
Pompous; overblown
Time's up! The correct answer was bombastic
"F"OOD
It's the Japanese name for certain species of puffer fish that contain lethal poison but can be eaten as a delicacy
Time's up! The correct answer was fugu
THE "X" FILES
A percussion instrument played with small mallets
Time's up! The correct answer was Xylophone
THE 1960s
Turning down ABA offer of 3,500 head of cattle & 40,000 acre ranch in 1969, he signed with NBA Bucks
Time's up! The correct answer was Lew Alcindor
THE BODY HUMAN
These corpuscles are named for their shape rather than for their color
Time's up! The correct answer was Platelets
TV PRODUCERS
He probably has another 6 or 7 "Law & Order" offshoots on his desk just waiting for network slots
Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Wolf
CREATION STORIES
Africa's Fulani people, who are cattle herders, say everything came from a drop of this
Time's up! The correct answer was milk
CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES
1994: "Just marking my territory"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wolf
This 2-letter abbreviation means "which see" in Latin & directs readers to another part of the book for info
Time's up! The correct answer was q.v.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN!
India to the north, east & west & Burma to the southeast
Time's up! The correct answer was Bangladesh
ART
We're not joshing--in 1769 this portrait painter got knighted
Time's up! The correct answer was Reynolds
CAPITOL THINKERS
This Ariz. senator said of Bush's energy plan, "Just one pork barrel project larded onto another"
Time's up! The correct answer was John McCain
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Belize City, Guatemala City, Panama City
Time's up! The correct answer was Belize City
CLOTHING WORDS
A layer of paint
Time's up! The correct answer was coat
5-LETTER WORDS
Soup's on! & we need this long-handled spoon or scoop to serve it
Time's up! The correct answer was ladle
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
In San Marino: this
Time's up! The correct answer was Italian
GENERAL SCIENCE
Plants having these underground stems, from the Greek for "root", include irises, bamboo & wild ginger
Time's up! The correct answer was rhizomes
CROSSWORD CLUES "R"
Boat race, Italian style (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was regatta
"DEEP" DISH
You can cook the Thanksgiving turkey this way so the outside is crispy & the inside juicy (just beware of splattered oil)
Time's up! The correct answer was deep fry
DRAMA
"Dejavu" was "Angry Young Man" John Osborne's 1992 sequel to this famous play about looking back
Time's up! The correct answer was Look Back in Anger
ANATOMY
The 4 principal arteries of the head & neck are all called this
Time's up! The correct answer was Carotid Arteries
THE KILLERS
Pausanius, a young Macedonian noble, killed this man, Alexander's dad, in 336 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Philip
CLASSIC DISNEY FILMS
Much of the music for this 1959 film, including the song "Once Upon A Dream" was adapted from an 1890 ballet
Time's up! The correct answer was Sleeping Beauty
GOVERNMENT
He, not the Attorney General, represents the government in cases before the Supreme Court
Time's up! The correct answer was the Solicitor General of the U.S.
NBA HALL OF FAMERS
As a rookie in the 1980 NBA finals, this Michigan State alum played all 5 positions & scored 42 points in the final game
warm bronze
magic johnson
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@warm bronze guessed it! The answer was: Magic Johnson
HORS D'OEUVRES
This chic Middle-Eastern dip is made primarily from chickpeas & served with pita bread
warm bronze
hummus
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@warm bronze guessed it! The answer was: hummus
WORLD CAPITALS
On a plane trip to this capital, you'd likely land at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Time's up! The correct answer was Jakarta
NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES
The Times made its own front page in 1971 when the Supreme Court upheld its publication of these documents
Time's up! The correct answer was The Pentagon Papers
1800
This vulcanization inventor was born a bouncing baby boy in 1800
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Goodyear
BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!
The largest bird in the world, this one, seen here, is also the fastest on land
Time's up! The correct answer was Ostrich
DOUGH
Italy has issued Euro coins with part of this painter's "Birth of Venus" on the reverse
Time's up! The correct answer was Botticelli
JULIUS CAESAR
In 46 B.C. this Egyptian came with Caesar to Rome, where her statue was placed in the temple of Venus Genetrix
Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra
SPACE MISSIONS
The Cassini project is exploring Titan & Enceladus, moons of this second-largest planet
Time's up! The correct answer was Saturn
LICENSE PLATE MOTTOS
"Great Lakes Splendor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Michigan
ISLANDS
This Indonesian island became world famous after giant lizards were discovered there in 1912
Time's up! The correct answer was Komodo
THE TITANIC
The only country outside the British Isles where the Titanic ever anchored
Time's up! The correct answer was France
LANGUAGES
All of the Romance languages have their roots in this language
Time's up! The correct answer was Latin
IT ENDS WITH "US"
He killed the minotaur
Time's up! The correct answer was Theseus
SPOTT THA MISPELED WURD
We want you to be committed to catagorizing your collectibles cohesively
Time's up! The correct answer was categorizing
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
Andy Garcia is a native of this country whose flag is seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Cuba
TELL 'EM WHAT THEY'VE WON, JOHNNY
A brave French soldier might receive the award known as the "Croix de Guerre", meaning "Cross of" this
Time's up! The correct answer was War
I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW
Oleg Zhornitskiy turned this sandwich spread into a meal by gulping down 4 32-ounce bowls in 8 minutes
Time's up! The correct answer was mayonnaise
JULIA ROBERTS FILM FEST
It was viva Las Vegas for Julia, who played the Angie Dickinson role in the remake of this film
Time's up! The correct answer was Ocean's Eleven
ROCK & ROLL FRONTMEN
Anthony Kiedis
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Hot Chili Peppers
SPOTT THA MISPELED WURD
Meet me in the library for a liaison at your liesure
Time's up! The correct answer was leisure
HISPANIC HISTORY
To supply Coronado's party, Hernando de Alarcon sailed 3 ships up this river in 1540 to where Yuma, Ariz. is now
Time's up! The correct answer was the Colorado
COMPUTER TERMS
In the acronym BIOS, these 2 words come between "basic" & "system"
Time's up! The correct answer was input & output
20th CENTURY THEATER
This play ends with 1 character asking, "Well? Shall we go?"; the other replies, "Yes, let's go", but they do not move
Time's up! The correct answer was Waiting for Godot
OATS
While the terms are used interchangeably, groats are usually more coarsely ground than these
Time's up! The correct answer was Grits
SCORING
Figure skating has scrapped the old system, where this number was perfect, for a new one with triple-digit scores
Time's up! The correct answer was 6
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA
Flosshilde is a Rhinemaiden in this composer's "Das Rheingold"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Wagner
DOUGH
Italy has issued Euro coins with part of this painter's "Birth of Venus" on the reverse
Time's up! The correct answer was Botticelli
WORLD COINS
In 2001 Russia issued a coin with his portrait to commemorate the 40th anniversary of manned space flight
Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
This important mechanism is what you're turning when you wind a clock
Time's up! The correct answer was the mainspring
"LAP" DANCE
Take your gemstones to this specialist to have them cut & polished
Time's up! The correct answer was Lapidary
MEET THE PARENTS
First Colony Life Insurance, Telemundo, NBC
Time's up! The correct answer was General Electric
MEDICAL MILESTONES
In 1867 Thomas Allbutt invented one of these instruments which took 5 minutes to register instead of 20
Time's up! The correct answer was a thermometer
PARLEZ VOUS?
"Huitieme" is French for this ordinal number
Time's up! The correct answer was eighth
SHIRLEY
Shirley Manson is the lead singer of this "trashy" alternative band
Time's up! The correct answer was Garbage
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
BUD is the New York Stock Exchange symbol for this brewing company
Time's up! The correct answer was Anheuser-Busch
ANATOMY
The only mobile bone of the face
Time's up! The correct answer was Mandible
WORLD LEADERS
Lee Myung-Bak is its head of state; he makes the news a bit less often than his counterpart to the north
Time's up! The correct answer was South Korea
SPORTS
Tennis serve that touches net before dropping into proper court, it's replayed
Time's up! The correct answer was a let ball
FLY COUNTRIES
Iberia Airlines
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
VALUABLE PLACES
Hickham Field sustained damage during the Japanese attack on this nearby site December 7, 1941
Time's up! The correct answer was Pearl Harbor
GANGSTER'S DICTIONARY
One day I might go legit & get a cush job as a "gumshoe", a private one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Detective/private eye
HOMOPHONES
A walkway between sections of seats in a theater, or a small piece of land surrounded by water
Time's up! The correct answer was an aisle/isle
WASHINGTON D.C.
287 miles long, it flows past Washington & induces "fever" in ambitious politicians
Time's up! The correct answer was the Potomac River
ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE
This bird term for pro-war politicians was popular in the period leading up to the War of 1812
Time's up! The correct answer was hawks
ABBREV.
Printer particular: DPI
Time's up! The correct answer was dots per inch
GO "SOUTH"
...to this body of water that includes the Gulf of Tonkin & the Gulf of Thailand
Time's up! The correct answer was the South China Sea
SPOILER ALERT!
1932: The unusual circus performers discover Olga's murderous plans & turn her into a "chicken woman"
Time's up! The correct answer was Freaks
FEELING "ANCY"
Loitering in a town & not having any visible means of support, you may get picked up for it
Time's up! The correct answer was Vagrancy
CNN
In 1997 CNN became the first U.S. news organization since 1969 with a permanent bureau in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Cuba
TELEVISION
"Gilligan's Island" creator Sherwood Schwartz said he wrote this role with his friend Jim Backus in mind
Time's up! The correct answer was Thurston Howell III
FEMALE ATHLETES
A student at Great Neck North High School, she's the golden girl of the ice seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah Hughes
MILITARY MATTERS
This kind of "force" is a temporary grouping of units to carry out a specific mission
Time's up! The correct answer was Task force
READING
From the Greek for "bad word", this disorder is marked by difficulty in recognizing written language
Time's up! The correct answer was dyslexia
SPELL CHECK HELL
Spell check keeps trying to change Antietam into this long-snouted insectivore that comes in giant & 3 other species
Time's up! The correct answer was an anteater
SO "LONG"
This arachnid is also called a harvestman
Time's up! The correct answer was a daddy long-legs
NOVELISTS
He dictated his last novel, "The Brothers Karamazov", to his wife who took it down in shorthand
Time's up! The correct answer was Dostoevsky
CLASSIC DISNEY FILMS
Chim-Chim Cheree! This film featuring chimney sweeps swept up 13 Oscar nominations
Time's up! The correct answer was Mary Poppins
WHERE'S THE COLLEGE?
Johns Hopkins University
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltimore
YOUNG ABE LINCOLN
On October 5, 1818 this mother of Lincoln & 2 of her relatives died of milk sickness
Time's up! The correct answer was Nancy Hanks
THE '30s WEREN'T ALL DEPRESSING
In 1938 DuPont made toothbrushes, not stockings, its first product with this material
Time's up! The correct answer was nylon
MAMMALS
The giant species of this "armor-plated" animal has more teeth than any other land mammal
Time's up! The correct answer was armadillo
LINGUISTICS
This famed M.I.T. scholar has proposed that humans have the inborn ability to learn language
Time's up! The correct answer was Noam Chomsky
IN THE TREASURY DEPT.
It's the bureau for booze, butts & bazookas
Time's up! The correct answer was the ATF
SCIENCE
One mole of any substance always has the same number, 6.022 x 10<sup>23</sup> of these
Time's up! The correct answer was atoms
HISTORIC AMERICANS
At the time of her 1937 disappearance she was married to publisher George Palmer Putnam
Time's up! The correct answer was Amelia Earhart
TAKE OUT
It's the common operation to remove 2 small oval masses of tissue at the back of the mouth
Time's up! The correct answer was a tonsillectomy
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Papua New Guinea is just off this country's Cape York Peninsula
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
NUMBERS
Numbers appears at this number position in the order of the books of the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was Fourth
ENGLISH LITERATURE
"The Parson's Tale", which deals at length with the 7 deadly sins, concludes this 14th century work
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Canterbury Tales"
IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
Despite the opportunity, this November 1965 event in NYC did not result in a mini baby boom 9 months later
Time's up! The correct answer was a blackout
GOULASH
In 1957 child model Jim O'Neill was chosen to grace the cover of his "Baby and Child Care Book"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Benjamin Spock
U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL
This current Secretary-General is the first U.N. career official to hold the post
Time's up! The correct answer was Kofi Annan
YOU DO THE MATH
The number of items in a dozen times the number of months in a year
Time's up! The correct answer was 144
OF "RATH"
On election night 2000, this newsman spouted lines like "Bush will be madder than a rained-on rooster"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dan Rather
HOLLYWOOD DOGS
Higgins played the title role of this 1974 film
Time's up! The correct answer was Benji
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Ioalus, the son of Iphicles & Automedusa, helped this man, his uncle, with his labors
Time's up! The correct answer was Hercules
TRAVEL & TOURISM
This British wax museum famed for its chamber of horrors now has a time-traveling ride in it, too
Time's up! The correct answer was Madame Tussauds
TOM JONES
Tom played -- who else? -- in this 1996 Tim Burton film about invaders from outer space
Time's up! The correct answer was Mars Attacks!
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Campari & Pernod are good options for this pre-meal potent potable
Time's up! The correct answer was apéritif
ODDS & ENDS
This oil cartel controls 40% of world production
Time's up! The correct answer was OPEC
GO "SOUTH"
...to this Indiana college town that was originally called Big St. Joseph Station
Time's up! The correct answer was South Bend
ALSO A BOOK IN THE BIBLE
This character first hit the radio in 1928 with his partner Andy
Time's up! The correct answer was Amos
FAIRY TALE FEMMES
One of the few times she laughs in Wonderland is when she has to use a flamingo to play croquet
Time's up! The correct answer was Alice
BUSINESS
In 1866, William A. Breyer started the company that's now the oldest national producer of this
Time's up! The correct answer was ice cream
"A"NCIENT GREEKS
A philosopher & student of Plato: 384-322 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Aristotle
BRITISH POETS & POETRY
Elizabeth Barrett mentioned this future husband in her poem "Lady Geraldine's Courtship" before they met
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Browning
MILITARY UNITS
Mod or not, it's usually 10 infantrymen headed by a staff sergeant
Time's up! The correct answer was a squad
HAIR TODAY
This palindromic word can mean to cut short, or a short, blunt cut, with or without bangs
Time's up! The correct answer was bob
PSYCHOLOGY
Standard test of responding to a key word with the 1st words which come to your mind
Time's up! The correct answer was word association
WOMEN'S FIRSTS
In 2007 Drew Gilpin Faust became the first female president in this university's 371-year history
Time's up! The correct answer was Harvard
LITERARY QUOTES
"Always do right." he wrote; "This will gratify some people and astonish the rest"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Twain
SWEET TREATS
This snack cake, which turned 60 in 1990, was originally filled with banana creme, not vanilla
Time's up! The correct answer was Twinkies
EARLY AMERICA
In 1718 this Texas town was founded by Martin de Alarcon & Father Olivares & named for St. Anthony of Padua
Time's up! The correct answer was San Antonio
DRAMA
Her 1946 play "Another Part of the Forest" is sometimes considered a prequel to "The Little Foxes"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lillian Hellman
BERMUDA SHORTS
Bermuda uses this basic unit of currency
Time's up! The correct answer was the dollar
GIRLS IN SONG
"Went to a dance lookin' for romance, saw" this girl, "so I thought I'd take a chance"
Time's up! The correct answer was Barbara Ann
RHYME TIME
A more obese baseball slugger
Time's up! The correct answer was a fatter batter
HOP ON POP CULTURE
Mark Hamill played the oldest of Dick Van Patten's octet of kids in the pilot but not the series of this show
Time's up! The correct answer was Eight Is Enough
HOMOPHONES
Lies in the sun, or people who live in the Pyrenees
Time's up! The correct answer was basks/Basques
OXYMORONS
The "double" version of this card game for one requires 2 players
Time's up! The correct answer was solitaire
HAMMERS
Paul McCartney said this song "Epitomizes the downfalls in life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Maxwell's Silver Hammer
THE 1990s
On Nov. 5, 1996, this GOP candidate joked, "Tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Dole
TV MOVIES
He played Tony Starr in "Copacabana", which was based on his own hit record
Time's up! The correct answer was Barry Manilow
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s
Elon Musk is now making rockets & electric cars; before that he co-founded & sold this electronic payment system
Time's up! The correct answer was PayPal
MATH TERMS
The term surd refers to irrational numbers like this number's square root, 1.7320508...
Time's up! The correct answer was 3
POLAR EXPLORATION
This South Pole conqueror died trying to rescue Umberto Nobile, who eventually lived to be 93
Time's up! The correct answer was Roald Amundsen
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
Parmesan is named for Parma, & this other grated cheese is named for Italy's capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Romano
POETS' RHYME TIME
Sylvia's tub times
Time's up! The correct answer was Plath's baths
PRESIDENTIAL RHYME TIME
James' egg parts
Time's up! The correct answer was Polk's yolks
LITERARY HOUSES
In the novel by Isabel Allende, Clara del Valle Trueba shares a house with these title entities
Time's up! The correct answer was the Spirits
"CAL" STATE
Using one of these instruments, a doctor can see just how thick-headed you are:
Time's up! The correct answer was Calipers
MESOPOTAMIA
Transcribed in the 1800s, the Behistun Inscription is the Rosetta Stone for this type of writing developed in Mesopotamia
Time's up! The correct answer was cuneiform
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Abingdon, Windsor, Gravesend & Southend-On-Sea are on this European river
Time's up! The correct answer was Thames
TAKE-OFFS
Rafreaky the baboon & a 30-year-old Annie have appeared in this NYC theater spoof that debuted in 1982
Time's up! The correct answer was Forbidden Broadway
RELIGIOUS RHYME TIME
A Latter-Day jury spokesperson
Time's up! The correct answer was a Mormon foreman
GENERAL SCIENCE
This 4-letter neutral compound is produced by the reaction of an acid & a base
Time's up! The correct answer was a salt
NATIVE AMERICAN PLACE NAMES
Laugh all you like but Hiawatha's wife in a poem by Longfellow was named for this Minnesota waterfall
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnehaha
20th CENTURY INVENTION
In 1983 the first U.S. commercial call on one of these was from Chicago to a descendant of Bell in Germany
Time's up! The correct answer was Cellular phone
CELEB STUFF
On March 2, 1977 he made his first "Tonight Show" appearance; on May 25, 1992 he took over as host
Time's up! The correct answer was Jay Leno
JONATHAN SWIFTIES
"Every man desires to live long, but no man would be" this
Time's up! The correct answer was old
AT THE MALL
This "Urban" store is the parent company of Anthropologie
Time's up! The correct answer was Urban Outfitters
MYTHICAL CREATURES
The word "panic" comes from the name of a Greek god who was this type of creature
Time's up! The correct answer was a satyr
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
Jebel Musa, a promontory in this mountain range, is one of the Pillars of Hercules
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlas Mountains
THE 20th CENTURY
In 1974 the military overthrew this African leader who claimed to be descended from Solomon & the Queen of Sheba
Time's up! The correct answer was Haile Selassie
LITERATURE
"A Tale of Two Cities" opens as Dr. Alexander Manette is released after 18 years in this prison
Time's up! The correct answer was The Bastille
ODDS & ENDS
Odds are 1 in 3 that the American spud you're eating was grown in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Idaho
ODDS & ENDS
To make these on your own, cube day-old bread, fry in butter, oil & garlic, then bake
Time's up! The correct answer was croutons
47
You deserve a medal if you know that this element, symbol Ag, is No. 47 on the periodic table
Time's up! The correct answer was silver
WORLD "P"s
Malay or Sinai
Time's up! The correct answer was peninsula
CORAL REEF LIFE
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the USA's first underwater park, is just off the coast of this Florida key
Time's up! The correct answer was Key Largo
AIRLINE TRAVEL
In the seat pocket you'll find the catalog called "Sky" this, with must-haves like a solar-powered patio umbrella
Time's up! The correct answer was Mall
CELEBRITY MARRIAGES
This "Bewitch"ing actress was the 3rd wife of Oscar winner Gig Young
Time's up! The correct answer was Elizabeth Montgomery
PLANT PARENTHOOD
(Sarah of the Clue Crew in the laboratory) A must for any gardener, a soil testing kit is used to take a reading of this level, a measure of acidity
Time's up! The correct answer was pH level
THE FORTUNE 500
Fortune's "Most Likely to Succeed" was this Internet search site at No. 119 with 35 different "buy" ratings
Time's up! The correct answer was Google
NORM!
The dad of this First Gulf War general was a N.J. State Police bigwig & worked the Lindbergh kidnapping case
Time's up! The correct answer was Schwarzkopf
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
In an essay Woolf wrote, "A woman must have money and a" this "of her own... to write fiction"
Time's up! The correct answer was a room of one's own
FOUNTAINS
There are fountains beyond the outfield at the stadium of this Kansas City baseball team
Time's up! The correct answer was Kansas City Royals
LAW ENFORCEMENT
A counter-terrorism program is called "NYPD" this, another term for a police badge
Time's up! The correct answer was Shield
TRADING SPACES
You must take tea before bargaining for a rug at Istanbul's "Grand" one of these trading spaces
Time's up! The correct answer was bazaar
THE BODY WOMAN
Estrogen & progesterone are hormones produced by these glands
Time's up! The correct answer was the ovaries
NOVELISTS
This novelist's youthful voyages provided the basis for such works as "Lord Jim" & "Typhoon"
Time's up! The correct answer was Conrad
CROSSWORD CLUES "R"
A stuffed pasta pocket (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was a ravioli
"HIGH" SCHOOL
Chuck Taylor, from whom Converse named a line of these shoes, was a basketball star of the 1910s
Time's up! The correct answer was high-tops
MY SUITE
"Mars" & "Uranus" are famous works within his 1916 suite "The Planets"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gustav Holst
U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
The "Niagara of the South", this waterfall near Corbin, Kentucky shares its name with a famous "gap"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cumberland
ASTROLOGY
The only moon in our solar system that astrologists say has an influence circles this planet
Time's up! The correct answer was the Earth
RUBY
On Feb. 29, 2004 she won an Oscar for playing a woman named Ruby
Time's up! The correct answer was Renée Zellweger
POLITICAL SLOGANS
He railed against the “do-nothing 80th congress” during his whistle-stop campaign
Time's up! The correct answer was Truman
WONDER DRUGS
Chlorpromazine, aka this, was approved by the FDA in 1954 & became the prototype antipsychotic
Time's up! The correct answer was thorazine
ON BROADWAY: 1970
After 2,844 performances, Broadway said, "So long, dearie" to this musical December 27, 1970
Time's up! The correct answer was Hello, Dolly!
REAL ESTATE
Real estate owned with no claims on it is said to be "free and" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Clear
LET'S CALL TRIPLE "A"
The university environment
Time's up! The correct answer was academia
FROM B TO C
Pompous; overblown
Time's up! The correct answer was bombastic
INTO THE "WOOD"s
A heavyset rodent common in northern North America
Time's up! The correct answer was a woodchuck
MOVIES BY ROLES
1982: Mr. Hand, Stacy Hamilton, Jeff Spicoli
Time's up! The correct answer was Fast Times at Ridgemont High
"D" IN HISTORY
The Vikings founded this city in the mid-800s, probably naming it for a black pool in the river Liffey
Time's up! The correct answer was Dublin
PULL
Word on the 2 buttons that preceded this one: (Curly in a "Three Stooges" clip showing a button marked "Pull")
Time's up! The correct answer was Press
APT ANAGRAMS
It's decorated in December: SEARCH, SET, TRIM
Time's up! The correct answer was Christmas tree
TOUGH MOVIE TRIVIA
Kurt Russell, who later played Elvis, was in the 1963 Elvis film "It Happened" here
Time's up! The correct answer was At the World's Fair
"LAP" DANCE
Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction & Porno for Pyros founded this mega-concert event
Time's up! The correct answer was Lollapalooza
TALK LIKE A BRIT
Of stay in bed, hit someone on the head or rub till it's red, what you do if you cosh
Time's up! The correct answer was hit someone on the head
NURSERY RHYMES
In a counting nursery rhyme, they were "a-courting", "in the kitchen" & "a-waiting"
Time's up! The correct answer was maids
CANDY
Bill Harmsen, who raised horses in Colo., happily founded this candy co. in 1949 to make money during the winter
Time's up! The correct answer was Jolly Rancher
RED SOX IT TO ME
In 1918 he extended his streak of scoreless World Series innings pitched to 29.2 & tied for the most HRs in the league
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe Ruth
SELLERS
Founded in 1957, Dialamerica, Inc. is the USA's largest private company in this type of marketing
Time's up! The correct answer was Telemarketing
"BOO"!
Soft woolen shoes for a baby
Time's up! The correct answer was booties
LOST IN SPACE
Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook's ship
Time's up! The correct answer was Discovery
THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS
When an actress in his "Lifeboat" asked him what her best side was, he said, "My dear, you're sitting on it"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hitchcock
FANTASTIC FILMS
Means by which Jack the Ripper & H.G. Wells get to 1970s San Francisco in "Time After Time"
Time's up! The correct answer was Time Machine
ANATOMY
The pons connects the 2 hemispheres of this part of the brain that regulates balance
Time's up! The correct answer was the cerebellum
TOUGH STUFF
The Span. abbrev. for one of these is ovni (objecto volador no identificado)
Time's up! The correct answer was UFO
DOUBLE MEANINGS
I started to _____ in the hot sun, but I had to grab the _____ out of Ed's belt so he wouldn't score a TD
Time's up! The correct answer was flag
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Athena gave Perseus one of these to use as a mirror against Medusa &, reflecting back, it was a good thing
Time's up! The correct answer was a shield
MUD
This poem set in Mudville was first published in the San Francisco Examiner, in 1888
Time's up! The correct answer was "Casey at the Bat"
ROAMIN' THE WORLD
About two-thirds of this U.K. country's area is in its highlands & islands
Time's up! The correct answer was Scotland
THE KILLERS
This "insect" of a gangster was a real-life hit man for Murder Incorporated in the 1930s & '40s
Time's up! The correct answer was Bugsy Siegel
WINE
Malaga is a sweet dessert wine that originated in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
In Greece, this Eddie Murphy film became "Daddies as Nannies"
Time's up! The correct answer was Daddy Day Care
WORD ORIGINS
From the Latin for "much writing", it's another name for a lie detector test
Time's up! The correct answer was a polygraph
APT ANAGRAMS
It's decorated in December: SEARCH, SET, TRIM
Time's up! The correct answer was Christmas tree
AMERICAN INDIANS
A woman claiming to be this Lewis & Clark companion died in 1884; she would have been about 100
Time's up! The correct answer was Sacagawea
NAME THE OPERA
(Audio clip in Italian from opera about clowns)
Time's up! The correct answer was "Pagliacci"
WORD ORIGINS
The name of this bread spread goes all the way back to bous, a Greek word for "cow"
Time's up! The correct answer was butter
STATE SUPERLATIVES
Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it's also home to the Mayo Clinic
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota
REALLY BIG
With its supporting roots & trunks, a single one of these trees in India covers some 3 acres
Time's up! The correct answer was Banyan
WHO'S THE MRS.?
Mrs. Blake Edwards
Time's up! The correct answer was Julie Andrews
ANAGRAMMED BIRDS
A big African: to Chris
Time's up! The correct answer was ostrich
MAGAZINES
In 1990, he became editor-in-chief of his late father's namesake business magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was Steve Forbes
THE "X" FILES
A percussion instrument played with small mallets
Time's up! The correct answer was Xylophone
20th CENTURY QUOTES
A governor, 1963: "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!"
Time's up! The correct answer was George Wallace
47
The heavenly strains of the concert grand pedal type of this instrument come from its 47 strings
Time's up! The correct answer was a harp
"V" HAVE MAPS
Prussian Baron Friedrich von Steuben arrived at this location in the winter of 1778 to train American troops
Time's up! The correct answer was Valley Forge
VERMONTERS
George Franklin Edmunds wrote most of this antitrust act of 1890
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sherman
MORTAL MATTERS
When Dallas sent out this annual tax form to 13,000 city employees, it marked them dead
Time's up! The correct answer was W-2
MUSICAL TRAINS
This "Modern Girl" first hit the Billboard Top 10 with "Morning Train (Nine To Five)"
Time's up! The correct answer was Easton
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
Go "strait" to this port & visit St. Paul's Church where St. Francis Xavier's body was held until moved to India
Time's up! The correct answer was Malacca
FICTION
This 1937 mystery was written at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan
Time's up! The correct answer was "Death on the Nile"
COLONIAL ARTS
James Alexander, whose doggerel contributed to this publisher's arrest, helped defend him as a lawyer
Time's up! The correct answer was Zenger
HISTORIC DATES
The accident of April 25-26, 1986 at this facility was caused by a poorly designed experiment at its reactor unit 4
Time's up! The correct answer was Chernobyl
THE ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN
Attempts on the lives of VP Andrew Johnson & this Secretary of State were also part of the plot
Time's up! The correct answer was Seward
THE ROMANOV DYNASTY
One bio of this "Great" czar says he carried dental instruments around with him because he loved to pull teeth
Time's up! The correct answer was Peter the Great
JULY
A July 17, 1917 royal proclamation changed the name of the British royal family to this, like a castle
Time's up! The correct answer was Windsor
I SERVED IN HIS CABINET
Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Truman
SHAKESPEARE
Laertes' first line in this play is "Dread my lord, your leave and favour to return to France"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
THE STAR'S TV SHOW & MOVIE
"Sex and the City", "Sex and the City" (& "Did you Hear About the Morgans?")
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah Jessica Parker
SCIENCE GUYS
At the Pantheon in Paris in 1851, he demonstrated the Earth's rotation using his famous pendulum
Time's up! The correct answer was Michel Foucault
WHAT AILS YOU?
Outbreaks of this form of food poisoning are often the result of improper home canning
Time's up! The correct answer was Botulism
OCCUPATION HAZARDS
He has to listen to his wheels going round, round, round all day & may get a paper cut from a transfer
Time's up! The correct answer was bus driver
SPEECH! SPEECH!
Nicholas Butler told Columbia grads, "An expert is one who knows more and more about" this and this
Time's up! The correct answer was less and less
BALLS
A target ball called a "pallino" is thrown first in this Italian ball game
Time's up! The correct answer was bocce
I'M GOING "INN"
2-word term for a tuxedo
Time's up! The correct answer was dinner jacket
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
Its original purpose was to insure people on journeys
Time's up! The correct answer was Travelers
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
Your vulnerability might be compared to this body part of an ancient Greek hero who killed Hector
Time's up! The correct answer was an Achilles' heel
MR. OR MS. WILLIAMS
"The Hillbilly Shakespeare" is one nickname of this legendary singer
Time's up! The correct answer was Hank Williams, Sr.
PLAYWRIGHTS
Critic Walter Kerr called this man's "Camino Real" "The worst play yet written by the best playwright of his generation"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee Williams
PUSH BY SAFIRE
William Safire won this prize in 1978 "For Commentary on the Bert Lance Affair" ("Affair" being Lance's banking practices)
Time's up! The correct answer was the Pulitzer
FIRE!
The first successful print of this future partner of James Ives was of a fire in Manhattan
Time's up! The correct answer was Currier
AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
"Voyage of the Beagle"
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Darwin
RELIGIOUS RHYME TIME
Society of Friends' parcels of land
Time's up! The correct answer was Quakers' acres
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
The Tokaido Shinkansen, known by this "weapon" name, can hit 185 mph
Time's up! The correct answer was the bullet train
THE USA
This river forms most of the boundary between Georgia & South Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Savannah River
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
Parents of infants must learn to deal with these, from the medieval Greek "diaspros", or "pure white"
Time's up! The correct answer was Diapers
MOVIES & TV
Time magazine said this 2003 Pixar film was "the ultimate fish-out-of-water story"
Time's up! The correct answer was Finding Nemo
LESSER-KNOWN MUSICALS
"Comin' Uptown" moved this classic tale to Harlem; it starred Gregory Hines as a slumlord named Scrooge
Time's up! The correct answer was A Christmas Carol
THE MIDDLE AGES
Eleanor of Aquitaine accompanied her 1st husband, King Louis VII, on the 2nd one of these in 1147
Time's up! The correct answer was Crusades
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
Mrs. Nixon's floor pads for gymnastics
Time's up! The correct answer was Pat's mats
THE TITANIC
The first warning of the iceberg came at 11:40 P.M. from Fred Fleet, the lookout in this platform high above the deck
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Time's up! The correct answer was the crow's nest
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SCIENCE GUYS
He was doing research on influenza when he accidentally discovered penicillin
Time's up! The correct answer was Alexander Fleming
CROSSWORD CLUES "B"
Mr. Bumble's occupation in "Oliver Twist" (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was beadle
THE EMERALD ISLE
At about 230 miles, it's not only the longest river in Ireland, it's the longest in the British Isles
Time's up! The correct answer was the River Shannon
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
In the third film of this title guy's animated series, Fiona's planned attack on 2 tree/ guards doesn't make them happy
Time's up! The correct answer was Shrek
FOOD
They're the two common vegetables in the English dish bubble & squeak
Time's up! The correct answer was potato & cabbage
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
The Einheriar were the dead warriors the Valkyries picked up & brought back to this hall where they were revived
Time's up! The correct answer was Valhalla
SPOOKS
Cuban refugee Antonio Prohias drew this MAD Magazine comic strip for 29 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Spy vs. Spy
"EVER"S
Chris Rock narrated this show, loosely based on his childhood
Time's up! The correct answer was Everybody Hates Chris
1994 FILMS
Containing the hit "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", it was Disney's first animated feature not based on an existing story
Time's up! The correct answer was The Lion King
NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES
The November 25, 1963 front page read, this man "Shot To Death In Jail Corridor By A Dallas Citizen"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lee Harvey Oswald
LEGAL "E"s
In English law, it's a title above a gentleman & below a knight; in the U.S., it's usually added to the name of an attorney
Time's up! The correct answer was esquire
THE BIBLE
While carting this, Uzza touched it to right it after the oxen stumbled, & the Lord smote him
Time's up! The correct answer was The Ark of the Covenant
FEMINISM
Of 76, 86 or 96 cents, what U.S. women working full-time earn for every dollar their male counterparts make
Time's up! The correct answer was 76 cents
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
Open an atlas & discover that the Atlas Mountains traverse the length of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Morocco
AMERICAN HISTORY
It became a U.S. territory in 1900 & a state 59 years later
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS
Polonius uses the word "outbreak" about Laertes' fiery mind, not this title character
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
A WHITE CATEGORY
This black & white dairy cow originated in an area of Holland
Time's up! The correct answer was Holstein
"KEY"s
This type of private establishment admits only members & their guests
Time's up! The correct answer was a key club
THIS IS JEOPARDY!
In 1984, he made the music video "I Lost On Jeopardy"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Weird Al" Yankovic
ODDS & ENDS
Using beeswax, olive oil, rose petals & water, Galen invented this skin cleanser with a "frigid" name c. 200 A.D.
Time's up! The correct answer was cold cream
RHYME TIME
An intelligent beginning
Time's up! The correct answer was a smart start
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
A sports team member who sees many women at once fits 2 definitions of this word
Time's up! The correct answer was Player
BETTER KNOWN AS...
Archibald Leach
Time's up! The correct answer was Cary Grant
BUGS
Also known as a devil's darning needle, it may have as many as 28,000 lenses in its compound eyes
Time's up! The correct answer was Dragonfly
LSU
In terms of enrollment LSU's largest campus is in this capital city
Time's up! The correct answer was Baton Rouge
A REALLY BIG CATEGORY
Until it met disaster in 1912, it was the largest & most luxurious passenger ship afloat
Time's up! The correct answer was Titanic
TELEVISION
"Matlock" & "Designing Women" were both set in this state capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlanta
ON THE "WAR"PATH
In response to NATO, Eastern European nations including Poland & the USSR signed this 1955 treaty
Time's up! The correct answer was the Warsaw Pact
TRANSPORTATION
On December 11, 1967 it was removed from the British registry & turned over to the city of Long Beach, California
Time's up! The correct answer was the Queen Mary
BIOPIC-NIC
1992: Jack Nicholson as this labor leader
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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
Movie in which Axel Foley asks, "where ...you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills Cop
STATE OF THE UNION
When Jimi Hendrix played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock, he was strumming in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was New York
THE KIDS LOVE THAT ROCK & ROLL
Of King Ad Rock, Thugmuffin C, MCA or Mike D, the one who's not a member of the Beastie Boys
Time's up! The correct answer was Thugmuffin C
NOVELS OF THE PAST
In Barry Unsworth's "The Songs of the Kings", the Greek fleet bound for here is trapped by unfavorable winds
Time's up! The correct answer was Troy
ON THE MOVE
This U.S. city has more miles of subway than any other subway system in the Western Hemisphere
Time's up! The correct answer was New York City
THAT'S SO '90s
His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British P.M. & an IRA leader in 76 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Tony Blair
INSTRUMENT ETYMOLOGY
From the Latin for "clear" comes the name for this woodwind instrument
Time's up! The correct answer was clarinet
QUOTATIONS
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori", wrote Horace, "It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for" this
Time's up! The correct answer was one's country
FARAWAY PLACES
To get from Africa to Arabia, you cross (or part) this sea that has a colorful name
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Sea
FROM THE FRENCH
This light tannish color gets its name from the French for "raw", as in raw vegetables
Time's up! The correct answer was ecru
PEOPLE
M.C. Hammer earned his nickname from his resemblance to this "Hammerin'" home run king
Time's up! The correct answer was Hank Aaron
CLASSIC DISNEY FILMS
Much of the music for this 1959 film, including the song "Once Upon A Dream" was adapted from an 1890 ballet
Time's up! The correct answer was Sleeping Beauty
SPORTS TRIVIA
The French Open tennis tournament is played on courts of this color clay
Time's up! The correct answer was Red
JUBAL EARLY
In July 1864, Early & his troops threatened this city & were later criticized for not taking it
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington, D.C.
JUBAL EARLY
Before the Civil War, Early had garrison duty in the Mexican War under this man, "Old Rough and Ready"
Time's up! The correct answer was Zachary Taylor
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
Reza Khan, born in Iran in 1878, & his son were these for a combined 54 years
Time's up! The correct answer was shahs
TOP O' THE CHARTS
In 1991 this heartthrob took Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" back to the top spot
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael Bolton
YOUR NEW CLASS SCHEDULE
Home ec.: Make this breakfast dish of battered & fried bread, called pain perdu in France
Time's up! The correct answer was French toast
A FLY CATEGORY
These BF Goodrich sneakers were said to make you "run faster and jump higher"
Time's up! The correct answer was PF Flyers
SPORTS OF THE FEMALE OLYMPIANS
Lisa Fernandez, Jennie Finch & their 7 teammates on the field
Time's up! The correct answer was softball
BRAZILIAN WORDS & PHRASES
Forget about him, he met someone down at Ipanema Beach & now he's "apaixonado", this condition
Time's up! The correct answer was in love
MYTHICAL CREATURES
This winged creature sprang from the blood of Medusa after Perseus beheaded her
Time's up! The correct answer was Pegasus
"ANT" INFESTATION
From the Latin for "delight", this is someone who takes delight in dabbling in the arts
Time's up! The correct answer was dilettante
SEE THE USA
It was almost named "Texas Under 6 Flags", but someone said "Texas ain't never been under nothin'!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Six Flags Over Texas
FOR THE FASHIONISTA
Of Elie Saab, Elie Saturn or Elie Subaru, the one who designed the gown Halle Berry wore when she won her Oscar
Time's up! The correct answer was Elie Saab
GETTING TICKED OFF
In "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson", this author wrote, "When angry, count four; when very angry, swear"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Twain
HISTORY
Karl led the first of these Marxist organizational efforts; the second one began in 1889
Time's up! The correct answer was the International
NO. 1 QUESTIONS
In this 1960 hit, Elvis wondered if you're "sorry we drifted apart"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
MONEY SLANG
When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it's all about the first name, pluralized
Time's up! The correct answer was the Benjamins
HAVE A WHISKEY
Whiskey is usually about 40% alcohol, which is equal to this number in proof
Time's up! The correct answer was 80
EXPORTS
In ancient times, the most famous export of the Phoenician town of Byblos to Greece was this material
Time's up! The correct answer was papyrus
POTPOURRI
Some think this Irving Berlin song should replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem -- it's easier to sing
Time's up! The correct answer was "God Bless America"
THE MELBOURNE OLYMPICS, 1956
Teams were pulling out left & right, some in protest of the Soviet invasion of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Hungary
ASTRONOMY ADD A LETTER
Add this letter to Earth & you get a scarcity
Time's up! The correct answer was D
PARENT & CHILD NOBEL WINNERS
Ulf von Euler won in 1970; dad Hans von Euler-Chelpin won for his work on the role of enzymes in this process in sugar
Time's up! The correct answer was fermentation
PRESIDENTIAL RHYME TIME
Tyler's conducting sticks
Time's up! The correct answer was John's batons
BESTSELLERS
This NPR guy make list with "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
Time's up! The correct answer was David Sedaris
FOR THE FASHIONISTA
Of Elie Saab, Elie Saturn or Elie Subaru, the one who designed the gown Halle Berry wore when she won her Oscar
Time's up! The correct answer was Elie Saab
AMERICANS IN PARIS
Sherwood Anderson & Ernest Hemingway were among the expatriate writers who hung out at her Paris salon
Time's up! The correct answer was Gertrude Stein
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
You're keeping up with the Joneses if you name this producer of "Thriller" who was born in Chicago in 1933
Time's up! The correct answer was Quincy Jones
ANNUAL EVENTS
The Tanglewood Music Festival is a summer highlight in Lenox in this New England state
Time's up! The correct answer was Massachusetts
HISTORY
Because his proposals for constitutional change were defeated, this French president resigned in 1969
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles de Gaulle
THE BIG BANGLADESH
About two-thirds of all Bangladeshis work in agriculture, mostly farming this product
Time's up! The correct answer was rice
WORLD LEADERS
Lee Myung-Bak is its head of state; he makes the news a bit less often than his counterpart to the north
Time's up! The correct answer was South Korea
MAGICAL MOUSE-TERY TOUR
Itchy (the mouse) & Scratchy (the cat) starred in "Skinless in Seattle" on a show within this Fox show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Simpsons
ART & ARTISTS
Andre Breton anagrammed this surrealist's name as "Avida Dollars"
Time's up! The correct answer was Salvador Dali
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
Color of your face when you've done something irredeemable
Time's up! The correct answer was Red
REEL MOTHERS
Billy Crystal is meant to kill Danny DeVito's mother according to DeVito's plan in this 1987 comedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Throw Momma From The Train
MY PLACE?
The introduction to "The Song of Hiawatha" mentions "the curling smoke of" these dwellings
Time's up! The correct answer was wigwams
HOMOPHONES
A native of Copenhagen, or to stoop to do something
Time's up! The correct answer was dane/deign
SPOOKS
Teddy Roosevelt's grandson, CIA man Kermit, kept the Shah of this country on his throne in 1953
Time's up! The correct answer was Iran
I'M "L__X"
From Middle High German, this Yiddish word means "salmon"
Time's up! The correct answer was lox
ANIMAL PLANET
Useful in long-term avian study, it's the placing of metal identification tags on the legs of wild birds
Time's up! The correct answer was Banding
18th CENTURY AMERICANS
In "The Federalist" No. 51, this future president put forth an argument for the separation of powers
Time's up! The correct answer was James Madison
THE FUNNIES
Jon is this cat's master; Odie is his dog friend
Time's up! The correct answer was Garfield
"SUPER"
This person is in charge of repairs & maintenance at an apartment building
Time's up! The correct answer was superintendent
LIFE SCIENCE
In colenterates like jellyfish, the cavity called the coelenteron has an opening called this--don't get too complex
Time's up! The correct answer was a mouth
JUBAL EARLY
Before the Civil War, Early had garrison duty in the Mexican War under this man, "Old Rough and Ready"
Time's up! The correct answer was Zachary Taylor
"T" TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Hawthorne's college classmate Horatio Bridge paid for the publication of this collection of "Tales"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Twice-Told Tales"
ALL MY Xs
Without getting a tic-tac-toe on "Hollywood Squares" you could still win a game with this many Xs
Time's up! The correct answer was 5
PLACES
A building for religious veneration, or the L.A. auditorium that hosted 1997's Academy Awards
Time's up! The correct answer was shrine
U.S. PRESIDENTS
He was the only U.S. president to die in the 18th century
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
TINKER
In November 2008 she opened up Pixie Hollow, located at the edge of Tomorrowland
Time's up! The correct answer was Tinkerbell
THEY'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANY MORE
This Kansan made her last known take-off from New Guinea; if you find out where she is, let us know
Time's up! The correct answer was Amelia Earhart
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH
The name of a popular Southern liquor brand, it's also the state game bird of Alabama
Time's up! The correct answer was Wild Turkey
WOOD & WIND
In this Herman Wouk tale, Pug Henry is an advisor to FDR prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Time's up! The correct answer was The Winds of War
IT'S SANDY!
This TV "Funny Face" did a 5-minute workout video in 1990 for people without a lot of time to exercise
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandy Duncan
ETIQUETTE
The most formal evening wear is this color "tie", but black tie is much more popular
Time's up! The correct answer was white tie
IT BORDERS INDIA
This nation to India's north is also the only other nation with a Hindu population of more than 80%
Time's up! The correct answer was Nepal
AWARDS
Richard Pryor was the first recipient of a Kennedy Center humorists' prize named for this American author
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Twain
ANIMATED FILMS
Pop star Tiffany provided the voice of Judy for this film about a space-age family
Time's up! The correct answer was The Jetsons
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
ABBA: "You are the dancing queen, young & sweet, only ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was 17
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS
The Elder, 1766-1768; The Younger, 1783-1801, 1804-1806
Time's up! The correct answer was William Pitt
GOLD RUSH
The Black Hills Gold Rush of 1874 spilled over into territory claimed by this Native American tribe
Time's up! The correct answer was Sioux
DIALING FOR DIALECTS
Aeolic, spoken in ancient times, was a dialect of this
Time's up! The correct answer was Ancient Greek
CHAD IS RAD
Refugees from the neighboring Darfur region of this country have fled into eastern Chad
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sudan
ARCHITECTURE
This 6-letter part of a house is also called an eaves trough
Time's up! The correct answer was gutter
FATHER'S IN LAW
Father learned about the quaint problems of the poor at Chicago's "Edwin F. Mandel" this type of "Clinic"
Time's up! The correct answer was legal aid
ROAMIN' THE WORLD
In 1991 the Yanomami tribe in this country was awarded a reserve 3 times the size of Belgium
Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil
"YN"
A bird of the family Sturnidae, capable of mimicking human speech
Time's up! The correct answer was a mynah
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
Perkins & Stafford Loans & Pell Grants are for these people
Time's up! The correct answer was college students
GRAPES
In an Aesop fable, this animal decides the grapes he can't reach must therefore be sour
Time's up! The correct answer was a fox
CONVENTIONS
In the film "Chasing Amy", boy meets girl at a convention for artists & fans of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Comic books
NOT A POPE
Dominicus I, Honorius I, Innocent I
Time's up! The correct answer was Dominicus I
CANALS
In 1825 the Seneca Chief became the first boat to traverse the length of this canal, reaching NYC on Nov. 4
Time's up! The correct answer was the Erie Canal
HISTORY
In a 1778 treaty, the U.S. and France granted each other this commerce "status"
Time's up! The correct answer was most favored nation
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
It "Becomes Electra" (8)
Time's up! The correct answer was Mourning
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
Sit down in this chair with an X-shaped frame & a canvas seat, perfect for yelling, "Quiet on the set!"
Time's up! The correct answer was a director's chair
LEVITICUS
God bans mean pranks in 19:14, "Thou shalt not... put a stumbling block before" these people
Time's up! The correct answer was The blind
"B" IN GEOGRAPHY
One of the newer large cities in the world, it's located in the central plateau of Brazil
Time's up! The correct answer was Brasilia
BRANDO
Terry Malloy, who could've been a contender
Time's up! The correct answer was On the Waterfront
WORLD FACTS
The lowest river in the world, it's revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike
Time's up! The correct answer was The River Jordan
PRIMETIME TV REUNIONS
1987: "Return to Dodge"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gunsmoke
MINORITY REPORT
In his first major case as Chief Justice, he found himself in the minority in 2006 as Oregon assisted suicide was okayed
Time's up! The correct answer was John Roberts
THE CIVIL WAR
1 of the 3 men whom Lincoln defeated in the 1860 presidential election
Time's up! The correct answer was Breckenridge
QUOTATIONS
Antoine de Rivarol said, "What is not clear is not" this language
Time's up! The correct answer was French
THE ENGLISH BEAT
In 1964 a Shakespeare center was opened on Henley Street in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Stratford-upon-Avon
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
This philosophical movement holds that the truth value of a proposition lies in its practicality
Time's up! The correct answer was pragmatism
TV CHARACTERS
Dozens of web sites are devoted to picking on this Sheryl Leach creation who only gives love
Time's up! The correct answer was Barney
CAESAR
AKA the Flavian Amphitheatre, this ancient structure was begun by the Roman emperor Vespasian around 72 A.D.
Time's up! The correct answer was the Colosseum
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTS
In this largest country, comrades left & right enjoy coulibiac, a pie made with the spinal marrow of the sturgeon
Time's up! The correct answer was Russia
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
The wolf in the Capitoline Wolf statue may be Etruscan; these 2 babies she's suckling were added around 1509
Time's up! The correct answer was Romulus & Remus
FOUND
Fritz & Laura Perls founded this school of psychotherapy, from German for "form"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gestalt
DEATH BY...
An overdose of barbiturates, August 5, 1962, at her L.A. home
Time's up! The correct answer was Marilyn Monroe
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
This Tulsa, Oklahoma school's athletic teams are called the Golden Eagles, not the Evangelists
Time's up! The correct answer was Oral Roberts University
DOUBLE LETTERS
This Anglo-Saxon kingdom east of Cornwall was probably founded in the 6th century by Prince Cerdic & his son Cynric
Time's up! The correct answer was Wessex
I DID IT NORWAY
Norwegian poet Arne Garborg pushed for a literary language based on this "old" one of sagas & eddas
Time's up! The correct answer was Old Norse
THE 23rd PSALM
These 2 items, "they comfort me"
Time's up! The correct answer was rod & staff
CROSSWORD CLUES "G"
Thank You, in Tampico (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was Gracias
GETTING TICKED ON
A brown tick named for this pet has the rare ability to complete its life cycle indoors
Time's up! The correct answer was dog
CROSSWORD CLUES "E"
Mistaken (9)
Time's up! The correct answer was erroneous
ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS
It's an abbreviation for Grand Prix auto racing
Time's up! The correct answer was F1
SHAMANISM ON YOU
Shamans on this Southeast Asian peninsula, also called the Kra Peninsula, use quartz crystals for healing
Time's up! The correct answer was the Malay Peninsula
BASEBALL HISTORY
To injure opposing players, Ty Cobb was said to sharpen these
Time's up! The correct answer was his spikes
BASIC SCIENCE
At last count, this planet in our solar system had 63 known moons
Time's up! The correct answer was Jupiter
YOUNG WOMEN OF TODAY
Though her name means "wolf", this basketball star was another canine in college -- a U. Conn. Husky
Time's up! The correct answer was Rebecca Lobo
THE CAT
Most felines have 30 of these (including the canines)
Time's up! The correct answer was Teeth
"GENERAL" JOB INFORMATION
It's the rank just below (the very model of a modern) major general
Time's up! The correct answer was brigadier general
TAKE A GUESS
Armenia is bordered by this other "A" country on the East & on the Southwest
Time's up! The correct answer was Azerbaijan
JULY
On July 20, 1861 the Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in this Virginia city
Time's up! The correct answer was Richmond
TAINTED GOV
Elected to the Senate in 1930, he refused to resign as Louisiana's gov. until '32, when his handpicked crony got the gig
Time's up! The correct answer was Huey Long
RHYME TIME FOOD & DRINK
A malt beverage like O'Doul's with little or no alcohol
Time's up! The correct answer was near beer
HIT TUNES
"Angel", "Building A Mystery"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah McLachlan
CHEKHOV, PLEASE
An 1888 collection of Chekhov's stories won him the prize named for this writer & compatriot
Time's up! The correct answer was Pushkin
HISTORIC NAMES
In 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem became the first president of this country that no longer exists
Time's up! The correct answer was South Vietnam
AUTHORS
A member of the Algonquin Round Table, this petite brunette wrote a story called "Big Blonde"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dorothy Parker
PEOPLE
She owns the St. Louis Rams
Time's up! The correct answer was Georgia Frontiere
RHYME TIME
Written text of a movie about an underground burial chamber
Time's up! The correct answer was a crypt script
HOW DO YOU...
Dial 011-33-1 & a local number, say "Pourrais-je parler a M. Chirac?"
Time's up! The correct answer was call the president of France
DOWN AT THE OLD FACTORY
Company that ran the Hawk-Eye Works in Rochester, N.Y.
Time's up! The correct answer was Kodak
HITCHCOCK
John Dall & Farley Granger strangle a college friend just for thrills in this, Hitch's first color film
Time's up! The correct answer was Rope
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
Put the bite on this word from 1975, any one of the front cutting teeth
Time's up! The correct answer was I-N-C-I-S-O-R
WORLD HISTORY
On May 9, 1946 this country's King Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his son Umberto
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
THAT'S SOME NERVE
A knock to the ulnar nerve at the bend of the elbow, which we call this, causes that weird tingling sensation
Time's up! The correct answer was the funny bone
BALLS
A target ball called a "pallino" is thrown first in this Italian ball game
Time's up! The correct answer was bocce
GIVE ME AN "A"!
Wow! In 2002 a "supercolony" of billions of these was discovered stretching across several countries in Europe
Time's up! The correct answer was ants
HOME, SWEET HOME
As a bachelor in the 1970s, Prince Charles romanced Camilla at Broadlands, the home of this lord, his great-uncle
Time's up! The correct answer was Mountbatten
WHO IS THEON OF SMYRNA?
Like Ptolemy, about whom he wrote, Theon placed this body in the center of the cosmos
Time's up! The correct answer was Earth
YOUNG ABE LINCOLN
Among the books read by Lincoln as a youngster were "Robinson Crusoe", "Aesop's Fables", & Mason Weems' "Life of" this man
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington
NUTRITION
The flavonoids in this may help prevent heart disease, so a "kiss" a day may keep the cardiologist away
Time's up! The correct answer was chocolate
"NIGHT"
Get to the Bottom of this Shakespeare play, published in 1600
Time's up! The correct answer was A Midsummer Night's Dream
DRAMA QUEENS
In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx
Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra
"O"PERA
Titania & Puck play a part in the Carl Maria Von Weber opera named for this king of the fairies
Time's up! The correct answer was Oberon
MUD
In 1999 scientists found the remains of one of these giant creatures embedded in the frozen mud in Siberia
Time's up! The correct answer was mammoth
WORLD HISTORY
In 1864 Austria & Prussia went to war with Denmark, winning Schleswig & this duchy
Time's up! The correct answer was Holstein
WORLD RELIGION
Meaning "sign of God", it's the title of a Shi'ite Muslim scholar & leader
Time's up! The correct answer was Ayatollah
CHANTED
This musical instrument consists of a chanter, several drones & an air sack
Time's up! The correct answer was a bagpipe
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT
In the 1800s this Frenchman also developed a musical notation system for blind musicians
Time's up! The correct answer was Louis Braille
ENGLISH LITERATURE
This James Joyce work is a dream sequence in the minds of the Earwicker family
Time's up! The correct answer was "Finnegans Wake"
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
On Earth, it's the major force responsible for the weight of a body
Time's up! The correct answer was gravity
TELEPHONE HISTORY
As of July 1, 1968 you could dial this 3-digit number in New York City & get the police
Time's up! The correct answer was 911
AUTHORS
He claimed that as a Pinkerton detective, he had worked the Fatty Arbuckle & Nicky Arnstein cases
Time's up! The correct answer was Dashiell Hammett
& HONEY
& Honey, while you're up, can you grab my copy of "Caligula" by this French-Algerian author? He's so existential
Time's up! The correct answer was Camus
PLANT PARENTHOOD
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in the laboratory) Any glass or plastic container can be used to build one of these self-contained indoor gardens
Time's up! The correct answer was terrariums
SCIENCE GUYS
In 1610 this Italian made his biggest discovery: the 4 largest moons of Jupiter
Time's up! The correct answer was Galileo
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
Someone compared to this Aesop kid has lied so many times no one believes him even when he's telling the truth
Time's up! The correct answer was the boy who cried wolf
THEN THERE'S MAUVE
Not much mauve but lots of gray in the paintings of Anton Mauve, a member of The Hague school in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was the Netherlands
"L.B."s
Even before Thomas Edison, Sir Joseph Wilson Swan was aglow with his invention of this
Time's up! The correct answer was light bulb
TRAVEL & TOURISM
You can spend the night in a Victorian style railroad car at the Choo Choo Hilton in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Chattanooga
BESTSELLERS
A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled "Love at" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Stake
MASTER OF PUPPETS
Named for its early 19th century creator, bunraku is the traditional puppet theater of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
NONFICTION PULITZER WINNERS
2007's winner, "The Looming Tower" is subtitled this terrorist group "and the Road to 9/11"
Time's up! The correct answer was al-Qaeda
EU, THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Schengen Agreement removes any controls at these between most EU neighbors
Time's up! The correct answer was national borders
FATHER'S IN LAW
Father was quite the cutup in Prof. Charles Fried's class at this Massachusetts law school founded in 1817
Time's up! The correct answer was Harvard
CIVIL WAR LITERATURE
Henry Fleming shares a tent with a loud soldier & a tall soldier in this Stephen Crane novel
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Red Badge of Courage"
SWEET TREATS
This almost cube-shaped candy was named for the developer's granddaughter, a "hefty" baby
Time's up! The correct answer was Chunky
PSYCHOLOGY
In the psychology of learning, it’s “the retention of association”; in “Cats”, it’s a showstopping song
Time's up! The correct answer was memory
WHEN IN ROME?
Mussolini becomes prime minister: this decade
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1920s
THE CIA
Much of the intelligence evaluation & planning is done at the CIA's HQ in this Virginia locale
Time's up! The correct answer was Langley
PHYSICS 101
The area of physics divided into statics & dynamics or the guys replacing your head gasket
Time's up! The correct answer was mechanics
"P.B."
In New Orleans a hero sandwich is called this
Time's up! The correct answer was po boy
THE LENIN CLOSET
Lenin met his wife Nadezhda while exiled here
Time's up! The correct answer was Siberia
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element
Time's up! The correct answer was IBM
NURSERY RHYMES
While "January brings the snow", "may brings flocks of pretty" these, "skipping by their fleecy dams"
Time's up! The correct answer was lambs
FATHERS-IN-LAW
Daniel Day-Lewis' was this dramatist
Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur Miller
ANATOMY
A ringlike muscle called the pyloric sphincter lies at the end of this, leading into the duodenum
Time's up! The correct answer was the stomach
SYMPHONIES ON FILM
In 1998's "Serengeti Symphony", the title nature reserve in this country is shown with only music & natural sound
Time's up! The correct answer was Tanzania
TRANSPORTATION
On December 11, 1967 it was removed from the British registry & turned over to the city of Long Beach, California
Time's up! The correct answer was the Queen Mary
CHAIRS
A collapsible chair intended for outdoor use, especially aboard a ship
Time's up! The correct answer was Deck Chair
EARTH
Heat rising from within the Earth is mostly from this type of decay of elements like uranium & thorium
Time's up! The correct answer was radioactive decay
HOMETOWNS
Ingrid Bergman
Time's up! The correct answer was Stockholm
SONGS
A standard song says of this "fickle friend", it "came blowin' in from across the sea"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Summer Wind"
THE NEW TESTAMENT
In Luke he is quoted as saying, "I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pilate
WORLD CITIES
Construction began on this German city's Gothic cathedral near the Rhine in 1248 & lasted 632 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Cologne
RICH & FAMOUS
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns this Portland sports team
Time's up! The correct answer was Portland Trail Blazers
NUTRITION
It's good to break a little this between friends--it supplies carbs & fiber
Time's up! The correct answer was bread
VIETNAM
Vietnam's narrowest point, about 30 miles, is just north of this port city where U.S. troops landed in 1965
Time's up! The correct answer was Da Nang
WARNER BROS.
In May 1999 her Warners talk show was hit with a $2.5 million judgment after one guest killed another
Time's up! The correct answer was Jenny Jones
WOMEN'S FIRSTS
Frances Perkins became the first woman cabinet member when FDR put her to work in this post
Time's up! The correct answer was Secretary of Labor
CROSSWORD CLUES "J"
Belligerent nationalist (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was jingo
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
In 1994 this show about a carnival barker won 5 Tonys, including Best Musical Revival
Time's up! The correct answer was "Carousel"
5-LETTER WORDS
Soup's on! & we need this long-handled spoon or scoop to serve it
Time's up! The correct answer was ladle
CARBON CREDITS
AKA black lead, this form of carbon has a greasy feel & is used in making lubricants
Time's up! The correct answer was graphite
COUNTIES BY STATE
McClain, McCurtain, Muskogee
Time's up! The correct answer was Oklahoma
FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
He was the Democratic presidential frontrunner in 1987 until his "Monkey Business" did him in
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Hart
THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY
Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Belmopan
Time's up! The correct answer was Belmopan
ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN
"By the time" this work "is over, fate has been trampled underfoot by triumphant music"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Fifth Symphony
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
"In 1997, the House (of Reps.) voted to reprimand him... It marked the first time the House had reprimanded a Speaker"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gingrich
TREES
Of the Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge, or the Tree of Righteousness, the 1 forbidden to Adam
Time's up! The correct answer was Knowledge
NAME THE OPERA
(Audio clip in Italian from opera about clowns)
Time's up! The correct answer was "Pagliacci"
ANAGRAMMED STATE CAPITALS
Any lab
Time's up! The correct answer was Albany
GENERAL SCIENCE
This 4-letter neutral compound is produced by the reaction of an acid & a base
Time's up! The correct answer was a salt