1 messages · Page 53 of 1
leaden abyssBOT
ART
This Chinese dynasty that reigned from 1368 to 1644 was known for beautiful vases
Time's up! The correct answer was Ming
THIS CATEGORY STINKS!
It's the Belgian province bordering the Netherlands that's famous for originating a smelly cheese
Time's up! The correct answer was Limburgh
WORD"Z"
It's true! This city, the first colonial post in Mexico, was founded by Hernando Cortes in 1519
Time's up! The correct answer was Veracruz
RODENTS
A S. Am. delicacy, this water-dwelling herbivore was declared a fish by the Vatican so it could be eaten during Lent
Time's up! The correct answer was a capybara
NAME THE FILM
1939: "I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Wizard Of Oz
BACK IN 1906
In 1906 there were 90 of these; nearly two-thirds of them were Republican
Time's up! The correct answer was senators
APT ANAGRAMS
It's decorated in December: SEARCH, SET, TRIM
Time's up! The correct answer was Christmas tree
VEGAS, BABY
The European playground seen here, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Monte Carlo
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
I'M GOING "INN"
2-word term for a tuxedo
Time's up! The correct answer was dinner jacket
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MOVIES
Holly Hunter played it: "The _____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Piano
THE "FIRST" STATE
Ryan Howard's day job with the Phillies
Time's up! The correct answer was first baseman
NATURE
Sausage trees, found in Africa, are pollinated by these flying mammals
Time's up! The correct answer was bats
WEBSITES
"Sari Says" is an advice column in the online version of this teen magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was Teen People
THE ROLLING STONES
I can't get none, but with this song the Rolling Stones had their first U.S. No. 1 hit
Time's up! The correct answer was "Satisfaction"
U.S. CITIES
Located in this city's Garden District, Commander's Palace features a jazz brunch on weekends
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
THE "UNDER" WORLD
Vegetation growing beneath the trees in a forest
Time's up! The correct answer was underbrush
THE SPACE RACE
Sputnik was the Soviet's 1st satellite, while this was ours
Time's up! The correct answer was Explorer
THE CINEMA
It was the mythological container sought by Lara Croft in "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pandora's box
FOOD
Some say these dried treats are tastier made from seeded grapes than from seedless ones
Time's up! The correct answer was Raisins
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Star Tracks, Scoop, Chatter
Time's up! The correct answer was People
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Melville said this abolitionist who was hanged in Charlestown, Va. in 1859 was "the meteor of the war"
Time's up! The correct answer was John Brown
STATES THAT END IN HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire is bounded to the north by this Canadian province, the country's largest in area
Time's up! The correct answer was Quebec
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
1997's prize went in part to an international group trying to clear these from the world
Time's up! The correct answer was land mines
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS
1945-1951
Time's up! The correct answer was Clement Atlee
MAY DAYS
Henry VIII imported an executioner from France just to behead this second wife on May 19, 1536
Time's up! The correct answer was Anne Boleyn
MYTHELLANEOUS
The mythical Sumerian hero Utnapishtim built a big vessel at God's urging & thereby survived this catastrophe
Time's up! The correct answer was a flood
WEEDS
The most common cause of hay fever in the U.S. is this substance from ragweed
Time's up! The correct answer was Pollen
THE 50 STATES
The atomic age began with a blast on July 16, 1945 in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was New Mexico
FROM THE FRENCH
This word for any style of cooking is from the French for "kitchen"
Time's up! The correct answer was cuisine
BALLS
In racquetball, the ball must strike the front wall before hitting this
Time's up! The correct answer was the ground
U.S. CITIES
This Wyoming capital is home to the annual Frontier Days celebration
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheyenne
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY
Genesis calls it "the salt sea" perhaps because its salinity reaches 4 times that of ocean water
Time's up! The correct answer was the Dead Sea
PARISIANS
The voice of this woman, born in Paris in 1915, evokes the city in songs like "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edith Piaf
GENERAL SCIENCE
On the pH scale, a pH of 7 indicates this type of solution
Time's up! The correct answer was Neutral
FRUIT
This fuzzy fruit is also a slang term meaning inform against or betray
Time's up! The correct answer was peach
"DEEP" DISH
This region of the U.S. includes Mississippi & Alabama
Time's up! The correct answer was the Deep South
WHAT TO WEAR?
Throw on an outfit from the "Marc by" this designer line
Time's up! The correct answer was Marc Jacobs
BUSINESS LEADERS
His business card bore the Golden Arches & the titles "Founder" & "Senior Chairman of the Board"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kroc
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
Colchian jilted by Jason (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was Medea
ORGANIZATIONS
You don't have to be a genius to know its name is Latin for "table", but you do have to be one to belong
Time's up! The correct answer was Mensa
PROVERBS
"Better the foot slip than" this body part
Time's up! The correct answer was Tongue/lip
THE ICU
3-letter abbreviation for the ICU machine seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was EKG
JAZZ IT UP
We think jazzman Ron Carter is this kind of "guy"; we know he plays the same kind of bass
Time's up! The correct answer was stand-up guy
X MARKS THE SPOT
The only Benelux country that fits the bill
Time's up! The correct answer was Luxembourg
KFC
The formula using this many herbs & spices is locked in a safe in Louisville
Time's up! The correct answer was 11
ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE
This Yankee was the "greatest drawing card in history of baseball"
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe Ruth
NAME THE OPERA
("La Dona e Mobile")
Time's up! The correct answer was "Rigoletto"
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
A 13th century hit tells us this "is icumen in"
Time's up! The correct answer was Summer
BOXING MOVIES
Based on Clifford Odets' play, this "colorful" 1939 film made William Holden a star
Time's up! The correct answer was Golden Boy
CINCO DE MAYO BIRTHDAYS
Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard was born May 5, 1813 in this capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Copenhagen
INLETS
Big ships must pass through Admiralty Inlet to enter or leave this Washington State sound
Time's up! The correct answer was Puget Sound
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
Chandeliers look great but nowadays don't usually use these items from which their name is derived
Time's up! The correct answer was candles
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Non-potent potable for which your first set of teeth is named
Time's up! The correct answer was milk teeth
HOLLYWOOD THRILLER PREVIEWS?
First she was Pam Ewing on "Dallas"; now her name is the must-see film of the year. This summer, she is "The..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Victoria Principal
PARTY OF "FIVE"
Whether it happens in the afternoon or not, it's facial stubble
Time's up! The correct answer was Five o'clock shadow
LITERARY BADDIES
Mrs. Augustine St. Clare sold Uncle Tom to this brutal, alcoholic plantation owner who later beat him to death
Time's up! The correct answer was Simon Legree
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Suisse is the French name for this mountainous country
Time's up! The correct answer was Switzerland
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
He composed his "Leningrad Symphony" during the World War II siege of Leningrad
Time's up! The correct answer was Dmitri Shostakovich
CHANCE
His 1742 "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" was a prelude to writings on other games
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoyle
THAT'S MY LAW
Objects with this property, meaning they can be deformed & regain their shapes, are covered by Hooke's Law
Time's up! The correct answer was Elasticity
FOREIGN
In German, berg is this topographical feature on a map
Time's up! The correct answer was a mountain
BON APPE-"T"
A folded tortilla filled with various ingredients
Time's up! The correct answer was Taco
WHO PLAYED 'EM
1999 & 2002: Mini-Me
Time's up! The correct answer was Verne Troyer
CONVENTIONS
New England Federalists convened in Hartford in 1814 to denounce this war
Time's up! The correct answer was War of 1812
PLAY ADJECTIVES
Tennessee Williams' "____ Bird of Youth"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sweet Bird of Youth
ROUGH POLITICS
"If anyone wants to (follow) me, go ahead. They'd be very bored", this politician said in 1987; they did, & they weren't
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Hart
BRAND NAMES
In 1930 General Mills introduced this mix to make biscuits quickly
Time's up! The correct answer was Bisquick
SEEING "RED"
Excessive bureaucratic procedure resulting in inaction or delay
Time's up! The correct answer was Red tape
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Army general headed American-led forces during the initial combat phase of the Iraq War as it began in 2003
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Franks
REMEMBER THE TIME
This 1904-1905 war began in Manchuria & ended with the battle of Tsushima Strait
Time's up! The correct answer was Russo-Japanese War
THREE CHEERS!
Since the 1979 incident at this location, no new nuclear reactors have been ordered in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Three-Mile Island
UP IN THE AIR
Warm air flows deflected by the Earth's rotation create winds that were named this by business-minded mariners
Time's up! The correct answer was trade winds
HISTORY
Using photos he had taken the month before, Clyde Tombaugh discovered this planet February 18, 1930
Time's up! The correct answer was Pluto
MYSPACE.MAN
He became a licensed pilot on his 16th birthday long before his one small step on the Sea on Tranquility
Time's up! The correct answer was Armstrong
AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C.
It was once known as "Presidents Park" but perhaps this name for it looks better on a "Marquis"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lafayette Park
LITERARY SISTERS
Holden Caulfield tells this little sister that he wants to be a "catcher in the rye" to keep kids from falling
Time's up! The correct answer was Phoebe
BEN
Current events of 1751 included the appearance of Ben's scientific work "Experiments and Observations on" this
Time's up! The correct answer was "Electricity"
LONG GERMAN WORDS
The Reinheitsgebot is the law of 1516 governing the purity of this 4-letter drink
Time's up! The correct answer was beer
BEN
Ben Franklin went to London in 1757 to represent this colony's assembly
Time's up! The correct answer was Pennsylvania
"CH"ILL OUT!
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a chief encounter of the 1863 battle of this southeastern city
Time's up! The correct answer was Chattanooga
AUTHORS
This "Return of the Native" author's first novel, "Desperate Remedies", was published in 1871
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Hardy
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Non-potent potable for which your first set of teeth is named
Time's up! The correct answer was milk teeth
THE PRESIDENCY
If a president is impeached, this official presides over the trial in the Senate
Time's up! The correct answer was the Chief Justice of the United States
THE MIDDLE AGES
This famous "song" is a romanticized account of the Battle of Roncesvalles, fought in 778
Time's up! The correct answer was "Song Of Roland"
SEEING "RED"
Stephen Crane wrote, "He wished that he, too, had a wound," this
Time's up! The correct answer was A red badge of courage
1984
After a lengthy hiatus, Garry Trudeau brought this strip back to 810 daily papers
Time's up! The correct answer was "Doonesbury"
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
God did make these, & some of them are Granny Smiths
Time's up! The correct answer was apples
"YN"
In music, to place accents on beats that are normally unaccented
Time's up! The correct answer was syncopated
SONG LYRICS
Evita sang, "Don't" do this "for me Argentina -- the truth is I never left you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cry
CANADIAN CAPITALS
A ferry & 2 suspension bridges connect Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with this capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Halifax
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY
In Ezekiel this capital of Egypt is called Noph, & the Lord promises to "destroy the idols" there (he didn't mean Elvis)
Time's up! The correct answer was Memphis
POP MUSIC
'60s Dylan classic that begins, "Once upon a time you dressed so fine"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Like A Rolling Stone"
1957
On October 4 Russia launched this first satellite into space
Time's up! The correct answer was Sputnik
THE "B.G."s
2-word term for large animals hunted for sport
Time's up! The correct answer was big game
REMEMBER THE TIME
In 960 Mieczyslaw I became the first ruler of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Poland
LITERARY OPENINGS
"It was a pleasure to burn."
Time's up! The correct answer was "Fahrenheit 451"
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Washington warned against "The insidious wiles of foreign influences" in this published declaration
Time's up! The correct answer was His Farewell Address
NOT A VERB
Candor, center, canter
Time's up! The correct answer was candor
NEEDY NO.1 HITMAKERS
1984: "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Time's up! The correct answer was Foreigner
STATE BIRDS
Virginia: This bird, not Albert Pujols
Time's up! The correct answer was the cardinal
BRITISH NOBILITY
As a boy in 1461, the future King Richard III was made Duke of this
Time's up! The correct answer was Gloucester
FROM THE WELSH
The name of this Olympic weapon may go back to the Welsh gaflach, "forked branch"
Time's up! The correct answer was Javelin
CABLE CHANNELS
The Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" says, "You play the guitar on" this cable channel
Time's up! The correct answer was MTV
THE LAST POPE OF THIS NAME
The VI & last pope to have this name reigned from 1963 to 1978
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul
THE EMERALD ISLE
It's the one-word term for the traditional 6 counties known as Northern Ireland
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulster
"H" CITIES
This capital was founded by Sweden's King Gustav I Vasa in 1550
Time's up! The correct answer was Helsinki, Finland
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
EXPORTS
This crop is king in Mali; about 1/2 of its export income comes from it
Time's up! The correct answer was cotton
THE ASPCA
The ASPCA helped stop Iowa legislators from legalizing hunting of the mourning type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was Dove
BRIGHT IDEAS
In 1882 Schuyler Wheeler put a propellor on the shaft of an electric motor & created this--how cool!
Time's up! The correct answer was a fan
GENERAL SCIENCE
In 1869 this Austrian monk published a paper on hawkweed: the experiments didn't work as well as the ones with peas
Time's up! The correct answer was Mendel
PLAY HEROINES
Blanche DuBois
Time's up! The correct answer was A Streetcar Named Desire
TOM WOLFE
It was Wolfe who first predicted that the 1970s "Will come to be known as" this "decade"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Me Decade
ANIMAL PLANET
Ethiopian feline variety seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Abyssinian
"I" LADS
This auto exec's autobiography is one of the bestselling nonfiction works in publishing history
Time's up! The correct answer was Lee Iacocca
LANDINGS
You land, not anchor, at this Phoenix airport, named by a board member from Scenic Airways
Time's up! The correct answer was Sky Harbor Airport
HOMELAND SECURITY
Before becoming Homeland Security chief, Michael Chertoff's last job in the Bush admin. was in this Cabinet department
Time's up! The correct answer was Justice
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
At Wimbledon 2000, Venus Williams expressed appreciation for this 1957 & '58 champion
Time's up! The correct answer was Althea Gibson
WEAPONRY
Standard-issue weapons for stormtroopers in "Star Wars" included energy-bolt-firing pistols called these
Time's up! The correct answer was blasters
ASTROLOGY
Chinese astrology has 5 classical elements, each associated with a planet; knock this when you think Jupiter
Time's up! The correct answer was wood
MEDICAL MILESTONES
In 1906 August von Wassermann developed a well-known test for this sexually transmitted disease
Time's up! The correct answer was syphilis
COOKING EQUIPMENT FOOD
Bobby Flay's recipe for this includes as special equipment a rod to skewer the bird with
Time's up! The correct answer was rotisserie chicken
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
The seafood in this Mexican dish is "cooked" not by heat, but by the acid in lime juice
Time's up! The correct answer was ceviche
LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS?
Embarrassingly but aptly, this baby doctor's name was synonymous with womb
Time's up! The correct answer was Uterus
LYRICS FROM MUSICALS
"Beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grease
2011 MOVIES
In "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" the name of the fictional drug ALZ112 indicates it's a possible treatment for this
Time's up! The correct answer was Alzheimer's
SHIRLEY
She played Shirley Feeney on "Laverne & Shirley"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cindy Williams
LITERATURE
This "Madame Bovary" author visited Tunisia to research "Salammbo", his novel about Carthage
Time's up! The correct answer was Flaubert
THE 50 STATES
Among its nicknames are "The Prairie State" & "The Land of Lincoln"
Time's up! The correct answer was Illinois
EXPLORERS
His family friend Tyrker found vines & grapes in the new land, so he called the area Vinland
Time's up! The correct answer was Leif Ericson
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
This companion island to Trinidad has its own airport, Crown Point International
Time's up! The correct answer was Tobago
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
"Every virtue is laudable. Kindness is a virtue. Therefore, kindness is laudable" is a logical this
Time's up! The correct answer was syllogism
THOSE AMAZING ANIMALS
No longer used in Thailand to haul teak from the jungle, these animals are being trained to paint
Time's up! The correct answer was an elephant
MAD
The Cold War nuclear balance was known as "MAD", mutually assured this
Time's up! The correct answer was destruction
CARTOONS
Sylvester believes Hippety Hopper, a baby one of these, to be a gigantic mouse
Time's up! The correct answer was a kangaroo
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Melville said this abolitionist who was hanged in Charlestown, Va. in 1859 was "the meteor of the war"
Time's up! The correct answer was John Brown
AFRICAN ISLANDS
Malagasy, 1 of its 2 official languages, is of Indonesian origin
Time's up! The correct answer was Madagascar
WHERE'S MY COFFEE?
The flavorful coffee beans from this country are grown at high altitudes near Nairobi
Time's up! The correct answer was Kenya
BOTANY
To the horror of homeowners, this lawn weed, taraxacum officinale, can grow 1 1/2' high
Time's up! The correct answer was Dandelion
IT'S A COUP D'ETAT
After his murder, the conspirators did not gain control, as power was passed on to the Second Triumvirate
Time's up! The correct answer was Julius Caesar
U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER WORDS
Instruction
Time's up! The correct answer was Education
THE SUPREME COURT
This president called his 1953 appointment of Earl Warren "the biggest damn' fool mistake I ever made"
Time's up! The correct answer was Eisenhower
GRAPES
In 1962 this man organized migrant grape pickers into what became known as the United Farm Workers
Time's up! The correct answer was Cesar Chavez
BUSINESS BUDDIES
A crossword puzzle book started it all for Richard L. Simon & this publishing partner
Time's up! The correct answer was Schuster
LSU
In terms of enrollment LSU's largest campus is in this capital city
Time's up! The correct answer was Baton Rouge
SPOILER ALERT!
1968: The Statue of Liberty sticks up out of the sand
Time's up! The correct answer was Planet of the Apes
CHINESE CALENDAR ANIMALS
The only 2-letter sign, it represents solid dependability, method & routine
Time's up! The correct answer was the ox
BACH IN THE SADDLE
From the Latin for "to sing", only 202 of the 295 of these that Bach wrote in Leipzig survive
Time's up! The correct answer was cantatas
NURSERY RHYMES
It's what Peter, Peter ate; later he kept his wife in the shell of one
Time's up! The correct answer was Pumpkin
MAYORS
After this 1906 disaster, Mayor Eugene Schmitz authorized the summary execution of looters
Time's up! The correct answer was the San Francisco earthquake
HISPANIC HISTORY
Around 1829 this Mexican began calling himself the "Napoleon of the West"
Time's up! The correct answer was General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
BALLET
This Spanish seducer is attacked by furies at the end of a 1936 ballet
Time's up! The correct answer was Don Juan
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
This small racing sled has the distinction of being the National Spelling Bee's shortest winning word
Time's up! The correct answer was L-U-G-E
MYTHOLOGY
These fiendish feathered females swooped down over Phineus & befouled his food
Time's up! The correct answer was Harpies
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Lake Pontchartrain & St. Bernard Parish form part of this city's northern & southern boundaries
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
ART
Dante Gabriel Rossetti wanted to take art back to "pre-" this Renaissance master born in 1483
Time's up! The correct answer was Raphael
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES
1939 Oscar winner: "...you are a credit to your craft, your race and to your family"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hattie McDaniel
OXYMORONS
Roberto Benigni's film "Life Is Beautiful" is a beautiful example of this oxymoronic genre
Time's up! The correct answer was tragic comedy
DOWN AT THE OLD FACTORY
In 2004 "Mustang Sally" played on the P.A. as an 86-year-old factory of this company ended production
Time's up! The correct answer was Ford
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
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
It sounds like a dance: EMU REIGN
Time's up! The correct answer was meringue
BUSINESS BUDDIES
A crossword puzzle book started it all for Richard L. Simon & this publishing partner
Time's up! The correct answer was Schuster
MUSICAL THEATRE
When Marie Osmond toured in this play in 1994, her eldest son, Steven, played Kurt Von Trapp
Time's up! The correct answer was The Sound of Music
ASIAN CAPITALS
Inhabitants of this Armenian capital can see Mount Ararat, which is 35 miles to the south in Turkey
Time's up! The correct answer was Yerevan
SPORTS
Except for 1995, the NHL scoring title has gone to either Wayne Gretzky or this Penguins star the past 16 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Mario Lemieux
ARCHITECTS
Cass Gilbert designed this merchant's NYC skyscraper for 270,000,000 nickels or 135,000,000 dimes
Time's up! The correct answer was F.W. Woolworth
HISTORIC AMERICA
Sunflower Landing near Clarksdale, Miss. is believed to be where he found the Mississippi River in 1541
Time's up! The correct answer was Hernando De Soto
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
This capital city could be the climax of your world tour
Time's up! The correct answer was Lima
COUNTRY MUSIC
In 1999 her "Faith" CD reached triple platinum status
Time's up! The correct answer was Faith Hill
THE LAW
Now a body of lawyers, it once referred to a rail separating spectators from courtroom proceedings
Time's up! The correct answer was Bar
TO NEIL
A star of D.W. Griffith's "America", Neil Hamilton played Commissioner Gordon on this TV show
Time's up! The correct answer was Batman
MOVIES
In this film, the narrator had both, insomnia and an evil alter ego.
Time's up! The correct answer was Fight Club
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
MEDICINE
The name of this branch of pediatrics that deals with newborn infants literally means "newborn study"
Time's up! The correct answer was neonatal
SPEECH! SPEECH!
Subject of Daniel Webster's March 7, 1850 & Frederick Douglass' July 5, 1852 speeches
Time's up! The correct answer was slavery
ANDY WARHOL
Warhol went against his Capitalist tendencies with his portrait of this man, seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Mao Tse-tung
TUBE TEST
David Janssen had a 4-year "run" in this series; Tim Daly hopes for at least that in the remake
Time's up! The correct answer was The Fugitive
I'VE TRAVELED EACH & EVERY HIGHWAY
Domine Quo Vadis Church stands on this road, where tradition says Peter asked Jesus, "Lord, where are you going?"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Appian Way
POEMS ON POETS
"The Lamb" & "The Fly" are far from a mess / But this man's "The Tyger" / Gets all the good press
Time's up! The correct answer was Blake
TREES & SHRUBS
In 1963 Louisiana chose this "bald" tree native to the swamps & wetlands as its state tree
Time's up! The correct answer was the cypress
POP CULTURE
This man who died in 1918 was Snoopy's cursed nemesis in "Peanuts"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Red Baron
GONE TOMORROW?
The Hine's emerald species of this insect has a wingspan that can reach about 3.5 inches
Time's up! The correct answer was a dragonfly
ANCIENT VIP's
Uncle of Caligula and stepfather of Nero, this Roman emperor was poisoned by his wife, Nero's mother
Time's up! The correct answer was Claudius
SCIENTISTS
The symbol "J" as a unit of energy honors this physicist
Time's up! The correct answer was Joule
BACH IN THE SADDLE
A count's insomnia prompted these pieces that were to be played by a 14-year-old harpsichordist
Time's up! The correct answer was the Goldberg Variations
SPORTS
(I'm Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett) This man was my coach for my first 11 seasons in the NFL
Time's up! The correct answer was Tom Landry
THE BIBLE
This wise king of Israel had "Forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen"
Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon
I HAVEN'T READ SHAKESPEARE, BUT...
Toyotas! Yeah, that's it; it's about Toyotas
Time's up! The correct answer was Troilus & Cressida
STARTS WITH A PRONOUN
In this job, at a wedding, you'll be called upon to ask, "Friend of the bride or groom?"
Time's up! The correct answer was usher
EXPORTS
This crop is king in Mali; about 1/2 of its export income comes from it
Time's up! The correct answer was cotton
"E" CHANNEL
In 1974 Spokane's Cannon Island was the site of this, which featured an environmental theme
Time's up! The correct answer was an expo
FEELING POSSESSIVE
In a 1981 hit song, Rick Springfield wished that he had her
Time's up! The correct answer was "Jessie's Girl"
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
BIOGRAPHIES
Known for his "Compleat Angler", he also wrote a biography of his friend, writer John Donne
Time's up! The correct answer was Izaak Walton
PARTS OF THE WHOLE
Mars light, tower ladder, water pressure gauge, hydrant intake
Time's up! The correct answer was a fire truck
EDGAR AWARD WINNERS
He won in 1955 for his novel "The Long Goodbye"
Time's up! The correct answer was Raymond Chandler
TRADING SPACES
4-letter synonym for "trade"; the Rose Bowl has a meet where it's done
Time's up! The correct answer was swap
PICK A PLANET
It's never observable when the sky is fully dark
Time's up! The correct answer was Mercury
TRUTH OR DARE
Dare: She was born on Aug. 18, 1587, the first English child born in America
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia Dare
PRESIDENTS
Speaking in Illinois, Benjamin Harrison said this president "had faith in time & time has justified his faith"
Time's up! The correct answer was Abraham Lincoln
THE FUNNIES
Profession of Rex Morgan
Time's up! The correct answer was M.D.
A WHITE CATEGORY
Anne Catherick is all dressed up as the title character of this Wilkie Collins novel
Time's up! The correct answer was The Woman in White
CODES
In "A Christmas Story", the message Ralphie uncovers using his decoder says "Be sure to drink your" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Ovaltine
CITY FLAGS
A steamboat & a cotton plant appear on this Tennessee's city flag
Time's up! The correct answer was Memphis
MYTHOLOGY
Zeus' father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12
Time's up! The correct answer was Titans
BIOLOGY
Renin, an enzyme that breaks down protein, is secreted by cells in this organ
Time's up! The correct answer was the kidney
ALBUMS THAT ROCK
"American Idiot", "Dookie"
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Day
ONE-WORD RHYMES
Nicole Kidman is one; so was Lucille Ball & Vincent Van Gogh
Time's up! The correct answer was redhead
GOAT-POURRI
Crippled beggar Sammy Smalls, who traveled in a goat cart, inspired a title character of this opera set on Catfish Row
Time's up! The correct answer was Porgy and Bess
COLORFUL GROUPS
They're "Under The Bridge": ____ ____ Chili Peppers
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Hot
DIRECTED BUT DID NOT STAR
"Apollo 13" (1995)
Time's up! The correct answer was Ron Howard
CAMERA
In 1986 Kodak left the instant camera business after a judge found it had violated this company's patents
Time's up! The correct answer was Polaroid
TEENS IN HISTORY
In 1468 this teen was recognized as heiress to the throne of Castile
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Isabella
SOME MORE SIMIAN CINEMA
Robert Guillaume provided the voice of Rafiki, the wise old baboon, in this 1994 film
Time's up! The correct answer was The Lion King
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
HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN
The "humped" shape of a Bahraini island gives it the name Hawer, meaning "young" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Camel
STAMPS
Woo hoo! In 2009 this animated family was chosen to grace stamps, though postage did go up to 44 cents (D'oh!)
Time's up! The correct answer was the Simpsons
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
COUNTRY MUSIC
[Well hey everybody, I'm Naomi Judd] In mid-1984 Wynonna & I made our first ever concert appearance at Ak-Sar-Ben, a large concert hall in this Nebraska city
Time's up! The correct answer was Omaha
BALLET
The School of American Ballet is the official school of this major metropolitan ballet company
Time's up! The correct answer was New York
LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
Delicious "Doone" damsel (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was Lorna
BRAND NAMES
This sleek swimsuit brand got its start in Australia in 1928
Time's up! The correct answer was Speedo
ROGER!
The "Roger" to Michael Moore's "Me", in 1990 this GM chairman handed over the job to Robert Stempel
Time's up! The correct answer was Smith
FAMOUS FELINES
He made his debut in the 1945 short film "Life with Feathers"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sylvester
CLASSIC DISNEY FILMS
This film about a flying elephant inspired a ride at Disneyland
Time's up! The correct answer was Dumbo
WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II
Ships in the U.S. Navy's Casablanca class of "escort" these were smaller than their big cousins like the Lexington
Time's up! The correct answer was aircraft carriers
TIME TO CONVERT
Multiply your liters by 1.0567 to get your amount of these units
Time's up! The correct answer was a quart
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES
Unworthy or sinful people are known as a "generation of" these poisonous creatures
Time's up! The correct answer was Vipers
LITERATURE FOR KIDS
In "Little Women", Margaret March is better known by this nickname
Time's up! The correct answer was "Meg"
PHRASES THAT SELL
This network says it's "The most trusted name in news"
Time's up! The correct answer was CNN
MY NAME IS EARL WARREN
I was a 3-term governor of this state, 1943-1953
Time's up! The correct answer was California
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
Carry something luminescent when you go down into one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Mine
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
Coined in the '70s, the term "Ebonics" comes from these 2 words
Time's up! The correct answer was ebony & phonics
IT'S EXTINCT
The dodo was found on the Islands of Reunion, Rodrigues & Mauritius in this ocean
Time's up! The correct answer was the Indian Ocean
BRITISH NOVEL CHARACTERS
W.E. Henley, the amputee who wrote the brave poem "Invictus", inspired this character in an 1883 book
Time's up! The correct answer was Long John Silver
TURN OF THE CENTURY MOVIES
A young cop works with rogue detective Denzel Washington on the narcotics beat in Los Angeles
Time's up! The correct answer was Training Day
POP CULTURE
This late country singer called his autobiography "Thirty Years of Sausage, Fifty Years of Ham"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Dean
BALLET
The 1972 ballet "Printemps" premiered in the winter, but its name is French for this season
Time's up! The correct answer was spring
WORD"Z"
Last name of German engineer Karl, who in 1885 developed a 3-wheeled vehicle called the Motorwagen
Time's up! The correct answer was Benz
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
South Carolina's highest point, Sassafras Mountain, rises 3,560 feet in this range of the Appalachians
Time's up! The correct answer was the Blue Ridge Mountains
BOTANY
The Jaffa variety of orange originated in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Israel
ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE
"Boston Red Sox A.L. 1939-1960... batted .406 in 1941"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ted Williams
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Sent to this city in September 1814 to secure a prisoner exchange, Key got stuck near there during an attack
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltimore
CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
When it's "praying", it's preying (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was mantis
WHO PLAYED 'EM
1999 & 2002: Mini-Me
Time's up! The correct answer was Verne Troyer
ONE-WORD RHYMES
In Manhattan, going from Central Park to Chelsea is heading this way
Time's up! The correct answer was downtown
WYOMING
Settlement began in earnest when this railroad pushed across the state in the 1860s
Time's up! The correct answer was the Union Pacific
"X", "Y", "Z"
It looks like a sweet potato, but it isn't even a distant relative
Time's up! The correct answer was a yam
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
In 1999 Ford snatched up the auto unit of this company for 50 billion kronor
Time's up! The correct answer was Volvo
DOUBLE-O WORDS
Legend says in 1652 Dutch Admiral Tromp placed this at his masthead after sweeping the English from the sea
Time's up! The correct answer was a broom
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
A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS
2-word term for something supposedly confidential but actually known quite generally
Time's up! The correct answer was an open secret
SPOUSE IN COMMON
Heather Locklear, Pamela Anderson
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Lee
BRAND-TASTIC
Dr. Joseph Lawrence & Jordan Lambert invented this bad-breath-busting product in 1879
Time's up! The correct answer was Listerine
THE "W.B."
It's worn by a novice in judo or karate
Time's up! The correct answer was White belt
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
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
FOOD
Juniper is used to smoke Germany's Westphalian form of this meat
Time's up! The correct answer was Ham
OPERA SINGERS
This hefty ebullient tenor once taught elementary school in Modena, Italy, his birthplace
Time's up! The correct answer was Luciano Pavarotti
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
There are only 31 states & 1 federal district in this North American country
Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico
HERBS & SPICES
Referring to their shape, these fragrant buds take their name from the Latin word for "nail"
Time's up! The correct answer was cloves
PEOPLE
She got into the advice business before her twin sister, Dear Abby
Time's up! The correct answer was Ann Landers
LAW & GOVERNMENT
The constitution divides the government into three branches: Executive, Judicial & this
Time's up! The correct answer was Legislative
THE STARTING INFIELD
The 1975 Reds fielded Rose, Concepcion, Perez & this Hall of Fame second sacker, now a broadcaster
Time's up! The correct answer was Joe Morgan
SCIENCE CLASS
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports) Botanists divide a flower into four main parts: sepals, petals, stamens & these
Time's up! The correct answer was pistils
LITERARY LAST NAME'S THE SAME
Frank, Hart, Stephen
Time's up! The correct answer was Crane
CNN
Named for its Brooklyn-born host, this "live" interview show debuted on CNN in June 1985
Time's up! The correct answer was "Larry King Live"
WORLD CITIES
In May 1998 this metropolis of 7 million voted to start electing its mayor for the first time
Time's up! The correct answer was London
4-LETTER WORDS
Take off the top, or milk from which the cream has been removed
Time's up! The correct answer was Skim
SNAP
Along with Snap, they've been appearing on boxes of Rice Krispies since the 1930s
Time's up! The correct answer was Crackle & Pop
"V"
9-letter word meaning to waver between courses of action
Time's up! The correct answer was vacillate
PETER, PAUL & MARY
The author of a "monstrous" 1818 classic, she later wrote the autobiographical "Lodore" in 1835
Time's up! The correct answer was Mary Shelley
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
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER
This Egyptian crime boss is wanted in connection with ordering the death of all male Jewish children
Time's up! The correct answer was Pharaoh
THE 1990s
The Persian Gulf War of 1991 was fought mainly in Iraq & this oil-rich nation next door
Time's up! The correct answer was Kuwait
SCIENCE & NATURE
The ARS, an agency of this U.S. government department, is looking to develop better bio-insecticides
Time's up! The correct answer was the Department of Agriculture
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
A tree snatches Robbie in this 1982 thriller known for the catchphrase "They're heee-reee!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Poltergeist
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
Pertaining to the scientific use & study of very low temperatures
Time's up! The correct answer was cryogenic
"IND" THE KNOW
Also a term in logic, it's the process by which a magnetic field is ordered into poles
Time's up! The correct answer was induction
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
OH, "BOY"
It was founded by Baden-Powell in 1907
Time's up! The correct answer was the Boy Scouts
NOVEL QUOTES
"...They ought to find a way of being inoculated against love" is a line from his "Anna Karenina"
Time's up! The correct answer was Leo Tolstoy
HEY, "U"!
This citrus fruit from Jamaica is named for its lack of physical beauty
Time's up! The correct answer was Ugli fruit
TRAVEL & TOURISM
You can visit this sport's hall of fame on PGA Blvd. in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was golf
NEWS ON THE MARCH
In March 1967 Robert Kennedy came up with a nifty Vietnam peace plan, but this Secretary of State rejected it
Time's up! The correct answer was Dean Rusk
ASIAN CAPITALS
Check out the Kokugikan Sumo Budokan Arena in this capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Tokyo
TITLES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Peter Straub & Danielle Steel both came "Full Circle", spoken by Edmund in this Shakespearean tragedy
Time's up! The correct answer was King Lear
ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS
An additional section placed within the folds of a newspaper
Time's up! The correct answer was an insert
KIDDY LIT
The wedding meal eaten by this odd Edward Lear pair is "mince and slices of quince"
Time's up! The correct answer was the owl and the pussycat
VERBS
As a verb, this British nationality means to put an end to something abruptly
Time's up! The correct answer was Scotch
PRESIDENTS
The first president who wasn't born a British subject was this New Yorker
Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Van Buren
WYOMING
A western celebration, Frontier Days, has been held each year since 1897 in this capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheyenne
THE HUMAN BODY
They're also known as your zygomatic bones, & high ones are considered especially attractive
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheekbones
"N"ATIONS OF THE WORLD
On the first Monday in June, this Kiwi country celebrates the Queen's birthday, the queen being Elizabeth
Time's up! The correct answer was New Zealand
KANSAS CITIES
As you might expect, Ulysses is the seat of this "Presidential" county
Time's up! The correct answer was Grant
NORM!
In 1981 this "All in the Family" producer co-founded People for the American Way
Time's up! The correct answer was Norman Lear
SECRET MENUS
Fatburger offers a "Hypocrite Burger" featuring this type of patty with slabs of bacon
Time's up! The correct answer was veggie patty
ORGANIZATIONS
One must be a member of this fraternal group in order to belong to the Shriners
Time's up! The correct answer was Masons
BUT IS IT ART?
The Mitchell, South Dakota "palace" seen here is built of & named for this cereal grain
Time's up! The correct answer was Corn
OSCAR-WINNING ROLES
1951: Boat captain Charlie Allnut
Time's up! The correct answer was Bogart
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
1970's winning word was this French crescent-shaped roll
Time's up! The correct answer was C-R-O-I-S-S-A-N-T
HERBS & SPICES
This spice that is sold in 2 varieties, Ceylon & Cassia, was once used in love potions
Time's up! The correct answer was cinnamon
DRAMA QUEENS
In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx
Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra
HEIR
Peter Faneuil, who gave this city its hall, inherited his uncle's fortune after another nephew was cut off for marrying
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston
GEOLOGY
This rock can be formed by the accumulation of shells or coral, but not from citrus fruit
Time's up! The correct answer was limestone
"DON'T" YOU KNOW THIS SONG?
Buenos Aires held back a sniffle when this Madonna hit went to No. 8 in 1997
Time's up! The correct answer was "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
This Disney-owned baseball team plays at Anaheim's Edison International Field
Time's up! The correct answer was Anaheim Angels
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
This former Yugoslavian republic broke away from Serbia in 2006
Time's up! The correct answer was Montenegro
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
This Lake Erie port in Northwest Ohio was once called "the Glass Capital of the World"
Time's up! The correct answer was Toledo
MIDDLE INITIAL C.
When the parents of this "pathfinder" ran off together, his mother was still legally married to another man
Time's up! The correct answer was John C. Fremont
FAMOUS LLOYDS
This British prime minister helped draft the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I
Time's up! The correct answer was Lloyd George
SIMPLE SCIENCE
Number of sides on a honeycomb cell or on a snowflake
Time's up! The correct answer was 6
TITLE WAVE
Kate Jacobs: "The ____ Night Knitting Club"
Time's up! The correct answer was Friday
JURY DUTY
This type of jury charged with deciding whether there's enough evidence to try a person may have up to 23 members
Time's up! The correct answer was a grand jury
AMERICANS IN PARIS
In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Morrison
LIFE SCIENCE
The 2 main types of vascular seed plants are gymnosperms & these, 80% of known green plants
Time's up! The correct answer was angiosperms
"EVER"S
Chris Rock narrated this show, loosely based on his childhood
Time's up! The correct answer was Everybody Hates Chris
EU, THE EUROPEAN UNION
As of 2010, Croatia & Macedonia are candidates but this is the only former Yugoslav republic in the EU
Time's up! The correct answer was Slovenia
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
The name of this South American snake comes from an Asian word, as it may have been mistaken for an Asian python
Time's up! The correct answer was an anaconda
THE CIA
He's the only CIA head who went on to become president
Time's up! The correct answer was George Herbert Walker Bush
NAME THE POET
"The caged bird sings / With a fearful trill / Of things unknown / But longed for still"
Time's up! The correct answer was Maya Angelou
REQUIRED READING
This 19th century American writer of scary stories also wrote the love poem "Annabel Lee"
Time's up! The correct answer was Poe
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Non-potent potable for which your first set of teeth is named
Time's up! The correct answer was milk teeth
IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD
Christopher Columbus sampled this grain in Cuba, declaring it "most tasty boiled, roasted or ground into flour"
Time's up! The correct answer was corn
BALLET
Cadets attend a dance at a girls' school in "Graduation Ball", a ballet set in this capital of Austria
Time's up! The correct answer was Vienna
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL
Diamonds & graphite are both forms of this element
Time's up! The correct answer was carbon
NAME THE WORK
Cervantes: "At a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not wish to remember"
Time's up! The correct answer was Don Quixote
"DEM"-ONS
A formal reduction in rank, status or position
Time's up! The correct answer was demotion
THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR
A 1981 Arkansas law called for balanced teaching of evolution & this opposite type of "science"
Time's up! The correct answer was creationism
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
This word meaning "empty" or "to be filled in" describes a vacant type of stare
Time's up! The correct answer was blank
AGRICULTURE
The type of irrigation seen here, it was used in Israel to make the desert bloom
Time's up! The correct answer was drip irrigation
STAMPS
The Distinguished Marines series honors the man for whom a North Carolina Marine Corps base was named
Time's up! The correct answer was Lt. Gen. John Lejeune
WHERE'S THE COLLEGE?
University of Miami
Time's up! The correct answer was Coral Gables
A LITERARY TOUR
Perhaps you'll draft your Nobel Prize acceptance speech at NYC's Algonquin Hotel, as this Mississippi man did in 1950
Time's up! The correct answer was Faulkner
EDS
He earned an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in "The Hours"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ed Harris
FRUIT
This fruit often originates from peach seeds & peaches sometimes come from its seeds
Time's up! The correct answer was Nectarines
MYTHOLOGY
These fiendish feathered females swooped down over Phineus & befouled his food
Time's up! The correct answer was Harpies
MEDICAL TALK
This term refers to the painful inflammation of any of the fibrous structures that connect muscles to bones
Time's up! The correct answer was tendinitis
THE 13th CENTURY
Around 1250 this country's King Alfonso III reclaimed the Algarve from the Moors after 500 years of control
Time's up! The correct answer was Portugal
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
A tree snatches Robbie in this 1982 thriller known for the catchphrase "They're heee-reee!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Poltergeist
HEIR
Charlene, sole heir of the late Alfred of this Dutch brewing giant, is worth $4.9 billion
Time's up! The correct answer was Heineken
WHAT A CHARACTER!
On "The Addams Family", he was married to Morticia
Time's up! The correct answer was Gomez
THE 1990s
On Jan. 31, 1999 this team repeated as Super Bowl champs with John Elway throwing for 336 yards
Time's up! The correct answer was the Denver Broncos
PLAY REVIVALS
Ethan Hawke appeared in a 1992 production of this Chekhov play with another bird in its name
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Seagull"
DEATH BY...
Firing squad, at the Utah State Prison, January 17, 1977
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Gilmore
THAT'S SO '90s
Joe Brown, Greg Mathis & Mills Lane joined the ranks of these on TV
Time's up! The correct answer was TV judges
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
In April 1865 while attending a play at this man's theater, Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
Time's up! The correct answer was Ford's Theatre
HISTORIC NICKNAMES
This 19th century American politician & orator was nicknamed "The Little Giant"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Douglas
THE MIDDLE AGES
Irene, who reigned from 797-802, declared herselt Emperor, not Empress, of this empire
Time's up! The correct answer was the Byzantine Empire
ARTHUR MILLER
Arthur Miller's marriage to her was mirrored in his play "After the Fall"
Time's up! The correct answer was Marilyn Monroe
PULL
From the idea of breaking camp comes this phrase for moving on
Time's up! The correct answer was Pull up stakes
WESTERNS
This singer's films include the westerns "Flaming Star", "Charro!" & "Love Me Tender"
Time's up! The correct answer was Elvis Presley
WHAT'CHA GOT COOKIN'?
I'm making passover breakfast fun by using this unleavened bread in a version of French toast
Time's up! The correct answer was matzah
WORLD "P"s
Named for an adviser to Catherine the Great, this type of "village" looks deceptively impressive
Time's up! The correct answer was a Potemkin village
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
FICTIONAL BOOKS
This doctor from the original "Star Trek" series wrote "Comparative Alien Physiology"
Time's up! The correct answer was McCoy
AT THE MALL
Found "just what I needed" at this "City", an electronics store
Time's up! The correct answer was Circuit City
OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
Florida's state shell is the "horse" type of this (Wow! I can hear the ocean!)
Time's up! The correct answer was a conch
THE CANARY ISLANDS
On his 3 15th century voyages to the New World, his ships stopped off at the Canary Islands for supplies
Time's up! The correct answer was Columbus
ISRAEL
Sde Boker, one of these cooperative communities, was the retirement home of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion
Time's up! The correct answer was kibbutz
GIANTS OF SCIENCE
In 1993 he made a "brief" appearance as himself on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Hawking
FOOD FACTS
Bursting with beta carotene, the melon we call this is actually a type of muskmelon
Time's up! The correct answer was the cantaloupe
EMBRACEABLE "U"
This technique uses high-frequency waves & is often used to view fetuses
Time's up! The correct answer was Ultrasound
WAITER!
To heat up my chilly bones, bring out a large bottle of this warmed & fermented rice drink from Japan
Time's up! The correct answer was sake
ACTORS WHO DIRECT
"A Bronx Tale"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert De Niro
U.S.A.
Caucasians constitute about 1/3 of this state's population
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
Blair Underwood as President Elias Martinez
Time's up! The correct answer was The Event
HOLLYWOOD LEFTIES
This left-handed honey socked it to 'em on "Laugh-In" in the 1960s & as Private Benjamin in the 1980s
Time's up! The correct answer was Goldie Hawn
MILITARY MATTERS
This nickname of the World War II U.S. Air Force fighter numbered the P-51 comes from the Spanish for "stray animal"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mustang
CANDY & GUM SLOGANS
"Gimme a Break, Gimme a Break, Break Me Off a Piece" of this candy bar
Time's up! The correct answer was Kit Kat
SEEING "RED"
The title of a 1928 song Sophie Tucker introduced, it was also her nickname
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas"
THINGS ON NFL HELMETS
On a tattered red flag, a skull over crossed swords with a football in the middle
Time's up! The correct answer was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
THAT'S BUSINESS
He started a book business from his home in 1873; his son William joined forces with G. Clifford Noble in 1917
Time's up! The correct answer was Barnes
WHEREFORE "ART" THOU
Grammatically speaking, the word "the" is definitely one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Article
GENERAL SCIENCE
This method of preserving food by killing bacteria was developed by a French chemist in the 1860s
Time's up! The correct answer was Pasteurization
REALLY BIG
Greenland is more than 2 1/2 times the size of this next largest island
Time's up! The correct answer was New Guinea
THE BODY HUMAN
Blood leaves the heart from ventricles & enters the heart through these chambers
Time's up! The correct answer was Atria
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
AMERICAN INDIANS
Geronimo rode in this U.S. president's 1905 inaugural parade
Time's up! The correct answer was Theodore Roosevelt
CITY FOLK
Varsovians
Time's up! The correct answer was residents of Warsaw
INLETS
Big ships must pass through Admiralty Inlet to enter or leave this Washington State sound
Time's up! The correct answer was Puget Sound
JAZZ IT UP
We think jazzman Ron Carter is this kind of "guy"; we know he plays the same kind of bass
Time's up! The correct answer was stand-up guy
AH, SWEET MYTHTERY
Telemachus was this long lost traveler's faithful son
Time's up! The correct answer was Odysseus
DIARIES
The anonymous author of this diary took her title from the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Go Ask Alice"
PRESIDENTIAL RHYME TIME
Zachary's wardens
Time's up! The correct answer was Taylor's jailers
BASIC SCIENCE
8 years before "The Origin of Species" was published, this British naturalist wrote a paper on barnacles
Time's up! The correct answer was Darwin
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Washers & hoarders are types of people with OCD, which stands for this
Time's up! The correct answer was Obsessive compulsive disorder
IN EXILE
Moshoeshoe II was exiled twice before regaining this southern African country's throne in 1995
Time's up! The correct answer was Lesotho
AMERICAN HISTORY
On April 20, 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this transportation method as a way to achieve school integration
Time's up! The correct answer was busing
THE 1890s
Japan had an emperor, Russia, a czar & Italy was ruled by one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was king
CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES
1994: "Just marking my territory"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wolf
SPORTS
On Oct. 19, 1924 Grantland Rice wrote of this team's backfield "The Four Horsemen Rode Again"
Time's up! The correct answer was Notre Dame
BIOPIC-NIC
1992: Jack Nicholson as this labor leader
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Hoffa
EPONYMS
This screw with a cross-slotted head (& the needed screwdriver) was invented by a Portland man in 1936
Time's up! The correct answer was Phillips
SODA POP QUIZ
Caleb Bradham named his elixir this because it was supposed to relieve dyspepsia
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepsi Cola
DOWN AT THE OLFACTORY
The perfume Quelques Fleurs, whose name means "some" these, supposedly has the fragrances of 313 of them
Time's up! The correct answer was flowers
THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK
In 1888 Mrs. Polk pushed a button in Nashville & these came on at the Cincinnati Centennial Expo
Time's up! The correct answer was the lights
FASHIONABLE COMMON BONDS
Hobble, wrap, micro mini
Time's up! The correct answer was skirt
ANNUAL EVENTS
The Pendleton Roundup, an annual rodeo, takes place in Pendleton in this northwestern state
Time's up! The correct answer was Oregon
HAT'S ALL, FOLKS
Proverbially, if you're crazy, you might be as "mad as" one of these makers of men's headwear
Time's up! The correct answer was hatter
SCIENCE & NATURE
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Field Museum in Chicago) Snail shells are in a pattern usually called this; they add new coils as the snail ages
Time's up! The correct answer was spiral
POP MUSIC
She sang "Better Be Good To Me" in 1984, a few years after she broke up with Ike
Time's up! The correct answer was Tina Turner
CELEBRITY MARRIAGES
Carrie Leigh hopped out of this man's mansion & married an antique dealer, quick as a bunny
Time's up! The correct answer was Hugh Hefner
MOVIE CO-STARS
"Ransom" reunited her with her "Lethal Weapon 3" co-star Mel Gibson
Time's up! The correct answer was Rene Russo
THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS
Eddie Murphy got the role in this '84 police comedy after Sylvester Stallone dropped out
Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills Cop
HERBS & SPICES
Though derived from the same plant as opium, these seeds are non-narcotic
Time's up! The correct answer was poppyseeds
U.S. PRESIDENTS
In 1950 he threatened a music critic who had unkind words for daughter Margaret's singing
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry S. Truman
WARNER BROS.
Former mortuary entrepreneur Steve Ross negotiated Warners' 1989 merger with this publisher
Time's up! The correct answer was Time
THE CIVIL WAR
In the Gettysburg campaign, Lee's forces were along Seminary Ridge and the federal forces along this ridge
Time's up! The correct answer was Cemetery Ridge
SENIOR SENATORS
In 1990 she lost the race for California governor; in 1992 she won the race for California senator
Time's up! The correct answer was Dianne Feinstein
SOMETHING'S FISHY
So as not to confuse it with the mammal, this fish is commonly referred to as mahi-mahi
Time's up! The correct answer was a dolphinfish
SCIENCE & NATURE
Some members of the genus Aedes of this insect transmit yellow fever
Time's up! The correct answer was Mosquito
NUMBERS
Numbers appears at this number position in the order of the books of the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was Fourth
THE REDS
About 1,200 miles long, it has a maximum depth of almost 10,000 feet
Time's up! The correct answer was the Red Sea
U.N. OBSERVANCES
International this Remembrance Day, January 27, commemorates the 1945 date on which Auschwitz was liberated
Time's up! The correct answer was Holocaust
PARISIANS
For speaking too "Candide"ly, he did time in the Bastille, but later lived in a mansion on Ile St-Louis
Time's up! The correct answer was Voltaire
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Garland Jeffreys sang of having star-studded "dreams" of this size, like movie film
Time's up! The correct answer was 35mm
I DID IT NORWAY
A summer festival at Vinstra honors this Ibsen & Grieg character based on folklore
Time's up! The correct answer was Peer Gynt
SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN
The daughter of Polonius
Time's up! The correct answer was Ophelia
LOW TECH
Ticonderoga is no. 1 in making no. 2 these, introduced in 1913
Time's up! The correct answer was pencils
MUSICAL TRAINS
In 1961 James Brown announced "all aboard" for this train
Time's up! The correct answer was "Night Train"
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?!
On Feb. 3, 1930 I presided over the founding of the Vietnamese Communist Party
Time's up! The correct answer was Ho Chi Minh
TOP OF THE LIST
U.S. News & World Report calls this New Haven school the best value college, even with tuition at over $38,000 a year
Time's up! The correct answer was Yale
THE NEW YORK TIMES 2009 FICTION BESTSELLERS
In "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris, this "True Blood" waitress searches for the killer of a werepanther
Time's up! The correct answer was Sookie Stackhouse
BRIGHT IDEAS
In 1948 scientists at Bristol-Meyers "buffered" this medicine for the first time
Time's up! The correct answer was aspirin
FAMOUS NAMES
"The First Time Ever" she had a No. 1 album was "First Take" in 1972
Time's up! The correct answer was Roberta Flack
TIME TO "EAT"
The administrative metropolis in a U.S. county
Time's up! The correct answer was the seat
THE "A"s
Winston Churchill said that this weapon "brought peace, but man alone can keep that peace"
Time's up! The correct answer was the atomic bomb
AMERICAN AUTHORS
Susan & Benjamin Cheever, children of this short story master, are both authors as well
Time's up! The correct answer was John Cheever
HOLIDAYS
O. Henry called it the most “purely American” holiday
Time's up! The correct answer was Thanksgiving
HEY, GOOD-LOOKIN'
Psalm 8 declares, "Out of the mouth of" these "and sucklings hast thou ordained strength"
Time's up! The correct answer was babes
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
BIRDS
The racing homer breed of this domestic bird was developed in Belgium, the traditional home of the sport
Time's up! The correct answer was Pigeon
LSU
9 years after leaving LSU she won an Oscar for "The Three Faces of Eve"
Time's up! The correct answer was Joanne Woodward
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
In 1998 the magazine told of efforts to liquify this "cleanest of fossil fuels" for use in cars
Time's up! The correct answer was natural gas
FROM THE WELSH
From the Welsh for "dwarf dog", it's also a miniature toy car brand
Time's up! The correct answer was Corgi
KILLER MUSICALS
Billy Bigelow kills himself after a botched hold-up in this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic
Time's up! The correct answer was "Carousel"
BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY
4 x 12
Time's up! The correct answer was 48
EXPLORERS
Tho he didn't find the Northwest Passage, this Frenchman established France's claim to Canada
Time's up! The correct answer was Jacques Cartier
THE MOVIES
Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe sang about being "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" in this 1953 movie musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Cape Catoche, the northeastern tip of this large peninsula, lies a little more than 30 miles north of Cancun
Time's up! The correct answer was the Yucatan
HOW'S THE WEATHER?
Sept. 4, 2007 was the first time that 2 of these, Henriette & Felix, made landfall on the same day
Time's up! The correct answer was hurricanes
WHERE WORDS COME FROM
Latin: This device you open when it's precipitating
Time's up! The correct answer was an umbrella
BIOGRAPHIES
"Rare Air" is a photo biography of this basketball star
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael Jordan
SENIOR SENATORS
Politician seen here in 1962, the year he was first elected to the Senate:
Time's up! The correct answer was EdwardKennedy
TRAVEL & TOURISM
You can visit this sport's hall of fame on PGA Blvd. in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was golf
COVER ME!
"Are We Not Men? We Are" this '80s group who covered the Stones' "Satisfaction"
Time's up! The correct answer was Devo
ALBUMS THAT ROCK
"American Idiot", "Dookie"
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Day
4-LETTER FRIENDS
You were a fool to move that bishop! This 4-letter term in 3 moves
Time's up! The correct answer was mate
2-LETTER WORDS
An Italian river, or the red Teletubby
Time's up! The correct answer was Po
U.S. STATES
The last major land battle of the Revolutionary War took place in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia
A BUG'S LIFE
This garden pest controller is the state insect of Delaware & Massachusetts
Time's up! The correct answer was ladybug
EMOTICONS
;-) Ocular act that sends a signal
Time's up! The correct answer was winking
HOMELAND SECURITY
Before becoming Homeland Security chief, Michael Chertoff's last job in the Bush admin. was in this Cabinet department
Time's up! The correct answer was Justice
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT
Galaga is an arcade game; Gallagher smashes this fruit, Citrullus lanatus, with the Sledge-O-Matic
Time's up! The correct answer was watermelon
MY PLACE?
A Norman could say, "I'm the king of the motte-and-bailey style of" this
Time's up! The correct answer was castle
BIRD HUNTING
The Academy of Pro Players Power Hitting Baseball Camp can help you with bat speed, bunting & hitting the curve
Time's up! The correct answer was a bunting
TEENS OF THE PAST
She was a teenager when she married Ferdinand in 1469
Time's up! The correct answer was Isabella
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
This cabinet department operates over 160 hospitals & has guaranteed over 16 million loans
Time's up! The correct answer was Veterans Affairs
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
MYTHICAL CREATURES
If you know that a Kirin is the Japanese type of this mythological creature, pour yourself a beer
Time's up! The correct answer was unicorn
OLD VIRGINIA
He was cornered & fatally wounded by federal troops on a farm near Port Royal, Virginia on April 26, 1865
Time's up! The correct answer was John Wilkes Booth
ARCHITECTURE
In north Africa, these towers from which Muslims are called to prayer are rectangular in plan
Time's up! The correct answer was Minarets
CINCO DE MAYO BIRTHDAYS
This co-author of "Manifest Der Kommunisttischen Partei" was born May 5, 1818
Time's up! The correct answer was Marx
GOING DUTCH
The dairy is "de melwinkel" while "de kaaswinkel" specializes in this kind of dairy product
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheese
MEDICAL MILESTONES
Dutch physician Willem Kolff developed the 1st of these kidney machines that cleanse the blood
Time's up! The correct answer was a dialysis machine
SSSSSSSSNAKES!!!!!
The name of this deadly mottled brown snake of the tropics is from the French for "lance head"
Time's up! The correct answer was fer-de-lance
LITERATURE
In this novel, Javert says, "There is a brigand, there is a convict called Jean Valjean, and I have got him!"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Les Miserables"
STARTS WITH "P"
The small cogwheel that engages a larger cogwheel
Time's up! The correct answer was pinion
CLASSICAL MUSIC
This German composer's 5th Symphony in C Minor has a famous opening
Time's up! The correct answer was Ludwig van Beethoven
CAESAR
According to legend, this unhinged Roman emperor made his horse a priest & a consul
Time's up! The correct answer was Caligula
OPERA
At 35 he decided for the first time to sit right down & write himself an opera; he produced "Fidelio"
Time's up! The correct answer was Beethoven
READING
From the Greek for "sound", these sounds represented by letters might get you "hooked on" them
Time's up! The correct answer was phonics
THE BIBLE
Among these tales told by Jesus were those "of the net", "of the mustard seed" & "of the hidden treasures"
Time's up! The correct answer was Parables
WORLD "P"s
Named for an adviser to Catherine the Great, this type of "village" looks deceptively impressive
Time's up! The correct answer was a Potemkin village
BORN IN DUBLIN
This "Babes in Toyland" composer helped found the organization ASCAP in 1914
Time's up! The correct answer was Victor Herbert
DOUBLE TALK
This full, loose women's garment with a bright print is traditional attire in Hawaii
Time's up! The correct answer was Muumuu
TURN OF THE CENTURY MOVIES
A young cop works with rogue detective Denzel Washington on the narcotics beat in Los Angeles
Time's up! The correct answer was Training Day
BIG BANDS
Benny Goodman got good "vibes" from him
Time's up! The correct answer was Lionel Hampton
BATTLE TO NAME THE WAR
Quang Tri City; the cavalry was sent!
Time's up! The correct answer was the Vietnam War
ACTORS' RHYME TIME
Michael J.'s containers
Time's up! The correct answer was Fox's boxes
MISSING LINKS
Near ____ South Dakota pageant
Time's up! The correct answer was miss
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
A caterpillar that moves by contraction & expansion
Time's up! The correct answer was an inchworm
B FOLLOWS A
Meaning loathsome, it precedes snowman or, in a movie title, Dr. Phibes
Time's up! The correct answer was abominable
THE "BUTLER" DID IT
Film character who said, "You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhett Butler
THAT'S SO '90s
Joe Brown, Greg Mathis & Mills Lane joined the ranks of these on TV
Time's up! The correct answer was TV judges
FAMOUS AMERICANS
It was the famous nickname of frontiersman & scout Christopher Carson
Time's up! The correct answer was Kit
THE ROLLING STONES
The Rolling Stones took their name from a song by this legendary blues musician
Time's up! The correct answer was Muddy Waters
BERRIES
The tart, red cowberry is also called the "mountain" type of this berry, it is likewise used for sauce
Time's up! The correct answer was Cranberry
BRAND NAMES
Elsie the Cow's "husband", his face is plastered on glue bottles
Time's up! The correct answer was Elmer
WAR MOVIES
1951: Erwin Rommel succeeds... for a while... in North Africa
Time's up! The correct answer was The Desert Fox
IT'S SANDY!
In the 1960s he set records of 4 career no-hitters & 382 strikeouts in one year
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandy Koufax
WORDS TO THE "Y"s
A female nickname, or a fall guy
Time's up! The correct answer was a patsy
JERSEY GIRLS
This Algonquin wit was born in West End, N.J. in 1893 & was a drama critic for Vanity Fair by 1917
Time's up! The correct answer was Dorothy Parker
ASTRONOMY ADD A LETTER
Add this letter to star & get something harsh or grim
Time's up! The correct answer was K
METALLICA
This metal was discovered in 1789; it took until 1896 to find out that it was radioactive
Time's up! The correct answer was uranium
GEOLOGY
The Mercalli scale measures the intensity of these from I to XII
Time's up! The correct answer was earthquakes
"DO", "RE", "MI"
Nancy Davis' married name
Time's up! The correct answer was Reagan
HISTORIC NAMES
This king died in 1760, leaving it to his grandson & successor to lose the American colonies
Time's up! The correct answer was George II