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THE "BUTLER" DID IT
A former Dodger outfielder & TV's "Grace Under Fire" both go by this name
Time's up! The correct answer was Brett Butler
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
TOM JONES
Tom finally learns the true identity of this person; he thought it was Jenny the maid
Time's up! The correct answer was His mother
ALASKA
Tony Knowles is pulling in $81,648 per annum in this job
Time's up! The correct answer was Governor
U.S. COLLEGES
Swarthmore College of Pennsylvania has a historical library devoted to this religious group that founded it
Time's up! The correct answer was Quakers
WOMEN: WRITE ON!
"Shiksa Goddess: (or, How I Spent My Forties)" is a collection of essays by this "Heidi Chronicles" playwright
Time's up! The correct answer was Wasserstein
ASSASSINS
Reginald Fitzurse was among the Knights who took Henry II's remark literally to rid him of this archbishop
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas à Becket
THE 19th CENTURY
On sale May 1, 1840, the first postage stamp with adhesive on the back had this person on the front
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Victoria
HOME
There are 2 types of these safety devices, photoelectric & ionization
Time's up! The correct answer was Smoke detectors
GREEK LETTERS
Precedes "-bits" in the name of a sweet Post cereal
Time's up! The correct answer was alpha
NAME THE POET
"There was an old man with a beard, / Who said, 'It is just as I feared!'"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Lear
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
The hot water heating of this northern European capital is drawn directly from underground springs
Time's up! The correct answer was Reykjavik, Iceland
TV CASTS
On "Spin City" Michael J. Fox played Mike; this actor who replaced him plays Charlie
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie Sheen
WHERE'S THE COLLEGE?
University of Washington
Time's up! The correct answer was Seattle
LET'S BOUNCE
Sound navigation& ranging is the full name for this device that bounces radio waves underwater
Time's up! The correct answer was sonar
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
TOP 40 BONUS
"Proud Mary"
Time's up! The correct answer was Creedence Clearwater Revival & Ike & Tina Turner
MAGAZINES
In titles, this word follows Southern, Country & Martha Stewart
Time's up! The correct answer was Living
& GO TO "BED"
Native Americans called this fence material the "Devil's rope"
Time's up! The correct answer was barbed wire
BEFORE & AFTER
"Bouncy" 1965 Beatles album that took over for Don Cornelius as host of a dance show
Time's up! The correct answer was Rubber Soul Train
BEFORE & AFTER
1935 "lunar" Florida song that turned into an '80s Florida cop show
Time's up! The correct answer was "Moon Over Miami Vice"
TOUGH MOVIE TRIVIA
1996's "Trainspotting" was about the underground drug life in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Edinburgh
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD
This snowcapped mountain provides the backdrop for Kenya's Amboseli National Park
Time's up! The correct answer was Mt. Kilimanjaro
ANIMAL TERMS
This expression meaning to crease a page in a book for later reference dates back to 1659
Time's up! The correct answer was dog-ear
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
"'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was the first full length animated film to use" this inductee's multiplane camera
Time's up! The correct answer was Walt Disney
HISTORY IN MOVIES
Kathy Bates played the real-life "Unsinkable" Molly Brown in this Leonardo DiCaprio adventure
Time's up! The correct answer was Titanic
FOOD
It's an Italian version of an omelet, served pancake-style
Time's up! The correct answer was a frittata
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Mon Dieu! This French liqueur was originally made at the Abbey of Fecamp by the monks for which it is named
Time's up! The correct answer was Benedictine
ONE-WORD RHYMES
In Manhattan, going from Central Park to Chelsea is heading this way
Time's up! The correct answer was downtown
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES
In the same film, Mike Myers played Dr. Evil & this international man of mystery, baby
Time's up! The correct answer was Austin Powers
PIANO KEYS
They're adjacent on the keyboard as well as in an abbreviation for a popular format of recorded music
Time's up! The correct answer was C & D
DRAMA
This lengthy work by Eugene O'Neill is based partly on the Oresteia of Aeschylus
Time's up! The correct answer was Mourning Becomes Electra
DON'T MESS WITH SICILY
At nearly 11,000 feet this "active" spot is Sicily's highest point
Time's up! The correct answer was Mount Etna
GEOGRAPHY "E"
It's the largest kingdom in the United Kingdom
Time's up! The correct answer was England
MISCELLAN"IUM"
Once the open main court of a Roman house, it's now a skylit central court in an office building or hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was atrium
THREE
In 1979 this nuclear power plant near Harrisburg experienced a near meltdown
Time's up! The correct answer was Three Mile Island
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
This Greek dish typically consists of layers of eggplant & ground lamb or beef topped with a white sauce
Time's up! The correct answer was moussaka
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?!
I may be a trickster god, but I actually helped Thor get his hammer back after Thrym the frost giant stole it
Time's up! The correct answer was Loki
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
NBA HALL OF FAMERS
This Nigeria-born Rockets player holds the NBA record for career blocked shots with 3,830
Time's up! The correct answer was Hakeem Olajuwon
THE PLANET URANUS
He discovered Uranus as well as 2 of its moons
Time's up! The correct answer was William Herschel
BRIGHT IDEAS
Lawrence Sperry used the gyroscope his dad developed in this device that keeps planes on course without human aid
Time's up! The correct answer was autopilot
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
On the Beaufort scale, winds range from 0 for calm to 12 to 17 for these powerful storms
Time's up! The correct answer was hurricanes
L____O
The opposite of staccato, it's a direction to play music smoothly
Time's up! The correct answer was legato
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
Yes, sir! A PFC is one of these in the military
Time's up! The correct answer was a private first class
BRAND-TASTIC
Dr. Joseph Lawrence & Jordan Lambert invented this bad-breath-busting product in 1879
Time's up! The correct answer was Listerine
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
Hong Kong titled the second movie about this creature "I May Be A Pig, But I Am Not Stupid"
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe
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
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
The last British sovereign buried at this church was George II in 1760; since then, they've been buried at Windsor
Time's up! The correct answer was Westminster Abbey
TV STARS
Putting the Goth in "American Gothic", this rocker & his family starred in a hit MTV reality show in 2002
Time's up! The correct answer was Ozzy Osbourne
IN THE DICTIONARY
Maize is another word for this
Time's up! The correct answer was corn
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MOVIES
Holly Hunter played it: "The _____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Piano
1984
This science fact & fiction writer published his 300th book which he called "Opus 300"
Time's up! The correct answer was Isaac Asimov
DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS
On a sailor's chest it might say “Mother”; on Cher it's a butterfly
Time's up! The correct answer was tattoo
ANIMALS
A pocket gopher's pockets are fur-lined & located in these
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheeks
IT BORDERS INDIA
The disputed ownership of the Kashmir region is a sore spot between India & this smaller neighbor
Time's up! The correct answer was Pakistan
THEY'RE ON CABLE
James Roday is Shawn Spencer, a police consultant who pretends to have otherworldly powers, on this comedic series
Time's up! The correct answer was Psych
ROYAL BRITANNIA
He succeeded his mother & was succeeded in 1910 by his son George V
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward VII
A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS
We don't see what was so good about this 2-word term for the worldwide 1930s economic disaster
Time's up! The correct answer was the Great Depression
THE WOK OF FAME
Meaning "heart's delight", it's a variety of snacks like fried dumplings & steamed buns
Time's up! The correct answer was Dim sum
WOLVERINE
During the winter, wolverines hunt caribou & this animal of the genus Rangifer; Santa's gonna be mad
Time's up! The correct answer was reindeer
ARCHITECTURE
The caldarium, the tepidarium & the frigidarium were chambers in these, where olden Romans refreshed themselves
Time's up! The correct answer was the baths
ALBUMS
In 1997 Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" appeared on her album "Let's Talk About Love" & on this soundtrack
Time's up! The correct answer was Titanic
STRING THEORY 201
String theory attempts to merge quantum mechanics with Einstein's general theory of this
Time's up! The correct answer was relativity
THE ANIMALS
Extinct before the dinosaurs ever walked, trilobites are key signature creatures of this "old animal" era
Time's up! The correct answer was Paleozoic
ROYALTY
After this emperor died in 14 A.D., his relatives, the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruled until 68
Time's up! The correct answer was Augustus
ART
This artist used trowels, sticks & even basters to create some of his drip paintings, like "Cathedral"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackson Pollock
I SERVED IN HIS CABINET
Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Truman
SPORTS SHORTS
In 2011 this QB was a first-round draft pick by Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Newton
THE ONION
From an issue in 2056: This island & commonwealth ceded to the U.S. in 1898... "Should it become our 63rd state?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Puerto Rico
SAINTS
In the 7th century Isidore was bishop of this city, not barber of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Seville
COUNTRY MUSIC
"Strawberry Wine" was the first of 3 No. 1 hits from this debut album by Deana Carter
Time's up! The correct answer was "Did I Shave My Legs for This?"
BASEBALL
In 1972 owner Bob Short moved this team to Arlington, TX . where it became the Texas Rangers
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington Senators
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY
Tokelau, a territory of this country, is over 1,000 miles north of its Noeth Island
Time's up! The correct answer was New Zealand
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Long crack in a rock (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was fissure
WAR STORIES
"Body Count", "Coming Home"
Time's up! The correct answer was Vietnam War
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
Politically, this word for a region reflecting a large trend comes from a lead sheep with a ringer around its neck
Time's up! The correct answer was a bellwether
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
WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II
The British A22 Mark IV tank carried a 75-millimeter gun & this prime minister's name
Time's up! The correct answer was Churchill
ANAGRAMMED BIRDS
A city dweller: ego nip
Time's up! The correct answer was pigeon
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
This Venezuelan waterfall was named for an American bush pilot who discovered it in 1935
Time's up! The correct answer was Angel Falls
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
When the earth is at perihelion, it is having its closest encounter with this
Time's up! The correct answer was the sun
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Papua New Guinea is just off this country's Cape York Peninsula
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
STATE FISH
Florida's state saltwater fish is this game fish known for its raised dorsal fin & spear-like nose
Time's up! The correct answer was a sailfish
THE CIVIL WAR
Union pay department officers wore the M1840, one of these weapons that featured a straight 31" all-gilt blade
Time's up! The correct answer was Sword
ASTROLOGY
The masculine signs are the air signs, including Gemini, & these signs, which include Leo
Time's up! The correct answer was fire signs
BACKWORDS
You'd be naive to think you can make bottled water that's more popular than this
Time's up! The correct answer was Evian
ALSO SOMETHING YOU WEAR
A hard blow or punch
Time's up! The correct answer was a sock
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota
Time's up! The correct answer was Medellin
DIALING FOR DIALECTS
Sprechen Sie Plattdeutsch? If you do, you speak the Low variety of this language
Time's up! The correct answer was German
NURSERY RHYMES
"Hey Diddle, Diddle!" After the little dog laughed, these 2 things ran off together
Time's up! The correct answer was Dish & spoon
WHO'S THE BOSS
Tattoo labored for this man on "Fantasy Island"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mr. Roarke
HEY, "U"!
It may be a mischievous scamp, or a "sea" creature
Time's up! The correct answer was Urchin
COUNTRY MUSIC
This sound, like that made by plucking a guitar, is the title of a 2009 album by George Strait
Time's up! The correct answer was twang
A PRAIRIE PRIMER
The largest cities in Canada's "Prairie Provinces" are Edmonton & Calgary in this one
Time's up! The correct answer was Alberta
BROADWAY LYRICS
"Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets, and little man, little Lola wants you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Damn Yankees
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
In an $80 billion deal these 2 oil companies joined forces in 1999 in the biggest merger up to that time
Time's up! The correct answer was Exxon & Mobil
CHEKHOV, PLEASE
The plot shows Mme. Ranevsky is the owner of this title Chekhov plot
Time's up! The correct answer was The Cherry Orchard
THE ONION
Aug. 9, 2000: Popular names for these include Shopwood, Storemont & Indianburialgroundbrook
Time's up! The correct answer was shopping malls
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
I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU
It's the "A" in the advocacy group known as MADD
Time's up! The correct answer was Against
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES
Ezra was the leader of the Jews who returned from this land, by whose waters they had sat down & wept
Time's up! The correct answer was Babylon
20th CENTURY ARTISTS
"Sky Blue", "Blue Mountain" & "The Blue Rider" are all paintings by this Russian abstract artist
Time's up! The correct answer was Kandinsky
CARIBBEAN TASTE TREATS
Sancocho, a stew made with 5 to 7 meats, is a specialty of this country, Haiti's next-door neighbor
Time's up! The correct answer was Dominican Republic
THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK
During the Civil War, Mrs. Polk's Tennessee home had this official status & both union & CSA leaders visited
Time's up! The correct answer was neutrality
PETER, PAUL & MARY
His world travels helped him write "The Great Railway Bazaar", "The Mosquito Coast" & "Riding the Iron Rooster"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Theroux
ALBUMS
"All I Have" with LL Cool J was a last-minute addition to this Jennifer Lopez CD
Time's up! The correct answer was This Is Me... Then
NEPAL
Told to jump from 600 feet, these tough Nepalese soldiers, not knowing they'd get chutes, said 300 feet was easier
Time's up! The correct answer was Gurkhas
IT'S RAINING "MN"
'Tis this season (of the year)
Time's up! The correct answer was autumn
EVERYBODY LOVES RAY
25 years after "The Lost Weekend", he played Ryan O'Neal's dad in "Love Story"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ray Milland
EXPLORATION
He wrote in his diary, "The loss of pony transport in March 1911 obliged me to start later than I had intended"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Falcon Scott
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
This Chicago native worked as a DJ in Vietnam & a weatherman in Nashville before hosting "Wheel of Fortune"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pat Sajak
SPORTS LEGENDS
In 1904 he became the first pitcher in the American League to throw a perfect game; now an award is named for him
Time's up! The correct answer was Cy Young
THE SPOOKY & THE MYSTERIOUS
Thousands of years ago this legendary lost continent is believed by some to have vanished beneath the waves
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlantis
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
Coloring something more rubicund makes it this
Time's up! The correct answer was redder
CARIBBEAN TASTE TREATS
Sancocho, a stew made with 5 to 7 meats, is a specialty of this country, Haiti's next-door neighbor
Time's up! The correct answer was Dominican Republic
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
ROGUE
This country's acceptance of responsibility for the Pan Am 103 bombing helped it lose its rogue status
Time's up! The correct answer was Libya
ALL GOD'S CRITTERS
Because it dips its food in water, it has the scientific name Lotor, which means "washer"
Time's up! The correct answer was Raccoon
TOUR OF JUDY
She played an airheaded blonde to whom William Holden had to teach manners in "Born Yesterday"
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Holliday
EDS
Shooting down 22 planes in 1918, Eddie Rickenbacker was the USA's No. 1 flying ace in this war
Time's up! The correct answer was World War I
HOMOPHONES
It's a sausage, or the absolute least best
Time's up! The correct answer was wurst/worst
IRAQNOPHOBIA
This Iraqi president attended Cairo Law School in 1962 & 1963 while in exile
Time's up! The correct answer was Saddam Hussein
SELLERS
Harry Bogen is the dressmaker hero of the musical "I Can Get It for You" this way
Time's up! The correct answer was Wholesale
"IBLE"S & BITS
Miller's witch-hunting play
Time's up! The correct answer was The Crucible
"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 MOVIES
In 1985 Helena Bonham Carter portrayed this historic "Lady" on film
Time's up! The correct answer was Lady Jane Grey
THE FALL
Headed by Chief Justice Charles T. Wells, the Supreme Court of this state was in the news in November 2000
Time's up! The correct answer was Florida
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
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
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
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
If you're slow but steady & you still beat a sprinter, you might be compared to this creature of fable
Time's up! The correct answer was a turtle
OH, "BOY"
This law states that at a constant temp., the volume of a gas in inversely proportional to the pressure
Time's up! The correct answer was Boyle's
LOST
It's said that this gem was cut from a stone called the French Blue, which was lost after a crown jewel heist in 1792
Time's up! The correct answer was Hope Diamond
"ROCK"Y
This peninsula in the borough of Queens is one of the principal resort areas for New Yorkers
Time's up! The correct answer was Rockaway Beach
ACTRESSES ON TV
On "Fat Actress", she poked fun at herself, playing a version of herself struggling with her weight
Time's up! The correct answer was Kirstie Alley
THE UNIVERSE
It wasn't until 1959 that the "far side" of this body was seen
Time's up! The correct answer was The Moon
FEMALE ATHLETES
This soccer player whose real first name is Mariel is one of 4 women to have scored over 100 goals in international play
Time's up! The correct answer was Mia Hamm
AMERICAN COUNTIES
While many states have counties named Lincoln, this is the only state that has one named Snohomish
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington
THE 23rd PSALM
They're the first 5 words of the psalm
Time's up! The correct answer was The Lord is my shepherd
THE COLOR PURPLE
This purple flower is the state flower of Colorado
Time's up! The correct answer was the columbine
FIRST LADIES
Her stepfather was Hugh Auchincloss
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackie Kennedy
ARCHITECTS
Minoru Yamasaki reached new heights with this New York City complex
Time's up! The correct answer was World Trade Center
MUNICH
Munich's motto used to be "die weltstadt mit herz", the world city with one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was heart
COLORS
Color of a lucky "letter day"
Time's up! The correct answer was red
WHO'S YOUR MOMMY?
Liza Minnelli
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Garland
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SAYS....
"We were very tired, we were very merry -- we had gone back and forth all night in" this conveyance
Time's up! The correct answer was Ferry
3-NAMED AUTHORS
In 2001 this novelist & short story writer's "We Were the Mulvaneys" was chosen for Oprah's Book Club
Time's up! The correct answer was Joyce Carol Oates
AMERICAN EXPLORERS
Co-commanders of the 1st U.S. expedition to explore from Mississippi to the west coast
Time's up! The correct answer was Lewis & Clark
SPORTS FACTS
Iowa state's Dan Gable won 2 NCAA titles in this sport & then coached Iowa to 15 team titles from1978 to 1997
Time's up! The correct answer was wrestling
3-LETTER ABBREV.
For tax purposes, the total amount you earned less deductions: AGI
Time's up! The correct answer was adjusted gross income
MEDICINE
Symbolized Ba, this element is put in your body, one way or another, to be seen on X-rays
Time's up! The correct answer was barium
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
This Norwegian beauty is noted for her work with Ingmar Bergman & with UNICEF
Time's up! The correct answer was Liv Ullmann
THOSE CRAZY GUGGENHEIMS
For Daniel, it was all mine, mine, mine; tin in Bolivia & this in Alaska
Time's up! The correct answer was gold
FOREIGN TRAVEL
Though its slangy name suggests it goes behind, wear this in front to guard your valuables against theft
Time's up! The correct answer was a fanny pack
WON THE BATTLE
After Perry met the enemy in the September 1813 battle of this great lake, they were ours
Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Erie
THE MUSICAL DR. IS IN
This rapper & producer co-founded N.W.A. & is the stepbrother of Warren G
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Dre
"GREEN" THINGS
A precocious redhaired little girl is the heroine of this 1908 children's book by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Time's up! The correct answer was Anne of Green Gables
NATIVE AMERICANS
In August 1934 this president was made an honorary member of the Blackfoot tribe & given the name "Lone Chief"
Time's up! The correct answer was FDR
"T" TIME
A synonym for "journey", it's also an upper-crust nickname for a guy with Roman numeral III in his name
Time's up! The correct answer was trip
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Ecuador & Venezuela observe the birth of this "George Washington of South America" each July 24
Time's up! The correct answer was Simon Bolivar
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
The vistas seen from Ms. Barrymore's home
Time's up! The correct answer was Drew's views
LANGUAGES
Most of the people of Brazil speak this official language
Time's up! The correct answer was Portuguese
LOST
It's said that this gem was cut from a stone called the French Blue, which was lost after a crown jewel heist in 1792
Time's up! The correct answer was Hope Diamond
ORDINAL NUMBER, PLEASE
(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE): Street in the title of the following: (audio clue - instrumental)
Time's up! The correct answer was "42nd Street"
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
IN THE FIRE
Many 17th century New York City households had one of these to form a brigade in case of fire
Time's up! The correct answer was Bucket
CLASSIC ADS & JINGLES
"Solutions for a small planet"
Time's up! The correct answer was IBM
GEHRY
Frank Gehry's "Easy Edges" line built furniture out of this stuff in which your furniture usually arrives
Time's up! The correct answer was cardboard
WHO'S ON FIRST?
Sundays from 1984 to 1995, "60 Minutes" led into this CBS crime drama--guess Jessica finally got tired of writing
Time's up! The correct answer was Murder, She Wrote
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
HORNS
Christian tradition says this archangel will blow his trumpet to announce the Second Coming
Time's up! The correct answer was Gabriel
FUNDRAISING
Chilly alliterative term for phoning someone to ask for money without any prior notice
Time's up! The correct answer was cold call
PLAY HEROINES
Emily Webb of Grover's Corners
Time's up! The correct answer was Our Town
OSCAR WINNERS & NOMINEES ON TV
Although he lost the supporting actor Oscar for "Cinderella Man", he won the Emmy vote for "John Adams"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Giamatti
ALL IN YOUR MIND
You can have a deja entendu, meaning "already heard" in addition to this, "already seen"
Time's up! The correct answer was deja vu
BEFORE & AFTER
Fictional girl sleuth who's the granddaughter of "The Great Profile"
Time's up! The correct answer was Nancy Drew Barrymore
THE CANARY ISLANDS
The Canary Islands were named for a large number of these the Romans found there, not yellow songbirds
Time's up! The correct answer was wild dogs
BRITISH NOBILITY
In the 16th C. the Earl of Surrey helped bring this 14-line poetic form to England
Time's up! The correct answer was Sonnet
SPORTS SHORTS
In 2011 this QB was a first-round draft pick by Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Newton
GRAPES
A wine known as Lacrima Christi, or "tears of Christ" is made from grapes grown on the slopes of this Italian volcano
Time's up! The correct answer was Vesuvius
TRANSPORTATION
Since 1899 these stalwart animals used in transport have served as the mascots of the Army Corps of Cadets
Time's up! The correct answer was mules
WORLD RELIGION
Made up of 1,028 hymns in 10 books, it's the oldest of the Vedas in Hinduism
Time's up! The correct answer was Rigveda
PERFUME
Though it has the same name, Benetton's perfume wasn't named for this controversial Sean Penn film
Time's up! The correct answer was Colors
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
When the Russians owned Alaska, they referred to this tall peak as Bolshaya Gora
Time's up! The correct answer was Mt. McKinley
TITLE 9
J.D. Salinger: "Nine ___"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stories
SAINTS BE PRAISED
The first American citizen canonized was an immigrant from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
When the earth is at perihelion, it is having its closest encounter with this
Time's up! The correct answer was the sun
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
State with the highest average monthly food stamp benefit per person; at over $100, that's a lot of poi
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
The CBC's fight against this overseas system of segregation included sponsoring a landmark 1986 act
Time's up! The correct answer was apartheid
SPOILER ALERT!
1968: The Statue of Liberty sticks up out of the sand
Time's up! The correct answer was Planet of the Apes
A HORSE IS A HORSE
In "The Lord of the Rings", Gandalf rides this horse that only he could tame
Time's up! The correct answer was Shadowfax
THE COMPANY LINE
This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in & was first displayed on
Time's up! The correct answer was Crate & Barrel
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Star Tracks, Scoop, Chatter
Time's up! The correct answer was People
GOING TOO "FUR"
To provide & install housewares to a dwelling
Time's up! The correct answer was furnish
THE 1930s
This longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News became a UPI correspondent in 1939
Time's up! The correct answer was Walter Cronkite
THE 20th CENTURY
Shortly after taking power, he nationalized millions of dollars of American-owned property in Cuba
Time's up! The correct answer was Fidel Castro
WHERE'S MY COFFEE?
Once Yemen's chief coffee port, its name now refers to a flavor of chocolate & coffee
Time's up! The correct answer was Mocha
CliffsNotes
Title guy shipwrecks, ends up on 28-year island getaway, makes a friend, goes home
Time's up! The correct answer was "Robinson Crusoe"
MAGICAL MOUSE-TERY TOUR
Maurice LaMarche found his inner Orson Welles to voice this rodent whose simple goal was to take over the world
Time's up! The correct answer was the Brain
REAL TO REEL
This 1984 movie recounted the friendship of an American journalist & a translator in war-torn Cambodia
Time's up! The correct answer was The Killing Fields
POETS' RHYME TIME
William's anacondas
Time's up! The correct answer was Blake's snakes
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Send fee
Time's up! The correct answer was Defense
THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL
Jeans maker Strauss
Time's up! The correct answer was Levi
COOKING EQUIPMENT FOOD
Orville Redenbacher sells this sweet & salty treat as well as its more famous cousin
Time's up! The correct answer was kettle corn
LAW & GOVERNMENT
A measure defeated in 1990 would have allowed states to prosecute persons who desecrated this
Time's up! The correct answer was the American flag
BIRDS
All 16 species of the Hawaiian honeycreeper are on this list
Time's up! The correct answer was the endangered species list
"CH"ILL OUT!
Specific 5-letter term for the block of wood you wedge under the wheels when jacking up a car
Time's up! The correct answer was chock
"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
MEDICINE
A Pseudofolliculitis barbae is an "ingrown" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a hair
LITERARY FIRST LINES
1854: "When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone in the woods..."
Time's up! The correct answer was "Walden; or, Life in the Woods"
IN THE DICTIONARY
The name of this 6-pointed star comes from the Greek for "six" & "letter"
Time's up! The correct answer was a hexagram
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Charlie made 35 films in about a year at this Mack Sennett studio
Time's up! The correct answer was Keystone Studios
LET'S TAKE A PEAK
This peak in the Black Hills is 5,725 feet above sea level, or a little over 95 times the height of Washington's head
Time's up! The correct answer was Mount Rushmore
MAY DAYS
On May 6, 1984 Jose Napoleon Duarte won this country's presidential election with 54% of the vote
Time's up! The correct answer was El Salvador
LYRICS FROM MUSICALS
"Once I'm with the Wizard my whole life will change, 'cuz once you're with the Wizard no one thinks you're strange"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wicked
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
iPOD, YOUTUBE OR WII
There are websites devoted to injuries suffered by its users, such as pulled muscles & bloodied hands
Time's up! The correct answer was Wii
BOOK NAMES
George Bernard Shaw: "Major ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Barbara
BODIES OF WATER
The St. Mary's River connects Lake Superior to this second-largest Great Lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Huron
CROSSWORD CLUES "J"
Carroll's slithy nonsense poem (11)
Time's up! The correct answer was "Jabberwocky"
THAT'S NO LADY...
He played the title character in "Sunday in the Park with George" when it debuted on Broadway
Time's up! The correct answer was Mandy Patinkin
FEMALE ATHLETES
This tennis player won women's singles titles at Wimbledon in 2000 & 2001, but lost to her little sister in 2002
Time's up! The correct answer was Venus Williams
FASHION FROM HEAD TO TOE
1950s fashion favored this canine skirt
Time's up! The correct answer was a poodle skirt
WORD ORIGINS
Laboratory culture dish named for the German bacteriologist who invented it
Time's up! The correct answer was a Petri dish
HORNS
All species of this large land creature, whose name is from the Greek for "nose-horned", are nearly extinct
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhinoceros
NAME THE AUTOMAKER
Taurus & T-Bird
Time's up! The correct answer was Ford
STOCK SYMBOLS
You don't need a Visa to visit this bank's stock symbol, CMB
Time's up! The correct answer was Chase Manhattan Bank
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
That hair! Those shorts! Both are still around for this exercise guy known for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Simmons
RHYME TIME
A cloaklike garment for a gorilla
Time's up! The correct answer was an ape cape
COUNTY SEATS
Hilo, I love you, you're the seat of this county that's also a "Big Island"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
"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
NBA HALL OF FAMERS
Abe Saperstein is in the Hall of Fame, as is this team he promoted & coached for decades
Time's up! The correct answer was The Harlem Globetrotters
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
Its original purpose was to insure people on journeys
Time's up! The correct answer was Travelers
MOVIE MUSICALS
The only Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire film for which these 2 brothers wrote songs was 1937's "Shall We Dance"
Time's up! The correct answer was George & Ira Gershwin
"PH"UN WORDS
The name of this Egyptian island is Greek for "Lighthouse"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pharos
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
The summer varieties of this gourd-like vegetable are eaten green; the winter ones, ripe
Time's up! The correct answer was squash
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
OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
Hot-cha-cha! New Mexico's official state question is "red or" this?
Time's up! The correct answer was green
ORGANIZATIONS
Act it out if you wish; it's the organization sung about in the following: [audio clue: "Young man, there's a place you can go, I say young man, when you're short on your dough..."]
Time's up! The correct answer was Y.M.C.A
THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Celebrating "a century of sanctuary" in 2009, it's Utah's first national park, though it's last alphabetically
Time's up! The correct answer was Zion
THE 1890s
Relationship of Lizzie Borden to the woman she was acquitted of killing
Time's up! The correct answer was stepdaughter
HOP ON POP CULTURE
Sydney's dad, Jack, was a CIA double agent working against SD-6 on this Jennifer Garner show
Time's up! The correct answer was Alias
THE COMPANY LINE
This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in & was first displayed on
Time's up! The correct answer was Crate & Barrel
BIRDS
Also known as a duck hawk, it has been clocked at 175 miles per hour during a dive
Time's up! The correct answer was Peregrine falcon
GOULASH
The most effective way of treating pernicious anemia is through injections of this vitamin
Time's up! The correct answer was B12
YOUNG WOMEN OF TODAY
She occupies the California congressional seat once held by her late entertainer husband
Time's up! The correct answer was Mary Bono
BROADWAY LYRICS
"All I need is one more try, gotta get that kite to fly"
Time's up! The correct answer was You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
FAMOUS AMERICANS
In 1844 he succeeded Joseph Smith as leader of the Mormon Church
Time's up! The correct answer was Brigham Young
OFF TO A GOOD START
It's a ship at home in the Arctic, or a remark that starts a conversation
Time's up! The correct answer was an icebreaker
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
Reflecting its lush, beautiful countryside. it's Ireland's gem of a nickname
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Emerald Isle"
BRITISH ROYAL HOUSES
Henry VIII
Time's up! The correct answer was Tudor
THE EYES HAVE IT
A hollow area that holds a light bulb
Time's up! The correct answer was Socket
GENERAL SCIENCE
This alliterative event happened 14 billion years ago
Time's up! The correct answer was the Big Bang
ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE
Native Americans grew these together with corn & at harvest time combined them into "M'sickquatash"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lima beans
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
If you're slow but steady & you still beat a sprinter, you might be compared to this creature of fable
Time's up! The correct answer was a turtle
ANIMALS
A pocket gopher's pockets are fur-lined & located in these
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheeks
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
Data on 4 million customers were lost by this group formed by a 1998 merger with Travelers
Time's up! The correct answer was Citigroup
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
After review, the bierwurst, lop chong & kielbasa, types of these, were overcooked
Time's up! The correct answer was sausage
SCIENCE CLASS
The frequency of a note is measured in this, abbreviated Hz
Time's up! The correct answer was hertz
DECADES OF BESTSELLERS
"The Yearling" & "Of Mice and Men"
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1930s
1800
This vulcanization inventor was born a bouncing baby boy in 1800
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Goodyear
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
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
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER
Wanted for treason against King David, he's known to have killed his half-brother for raping Tamar
Time's up! The correct answer was Absalom
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Chips' aquatic partner (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was fish
MINERALS
You’ll discover not gold, but a black mark, after rubbing this “gold” on porcelain
Time's up! The correct answer was fool’s gold
THE "UNDER" WORLD
Lingerie is a fancy word for it
Time's up! The correct answer was underwear
STATE SUPERLATIVES
It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas
BREAKFAST CEREALS
If you pour it just right, you'll have "26 tasty little letters in every bowl" of this Post cereal
Time's up! The correct answer was Alpha-bits
BACH IN THE SADDLE
Bach often paired a prelude with this form in which a theme is stated, repeated & varied with contrapuntal lines
Time's up! The correct answer was a fugue
SOUNDS THAT KITTIES MAKE
In "The Maltese Falcon", Dashiell Hammett wrote, "'That will be excellent,' Gutman" did this
Time's up! The correct answer was purred
WORLD LEADERS
Serzh Sargsian is its president, Tigran Sargsian is its prime minister
Time's up! The correct answer was Armenia
FATHERS & SONS
The island where this man's son washed ashore was later named Ikaria
Time's up! The correct answer was Daedalus
LET'S GET MAS*Hed
It was Major Margaret Houlihan's sexy nickname
Time's up! The correct answer was "Hot Lips"
FROM T TO SHINING T
Also meaning "touch", it's a keen sense of what to say to avoid giving offense
Time's up! The correct answer was tact
THAT'S HANDY
In Christian ritual it involves moving the hand from the forehead, to the chest & then to each shoulder in turn
Time's up! The correct answer was crossing oneself
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
This 1928 title character begins as a man & ends, almost 400 years later, as a young woman (but not in Florida)
Time's up! The correct answer was Orlando
WRITERS CUBED
Her 2000 novel "Blonde" is, of course, about Marilyn Monroe
Time's up! The correct answer was Joyce Carol Oates
OSCAR WINNERS & NOMINEES ON TV
This Oscar winner for "The Piano" plays a feisty Oklahoma City police detective on TNT's "Saving Grace"
Time's up! The correct answer was Holly Hunter
FIRE!
After a 1624 fire Christian IV replanned this Northern European city & renamed it Christiania
Time's up! The correct answer was Oslo
RUN, RUN, RUN
In the modern pentathlon, athletes go 3,000 meters in this hyphenated type of running
Time's up! The correct answer was cross-country
POTPOURRI
On an NHL rink, it's the color of the center line
Time's up! The correct answer was red
BEGINNING & END
"From" this to this is an idiom meaning from the start of a meal (or something else) to the end
Time's up! The correct answer was from soup to nuts
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
"What An Appealing Young Lady" can be translated to this title of a 1999 movie
Time's up! The correct answer was She's All That
LETTER MEN
He designed the building for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Time's up! The correct answer was I.M. Pei
UP & ATOM
When a nucleus is split, it's called fission; when 2 nuclei combine, it's called this
Time's up! The correct answer was fusion
JULIUS CAESAR
Around 48 B.C. Caesar pardoned this man & later made him governor of Cisalpine Gaul; oops
Time's up! The correct answer was Brutus
ASIAN CAPITALS
This capital lies on the north coast of West Java at the mouth of the Liwung River
Time's up! The correct answer was Jakarta
INTERNATIONAL RHYME TIME
Japanese kimono sash for a small, spiny-finned fish
Time's up! The correct answer was an obi goby
COUNTRIES' HIGHEST PEAKS
These 2 nations, one an island, have highest peaks with the same name; they also share a common European culture
Time's up! The correct answer was Greece & Cyprus
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
In Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac
Time's up! The correct answer was Michigan
IT HAD TO "BU"
In 1403 Venice established the first maritime quarantine station to prevent this deadly disease
Time's up! The correct answer was the bubonic plague
THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD
He directed a landmark Chinese production of his play "Death of a Salesman" at the People's Art Theatre in Beijing
Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur Miller
SOUNDS LIKE A CAPITAL CITY
Almost half of north Americans have this kind of blood
Time's up! The correct answer was Type A
LIVE IN TEXAS
If you're on the road again in Texas, stop at Luck, this singer's world headquarters
Time's up! The correct answer was Willie Nelson
SOUND LIKE A LOCAL
Pedernales is in the Dominican Republic; north of the border, the Pedernales River is in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL
This element, Na, combines with chlorine to form ordinary table salt
Time's up! The correct answer was sodium
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
The Episcopal Church at 193 Salem Street in Boston has been holding services continually since December 29, 1723
Time's up! The correct answer was The Old North Church
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
This name shared by great & terrible rulers is a Russian variation of John
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
On the big screen, this Chicagoan has played Rick Deckard, Jack Ryan & Han Solo
Time's up! The correct answer was Harrison Ford
THE LAST POPE OF THIS NAME
The XII & last pope of this name that sounds like a synonym for "devout" ended his 19-year reign in 1958
Time's up! The correct answer was Pius
MUSICAL BY CHARACTERS
Miguel de Cervantes & Aldonza
Time's up! The correct answer was The Man of La Mancha
IN THE TREASURY DEPT.
This service quarantines animals & can stop you from bringing sausages into the country
Time's up! The correct answer was Customs
A BUG'S LIFE
Used by scientists to clean flesh off bones being prepared for research, dermestids are a type of this insect
Time's up! The correct answer was a beetle
IT'S EXTINCT
The name of this extinct elephant-like creature comes from Greek meaning "breast tooth"
Time's up! The correct answer was a mastodon
DISNEY VILLAINS
Scar
Time's up! The correct answer was The Lion King
& GO TO "BED"
In the Bible she was mom to Moses & Aaron
Time's up! The correct answer was Jochebed
LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER
Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy March have crushes on Rupert Birkin & Gerald Crich in this D.H. Lawrence novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Little Women in Love
DIARIES
The diary of this woman, wife of a famous aviator, describes the kidnapping of her son
Time's up! The correct answer was Anne Morrow Lindbergh
ODDS & ENDS
This French tennis star of the 1920s who went on to start a clothing line was known as "the Crocodile"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lacoste
"A" PLUS
From Greek words meaning "to watch from both sides", it's a large open arena for public entertainments
Time's up! The correct answer was amphitheatre
FUN WITH OPERA
It was truly a red-letter day when an opera based on this Hawthorne novel premiered in Boston in 1896
Time's up! The correct answer was The Scarlet Letter
BEFORE & AFTER
Leif Ericson's dad who was a huge star with low surface temperature
Time's up! The correct answer was Erik the Red Giant
5-LETTER WORDS
Headgear for a king, or part of a tooth
Time's up! The correct answer was crown
IT'S AN L.A. THING
Wanna live in this city, 90210? in July 2008 the median home price there was $2.3 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills
DICTATORS & TYRANTS
As the dictator of this city-state, Francesco Foscari ruined its army & economy by endlessly fighting Milan
Time's up! The correct answer was Venice
MOVIE SONGS
1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER
The start of his reign in Spain falls mainly on the 22nd of November, 1975
Time's up! The correct answer was Juan Carlos
NEWMAN'S OWN
Newman played Irish mob boss John Rooney in Depression-era Chicago in this 2002 film
Time's up! The correct answer was Road to Perdition
BRAND-TASTIC
This yogurt brand is named for founder Isaac Carasso's son Daniel
Time's up! The correct answer was Dannon
STORM
The probe used to investigate tornados in this film is aptly named Dorothy
Time's up! The correct answer was Twister
FUN WITH BALLET
The music of film composer Alex North drives the ballet based on this play about Stanley Kowalski
Time's up! The correct answer was "A Streetcar Named Desire"
AMERICAN AUTHORS
William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for "The Dust Which Is God", & this brother won for "John Brown's Body"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Vincent Benet
BUT IS IT ART?
Tattooed showman The Enigma had tiny versions of these embedded in his skull, perhaps for a Satanic look
Time's up! The correct answer was Horns
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
THE 50 STATES
Since 1776, it has been the only U.S. state to be the most populous state for more than a century
Time's up! The correct answer was New York
ROCK WITH YOU
Eric Clapton charted 3 times with this song: in 1971, 1972 & 1992
Time's up! The correct answer was "Layla"
GENERAL SCIENCE
The IRAS telescope, which revealed 5 new comets, made its observations in this part of the light spectrum
Time's up! The correct answer was infra-red
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
ROUGH POLITICS
A N.Y. coroner's inquest came to a finding of murder by this man, Vice President of the United States
Time's up! The correct answer was Aaron Burr
THE UPPER CRUST
Ulysses Grant's granddaughter Julia married a prince from this country & had to flee its revolution in 1917
Time's up! The correct answer was Russia
FORE!
This "Royal & Ancient Golf Club" of Scotland set the standard for a round of golf at 18 holes
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Andrews
THE FUNNIES
Jon is this cat's master; Odie is his dog friend
Time's up! The correct answer was Garfield
STATE SUPERLATIVES
Its Boeing manufacturing plant in Everett is the world's largest building by volume
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington
APT ANAGRAMS
A Texan battle cry: A MEMORABLE TERM, EH?
Time's up! The correct answer was Remember the Alamo
NO. 1 ALBUMS
"Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
Time's up! The correct answer was Meat Loaf
IT'S ALL ABOUT ME
Self-referential prefix before -didact, -suggestion & -biography
Time's up! The correct answer was auto
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
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
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
Conrad Witz depicted this wealthy queen with King Solomon in the 15th C. work seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen of Sheba
WON THE BATTLE
With 1/3 the troops of his enemy, this American general beat Santa Anna in the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista
Time's up! The correct answer was Taylor
MOVIE CITIES
2008's "The Mysteries of ____" was based on a novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Pittsburgh
DIARIES
Fittingly, Samuel Pepys began keeping his famous diary on this date in 1660
Time's up! The correct answer was 1-Jan
ART
Georges Rouault liked to include some tragic ones of these in his works; Red Skelton specialized in them
Time's up! The correct answer was clowns
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
TELEVISION & HISTORY
When "60 Minutes" premiered, this man was U.S. president
Time's up! The correct answer was Lyndon B. Johnson
FRANCES FARMER
In "Badlands of Dakota" Frances was this Wild West lady to Richard Dix's Wild Bill
Time's up! The correct answer was Calamity Jane
POLITICIANS
In November 1996 Rep. Maxine Waters was elected chairwoman of this caucus
Time's up! The correct answer was Congressional Black Caucus
BICYCLES
In the 1984 Olympics, Alexi Grewal won a gold medal in cycling for this country
Time's up! The correct answer was the United States
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
THE CINEMA
The popular soundtrack of this 2000 film includes "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" & "You Are My Sunshine"
Time's up! The correct answer was O Brother, Where Art Thou?
BEGINNING & END
In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris
Time's up! The correct answer was the Tour de France
GONE TOMORROW?
Among the colorful mammals on the endangered list are the gray & the red ones of these predators
Time's up! The correct answer was a wolf
GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT
"First Blood" was a Rambo movie; this 2007 film had Daniel Day-Lewis searching for oil
Time's up! The correct answer was There Will Be Blood
THE CANARY ISLANDS
The Canary Islands were named for a large number of these the Romans found there, not yellow songbirds
Time's up! The correct answer was wild dogs
"S"-OTERICA
Slang term for a left-handed boxer or fiddle player
Time's up! The correct answer was southpaw
THE SHORT FORM
A common adverb, it's also the acronym of a 500,000-member feminist group
Time's up! The correct answer was NOW
MOVIE DEBUTS
This half-sister of country singer Wynonna first hit the big screen in the 1992 comedy "Kuffs"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ashley Judd
"DO", "RE", "MI"
A small filet of prime beef
Time's up! The correct answer was Mignon
LITERARY GENRES
In the 1880s Guy de Maupassant published 300 of these
Time's up! The correct answer was short stories
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
FLEMISH & DUTCH MASTERS
In 1632 this court painter to England's Charles I & Queen Henrietta Maria was knighted
Time's up! The correct answer was Anthony van Dyck
WHAT'S ON TV?
Bryan Fuller created this show about a piemaker whose touch can bring the dead to life
Time's up! The correct answer was Pushing Daisies
CHEKHOV, PLEASE
The title characters of this Chekhov play also have a brother named Andrey
Time's up! The correct answer was The Three Sisters
NOTORIOUS
Using the aliases James Ryan & Harry Place, they boarded a steamer for Argentina in February 1901
Time's up! The correct answer was Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
FROM T TO SHINING T
Proverbially, you can have one of these "in a teacup"
Time's up! The correct answer was a tempest
VOLCANOES
This lake lies in a caldera formed when Oregon's Mount Mazama volcano collapsed 7,000 years ago
Time's up! The correct answer was Crater Lake
BACKWARDS
Called "Bojangles", he was renowned for tap dancing on stairs & running backwards at high speed
Time's up! The correct answer was Robinson
WAITER!
For dessert, bring me some of this apple-filled rolled pastry whose name is from the German for "whirlpool"
Time's up! The correct answer was strudel
POTPOURRI
In 2001 Sweden & the U.S. honored this award's 100th anniversary with a set of postage stamps
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nobel Prize
POLITICIANS MAKE ME CUSS
"Geez" House Rules Committee ranking Democrat Slaughter
Time's up! The correct answer was Louise
TURNING 40 IN '98
In 1998 she turned 40 & played a 40-year-old in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"
Time's up! The correct answer was Angela Bassett
SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH?
Bizet's "Carmen", for example
Time's up! The correct answer was an opera
WORLD "P"s
Gunmen after this South American dictator in 1986 used rockets, bazookas, rifles & grenades--& missed!
Time's up! The correct answer was Pinochet
ALL IN YOUR MIND
By definition, a hypnagogic hallucination occurs while you're about to do this
Time's up! The correct answer was fall asleep
THE KILLERS
In Genesis 4 he becomes the first killer; God isn't happy
Time's up! The correct answer was Cain
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMAS
The Pulitzer folks gave "A Delicate Balance" by thIs playwright a 1967 "Woolf" whistle
Time's up! The correct answer was Albee
MOVIE TRIVIA
In his best English Bronx accent he cried "Yonder lies the castle of my father"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tony Curtis
THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS
Will Smith turned down the lead in this futuristic 1999 flick, later saying of it, "Keanu was brilliant"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Matrix
THE STARTING INFIELD
The 1908 Chicago Cubs featured Harry Steinfeldt & these 3 guys of yore
Time's up! The correct answer was Tinker, Evers & Chance
SILENCE
In a silent one of these, the bids are written--none of that "do I hear..." business
Time's up! The correct answer was an auction
STRINGS
When this product was introduced in 1972, it was said to have a full "quarter mile" of fun shot out of a can
Time's up! The correct answer was Silly String
LOST IN SPACE
In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this "Star Trek" creator into the final frontier
Time's up! The correct answer was Gene Roddenberry
DANCE IN THE DICTIONARY
It was established as a cyclic form by Vienna's Josef Lanner; you think you can do this dance in here & order us around?
Time's up! The correct answer was waltz
LET'S HAVE ITALIAN TONIGHT!
About 635 violins still exist among the 1,100 instruments this 17th century man constructed
Time's up! The correct answer was Stradivarius
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
BOTANY
Reproducing by means of spores, the only tree with no flowers, fruits or seeds is called the tree type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was fern
RHYMES WITH SMART
It can be a separating line in your hair or a role in a play
Time's up! The correct answer was a part
SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS
The word "fashionable" came into vogue with Ulysses' speech to Achilles in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was Troilus and Cressida
"LESS" IS MORE
Type of whisper in the title of a Wham! hit
Time's up! The correct answer was Careless
VEGAS, BABY
An illusion, a fantasy, a pipe dream, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Mirage
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Medieval Europeans believed that birds begin to mate on this day
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Valentine's Day
YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT!
Calls for an opinion--only allowed for this type of witness with special knowledge of a subject
Time's up! The correct answer was an expert witness
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
"Land Of Two Rivers" is the anthem of this country whose history goes back thousands of years
Time's up! The correct answer was Iraq
STATE GOVERNMENT
The counties of Iowa & Arizona are headed by boards of these
Time's up! The correct answer was supervisors
NICE TO MEAT YOU
USDA grades of this "other white meat" are 1, 2, 3, 4 & utility; mmm... utility this
Time's up! The correct answer was pork
SHIRLEY
This Oscar winner played the matriarch of the Partridge Family
Time's up! The correct answer was Shirley Jones
POOR & FAMOUS
This Russian's 1866 novel "The Gambler" is based on his own ruinous passion for roulette
Time's up! The correct answer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky
SPORTS
On Sept. 23, 1926 this heavyweight boxing champ lost his title to Gene Tunney in a decision
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Dempsey
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
AROUND THE WORLD
Completed in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio crosses over the Arno River in this European country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
Fred Armisen as Barack Obama
Time's up! The correct answer was Saturday Night Live
"EVER"S
In a WB TV series, Treat Williams followed his dead wife's wish & took the kids to this Colorado town
Time's up! The correct answer was Everwood
ENGLISH ROYAL HENRYS
These 2 warring royal houses were united in 1486 when Henry VII married Elizabeth, the daughter of Edward IV
Time's up! The correct answer was Lancaster & York
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
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
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
Time's up! The correct answer was the crow's nest
MY PLACE?
A book subtitled "Architecture in the Colombian Countryside" showcases the estates called these in Spanish
Time's up! The correct answer was haciendas
WITH BROTHERHOOD
The Dust Brothers produced this sibling band's "Middle Of Nowhere" which featured "MMMBop"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hanson
CINEMA OF "BLOOD"
Daniel Day-Lewis starred in this 2008 Oscar-winning adaptation of an Upton Sinclair novel
Time's up! The correct answer was There Will Be Blood
NATIONS OF AFRICA
Milton Obote, no bargain either, ran this country before & after Idi Amin
Time's up! The correct answer was Uganda
“SAINTS”
“St. Elsewhere” is the nickname for this TV hospital
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Eligius
X MARKS THE SPOT
The only Benelux country that fits the bill
Time's up! The correct answer was Luxembourg
PHYSICS
The term horsepower came about when James Watt compared work done by a horse to work done by this
Time's up! The correct answer was steam engine
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
On Earth, it's the major force responsible for the weight of a body
Time's up! The correct answer was gravity
LOVE POETRY
The immortal 6 words that begin Lee Bernstein's opus sung on "Barney & Friends" to the tune of "This Old Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was I love you; you love me
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMAS
David Mamet won in 1984 for this salesman drama whose title includes 2 4-letter words
Time's up! The correct answer was Glengarry Glen Ross
THE USA
This river forms most of the boundary between Georgia & South Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Savannah River
WRITERS CUBED
"Before I Say Good-Bye" is her 22nd romantic thriller, so it's no mystery -- she's good
Time's up! The correct answer was Mary Higgins Clark
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
It's spoken in Hameenlinna & Hyvinkaa (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was Finnish
MOVIE TAG LINES
This 2009 comedy proclaimed, "Some guys just can't handle Vegas"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hangover
OH, "BOY"
The Marine Corps' "Black Sheep" squadron was commanded this famed major
Time's up! The correct answer was Pappy Boyington
AN E FOR AN I
A Hawaiian wreath becomes an area sheltered from wind
Time's up! The correct answer was a lei & a lee
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
BALLPARK FIGURES
With the Yankees from 1923 to 1939, his No. 4 was the first number retired in either league
Time's up! The correct answer was Lou Gehrig
BASIC SCIENCE
Nitrogen makes up around 78% of the atmosphere; this gas, only about 20%
Time's up! The correct answer was oxygen
BRAZILIAN WORDS & PHRASES
Cousin Fred said he was Napoleon last night; I'm afraid he might be "maluco", this
Time's up! The correct answer was crazy
5-LETTER CAPITALS
12 avenues radiate from Place Charles de Gaulle in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Paris
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
Bloomer was the maiden name of this first lady who blossomed as a fashion model in pre-WWII NYC
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty Ford
NAME THE AUTOMAKER
Taurus & T-Bird
Time's up! The correct answer was Ford
TELEVISION
Ray Walston was the Martian while the "my" in "My Favorite Martian" referred to him
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Bixby
ACTRESSES
Ralph Macchio's love interest in "The Karate Kid", she took a darker turn in "Leaving Las Vegas"
Time's up! The correct answer was Elisabeth Shue
TV CASTS
In 2000 this Oscar nominee joined the cast of "Ally McBeal" as a lawyer
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Downey, Jr.
WHAT TO WEAR
Eddie Bauer & The Gap offer the flared-below-the-knee jeans called this "cut", from what they fit over
Time's up! The correct answer was boot-cut
WORLD HISTORY
Accused of accepting bribes, Francis Bacon was imprisoned in this forbidding complex in 1621
Time's up! The correct answer was Tower of London
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
BIBLE BOOK BINDINGS
The Heidi ___ of Riddick
Time's up! The correct answer was Chronicles
IT'S A COUP D'ETAT
Carl Henrik Anckarsvard was the leader of the coup that overthrew King Gustav IV of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Sweden
FAMOUS VOYAGES
Capt. Robert Fitzroy of this ship argued that its scientific discoveries supported the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was the Beagle
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
1990: Madonna turns a magazine into a dance
Time's up! The correct answer was "Vogue"
FROM THE FRENCH
This type of needlework gets its name from the French for "hook"
Time's up! The correct answer was crochet
"PIN" ME
Someone who steps up to the plate for a teammate
Time's up! The correct answer was Pinch hitter
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
MUSICALS
This title character's last name is McLonergan, not Rainbow
Time's up! The correct answer was Finian
SELLERS
Harry Bogen is the dressmaker hero of the musical "I Can Get It for You" this way
Time's up! The correct answer was Wholesale
NATIONAL FOODS
Its other names include Poor Knights of Windsor & Pain Perdu (lost bread)
Time's up! The correct answer was French toast
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
As a young wife in the 1950s, she managed the accounts for the family agricultural business
Time's up! The correct answer was Mrs. Carter
THE CIVIL WAR
Union pay department officers wore the M1840, one of these weapons that featured a straight 31" all-gilt blade
Time's up! The correct answer was Sword
AT THE MALL
SKX is the stock symbol for this manufacturer of sporty shoes
Time's up! The correct answer was Skechers
YOU'RE AN ANIMAL!
These predatory birds are named for a place they might dwell
Time's up! The correct answer was Barn owls
THE 19th CENTURY
Opened in 1869, part of it follows the route of a canal dug 12 centuries earlier
Time's up! The correct answer was the Suez Canal
PEOPLE
Fatally, American groupie Nancy Spungen was this British punk rocker's girlfriend
Time's up! The correct answer was Sid Vicious
SOUNDS LIKE A RAPPER
"It's" one of these "that blows nobody any good"
Time's up! The correct answer was an ill wind
FOLKIES
The times they were a-changin' when this folk icon went electric at the 1965 Newport Festival
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Dylan
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Reptile born with an "egg tooth" so it can escape its shelled jail: TAILOR GAL
Time's up! The correct answer was alligator
SYMPHONIES ON FILM
The 1934 drama "The Unfinished Symphony" was director Anthony Asquith's tribute to this Austrian composer
Time's up! The correct answer was Shubert
FROM T TO SHINING T
Proverbially, you can have one of these "in a teacup"
Time's up! The correct answer was a tempest
GOVERNMENT
This country's National People's Congress has had up to around 3,500 members
Time's up! The correct answer was China
CLOTHING WORDS
To lose footing on icy ground
Time's up! The correct answer was slip
WEAPONRY
In the missile called a "SAM", it's what the "A" stands for
Time's up! The correct answer was air
WOMEN ON U.S. STAMPS
1907: A Powhatan princess
Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas
GOING TO PIECES
This type of "piece" sounds like a smoking pipe, but it's an article written to flatter or glorify the subject
Time's up! The correct answer was a puff piece
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
The Church of this in Jerusalem is said to be built over the site where Jesus was entombed after his crucifixion
Time's up! The correct answer was Holy Sepulchre
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 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
CHEESE
A song from "Dirty Dancing" says, "Now I've had" this; "Yes, I swear it's the truth and I owe it all to you"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Time Of My Life"
RODENTS
Some of the quills of the Eurasian species can be 12 inches, equal to about half of its body length
Time's up! The correct answer was a porcupine
PRIME NUMBERS
Dial this 3-digit prime number in L.A. only for emergencies
Time's up! The correct answer was 911
BEFORE & AFTER
Projection at the southern tip of South America also called a cornucopia
Time's up! The correct answer was Cape Horn o' Plenty
STRING THEORY 101
A 1942 big band hit was entitled "String Of" these
Time's up! The correct answer was "String Of Pearls"
DRAMA QUEENS
In 1935 & '36 Helen Hayes reigned for 517 Broadway performances as this queen who reigned for 63 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Victoria
FEMINISM
The profession of Mary Prance in Henry James' 1886 "The Bostonians", it was about 1/5 female in Boston at the time
Time's up! The correct answer was a physician
NAME THE FILM
1976: "You talking to me?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Taxi Driver
SCORING
In this sport you score a point for each 42-pound stone closer to the tee than the opponent's nearest stone
Time's up! The correct answer was curling
ART & ARTISTS
This pop artist's studio was known as "The Factory"
Time's up! The correct answer was Andy Warhol
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
This N.C. peak, the highest east of the Mississippi, was named for the man who surveyed it, died on it & is buried at the top
Time's up! The correct answer was Mt. Mitchell
THE LAST MAN
In the 1996 book "The Presidents: A Reference History"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Clinton
AUTHORS
His "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" spans 100 years from the Civil War to the civil rights movement
Time's up! The correct answer was Ernest J. Gaines
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Leading Off, Faces in the Crowd, Scorecard
Time's up! The correct answer was Sports Illustrated
ROCK-Y
Michael Stipe formed this "Man on the Moon" band in Athens, Georgia
Time's up! The correct answer was R.E.M.
VERMONTERS
George Franklin Edmunds wrote most of this antitrust act of 1890
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sherman
WORLD COINS
In 1999 it issued its 1-oz. silver kookaburra coin with honor marks reproducing several U.S. state quarters
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
LITERATURE
Even Grendel would love Seamus Heaney's new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic about this title geat
Time's up! The correct answer was Beowulf
SSSSSSSSNAKES!!!!!
The appendage seen here gives this variety of snake its name
Time's up! The correct answer was rattlesnake
OPERA
Stationed in Seville, Don Jose is bewitched by a gypsy girl in this Bizet opera
Time's up! The correct answer was Carmen
SOCIOLOGY
The sum of the customs & beliefs that distinguish one group from another; the hippies formed a "counter" one
Time's up! The correct answer was a culture
TAYLOR, SWIFT
In a 2008 film he played Drillbit Taylor
Time's up! The correct answer was Owen Wilson
ALL GOD'S CRITTERS
The "great" species of this slender predatory fish seen here has been called the "Tiger of the Sea"
Time's up! The correct answer was Barracuda
ANCIENT COINS
Around 334 B.C. this Macedonian's stater became a world currency
Time's up! The correct answer was Alexander the Great
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
"Z", "State of Siege", "Missing"
Time's up! The correct answer was Costa-Gavras
TOUGH STUFF
Over 14 times the mass of the Earth, this planet is seventh from the sun
Time's up! The correct answer was Uranus
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
NOVEL QUOTES
(1937) "'It's me, Bilbo Baggins, companion of Thorin!'"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hobbit
"P.B."
Anna Pavlova or Dame Margot Fonteyn, for example
Time's up! The correct answer was prima ballerina
2011 MOVIES
Emma Stone starred as aspiring writer Skeeter Phelan in this '60s-set drama based on a novel
Time's up! The correct answer was The Help
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
In a restaurant, it's a quartet's table request
Time's up! The correct answer was for four
PAPAL NAMES
Not guilty
Time's up! The correct answer was Innocent
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES
"And away we go"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackie Gleason
FAMOUS AMERICANS
Dismissed from West Point for "deficiency in chemistry", he went on to paint a famous portrait of his mother
Time's up! The correct answer was James Whistler