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THE BIG APPLE
"Give My Regards to" this Broadway legend whose statue in Times Square is seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was George M. Cohan
THE ONION
Aug. 9, 2000: Popular names for these include Shopwood, Storemont & Indianburialgroundbrook
Time's up! The correct answer was shopping malls
FLOPS
With teams including the Florida Blazers, this football league lasted for 1 1/2 seasons in '74-'75
Time's up! The correct answer was WFL
THE PLANET URANUS
Observations by astronomer James Elliot in 1977 discovered 5 of these around Uranus
Time's up! The correct answer was rings
PLANTS
Name for a low, enclosed bed covered with glass or plastic for starting plants before the season
Time's up! The correct answer was Cold Frame
POETIC TITLE VERBS
"On First _____ Into Chapman's Homer"
Time's up! The correct answer was Looking
SCIENCE & NATURE
His 1947 oceanic expedition began in Callao, Peru & ended 10 days later in Polynesia
Time's up! The correct answer was Thor Heyerdahl
BRAND NAMES
Elsie the Cow's "husband", his face is plastered on glue bottles
Time's up! The correct answer was Elmer
THE FUNNIES
“Marmaduke” is this breed of dog
Time's up! The correct answer was a Great Dane
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
"The Milagro Beanfield War", "Quiz Show", "The Legend of Bagger Vance"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Redford
KHOMEINI, KHAMENEI OR KHATAMI
Supreme religious & political leader since 1990
Time's up! The correct answer was Khamenei
JAY
It's the magical group heard here ["This Magic Moment"]
Time's up! The correct answer was Jay and the Americans
PLANTS
Britannica defines it as "any plant growing where it is not wanted"
Time's up! The correct answer was Weed
THEIR ALMA MATERS
JFK (John Fitzgerald Kennedy)
Time's up! The correct answer was Harvard
ANIMAL RHYME TIME
The $1.99 lamb as opposed to the $19.99 one
Time's up! The correct answer was cheap sheep
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
A rectifier is an electrical device used to convert alternating current to this
Time's up! The correct answer was direct current
TIME TO CONVERT
MMIX in Roman numerals gives us this year
Time's up! The correct answer was 2009
FASHION FROM HEAD TO TOE
1950s fashion favored this canine skirt
Time's up! The correct answer was a poodle skirt
FOOD FACTS
Hard sauce is made by beating together sugar, this spread, & a flavoring such as brandy
Time's up! The correct answer was butter
COMIC & CARTOON CRITTERS
Heathcliff
Time's up! The correct answer was cat
TIME TO CONVERT
MMIX in Roman numerals gives us this year
Time's up! The correct answer was 2009
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
All things considered, NPR is this popular listening place
Time's up! The correct answer was National Public Radio
THE FUNNIES
The title of this Jim Unger comic refers to everyone in it, not just a single character
Time's up! The correct answer was Herman
WHAT A GEM!
Cornflower blue is the most prized color of this gem
Time's up! The correct answer was a sapphire
BIRDS
The akepa & akiapola'au are found in forest areas, only in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
PERFUME
Bulgaria is the chief producer of this perfume oil obtained by passing steam thru rose petals
Time's up! The correct answer was attar
CARDS & DICE
It's the number of dice you toss on your first roll of Yahtzee
Time's up! The correct answer was 5
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
"FOR" WORDS
Jewelers as well as surgeons use this tool for grasping & holding
Time's up! The correct answer was forceps
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
VEGAS, BABY
A legendary weapon that emerged from a lake, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Excalibur
KIDS IN BOOKS
Based on a real child, a kid named Christopher Robin hangs out with this literary bear
Time's up! The correct answer was Winnie the Pooh
18th CENTURY AMERICANS
This Pennsylvanian's son William served as royal governor of New Jersey & remained loyal to the crown
Time's up! The correct answer was Ben Franklin
HISTORIC DATES
The Egyptian government opened his mummy case on March 6, 1924
Time's up! The correct answer was Tutankhamun
NATIONAL FOODS
This cured meat is in the classic McDonald's Egg McMuffin
Time's up! The correct answer was Canadian bacon
SPOTT THA MISPELED WURD
We want you to be committed to catagorizing your collectibles cohesively
Time's up! The correct answer was categorizing
PROVERBS
"Better the foot slip than" this body part
Time's up! The correct answer was Tongue/lip
BATTLE TO NAME THE WAR
Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... Bosworth Field
Time's up! The correct answer was the War of the Roses
THE 20th CENTURY
In January 1926 in London, John L. Baird demonstrated this new invention which used a cathode ray tube
Time's up! The correct answer was Television
GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES
This common term originated in the early 1500s with the book "De Rebus Oceanicis et Novo Orbe"
Time's up! The correct answer was the New World
MUSCAT LOVE
A main strategic value of Muscat stems from its position at the entranceway to this 90,000 sq. mi. body of water
Time's up! The correct answer was the Persian Gulf
SHIRLEY
The 1999 movie "The Haunting" was based on her novel "The Haunting of Hill House"
Time's up! The correct answer was Shirley Jackson
PAPAL NAMES
The constellation between Cancer & Virgo
Time's up! The correct answer was Leo
CARTOONS
I say there, son, this Warner Bros. cartoon rooster is sometimes pursued by a chicken hawk
Time's up! The correct answer was Foghorn Leghorn
WOMEN: WRITE ON!
In 2009 she published her 76th bestseller, "Matters of the Heart", & was inducted into the Calif. Hall of Fame
Time's up! The correct answer was Danielle Steel
COMIC STRIPS
Aaugh! This comic strip character was torn between a summer camp flame named Peggy Jean & the little red-haired girl
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie Brown
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
LITERARY QUOTES
Poet who wrote, "The woods are lovely, dark & deep, but I have promises to keep..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Frost
MORE POWER TO YOU
California's 2001 energy crisis was attributed to a 1996 state law mandating this for the electricity industry
Time's up! The correct answer was deregulation
MOTTOES
This international sports competition's motto is "Faster, higher, stronger"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Olympics
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NICKNAMES
"The Ryan Express"
Time's up! The correct answer was Nolan Ryan
WEAPONRY
The first 2 weapons Hamlet mentions in his "To be or not to be" soliloquy
Time's up! The correct answer was slings & arrows
THE CIVIL WAR
On May 29, 1865, he issued a general amnesty for most rebels; the rich and those with high ranks weren't included
Time's up! The correct answer was Andrew Johnson
EUROPE
This country whose abbreviation is a conjunction joins Spain to France
Time's up! The correct answer was Andorra
HELLO, DELI!
I think I'll just have a nosh--a bagel, cream cheese & the Nova Scotia type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was lox
AMERICAN HISTORY
His foes said that in 1877 he agreed to withdraw remaining federal troops from the south in return for electoral support
Time's up! The correct answer was Hayes
"V"
A silk textile with a short, smooth surface, or the covering on deer's developing antlers
Time's up! The correct answer was velvet
THAT'S MY BUSINESS
With a "familial" English name, this Japanese maker of office equipment started out selling sewing machines
Time's up! The correct answer was Brother
AMERICAN AUTHORS
Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
Time's up! The correct answer was L. Frank Baum
POETRY
In stanza three of "The Star Spangled Banner", he mocks "The hireling and slave" who doubt America's victory
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Scott Key
TAYLOR, SWIFT
"Gossip Girl" Taylor Momsen was Cindy Lou Who in this holiday film
Time's up! The correct answer was How the Grinch Stole Christmas
INDONESIA
In 1985 Sukarno-Hatta Int'l Airport was opened at Cengkareng just west of this city's center
Time's up! The correct answer was Jakarta
"I" LADS
Czar at 17, he was famous for extraordinary sadism & cruelty, even as a boy
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan the Terrible
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
Henson, Morrison, Lehrer
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim
THEY ALSO RAN
He received a degree from NC State & pushed papers at his own Raleigh law firm
Time's up! The correct answer was John Edwards
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT
Theodore Dreiser wrote "An American Tragedy"; Philip Roth, "The Great American" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Novel
KIDDY LIT
In this poem, the hero is instructed to shun the frumious Bandersnatch
Time's up! The correct answer was Jabberwocky
MY PLACE?
As he often said, Chris Farley's character Matt Foley lived in one of these down by the river
Time's up! The correct answer was van
FOR THE BIRDS
The genus for this American bird is Turdus; ah, to see the first Turdus of spring
Time's up! The correct answer was a robin
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
IT'S A COUP D'ETAT
In Pakistan Nawaz Sharif tried to dismiss this military leader in 1999 but was overthrown by him instead
Time's up! The correct answer was Musharraf
LITERATURE
Milan Kundera's "Immortality" read in this, its original language, may be unbearably light reading
Time's up! The correct answer was Czech
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1965: "My Girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Temptations
10-LETTER WORDS
Literally meaning "all powerful", it's often used to describe God
Time's up! The correct answer was Omnipotent
WORLD WAR I
In 1917 Allied troops from this North American country stormed up Vimy Ridge in a legendary charge
Time's up! The correct answer was Canada
TUBE TEST
"Happy Days" was spun off from a segment on this "Love"ly comedy anthology show of the '70s
Time's up! The correct answer was Love, American Style
ANTIQUES
Used as early as the 15th century, apostle spoons usually came in sets of this number
Time's up! The correct answer was 12 or 13
"MOON"S
“Moon shots” referred to home runs hit by this Dodger over short left field screen in L.A. Coliseum
Time's up! The correct answer was Wally Moon
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION
Philadelphia got its start as a colony for this religious group of which William Penn was a member
Time's up! The correct answer was the Quakers
THE LAST BATTLE
The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne
Time's up! The correct answer was World War I
CLASSIC AD LINES
"When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be There Overnight"
Time's up! The correct answer was Federal Express
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
This longest river on the Iberian Peninsula is also known as the Tajo
Time's up! The correct answer was the Tagus
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
This 5-letter word can mean "overweight"
Time's up! The correct answer was plump
LAW & GOVERNMENT
Because of its secretiveness, the American Party in the 1850s was also known by this name
Time's up! The correct answer was The Know-Nothings
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
BRAND NAMES
It's "The Quicker Picker Upper"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bounty
WAR
Of all the USA's wars, this one claimed the most American lives
Time's up! The correct answer was the Civil War
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
EVERYBODY LOVES RAY
"X-Ray" is the 1994 "Unauthorized Biography" of this leader of the Kinks
Time's up! The correct answer was Ray Davies
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
Lincoln Green is also called this green, where you might see it were it not for the trees
Time's up! The correct answer was a forest
BRITISH INVENTIONS
For the military, zoologist John Kerr developed the "dazzle paint" type of this, something animals also use
Time's up! The correct answer was camouflage
THIS CATEGORY STINKS!
This cartoon character's big screen credits include "For Scent-imental Reasons" & "Heaven Scent"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepé Le Pew
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
This Disney-owned baseball team plays at Anaheim's Edison International Field
Time's up! The correct answer was Anaheim Angels
CROSSWORD CLUES "J"
Riding breeches (8)
Time's up! The correct answer was jodhpurs
PRESIDENTIAL FINAL MOMENTS
His passing came in Buffalo, New York from gunshot wounds
Time's up! The correct answer was McKinley
LITERARY BADDIES
This villainous aide in a Shakespeare play states flatly, "I hate the Moor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Iago
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"
CHAD IS RAD
In the 11th century the kings of Chad converted to this faith
Time's up! The correct answer was Islam
MUSICAL THEATRE
"Kismet"'s music is adapted from the works of this "Prince Igor" composer
Time's up! The correct answer was Alexander Borodin
MESOPOTAMIA
Mesopotamia stretched from the Taurus Mountains in the north to this gulf in the south
Time's up! The correct answer was the Persian
MR. MOVIES
In 1962, "Mr. Hobbs Took" this
Time's up! The correct answer was A Vacation
OH, BEE GEE
Though never a Bee Gee, this other brother had 3 No. 1 singles & hosted "Solid Gold"
Time's up! The correct answer was Andy Gibb
IN THE TREASURY DEPT.
Willie Nelson's album "Who'll Buy My Memories" was subtitled this agency's "Tapes"
Time's up! The correct answer was the IRS
SPORTS
He was director of athletics at NYC's Downtown Athletic Club from 1928 to 1936
Time's up! The correct answer was John Heisman
PRINCETON
Of 1769, 1869 or 1969, the year Princeton began to admit women as undergraduates
Time's up! The correct answer was 1969
NEPAL
This Sherpa who went to the top of the world with Edmund Hillary died in 1986 at the age of 72
Time's up! The correct answer was Tenzing Norgay
MAY DAYS
Oliver Lewis rode Aristides to victory in the inaugural running of this horse race on May 17, 1875
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky Derby
CHEESE
"To Kiss in Shadows" & "Stealing Heaven" won 2003 Rita Awards for this type of novel
Time's up! The correct answer was romance
FDR
While attending this school, FDR was editor of its newspaper, The Crimson
Time's up! The correct answer was Harvard
WOMEN ON U.S. STAMPS
1994: A Shoshone guide for a famous expedition
Time's up! The correct answer was Sacagawea
FOLKIES
Born Michelle Johnston, she "stunned" the industry in 1994 by selling her new album only at her shows
Time's up! The correct answer was Michelle Shocked
MOVIES
The first rule of Fight Club is_
Time's up! The correct answer was You do not talk about Fight Club
LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
If you see a cool t-shirt in a store in Poland, "Kosztuje?" is how you ask this
Time's up! The correct answer was "How much does this cost?"
HARRY GUYS
This trumpet-playing band-leader helped Sinatra get started, & lost him to the Tommy Dorsey band
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry James
LANGUAGES
Scholars agree that the oldest form of this language can be found in the song of Deborah in Judges
Time's up! The correct answer was Hebrew
ENGINEERING
Able to carry over 2 million barrels of crude a day, it runs from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez
Time's up! The correct answer was the Alaska Pipeline
NEWMAN'S OWN
Paul Newman played "Fast" Eddie Felson in these 2 movies
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hustler & The Color of Money
A SHAPELY CATEGORY
Something that's cordate is shaped like this, my love
Time's up! The correct answer was a heart
TREES & SHRUBS
This shrub whose name is from Greek for "rose tree" is among the many plants growing on Himalayan slopes
Time's up! The correct answer was the rhododendron
FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'
This Brit comic cross-dresser: "Guns don't kill people, people do... but monkeys do too, if they've got a gun"
Time's up! The correct answer was Eddie Izzard
SCIENCE GUYS
Not even a wheelchair & voice synthesizer can stop him from unlocking the secrets of the universe
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Hawking
PLACES
Libraries & the Christian Science Church maintain these areas; the British Museum built a big one in 1857
Time's up! The correct answer was reading rooms
THE BUTLER DID IT
Giles was the first name of this Sebastian Cabot character on "Family Affair"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mr. French
VIETNAM
A fertile marshland, Vietnam's southernmost region is the broad delta of this river
Time's up! The correct answer was Mekong
EDS
In order to marry a twice-divorced American woman, King Edward VIII of this country abdicated the throne in 1936
Time's up! The correct answer was England
MOVIES BY ROLES
1994: Jenny Curran, Lt. Dan, "Bubba" Blue
Time's up! The correct answer was Forrest Gump
TECHNOLOGY
First built in 1960, it's also been called an optical maser
Time's up! The correct answer was laser
BODIES OF WATER
After a 1,750-mile trip from Germany, this river breaks into 3 branches in Romania before emptying into the Black Sea
Time's up! The correct answer was the Danube
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
Shhh! I'm making this egg dish for a dessert!: OF FUELS
Time's up! The correct answer was soufflé
MISC.
Before applying to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, a resident alien must have reached this age
Time's up! The correct answer was eighteen
1984
After a lengthy hiatus, Garry Trudeau brought this strip back to 810 daily papers
Time's up! The correct answer was "Doonesbury"
BUSINESS BUDDIES
Book publisher Henry Houghton made this guy his partner
Time's up! The correct answer was Mifflin
U.S. PRESIDENTS
This former general was the first Republican to serve 2 full terms as president
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant
FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'
A writer, on the U.S. soccer team's 4 total shots in 3 games: "Four shots?" This Laker "takes that many during a timeout"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kobe Bryant
TAYLOR, SWIFT
Taylor Lautner played Jacob Black in this 2008 vampire flick
Time's up! The correct answer was Twilight
THE BIG APPLE
Sheep Meadow & the Turtle Pond can be found in this 843-acre public playground
Time's up! The correct answer was Central Park
WHO'S ON FIRST?
On Mondays in 1970, something called "The Silent Force" led into this longer-running ABC program
Time's up! The correct answer was Monday Night Football
BEES
Common name of an apiculturist
Time's up! The correct answer was a beekeeper
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
On Fox, Patricia Wettig as Caroline Reynolds
Time's up! The correct answer was Prison Break
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME
Elizabeth I reportedly whitened this with a mixture of eggshell, poppy seeds, borax & lead
Time's up! The correct answer was Her Complexion
NEWS TO ME
This car company has been in the news for widespread recalls of its Corollas & other models
Time's up! The correct answer was Toyota
INSTRUMENT ETYMOLOGY
It's appropriate that the name of this double reed instrument with a low range comes from the Italian for "low"
Time's up! The correct answer was a bassoon
THE "A" "B" "C"s
The name of this German publisher has become synonymous with a guidebook
Time's up! The correct answer was Karl Baedeker
SEE THE USA
You can "Go Home Again" to see this author's boyhood home in Asheville, North Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Wolfe
AT THE MOVIES
1980: Jake LaMotta battles his way to the middleweight title
Time's up! The correct answer was Raging Bull
STATE CAPITALS
From 1701 to 1875 New Haven & this city were twin capitals of Connecticut; today it's the only one
Time's up! The correct answer was Hartford
AMERICAN HISTORY
British commander Sir Edward Pakenham was killed in this battle fought 2 weeks after the War of 1812
Time's up! The correct answer was Battle of New Orleans
GOING TO PIECES
From the Latin for "of the night", these pensive musical pieces were popularized by Chopin & Bartok
Time's up! The correct answer was nocturnes
2-LETTER WORDS
In British slang this word alone means thank you; 2 together means good-bye
Time's up! The correct answer was ta
NICKNAMES
"The Father of Pennsylvania"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Penn
BEFORE & AFTER
Fictional girl sleuth who's the granddaughter of "The Great Profile"
Time's up! The correct answer was Nancy Drew Barrymore
TIME TO GET SIMON-IZED
In an 1852 novel, he's the plantation owner & slave master
Time's up! The correct answer was Simon Legree
JAZZ IT UP
At the 2000 Grammys the Best Boxed Recording Package was this late trumpeter's "Complete Bitches Brew Sessions"
Time's up! The correct answer was Miles Davis
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"
ROYALTY
Since 1066, the only British monarch to have 3 children ascend to the British throne
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry VIII
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"
NOT A VERB
Paint, brush, easel
Time's up! The correct answer was easel
A LITERARY TOUR
To see the Great Bed of Ware mentioned in "Twelfth Night", go to this museum named for a royal couple
Time's up! The correct answer was the Victoria and Albert Museum
SECRET IDENTITIES
Superman
Time's up! The correct answer was Clark Kent
BOOK NAMES
George Bernard Shaw: "Major ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Barbara
IT BORDERS JUST ONE OTHER COUNTRY
South Korea
Time's up! The correct answer was North Korea
1988
Along with the Marcoses, this Saudi arms merchant was indicted in October on charges of racketeering
Time's up! The correct answer was Adnan Khashoggi
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
NO. 32
The 32nd Academy Award for Best Picture went to this 1959 epic
Time's up! The correct answer was Ben-Hur
MILLIONS OF REASONS
Of 2 million, 20 million or 200 million, the length in years of one trip around the galaxy's center by our sun
Time's up! The correct answer was 200 million
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH
The name of a popular Southern liquor brand, it's also the state game bird of Alabama
Time's up! The correct answer was Wild Turkey
ATTACK OF THE THESAURUS
I cannot tell a prevarication: it has this 3-letter synonym
Time's up! The correct answer was lie
CARTOONS
Mel Blanc said he created this character's voice by combining Brooklyn & Bronx accents
Time's up! The correct answer was Bugs Bunny
TRUTH OR DARE
Dare: Respond with an imitation of this radio therapist whose "Sexually Speaking" program began in 1980
Time's up! The correct answer was Ruth Westheimer
MUSIC/TELEVISION
Going from Salt-N-Pepa to Dr. Pepa, the musician was in the house counseling Janice Dickinson on this VH1 reality show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Surreal Life
RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS
This legendary dozen included 2 Jameses, 2 Judases & an eventual replacement named Matthias
Time's up! The correct answer was Twelve Apostles/disciples
WHAT TO WEAR
In 2002 John Gotti was buried in a pinstripe suit of this characteristic closing type
Time's up! The correct answer was double-breasted
PULL
From the idea of breaking camp comes this phrase for moving on
Time's up! The correct answer was Pull up stakes
JAZZ IT UP
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins was one of the leaders of the "hard" type of this style that began in the '40s
Time's up! The correct answer was bebop/bop
LITERATURE FOR KIDS
In "Little Women", Margaret March is better known by this nickname
Time's up! The correct answer was "Meg"
CELEBRITY FACTS
Alice Cooper's Phoenix eatery has dishes named for ballplayers & is named this, like the Hall of Fame site
Time's up! The correct answer was Cooperstown
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS
1945-1951
Time's up! The correct answer was Clement Atlee
WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?
To make this dish, beef is topped with pate de foie gras & a mushroom paste before it's wrapped in pastry & cooked
Time's up! The correct answer was beef Wellington
FLEMISH & DUTCH MASTERS
This 20th century painter known for his neoplastic style helped establish a magazine called "De Stijl"
Time's up! The correct answer was Piet Mondrian
RHYME TIME
A public recreation area devoid of light
Time's up! The correct answer was a dark park
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
Around 46 B.C, Julius Caesar offended his countrymen by dedicating a statue to her
Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra
TRAIN STATIONS
In the movie "The Clock", Judy Garland finds love in this "stately" NYC station
Time's up! The correct answer was Penn Station
LITERARY FIRST LINES
1976: "In our family there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing"
Time's up! The correct answer was "A River Runs Through It"
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
This Wyoming monument contains an 865-foot-high fluted column of igneous rock
Time's up! The correct answer was Devils Tower
LET'S HAVE ITALIAN TONIGHT!
This Italian-born man began his brief tenure as pope on August 26, 1978
Time's up! The correct answer was John Paul I
GENERAL SCIENCE
In 1906 she succeeded her husband as professor of physics at the Sorbonne
Time's up! The correct answer was Marie Curie
FAMOUS NAMES
This star of "Kojak" admits he shaves his head every morning
Time's up! The correct answer was Telly Savalas
A TRIP TO OUTER SPACE
Many beautiful images like the one seen here have been given to us by this famous space telescope
Time's up! The correct answer was Hubble Space Telescope
ACTORS & ACTRESSES
John Mahoney, who plays Martin Crane on this sitcom, was born in England; he moved to the U.S. when he was 19
Time's up! The correct answer was Frasier
AMERICAN HISTORY
This political party founded around 1789 stood for a strong central government
Time's up! The correct answer was the Federalists
THE "CO"-CATEGORY
It's a coop for sheep or pigeons
Time's up! The correct answer was a cote
MUSICAL THEATRE
In 1994 Brooke Shields made her Broadway debut as Betty Rizzo in this musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Grease
FROG ANATOMY
It's attached at the front of the mouth so the frog can flick it out rapidly
Time's up! The correct answer was the frog's tongue
"IND" THE KNOW
This adjective refers to the original natives of any region
Time's up! The correct answer was indigenous
CLOTHING WORDS
A layer of paint
Time's up! The correct answer was coat
TRANSLATION EXERCISES
Portuguese to Russian: The positive "sim"
Time's up! The correct answer was da
BALLETS WE'VE NEVER ASKED ABOUT BEFORE
The 1969 ballet "Trinity" was inspired by the peace movement in this California university city
Time's up! The correct answer was Berkeley
DOWN MEXICO WAY
This popular resort island lies north of Cozumel off the coast of the state of Quintana Roo
Time's up! The correct answer was Cancun
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Greek-letter group (10)
Time's up! The correct answer was fraternity
LET'S HAVE ITALIAN TONIGHT!
This food network personality grew up in her film producer grandfather's restaurant, DDL Foodshow
Time's up! The correct answer was Giada De Laurentiis
"NEVER" AT THE MOVIES
Despite the promise of its title, this 1984 fantasy movie is 94 minutes long; the 1991 sequel is only 90 minutes
Time's up! The correct answer was The Neverending Story
BREAKFAST CEREALS
Babe Ruth was one of the first athletes to endorse this "Breakfast of Champions"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wheaties
AUSTRALIA
"Banjo" Paterson, known for his "bush ballads", wrote this song, 1st published in 1917
Time's up! The correct answer was "Waltzing Matilda"
THE MIDDLE AGES
In 1301 Edward II was the first English heir to be given this title
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince of Wales
WHERE'S THE COLLEGE?
University of South Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Columbia
THE BLUE ANGELS
(Sarah of the Clue Crew riding in a Blue Angels jet) On takeoff, for a high-performance climb, pilots can experience six times the force of this
Time's up! The correct answer was gravity
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
POLITICS & SHOW BIZ
She's played Queen Elizabeth I, but decided to join the House of Commons:
Time's up! The correct answer was Glenda Jackson
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
The CBC set up a Brain Trust for this kind of "justice" to make sure toxic dumps aren't foisted on minority areas
Time's up! The correct answer was environmental justice
FOOD
Also known as an alligator pear
Time's up! The correct answer was an avocado
MAYORS
In New Orleans' first post-Katrina mayoral election, this man held on to his job
Time's up! The correct answer was Nagin
PRINCETON
Of 1769, 1869 or 1969, the year Princeton began to admit women as undergraduates
Time's up! The correct answer was 1969
CROSSWORD CLUES "E"
On-screen, they're "special" (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was effects
ARCHITECTS
In 1805 Charles Bulfinch enlarged this city's Faneuil Hall
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston
THE ROYALS
Russia's first ruler with this name was called Kalita, meaning "moneybags"; not so terrible
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan
GRAVE MATTERS
It was no laughing matter when this silent film legend's body was stolen from a Swiss cemetery in 1978
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie Chaplin
EXPORTS
90% of Qatar's income comes from the export of this product
Time's up! The correct answer was oil
WEBSITES
At whitehouse.gov you can learn all about Air Force One as well as this Maryland presidential retreat
Time's up! The correct answer was Camp David
PARISIANS
When Lenin moved to Paris in 1908, he naturally settled on this bank of the Seine
Time's up! The correct answer was Left Bank
I WANT TO RIDE THAT!
Six Flags Great America unleashed a roller coaster named for this bat-tastic 2008 blockbuster
Time's up! The correct answer was The Dark Knight
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
The westernmost and northernmost points in the U.S. are both located in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Alaska
NATIONS OF AFRICA
Add 2 letters to Niger to get the name of this country just south of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Nigeria
COMIC STRIPS
Ack! In 2010 Ms. Guisewite said her "creative biological clock" was ticking & ended this strip after 34 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Cathy
TV DRAMAS BY EPISODE
"Angels in Chains"
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie's Angels
INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE
Pear-shaped? Abso-lute-ly: NIL NOMAD
Time's up! The correct answer was mandolin
AMERICAN PLAYS
This playwright dedicated "A Delicate Balance" to J. Steinbeck with "affection and admiration"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Albee
PHYSICS
Deuterium is a heavy isotope of this element
Time's up! The correct answer was hydrogen
HORS D'OEUVRES
This chic Middle-Eastern dip is made primarily from chickpeas & served with pita bread
Time's up! The correct answer was hummus
PULL
You "pull a few" of these to get a favor done
Time's up! The correct answer was Strings
BALLETS WE'VE NEVER ASKED ABOUT BEFORE
The ballet "Bhakti" features 3 Hindu gods including this "destroyer", whose wife, Shakti, dances for him
Time's up! The correct answer was Shiva
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
This old song says, "Alas, my love, you do me wrong, to cast me off discourteously"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Greensleeves"
ORGANIZATIONS
In 1987 Molly Yard replaced Eleanor Smeal as president of this organization
Time's up! The correct answer was National Organization for Women
HERE'S LUCY
She was the first wife of a president to be called first lady on a regular basis
Time's up! The correct answer was "Lemonade Lucy" Hayes
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
On Earth, it's the major force responsible for the weight of a body
Time's up! The correct answer was gravity
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Escamillo is a toreador in "Carmen", an opera set in this European country
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
THE BIBLE
In 1 Corinthians, he wrote that "Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
This former Yugoslavian republic broke away from Serbia in 2006
Time's up! The correct answer was Montenegro
THE REPLACEMENTS
This cell-division process in which a cell's nucleus replicates is vital for repair & replacement of worn-out cells
Time's up! The correct answer was mitosis
WORD ORIGINS
The name of this, also called a fireplug, is partly from a word for "water"
Time's up! The correct answer was a hydrant
MONEY SLANG
If you have the itch to start a business "from" it, you'll certainly need some of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Scratch
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
THE PRODUCERS
Orange you glad to know that this state leads the U.S. in citrus production
Time's up! The correct answer was Florida
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
On a basic playing board in this matching game, the numbers range from B-1 to O-75
Time's up! The correct answer was bingo
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"
MUSEUMS
Barry Goldwater donated his Kachina doll collection to the Heard Museum in this state capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Phoenix
FINE DINING
A company at Union Wharf in Portland ships all kinds of seafood, but is called "Maine" this creature "Direct"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lobster
BALLPARK FIGURES
In 2004 he published "My Prison Without Bars"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pete Rose
3-LETTER ABBREV.
On some forms & applications: DOB
Time's up! The correct answer was date of birth
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
EDGAR AWARD WINNERS
"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" got him the Edgar
Time's up! The correct answer was John le Carré
BESTSELLERS
This author's "The Secret Man" detailed the history of his interactions with Deep Throat
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Woodward
"J" WHIZ
This 1847 novel takes place mainly at Lowood Orphan Asylum & Thornfield Hall
Time's up! The correct answer was "Jane Eyre"
SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT SONG
Robbie Nevil & B*witched had tunes called this French phrase meaning "that's life"
Time's up! The correct answer was "C'est La Vie"
"V"
A tramp or wanderer
Time's up! The correct answer was a vagabond
"PU"
It means downright rotten
Time's up! The correct answer was Putrid
LITERARY OPENINGS
"True!-Nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Tell-Tale Heart"
LET'S TAKE A PEAK
Venezuela's highest peak is named for this man; there's a bronze bust of him at the summit
Time's up! The correct answer was Bolivar
ART
A note formerly on the back of "Figure de fantasie" by this Rococo painter says it was done in one hour
Time's up! The correct answer was Fragonard
ONE LETTER DIFFERENT
A large sack
Time's up! The correct answer was a big bag
DUDE, YOU'RE A SONG!
"...don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jude
GANGSTER'S DICTIONARY
Keep your head low...I just saw a "Salt & Pepper", one of these, go by
Time's up! The correct answer was Police car
LANGUAGES
Scholars agree that the oldest form of this language can be found in the song of Deborah in Judges
Time's up! The correct answer was Hebrew
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES
The 19th century's "Widow of Windsor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Victoria
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
In the painting seen here, Lincoln is reading this historic document that led to the end of slavery
Time's up! The correct answer was the Emancipation Proclamation
CHILDREN'S AUTHORS
In 1896 he said his mother had lost her childhood at 8; he "knew a time would come when I also must give up the games"
Time's up! The correct answer was J.M. Barrie
THE SHORT VERSION
A paranormal "experience": OBE
Time's up! The correct answer was Out-of-body experience
WHO'S YOUR MOMMY?
Liza Minnelli
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Garland
EPONYMS
This submachine gun was named for an Israeli army officer whose design won a competition in the 1950s
Time's up! The correct answer was Uzi
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
ONE BUCK OR LESS
99 cents got me a 4-pack of Ytterlig coasters from this Swedish chain
Time's up! The correct answer was IKEA
HITCHCOCK
Cary Grant admires Grace Kelly's big diamonds in this 1955 caper
Time's up! The correct answer was To Catch a Thief
A SHAPELY CATEGORY
Something that's cordate is shaped like this, my love
Time's up! The correct answer was a heart
AMERICAN HISTORY
John O'Sullivan, who later became a diplomat, coined this term for the USA's right to cover the continent
Time's up! The correct answer was Manifest Destiny
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
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
GREAT DAMES
This Maori diva from New Zealand sang with Nelson Riddle and at Prince Charles's wedding
Time's up! The correct answer was Kiri Te Kanawa
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
Hymir was really hammered by the hammer of this god
Time's up! The correct answer was Thor
LOBBYISTS
In the late '70s, Phyllis Schlafly lobbied for the defeat of this proposed constitutional amendment
Time's up! The correct answer was the ERA
COMIC & CARTOON CRITTERS
Babar
Time's up! The correct answer was elephant
MOVIE PRODUCERS
Julia Phillips was the first woman producer to win a Best Picture Oscar, for this 1973 con game film
Time's up! The correct answer was The Sting
CREATION STORIES
In some Native American myths, this animal helps a deity create the world, with no help from the Acme Co.
Time's up! The correct answer was a coyote
PARTS OF THE WHOLE
Jamb, hinge
Time's up! The correct answer was a door
THE "A"s
Some scientists believe the dinosaurs died out when one of these interstellar objects struck the Earth
Time's up! The correct answer was an asteroid
COLORFUL GROUPS
They're "Under The Bridge": ____ ____ Chili Peppers
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Hot
STATE FISH
Maryland's state fish, the rockfish, is also known as the striped species of this
Time's up! The correct answer was bass
THE CRUCIBLE
Brass usually comes out of a crucible in this 5-letter form, more familiarly used with gold
Time's up! The correct answer was an ingot
MAD
TV host seen here on the cover of Mad Magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was Jeff Probst
SHOTS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
His "called shot" home run off Charlie Root in the 1932 World Series is baseball legend
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe Ruth
SAY "CHI"s
Part of a house that has its own professional sweep
Time's up! The correct answer was a chimney
HABEAS CORPSES
This 19th century philosopher's body has been very utilitarian; it's on display at a university in London
Time's up! The correct answer was Jeremy Bentham
DIALING FOR DIALECTS
Vedic, dating back at least 4,000 years, is the earliest dialect of this classical language of India
Time's up! The correct answer was Sanskrit
LESSER-KNOWN MUSICALS
Shaun Cassidy was 10 years old when these actors, his parents, starred in the 1968 musical "Maggie Flynn"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Cassidy & Shirley Jones
ANCIENT COINS
Smyrna, which claimed to be the birthplace of this poet, put him on a 2nd century B.C. coin
Time's up! The correct answer was Homer
HIT TUNES
"Where The Streets Have No Name", "With Or Without You"
Time's up! The correct answer was U2
WORLD CAPITALS
Foreign embassies are located in Jiddah, some 500 miles from this country's capital, Riyadh
Time's up! The correct answer was Saudi Arabia
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
Fate or kismet (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was destiny
RICHARD
He was actually in prison when he wrote, "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Lovelace
CLOTHING
This apron for young girls has a ruffled bibbed top & a gathered skirt
Time's up! The correct answer was a pinafore
NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES
On Sept. 9, 1974 news fit to print included the pardon of this man & "Knievel Safe As Rocket Falls"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Nixon
PITCHING HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE WOO
Drink (or eat) deep, my dear, for I have brought deep-fried this drink, "the real thing", from the state fair of Texas
Time's up! The correct answer was Coke
"IND" THE KNOW
This adjective refers to the original natives of any region
Time's up! The correct answer was indigenous
LITERARY CHARACTERS
He tells his 10-year-old sister Phoebe that he wants to be a "catcher in the rye"
Time's up! The correct answer was Holden Caulfield
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
A computer with 98,000 names & SSNs was reported stolen from this oldest campus of the Univ. of Calif.
Time's up! The correct answer was Berkeley
This 2-letter abbreviation means "which see" in Latin & directs readers to another part of the book for info
Time's up! The correct answer was q.v.
AROUND THE APARTMENT BUILDING
(Sofia of the Clue Crew) You can save lives & earn firemen's gratitude if you keep this in good working order
Time's up! The correct answer was smoke detector
PARTY OF "FIVE"
Stalin launched the first of these in 1928
Time's up! The correct answer was Five Year Plan
ANNUAL EVENTS
The Pendleton Roundup, an annual rodeo, takes place in Pendleton in this northwestern state
Time's up! The correct answer was Oregon
THE MISFITS
Born Joseph Levitch, he's been a nutty professor & an errand boy
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerry Lewis
EXPLORERS
His 1497-98 voyage to India opened the 1st all-water trade route between Europe & Asia
Time's up! The correct answer was Vasco da Gama
Y-R
"Savage Sam" is a sequel to the Fred Gipson book called "Old" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Yeller
"A" PLUS
In February 1999 several of these killed 38 people in the Austrian towns of Galtur & Valzur
Time's up! The correct answer was avalanches
SPORTS HOME CITIES
The NFL's Saints
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
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
BRAZILIAN WORDS & PHRASES
That very blond guy you met at carnival is called an "alemao", literally a man from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Germany
ISLANDS
Singapore seceded from this country in 1965
Time's up! The correct answer was Malaysia
LITERARY ANIMALS
Cottontail & these 2 "went down the lane to gather blackberries" in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
Time's up! The correct answer was Flopsy & Mopsy
THE CIVIL WAR
Hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, he resigned November 1, 1861, as head of the Union army
Time's up! The correct answer was Winfield Scott
EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI
This lung disease claimed the life of Poe's 24-year-old wife
Time's up! The correct answer was tuberculosis
YOUTH IN ASIA
Like voters in the USA, young women seeking to compete in the Miss Thailand contest must be at least this age
Time's up! The correct answer was 18
YOU SHOULD BE IN A BALLET!
Your striking resemblance to Kirk Douglas has convinced us to star you in the ballet about this gladiator
Time's up! The correct answer was Spartacus
MR. MOVIES
Though Diane Keaton never found the title character in this 1977 film, she found someone really nuts
Time's up! The correct answer was Looking for Mr. Goodbar
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
Bruce Jenner & Ray Leonard were American Olympic champs in this red, white & blue year
Time's up! The correct answer was 1976
CROSSWORD CLUES "B"
Bestselling book that has its own "belt" (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was Bible
THE NEW CAR LOT
Your pocketbook may not "Bond" with the $130,000 base price of its DB7 Coupe
Time's up! The correct answer was Aston Martin
ASTROLOGY
There are this many houses in the astrological subdivision
Time's up! The correct answer was 12
ANIMALS
Scientists divide these toothless whales into 3 groups: right whales, gray whales & rorquals
Time's up! The correct answer was Baleen whales
INFLUENTIAL 19th CENTURY THINKERS
At the University of Bonn in 1836, he was wounded in a duel with a member of an aristocratic Prussian fraternity
Time's up! The correct answer was Karl Marx
1950s ACHIEVEMENTS
On Nov. 20, 1953, in a Douglas D-558-2, Scott Crossfield reached this benchmark
Time's up! The correct answer was Traveling twice the speed of sound
WONDER DRUGS
Adult migraine? Ease the throbbing with 200 milligrams of this
Time's up! The correct answer was ibuprofen
NEPAL
This Sherpa who went to the top of the world with Edmund Hillary died in 1986 at the age of 72
Time's up! The correct answer was Tenzing Norgay
FROM THE GREEK
This synonym for "drugstore" comes from the Greek for "druggist's work"
Time's up! The correct answer was pharmacy
FUN WITH OPERA
Lord Lechery, Madam Wanton & Madam Bubble are all characters in the 1951 opera based on this John Bunyan work
Time's up! The correct answer was "Pilgrim's Progress"
SCIENCE BRIEFS
When the stork won't come: IVF
Time's up! The correct answer was in vitro fertilization
HAIR TODAY
In 2004 this real estate tycoon told People magazine that his signature swept-forward style is his own handiwork
Time's up! The correct answer was Trump
OPERA & BALLET
Choreographer Frederick Ashton played one of the ugly stepsisters when this ballet debuted in 1948
Time's up! The correct answer was Cinderella
"TEEN" SCENE
Numerically speaking, read up on "Fun Stuff", "Fashion", "Health" & "Stars" at this magazine.com
Time's up! The correct answer was seventeen.com
STATES' FORMER CAPITALS
New Haven
Time's up! The correct answer was Connecticut
TEENS IN HISTORY
In the 1850s this future sculptor failed the Ecole des Beaux-Arts entrance exam 3 times (think about it)
Time's up! The correct answer was Rodin
"AD"JECTIVES
Unfavorable, like some circumstances, or the last name of Anthony in a 1933 novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Adverse
DIRECTED BUT DID NOT STAR
"Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil" (1997)
Time's up! The correct answer was Clint Eastwood
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES
His library has a desk that's an exact replica of the one that his son was photographed under in 1963
Time's up! The correct answer was John F. Kennedy
AUTHORS
He claimed that as a Pinkerton detective, he had worked the Fatty Arbuckle & Nicky Arnstein cases
Time's up! The correct answer was Dashiell Hammett
PARTS OF THE WHOLE
Mars light, tower ladder, water pressure gauge, hydrant intake
Time's up! The correct answer was a fire truck
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
MORTAL MATTERS
In NYC June 14, 1999 it was "Dead Man Riding", as it took hours to notice a passenger on one of these wasn't just sleeping
Time's up! The correct answer was Subway
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
In use from 1844 to 1905, a flag representing the union of these 2 countries was nicknamed the "herring salad"
Time's up! The correct answer was Norway and Sweden
SCIENCE GUYS
Until his death in 1907, this chemist headed the Weights & Measures Bureau in St. Petersburg, Russia
Time's up! The correct answer was Mendeleev
BRAND NAMES
The bird's nest logo of this chocolate brand comes from its founder's coat of arms
Time's up! The correct answer was Nestle
NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR NORTH DAKOTA
Its name does not have a Native American origin
Time's up! The correct answer was New York
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
AMERICAN HISTORY
In 1917 the U.S. purchased the islands of St. Croix, St. John & St. Thomas from this country for $25 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Denmark
WOMEN: WRITE ON!
In 2009 she published her 76th bestseller, "Matters of the Heart", & was inducted into the Calif. Hall of Fame
Time's up! The correct answer was Danielle Steel
FEMALE ATHLETES
A student at Great Neck North High School, she's the golden girl of the ice seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah Hughes
BIBLICAL QUOTES
She commanded Samson, "Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth"
Time's up! The correct answer was Delilah
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Part of Key's solution to this problem was helping found the American Colonization Society
Time's up! The correct answer was slavery
MOVIE SONGS
1985: "We Don't Need Another Hero"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
A squash that's been pierced by a bull's horn
Time's up! The correct answer was gored gourd
NURSERY RHYMES
Simple Simon met him "going to the fair"
Time's up! The correct answer was A pieman
BON APPE-"T"
It's a cross between a pomelo & a tangerine
Time's up! The correct answer was Tangelo
PRESIDENTS' MONOGRAMS
HCH
Time's up! The correct answer was Herbert Clark Hoover
ELIZABETH TAYLOR FILMS
Mike Todd was killed in a plane crash while Liz was making this film in which she played Maggie Pollitt
Time's up! The correct answer was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
MUSICALS
This show opens with a Ziegfeld star waiting for her husband to be released from prison
Time's up! The correct answer was "Funny Girl"
WORLD UP!
In May 1988, after 8 years of fighting there, the Soviet army began withdrawing from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Afghanistan
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
ODDS & ENDS
For about $200 a whack, you can spend the night at the Fall River MA home of this alleged murderess
Time's up! The correct answer was Lizzie Borden
AMERICANA
Check out exotic marine life at one of these, like the National one in Baltimore
Time's up! The correct answer was an aquarium
MUNICH
In the 16th century, Munich was a center of the German phase of this movement against Protestantism
Time's up! The correct answer was the Counter-Reformation
ROCK & ROLL FRONTMEN
David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth
Time's up! The correct answer was Van Halen
WEATHER WORLD
It's the U.S. state that experiences the most tornadoes
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas
SCIENCE
When combined with oxygen, this lightest chemical element makes water
Time's up! The correct answer was hydrogen
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
"DOUBLE" JEOPARDY
Grammatical error committed by the Rolling Stones when they sang, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
Time's up! The correct answer was Double negative
HISTORY
On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra's independence from this country, starting a civil war
Time's up! The correct answer was Nigeria
ANNUAL EVENTS
An ancient symbol of abundance, the cornucopia is often attached to this American holiday
Time's up! The correct answer was Thanksgiving
IT'S A DATE!
O Canada celebrates Canada Day on this date, 3 days before a big American holiday
Time's up! The correct answer was 1-Jul
CROSSWORD CLUES "G"
"Cheesy" Dutch city (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was Gouda
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
ANATOMY
This transparent membrane in the eye covers the iris & has no blood vessels
Time's up! The correct answer was the cornea
RICH & FAMOUS
In 1968 this future presidential candidate's stock in E.D.S. made him a billionaire
Time's up! The correct answer was Ross Perot
HOME, SWEET HOME
Ralph Waldo Emerson owned a Concord home nicknamed this; Hawthorne rented it & wrote some "Mosses from" it
Time's up! The correct answer was the Old Manse
OXYMORONS
The American Academy of Pediatrics called smoking "The leading cause of" this oxymoron in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was preventable death
CRAFT
With drying, drilling & maybe decorating, a gourd can be made into one of these, perhaps for a purple martin
Time's up! The correct answer was a birdhouse
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
In 1937 this Malibu, Calif. university was established by & named for the founder of Western Auto Supply Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepperdine
TOP 40 BONUS
"California Girls"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Beach Boys & David Lee Roth
"DIAMOND"s IN THE ROUGH
Honolulu high spot
Time's up! The correct answer was Diamond Head
SKUNKS
The skunk lends its name to this foul-smelling "vegetable" found in swamps
Time's up! The correct answer was skunk cabbage
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
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
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
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
IN THE DICTIONARY
This cutting implement has the same name as a type of dive & a kind of trailer-truck accident
Time's up! The correct answer was a jackknife
FOREWORDS
Part 2 "is Lilliput in reverse, but...also offers some of" his "fiercest assaults upon the behavior of" his countrymen
Time's up! The correct answer was Jonathan Swift
21st CENTURY MUSIC
The nickname of this woman from the Black Eyed Peas is just a shortening of her last name
Time's up! The correct answer was Fergie
CALL ME A"LEX"
By profession, Noah Webster was one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a lexicographer
ONE-WORD RHYMES
In Manhattan, going from Central Park to Chelsea is heading this way
Time's up! The correct answer was downtown
TOM JONES
In book 13 country boy Tom arrives in this metropolis, where the climactic action takes place
Time's up! The correct answer was London
HOLLYWOOD DOGS
Higgins played the title role of this 1974 film
Time's up! The correct answer was Benji
ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE
"Detroit - Philadelphia, A.L. - 1905-1926... retired with 4191 major league hits"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cobb
ON THE GO
Lighter than a Conestoga wagon, it was named for its white canvas covering which resembled the sails of ships
Time's up! The correct answer was prairie schooner
EARTH
1 of the 3 Cs in the geological-period mnemonic "camels often sit down carefully--perhaps their joints creak..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Cretaceous
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
PARLEZ VOUS?
Duck, duck, l'oie; (l'oie of course referring to this other feathered friend)
Time's up! The correct answer was a goose
THE SUPREME COURT
After the 1987 rejection of this man's nomination to the court, Anthony Kennedy filled Powell's seat
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Bork
THE LAST BATTLE
The Siege of Yorktown
Time's up! The correct answer was the American Revolution
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH
A state capital since 1849, it showed Southern hospitality in 2005 as its population grew by 50% after Katrina
Time's up! The correct answer was Baton Rouge
20th CENTURY NICKNAMES
"The People's Lawyer" & 2000 Green Party presidential candidate
Time's up! The correct answer was Ralph Nader
POLITICAL TALK
Lincoln once said not to "swap" these "while crossing a stream"
Time's up! The correct answer was horses
SHIPS
On May 7, 1915 German submarine commander Walter Schweiger gave the command to torpedo this British liner
Time's up! The correct answer was the Lusitania
NOT A VERB
Capable, succeed, accomplish
Time's up! The correct answer was capable
MOVIE TRIVIA
Turned down to be an "Our Gang" member, she became top box office star of 1935
Time's up! The correct answer was Shirley Temple
TAUNT "O"
By its isolated nature, your last original thought might be considered one of these children without parents
Time's up! The correct answer was an orphan
SPORTS TRIVIA
The French Open tennis tournament is played on courts of this color clay
Time's up! The correct answer was Red
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
In one Grimm tale, 12 princesses dance these to pieces in an underground castle
Time's up! The correct answer was their shoes
SCOTLAND
The Church of Scotland, the country's national church, is a branch of this Christian denomination
Time's up! The correct answer was Presbyterian
VERBS
You can fluff pillows or do this, also meaning "chubby"
Time's up! The correct answer was plump
THE 1890s
Relationship of Lizzie Borden to the woman she was acquitted of killing
Time's up! The correct answer was stepdaughter
TAKE OUT
A lobectomy removes one of the 5 lobes of the lungs; a lobotomy takes out part of this organ
Time's up! The correct answer was the brain
FROM B TO C
Branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltic
AMERICAN LITERATURE
An epigraph he used on one story says, "our hearts though stout and brave, still, like muffled drums are beating"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edgar Allan Poe
STATE SUPERLATIVES
The nation's highest flat-top mountain, Grand Mesa, is in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
Carey, Bledsoe
Time's up! The correct answer was Drew
ARTHUR MILLER
Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" was his tragic tale of this title character
Time's up! The correct answer was Willy Loman
WORLD RELIGION
Meaning "sign of God", it's the title of a Shi'ite Muslim scholar & leader
Time's up! The correct answer was Ayatollah
COMPANIES
This chain with a month as its name has acquired stores like Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh & Robinson's in L.A.
Time's up! The correct answer was May Company
...& THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!
Noted for their "feathery" legs, these Scottish draft horses were taken to North America in 1842, Bud
Time's up! The correct answer was Clydesdales
BROADWAY
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" takes place during this "roaring" decade when flappers bobbed their hair
Time's up! The correct answer was 1920s
"PU"
The third of these wars wiped Carthage off the map, though it was later rebuilt
Time's up! The correct answer was The Punic Wars
THE ASPCA
The ASPCA reminds you that you can lengthen a cat's life by neutering a male or doing this equivalent to a female
Time's up! The correct answer was Spaying
VEGAS, BABY
The bird Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Flamingo
TELEVISION
In 1977 her own show aired on CBS just before "Maude"; now she's a "Golden Girl" with Bea Arthur
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty White
THOSE AMAZING ANIMALS
Because hippo teeth are made of this, they won't yellow & were once a popular source for false teeth
Time's up! The correct answer was ivory
HOLD THE MAYO CLINIC
In 1973 Mayo introduced to North America this scanner that uses a computer & X-rays
Time's up! The correct answer was CT scanner
PROVERBS
"Every" one of these "fits not every foot"
Time's up! The correct answer was a shoe
NAME THE WORK
Verne: "Certainly an Englishman, it was more doubtful whether Phileas Fogg was a Londoner"
Time's up! The correct answer was Around the World in Eighty Days
RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS
The sixth of these was an outbreak of boils & sores
Time's up! The correct answer was Ten Plagues of Egypt
TOP OF THE LIST
Not surprisingly, this taste sensation is rocking as Ben & Jerry's top-selling ice cream flavor
Time's up! The correct answer was Cherry Garcia
MEET THE PARENTS
Hyperion Books, Mammoth Records, Miramax Films
Time's up! The correct answer was Disney
THAT OLD TIME NEW WAVE MUSIC
You might think this Cars leader is married to supermodel Paulina Porizkova (& you'd be right)
Time's up! The correct answer was Ric Ocasek
INDEPENDENCE DAYS
This country celebrates its 1945 independence from Fascism on April 25th
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
In the 1990s, this nation whose flag is seen here moved its seat of government to a different city
Time's up! The correct answer was Germany
THE FUNNIES
Jon is this cat's master; Odie is his dog friend
Time's up! The correct answer was Garfield
TURN OF THE CENTURY MOVIES
In a northern England mining town, a young boy takes up ballet dancing
Time's up! The correct answer was Billy Elliot
CELEBRITY RELATIVES
Pam Dawber's famous father-in-law
Time's up! The correct answer was Tom Harmon
SAINTS
March 1st is the feast day of this patron saint of Wales
Time's up! The correct answer was St. David
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
GREAT DAMES
In 1952, she sprang her "Mousetrap"
Time's up! The correct answer was Agatha Christie
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Near the end of the credits comes the "cutter" of this, the exposed but unfinished film
Time's up! The correct answer was Negative cutter
WORD ORIGINS
The Old Norse word "vindauga" gave us this pane-ful word for an opening in a wall
Time's up! The correct answer was window
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Ljubljana, Bratislava, Barcelona
Time's up! The correct answer was Barcelona
WORDS TO THE "Y"s
It's defined as government by many officials & administrators
Time's up! The correct answer was bureaucracy
GROUP COUNTDOWN
In interrogation, one officer who acts threatening & another who comes on nicer to win the suspect's trust
Time's up! The correct answer was good cop, bad cop
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
PRIME NUMBERS
Fear of this prime number is called triskaidekaphobia
Time's up! The correct answer was 13
FAMOUS JACQUES
Much of France's 16th century Canadian claim was based on his explorations
Time's up! The correct answer was Cartier
INSECTS
The May beetle is also called this, perhaps when it shows up a few weeks late
Time's up! The correct answer was Junebug
TRUE LIVES
Despite its title, "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" is a book by & about this woman
Time's up! The correct answer was Gertrude Stein
IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING
"Swing Time" was the sixth film to team this pair of legendary dancers
Time's up! The correct answer was Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
The wolf in the Capitoline Wolf statue may be Etruscan; these 2 babies she's suckling were added around 1509
Time's up! The correct answer was Romulus & Remus
I LOVE L.A. KERS
Kobe called it "idiotic criticism" that he hadn't (until 2009) won an NBA title without this teammate
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaquille O'Neal
PEOPLE IN HISTORY
This young man put his savings into a small Cleveland refinery in 1862 & eventually had an oil monopoly
Time's up! The correct answer was John D. Rockefeller
THE BUTLER DID IT
Giles was the first name of this Sebastian Cabot character on "Family Affair"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mr. French
OSCAR NIGHT 2003
Chris Cooper won his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in this film seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Adaptation
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY, FOR OPENERS
This play opens on the battlements of the castle at Elsinore as Barnardo asks, "who's there?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE
"'Mr. Octobe
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackson
THE CAT
This shorthaired "brown" cat is named for its color, which is said to resemble that of a Cuban cigar
Time's up! The correct answer was a havana
THE LAND
After killing Abel, Cain was banished to the sleepy-sounding land of this place, east of Eden
Time's up! The correct answer was Nod
FOR WHOM THE "BELL" TOLLS
It's an Italian city about 40 miles north of Milan, or about 9,000 miles east of Las Vegas
Time's up! The correct answer was Bellagio
"PUN" JAB
From the Latin for "mark for deletion", it's to erase something from official records
Time's up! The correct answer was expunge
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
"In 1997, the House (of Reps.) voted to reprimand him... It marked the first time the House had reprimanded a Speaker"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gingrich
BEST PICTURE OSCAR-WINNERS IN OTHER WORDS
1966: "One Bloke Year-Round"
Time's up! The correct answer was A Man For All Seasons
ON THE GO
Lighter than a Conestoga wagon, it was named for its white canvas covering which resembled the sails of ships
Time's up! The correct answer was prairie schooner
"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
DEATH BY...
Air crash of his MiG fighter plane while on a training mission near Moscow, March 27, 1968
Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin
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
HOMOPHONES
Deserve, or a large decorative vase
Time's up! The correct answer was earn/urn
SO "LONG"
12-letter term for one employed on the wharves of a port
Time's up! The correct answer was a longshoreman
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
A popular brand of orange juice
Time's up! The correct answer was Tropicana
MUSIC/TELEVISION
This country star became a sitcom grandma at the end of her first season on the WB
Time's up! The correct answer was Reba McEntire
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
HISTORY
In the midst of the Korean War, this South Korean president was elected to his second of 4 terms
Time's up! The correct answer was Syngman Rhee
COMIC STRIPS
Aaugh! This comic strip character was torn between a summer camp flame named Peggy Jean & the little red-haired girl
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie Brown
THEY'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANY MORE
He's the most famous man we know from Russell, Kansas
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Dole
QUOTATIONS
In 1783 he wrote, "There never was a good war or a bad peace"
Time's up! The correct answer was Benjamin Franklin
STRINGS
According to Bud Collins' "Encyclopedia of Modern Tennis", the best of this string material comes from cows
Time's up! The correct answer was gut
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): "(Hi, I'm Mark McEwen) I reported on the '92 W. Olympics in Albertville, France & the '94 W. Olympics hosted by this Scandinavian city"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lillehammer, Norway
LITERARY ALLUSIONS
This object from Arthurian & Christian legend has come to mean the object of any difficult quest
Time's up! The correct answer was the Holy Grail
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
PARDON MY "FRENCH"
Settlers began living in this section of New Orleans in the early 18th century
Time's up! The correct answer was French Quarter
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
A Mrs., in Munich (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was Frau
AFRICAN-AMERICANA
Mari Evans adapted this Zora Neale Hurston work as a musical titled "Eyes"
Time's up! The correct answer was Their Eyes Were Watching God
CABLE CHANNELS
Channel that's been home to gritty shows like "Dirt" & "Rescue Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was FX
STATE BIRDS
Ohio: This redbird
Time's up! The correct answer was a cardinal
ODDS & ENDS
This oil cartel controls 40% of world production
Time's up! The correct answer was OPEC
SAINTS BE PRAISED
The first American citizen canonized was an immigrant from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
LANDINGS
Runways are numbered by compass degrees without the last digit, so this is the highest number used
Time's up! The correct answer was 36
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"
TELL ME "Y"
A bumpkin, perhaps a local one
Time's up! The correct answer was Yokel
ALASKA
4 different species of bears live in Alaska: Kodiak, grizzly, black & this
Time's up! The correct answer was Polar bears
EMOTICONS
=|:-)= This is an extension of the initials U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Uncle Sam
STRING THEORY 101
Aglets are found on the ends of these strings
Time's up! The correct answer was shoelaces