Question: 'This Indonesian volcano just west of Java erupted in 1883 causing sea waves almost 130 feet high'

Answer: Krakatoa


Question: 'Sacred syllable uttered as a mantra during meditation'

Answer: om


Question: 'In 1999 Richard Dreyfuss played this '30s Jewish founder of Murder, Inc.'

Answer: Meyer Lansky


Question: 'The logo seen here represents this brand named for an Italian-born baron'

Answer: Bic


Question: 'In 1973 this group had a "Peaceful Easy Feeling"'

Answer: the Eagles


Question: 'Robin Givens<br />(1988-1989)'

Answer: Mike Tyson


Question: 'A 1963 underwater eruption began the formation of the island of Surtsey off this north Atlantic country'

Answer: Iceland


Question: 'A part of the psyche'

Answer: id


Question: 'Wreaths at this mobster's June 15, 2002 funeral bore such emblems as a cigar, a martini, a royal flush & the Yankees logo'

Answer: John Gotti


Question: 'For many years Nancy Green portrayed this fictional Southern pancake cook'

Answer: Aunt Jemima


Question: 'John Lennon's 1st Top 40 hit without the Beatles was this 1969 song'

Answer: "Give Peace A Chance"


Question: 'Winnie Nomzamo<br />(1958-1996)'

Answer: Nelson Mandela


Question: 'In Roman mythology, this god of fire's blacksmith shops were located under Mount Etna'

Answer: Vulcan


Question: 'Someone's sweetheart (or the first name of the tomboyish heroine of "Little Women")'

Answer: Jo


Question: 'Arthur Flegenheimer said this short alias of his was swell for headlines'

Answer: Dutch Schultz


Question: 'Whole wheat is a major ingredient in this brand whose symbol is seen here'

Answer: Roman Meal bread


Question: '10,000 Maniacs covered this 1971 hit by Cat Stevens'

Answer: "Peace Train"


Question: 'Heather Mills<br />(as of 2002)'

Answer: Paul McCartney


Question: 'Paricutin Volcano in this country began in a farmer's field in 1943; within 6 days, it had a cinder cone 500 feet high'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'Even without playing it on a special square, this Greek letter will get you 9 points'

Answer: xi


Question: 'Asked by a WWII draft board his occupation, this Kennedy-era Chicago mob boss said, "Me?  I steal"'

Answer: Sam Giancana


Question: 'In Spain & Portugal this bald advertising icon is known as Don Limpio'

Answer: Mr. Clean


Question: 'In a 1979 song, he wondered, "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?"'

Answer: Elvis Costello


Question: 'Marie Sklodowska<br />(1895-1906)'

Answer: Pierre Curie


Question: 'This 1850 Dickens novel is considered his "veiled autobiography"'

Answer: "David Copperfield"


Question: 'About 300,000 passenger cars:<br />CR'

Answer: Costa Rica


Question: 'It's the animated movie in which the following words "magically" appear: humble, radiant, terrific & some pig'

Answer: Charlotte\'s Web


Question: 'Water contracts as it gets colder, but below this temperature, 7 degrees above freezing, it begins to expand'

Answer: 39 degrees


Question: 'A 1965 satellite, or the person who gets the breakfast special'

Answer: Early Bird


Question: 'Mike Ditka & Kellen Winslow played this position on football's offensive line'

Answer: tight end


Question: 'In this novel, Mr. Bumble ends up as an inmate in the workhouse that he once oversaw'

Answer: "Oliver Twist"


Question: 'About 2,500,000 passenger cars:<br />GR'

Answer: Greece


Question: '(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) This 1973 film won 7 Oscars & helped spark a national revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime music'

Answer: The Sting


Question: 'This city's water treatment plant, the world's largest, lies on a 61-acre peninsula that extends into Lake Michigan'

Answer: Chicago


Question: 'When we put down EB as a source, we mean this reference work that dates back to 1768'

Answer: Encyclopedia Britannica


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from San Francisco)  At the end of a cable car line, each cable is turned by a grip, which is basically this simple machine'

Answer: pulley


Question: 'In "A Tale of Two Cities", she knits in code to condemn aristocrats to the guillotine'

Answer: Madame Defarge


Question: 'About 8 million passenger cars:<br />ROK'

Answer: Republic of Korea (South Korea)


Question: 'In this 1982 film Captain Bryant calls androids "skinjobs"'

Answer: Blade Runner


Question: 'The mineral waters in the hot springs of this Black Forest resort can be over 150 degrees Fahrenheit'

Answer: Baden-Baden


Question: 'Mr. Cub, he hit a record 5 grand-slam home runs in a season'

Answer: Ernie Banks


Question: 'From the Latin for "to look at", it's often the final step on an assembly line'

Answer: inspection


Question: 'The title of this novel refers to a residence in Hertfordshire'

Answer: "Bleak House"


Question: 'About 300,000 passenger cars:<br />ZW'

Answer: Zimbabwe


Question: 'In this foreign film classic, the knight's name is Antonius Block'

Answer: The Seventh Seal


Question: 'The name of this type of well that taps water under natural pressure comes from a French province'

Answer: Artesian well


Question: 'Its choice as a national capital in 1949 wasn't recognized by some countries'

Answer: East Berlin


Question: 'At Gettysburg, this hill & its "little" neighbor were at the left end of the Union lines'

Answer: Round Top


Question: 'This Dickens Christmas story is divided into "Chirp the First", "Chirp the Second" & "Chirp the Third"'

Answer: "The Cricket on the Hearth"


Question: 'About 6 million passenger cars:<br />NL'

Answer: the Netherlands (Holland)


Question: 'A tombstone bearing the name "Archie Leach" is seen in a classic 1944 film comedy starring this actor'

Answer: Cary Grant


Question: 'Archimedes invented this device used to irrigate the Nile valley in ancient Egypt; it's still used today'

Answer: Archimedes\' screw


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Atlanta)  Andrew Young said this church "was the shelter; when there was an important meeting, we went to Daddy King's study there"'

Answer: Ebenezer Baptist Church


Question: 'The direct line of this French dynasty ended in 1328 with the death of Charles the Fair'

Answer: Capetian dynasty


Question: 'It's the only U.S. island allowed to use a possessive apostrophe by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names'

Answer: Martha\'s Vineyard


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  Leaving Spain in August 1492, Columbus and his 90 men briefly stopped in these islands that had only recently become a Spanish possession'

Answer: the Canary Islands


Question: '50-1 underdog Mine That Bird stunned the world by winning this race by more than 6 lengths'

Answer: the Kentucky Derby


Question: 'A book by Angie Sage is not called "Vampire Bat" but "Vampire" this type of annoying little kid'

Answer: Vampire Brat


Question: 'The bossa nova'

Answer: Brazil


Question: 'The head of a large business firm may be called this naval rank "of industry"'

Answer: captain


Question: 'Batman uses one of these truncheons, significantly larger than the ones symphony conductors use'

Answer: a baton


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  34 days into crossing the Atlantic, Columbus quelled a small mutiny on October 10th; just 2 days later on October 12th, he changed history forever by coming ashore on the island he gave this holy name'

Answer: San Salvador


Question: 'Players from this country won every title at the world table tennis championships'

Answer: China


Question: 'Louisa May Alcott wrote a book titled this boy-girl duo & sure enough, they go up a hill in Chapter 1'

Answer: Jack and Jill


Question: 'The purple heather jig'

Answer: Scotland


Question: 'It costs $50 for a 1-day pass to this American airlines "club" lounge'

Answer: the Admiral\'s Club


Question: 'The caped crusader has these fuel cells in lithium & nickel-cadmium; they're never included'

Answer: batteries


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  12 weeks after discovering the New World, the Santa Maria was wrecked on a reef off the north coast of this large island on Christmas Day'

Answer: Hispanola


Question: 'The Lakers defeated this Stan van Gundy-coached team for the NBA title'

Answer: the Orlando Magic


Question: 'As the word "born" in the first sentence of this book creeped people out, E.B. White changed it to "arrived"'

Answer: Stuart Little


Question: 'The troika'

Answer: Russia


Question: 'It was Howard Stern's 1993 bestselling autobiography'

Answer: Private Parts


Question: 'I'll bet you didn't know he had one of these door-busting medieval devices with a ruminant name'

Answer: a battering ram


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  On the return journey, after becoming separated from the Pinta by a storm, the Nina made landfall back in the Old World in these islands on February 15, 1493'

Answer: the Azores


Question: 'They knocked over the Cards' house to win a record sixth Super Bowl'

Answer: the Steelers


Question: 'Babar's friend Zephir is just a monkey; Friday, in a book by Hester Mundis, is this closer relative to humans'

Answer: a chimpanzee


Question: 'Before taking over for Eliot Spitzer in New York, David Paterson had this job'

Answer: lieuteneant governor


Question: 'This narrow strip of wood or metal has more uses than just to fasten down "the hatches"'

Answer: a batten


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  In April 1493 & amidst great pomp, Columbus announced the discovery of the New World to his patron, Queen Isabella, in this city'

Answer: Barcelona


Question: 'This Dodgers slugger was suspended in may after testing positive for a banned substance'

Answer: Manny Ramirez


Question: 'A book by Laura Ingalls Wilder's great-grandson is appropriately called this "on Rocky Ridge"'

Answer: Little House


Question: 'Hyphenated term for a man in charge of a great household, as that of a sovereign'

Answer: the major-domo


Question: 'Robin, bring one of these, which could be used to chop down a tree & is also a term for an overbearing gal'

Answer: a battle axe


Question: 'This telescope namesake's discovery of an expanding universe underpins the Big Bang theory'

Answer: (Edwin) Hubble


Question: 'Its restoration included adding an elevator & replacing the torch, & it had to be completed by July 4, 1986'

Answer: the Statue of Liberty


Question: 'One food encyclopedia says this chocolate cake is so named because it's "so rich & delicious... it must be sinful"'

Answer: a devil\'s food cake


Question: 'A vigilant canine, or someone on the lookout for corruption or unethical conduct'

Answer: a watchdog


Question: 'He nominated O'Connor the month before the release of a movie about the first woman on the Supreme Court'

Answer: Ronald Reagan


Question: 'In one version of the opening credits of "The Simpsons", this character is shown to cost $243.26'

Answer: Maggie Simpson


Question: 'The 1965 discovery of this form of cosmic background radiation helped validate the theory--& make popcorn'

Answer: microwave (radiation)


Question: 'An Eiffel Tower eatery was moved to this city, retooled & placed across from the Pontchartrain Hotel'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: 'Mephistopheles is a big fan of this vampiric pitchman from General Mills & his chocolate cereal'

Answer: Count Chocula


Question: 'An image of a sacred person in the Eastern Church, or someone who is an object of great devotion'

Answer: an icon


Question: 'In 1984 O'Connor laid down an "endorsement" test--if the govt. endorses religion it violates this amendment'

Answer: the First Amendment


Question: 'Before CNN, Anderson Cooper hosted this reality TV show where one player secretly works against the others'

Answer: The Mole


Question: 'This British astronomer who coined the phrase "Big Bang" didn't buy the theory--he didn't think it was according to...'

Answer: Hoyle


Question: 'Saved by Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem about it, it's been refurbished several times & sailed again in 1997'

Answer: "Old Ironsides"


Question: 'Traditionally, "angels on horseback" are these bacon-wrapped bivalves; add Tabasco for "devils"'

Answer: oysters


Question: '"Have Gun Will Travel" character, or one of Charlemagne's 12 knights'

Answer: paladin


Question: 'O'Connor's fancy footwork in 1992's Planned Parenthood v. Casey preserved this 1973 decision'

Answer: Roe v. Wade


Question: 'From the planet Melmac, this title TV character liked to eat cats'

Answer: ALF


Question: 'The first 10<sup>-43</sup> seconds after the bang are known as this German physicist's era, after which things "maxed" out'

Answer: the Planck era


Question: 'Repairs to the paws of this over 4,000-year-old structure started around 1400 B.C.'

Answer: the (Great) Sphinx


Question: 'Paprika is sometimes sprinkled on these appetizers that have been boiled, halved & shelled by Lucifer'

Answer: deviled eggs


Question: 'In 2000 O'Connor attended the dedication of the federal courthouse named for her in this state capital'

Answer: Phoenix


Question: 'Hey now!  Hank Kingsley was the bumbling sidekick on this HBO talk show sendup'

Answer: The Larry Sanders Show


Question: 'Big Bang theory predicts that the universe is filled with these "little neutral" fundamental particles'

Answer: neutrinos


Question: 'Between 1978 & 1999 Pinin Barcilon restored this classic piece at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan'

Answer: The Last Supper


Question: 'Beelzebub loves "America's No. 1 meat spread"--this brand with a little devil on the label'

Answer: Underwood


Question: 'He did the play-by-play during the "Miracle on Ice" in the 1980 Winter Olympics'

Answer: Al Michaels


Question: 'In a 1921 letter this American-born poet had "a long poem in mind... which I am wishful to finish", & he did at 433 lines'

Answer: T.S. Eliot


Question: 'It's the saltiest of the oceans & the second largest'

Answer: Atlantic Ocean


Question: 'Now practicing on "Ally McBeal", Peter MacNicol was killed off as a lawyer on this Midwestern medical show'

Answer: Chicago Hope


Question: 'Lunar light, or "lunar" liquor<br />(9)'

Answer: Moonshine


Question: 'Just a thrace of Turkey, about 3% of its area, is on this continent'

Answer: Europe


Question: 'At Thanksgiving dinner, pass the gravy made with these turkey innards including the heart & gizzard'

Answer: Giblets


Question: 'In a 1999 interview, she told Barbara Walters that she hates being called Liz'

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor


Question: '2 of South America's longest rivers, the Madeira & the Purus, flow into this even longer river'

Answer: Amazon


Question: 'Once Ferris Bueller's best friend Cameron, Alan Ruck plays the mayor's chief of staff on this sitcom'

Answer: Spin City


Question: 'Tomorrow, in Tijuana<br />(6)'

Answer: mañana


Question: 'Usually, tales of Mideast hospitality include the serving of the Turkish type of this in tiny cups'

Answer: Coffee


Question: 'Tired of turkey?  Why not serve the Smithfield or country-style type of this'

Answer: Ham


Question: 'Beverly Hills is a sister city of this film capital on the French Riviera'

Answer: Cannes


Question: 'For about 70 miles the Douro River forms the border between these 2 Iberian countries'

Answer: Spain & Portugal


Question: 'The romantic Taster's Choice-loving neighbor in TV ads, Anthony Stewart Head is now Giles on this show'

Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer


Question: 'Macaques & marmosets<br />(7)'

Answer: Monkeys


Question: 'As seen here, Turkey has some of the best preserved of these structures from Roman times:'

Answer: Theatres


Question: 'An English prime rib dinner isn't complete without this cross between a popover & a souffle'

Answer: Yorkshire pudding


Question: 'Tacky, yes, but in a Best of Las Vegas survey, readers named these clocks as the best souvenir'

Answer: Dice clocks


Question: 'This sea may have been named for Theseus' father'

Answer: Aegean Sea


Question: 'Well known as Barney Miller's wife, Barbara Barrie now plays Brooke Shields' nana on this sitcom'

Answer: Suddenly Susan


Question: 'Faux face<br />(4)'

Answer: Mask


Question: 'In 1999 Turkish operatives captured Abdullah Ocalan, a guerrilla leader of this minority group'

Answer: Kurds


Question: 'We owe thanks to this country for sharing with us its Chicken Paprikash'

Answer: Hungary


Question: 'Before their royal wedding, Edward & Sophie were given the titles Earl & Countess of this'

Answer: Wessex


Question: 'To reach the Bay of Tangier, head straight through this strait'

Answer: Strait of Gibraltar


Question: 'Now a mom on "That '70s Show", Tanya Roberts was sexy P.I. Julie Rogers on this '70s show'

Answer: Charlie\'s Angels


Question: '60-second beef dish<br />(6,5)'

Answer: Minute steak


Question: 'Turkey is a major producer of this mineral particularly valued by pipe smokers'

Answer: Meerschaum


Question: 'For an elegant dinner, serve Coquilles St. Jacques, these shellfish in a wine sauce'

Answer: Scallops


Question: 'After a rough 66-day voyage, the Mayflower set anchor in Provincetown Harbor off this cape'

Answer: Cape Cod


Question: 'She was a political science professor when she was appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations:'

Answer: Jeane Kirkpatrick


Question: 'A top seller in 1749, we've been "Fielding" responses on this book since our first season'

Answer: "Tom Jones"


Question: 'Jolly bile'

Answer: Billy Joel


Question: 'In Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", Venus is standing on this'

Answer: Scallop shell


Question: 'An oft-misquoted Shakespeare line goes "To gild refined gold, to paint" this flower'

Answer: Lily


Question: 'Additional ships came, but this colony's population never exceeded 300 during its first 10 years'

Answer: Plymouth Colony


Question: 'Despite this prime minister's efforts, war "in our time" could not be avoided:'

Answer: Neville Chamberlain


Question: 'P.S., T.S. is the central character of this 1978 John Irving novel'

Answer: "The World According to Garp"


Question: 'Ion decline'

Answer: Celine Dion


Question: 'This style of painting is characterized by broad transparent areas of paint called washes'

Answer: Watercolor


Question: 'This positive expression used since the 1940s promotes a type of stove'

Answer: "Now you\'re cooking with gas"


Question: 'Around 1627 Miles Standish & this husband of Priscilla Mullens founded the town of Duxbury'

Answer: John Alden


Question: 'His candidacy for prime minister of India ended on May 21, 1991:'

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi


Question: 'This 1837 Dickens work is not only picaresque, it sounds like it'

Answer: "Pickwick Papers"


Question: 'Gorge lime ache'

Answer: George Michael


Question: 'In the 1740s this "Blue Boy" painter worked as a restorer of paintings for art dealers'

Answer: Thomas Gainsborough


Question: 'The lesser members of an organization, or the vertical & horizontal rows on a chessboard'

Answer: Rank and file


Question: 'In 1621, his first year as governor, he organized the first Thanksgiving'

Answer: William Bradford


Question: 'This former U.N. Secretary-General was educated at the University of Paris & Columbia University:'

Answer: Boutros Boutros-Ghali


Question: 'It's Jerzy Kosinski's tale of Chance (Chance the gardener, that is)'

Answer: "Being There"


Question: 'Ingest screen, burp'

Answer: Bruce Springsteen


Question: 'A caption on this famous Lichtenstein painting reads in part, "...ahead of me rockets blazed through the sky"'

Answer: "Whaam!"


Question: 'The first English child born in New England, he was born in December 1620 aboard the Mayflower off Massachusetts'

Answer: Peregrine White


Question: 'He's the beastly early century free thinker seen here:'

Answer: Aleister Crowley


Question: 'Paul Theroux' title "Saint", he's an expatriate in Singapore'

Answer: Jack


Question: 'A toenail mistress'

Answer: Alanis Morissette


Question: 'In 1516 he succeeded Giovanni Bellini as state painter of the government of Venice'

Answer: Titian


Question: 'The 2 states which have "Waltz" in the title of their state songs'

Answer: Missouri & Tennessee


Question: 'In 1883 Mark Twain published his autobiographical "Life on" this river'

Answer: the Mississippi


Question: 'In 1987 he married a Pantene spokesmodel; in 1988 he started busting heads in "Above the Law"'

Answer: Steven Seagal


Question: 'Don't serve the rabbi rabbit--a kosher quadruped must have cloven these'

Answer: hooves


Question: 'About 10% of you is this simplest element'

Answer: hydrogen


Question: 'This instrument with a 2-word metallic name has become associated with the hula'

Answer: a steel guitar


Question: 'Activity with parry & thrust<br />(7)'

Answer: fencing


Question: 'Later our national motto, this phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864'

Answer: In God We Trust


Question: 'Las Vegas' Flamingo Hotel has a memorial to this man, seen here'

Answer: Bugsy Siegel


Question: 'Don't serve the cantor catfish--a kosher fish must have these often overlapping items'

Answer: scales


Question: 'The most abundant metal in your body is this one that builds bones'

Answer: calcium


Question: 'One of the leading sarod virtuosi is Amjad Ali Khan from Madhya Pradesh in this country'

Answer: India


Question: 'It precedes house, moon, & nelson<br />(4)'

Answer: full


Question: 'In 1849 & 1850, at least 80,000 people rushed to this state'

Answer: California


Question: 'We could "just shoot" this 1966 Oscar nominee for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"'

Answer: George Segal


Question: 'Of chicken cacciatore, veal parmigiana or fettuccine alfredo, the one that can't be kosher'

Answer: veal parmigiana


Question: 'Atomic number 9, it's a trace element in the body, notably in the teeth'

Answer: fluorine


Question: 'With its strings tuned to C, G, D & A, it has a range a fifth lower than the violin's'

Answer: a viola


Question: 'You do it with a plow or to your brow<br />(6)'

Answer: furrow


Question: 'In 1869 Uriah Stephens founded the Knights of this as a secret society'

Answer: Labor


Question: 'In 1938 he & Joe Shuster sold the rights to their Superman creation for $130'

Answer: Jerry Siegel


Question: 'A Food Network recipe for this Maine specialty says to remove the meat from the claws & calls for hot dog buns'

Answer: a lobster roll


Question: 'By weight you're 65% this element'

Answer: oxygen


Question: 'It's the instrument heard here going solo in a Bach concerto'

Answer: the harpsichord


Question: 'Unchanging income adjective<br />(5)'

Answer: fixed


Question: 'Amid the pomp & circumstance, Queen's College of New Jersey took this new name in 1825'

Answer: Rutgers


Question: '"Yellow Submarine" screenwriter who also taught us that love means never having to say you're sorry'

Answer: Erich Segal


Question: 'It's the alliterative term for a pig's lower hind leg used to flavor stews & beans'

Answer: a ham hock


Question: 'A 300-pounder contains 54 pounds of this building block of life'

Answer: carbon


Question: 'Of the woodwinds in a standard symphony orchestra, it's the closest to the size of the person playing it'

Answer: the bassoon


Question: '"Scary" cape<br />(4)'

Answer: Fear


Question: 'The Lipizzanners perform equestrian ballet to classical music like that of this 19th-century Viennese master'

Answer: Johann Strauss


Question: 'We learned of 3 people who'd never been in Cliff Clavin's kitchen when he played "Jeopardy!" on this sitcom'

Answer: Cheers


Question: 'They met in 1977; 4 years later, their wedding was viewed by billions'

Answer: Prince Charles & Princess Diana


Question: 'After Maryland'

Answer: Massachusetts


Question: 'In a poem on this day in 1613, Donne begs the crucified Jesus to punish & thus save him'

Answer: Good Friday


Question: 'Last name of actress Shelley & politician Huey'

Answer: Long


Question: 'The breed was named for the town of Lipizza near Italy in this northernmost former Yugoslav republic'

Answer: Slovenia


Question: 'Julie Bowen, Candice Bergen and Rene Auberjonois get lawyered up on this David E. Kelley drama'

Answer: Boston Legal


Question: 'She was political director for Bush Sr., he was a Clinton campaign strategist; somehow they wed in 1993'

Answer: James Carville & Mary Matalin


Question: 'After Virginia'

Answer: Washington


Question: 'Ten years Donne was dean of this cathedral & his effigy can still be seen there'

Answer: St. Paul\'s Cathedral


Question: 'Queen Elizabeth II's third son, or a Canadian island'

Answer: Edward


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives us the clue from the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.)  On entering, each rider salutes Charles VI, the emperor of this royal house who built the riding hall'

Answer: Hapsburg


Question: 'Bruce Greenwood, Ed Begley Jr. & Denzel Washington played doctors at St. Eligius on this drama'

Answer: St. Elsewhere


Question: 'In a c. 1380 work, Chaucer wrote these Trojan War lovers had 3 great years together before she met Diomede'

Answer: Troilus & Cressida


Question: 'After Pennsylvania'

Answer: Rhode Island


Question: 'The quote "no man is an island" is soon followed by "never send to know" this future Hemingway title'

Answer: for whom the bell tolls


Question: 'In May 2005 a loss to Winky Wright by unanimous decision sent this middleweight into retirement'

Answer: Felix Trinidad


Question: 'This "Bambi" author wrote a book about a proud Lipizzaner named Florian reduced to pulling a cab'

Answer: Felix Salten


Question: 'In the '70s he played Banacek, a suave Beacon Hill P.I.; in the '80s he led "The A-Team" & blew up a lot of stuff'

Answer: (George) Peppard


Question: 'This "Much Ado" pair's relationship, "a kind of merry war", matures when he defends her defamed cousin'

Answer: Beatrice & Benedick


Question: 'After Nevada'

Answer: New Hampshire


Question:
'The following passage is from a poem about love, addressed to this "busy old fool"

"Thy beams, so reverend and strong/
Why shouldst thou think?/
I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink/
But that I would not lose her sight so long"'

Answer: the sun


Question: 'This actress' book "Life Lines" described her struggle with the drug habit of her son, Jason McCallum Bronson'

Answer: Jill Ireland


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives us the clue from a riding room at the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.)  The maneuvers here at the Spanish Riding School include the Lavade, from the French word for lever, meaning to do this'

Answer: to lift


Question: 'Sharon Leal, Jeri Ryan & Chi McBride educated us on this David E. Kelly drama'

Answer: Boston Public


Question: 'These lovers in mythology have a big misunderstanding involving a lion, a scarf & a mulberry tree'

Answer: Pyramus & Thisbe


Question: 'After Connecticut'

Answer: Delaware


Question: 'On a day's notice on April 3, 1625, Donne preached the first sermon before this new king'

Answer: Charles I


Question: 'This singer of the band Elephant shares his name with this Indian Ocean atoll, both seen here'

Answer: Diego Garcia


Question: 'As of 2006, 1 of only 3 women to be nominated for best director, for 1976, 1993 & 2003'

Answer: Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion and Sofia Coppola


Question: 'Using a launch site in the Gobi desert, this country became the third to send a human into orbit'

Answer: China


Question: '2006 research shows the first ships bringing us this shameful cargo were the Treasurer & White Lion, in 1619'

Answer: slaves


Question:
'1726:
English.
Shipwreck.
Giant.
Tiny.
Airborne.
Horses'

Answer: Gulliver\'s Travels


Question: 'A single magazine put forth & circulated'

Answer: an issue


Question: 'Donald Duck started dating this gal pal in the 1940 cartoon "Mr. Duck Steps Out"'

Answer: Daisy Duck


Question: 'It's "The Great American Chocolate Bar"'

Answer: Hershey\'s


Question: 'This country named its Sina-1 satellite after a Persian philosopher'

Answer: Iran


Question: 'In 1845 a Boston hotel became the first U.S. building to be warmed by this, also a "Pajama Game" song'

Answer: steam heat


Question:
'1831:
Paris.
Mega-scoliosis.
Ding-dong.
Gypsy.
Death.
Fin'

Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame


Question: 'Asian capital city just northeast of Rawalpindi'

Answer: Islamabad


Question: 'Superman met this love interest working at the Daily Planet'

Answer: Lois Lane


Question: '"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" when purchasing these 2 candy bars'

Answer: Almond Joy and Mounds


Question: 'To launch satellites, this country's Shavit rockets take the Mediterranean route to avoid hostile neighbors'

Answer: Israel


Question: 'Some El Pasoans say America's real first Thanksgiving was the one Juan de Onate held on arrival at this river in 1598'

Answer: the Rio Grande


Question:
'1878:
Heroine.
Russia.
Affair.
Exile.
Paranoia.
Train!'

Answer: Anna Karenina


Question: 'Ms. Duncan of dance (& unfortunately long scarves)'

Answer: Isadora


Question: 'Shiver me timbers! She's Popeye's beanpole babe'

Answer: Olive Oyl


Question: 'People have been puckering up with these candies since the '60s'

Answer: Lemon Heads


Question: 'This country successfully launched its VSB-30 rocket just south of the equator at Alcantara'

Answer: Brazil


Question: 'Our country's first of these was held in a crystal palace in NYC's Bryant Park in 1853 & lost $300,000'

Answer: a World\'s Fair


Question:
'1902:
Congo.
Upriver.
Jungle.
Godlike.
Horror.
Horror'

Answer: Heart of Darkness


Question: 'Half of a pair of doomed lovers, she marries King Mark, but not before falling for the guy who came to get her'

Answer: Isolde


Question: 'She's Porky Pig's "flowery" main squeeze'

Answer: Petunia


Question: '"Nobody better lay a finger on" this candy I left in my dressing room'

Answer: a Butterfinger


Question: 'This north African country once ruled by France launched its ALSAT-1 satellite from a Russian cosmodrome'

Answer: Algeria


Question: 'The USA's first housing projects were built in Austin in 1939 with the help of this Congressman on the rise'

Answer: LBJ


Question:
'1922:
Dublin.
June.
Writer.
Bloom.
Intersection.
Yes'

Answer: Ulysses


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in front of an illustration of blood vessels.)  In a frequent cause of heart disease, blood flow to tissues is decreased by obstructed arteries, a condition called this'

Answer: cardiac ischemia


Question: 'In comic books, she's been Spider-Man's girlfriend & his wife'

Answer: Mary Jane Parker (or Mary Jane Watson)


Question: 'They're the movie theater favorites seen here'

Answer: Junior Mints


Question: 'John Quincy Adams'

Answer: Massachusetts


Question: '"We're after the same rainbow's end--waiting 'round the bend, my huckleberry friend"'

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany\'s


Question: 'The Experience Music Project in this city has been called "blobitecture"'

Answer: Seattle


Question: 'Your friend looks like Lenin--reminds me that in 1957 the icebreaker Lenin was the first surface ship powered by this'

Answer: nuclear energy


Question: 'In the 1730s Leonhard Euler made this delicious Greek letter the standard symbol for a familiar ratio'

Answer: pi


Question: 'Cordelia's dad's lagers'

Answer: Lear\'s beers


Question: 'Howell Jackson, Andrew Jackson'

Answer: Tennessee


Question: '" 'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin

Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid


Question: 'Brutalism influenced the design of this D.C. building, named for a long-serving law-enforcement official'

Answer: the J. Edgar Hoover Building


Question: 'I'm just "aboot" sure you come from this country that has the icebreakers Terry Fox & Louis S. St-Laurent'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'He thought, in math the last letters should stand for unknowns & the first letters for known quantities--therefore it was'

Answer: René Descartes


Question: 'Robin Goodfellow's formal wear'

Answer: Puck\'s tux


Question: 'Newton Booth,<br />Leland Stanford'

Answer: California


Question: '"When you get caught between the moon and New York City"'

Answer: Arthur


Question: 'This city's Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral is said to be a postmodern interpretation of Spanish missions'

Answer: Los Angeles


Question: 'I enjoy this red Italian spirit, which has its own "club", over ice; some icebreakers can ram through ice 23 feet thick'

Answer: Campari


Question: 'To simplify multiplication and division, Scotsman John Napier published a book outlining these in 1614'

Answer: logarithms


Question: '"Et tu Brute" speaker's playground antagonizers'

Answer: Caesar\'s teasers


Question: 'John Slidell, C.D.J. Bouligny'

Answer: Louisiana


Question: '"When I was just a little girl I asked my mother what will I be"'

Answer: The Man Who Knew Too Much


Question: 'High-tech architecture is on view with this Paris landmark'

Answer: the Centre Pompidou


Question: 'You were born in '69? That's the year the oil tanker/icebreaker S.S. Manhattan went through this passage'

Answer: the Northwest Passage


Question: 'John Nash has a beautiful mind that contributed to this "theory" of strategic decision making'

Answer: game theory


Question: 'Prospero's daughter's large Southern porches'

Answer: Miranda\'s verandas


Question: '"Far from the world we know, up where the clear winds blow"'

Answer: An Officer and a Gentleman


Question: 'Aren't penguins cute? Think about boarding an icebreaker on a cruise to see these 2 largest species'

Answer: the King and the Emperor


Question: 'In 1995, 330 years after his death, proof was found for his last theorem'

Answer: Fermat


Question: 'Cressida's lover, after happiness has vanished'

Answer: joyless Troilus


Question: 'It's the only city whose teams won the Super Bowl & the Stanley Cup in the same calendar year'

Answer: Pittsburgh


Question: 'There's a lighthouse at Cape Gris-Nez, this country's closest point to England'

Answer: France


Question: '"Mama's Family", which starred Vicki Lawrence, was based on sketches first seen on this show'

Answer: "The Carol Burnett Show"


Question: 'According to lyricist Sammy Cahn, "Love and marriage go together like" this pair'

Answer: Horse and carriage


Question: 'The first American woman to make a transatlantic flight; surprisingly, she was only a passenger'

Answer: Amelia Earhart


Question: 'Decade during which the Carnaby look was introduced to the U.S.'

Answer: 1960s


Question: 'A 6-year-old child can't help lisping with one of these in his mouth'

Answer: Loose tooth


Question: 'Our name for this Arizona region comes from the Spanish term for it:  El Desierto Pintado'

Answer: The Painted Desert


Question: 'This Aaron Spelling sizzler set in Georgia centers on 3 sultry women:  Lane, Peyton & Reese'

Answer: "Savannah"


Question: 'Completes the 4-word hippie motto, "Make Love...."'

Answer: "Not War"


Question: 'In 1938 Don Budge became the only American man to win the Grand Slam in this sport'

Answer: Tennis


Question: 'These baggy knickers worn by golfers were popularized by the Prince of Wales in the 1920s'

Answer: Plus fours


Question: 'A cashier may hand some to you'

Answer: Loose change


Question: 'Skopje is the capital of this nation that was once part of Yugoslavia'

Answer: Macedonia


Question: 'On the cartoon series "Ren & Stimpy", Ren is this breed of dog'

Answer: Chihuahua


Question: 'Some regard this purple quartz gem as a love charm'

Answer: Amethyst


Question: 'During Watergate investigators found that this billionaire had made a $100,000 contribution to Nixon'

Answer: Howard Hughes


Question: 'A mousquetoire hat didn't have ears; it was wide-brimmed & was adorned with one or more of these'

Answer: Feather


Question: 'Type of notebook paper that isn't spiral bound'

Answer: Loose leaf


Question: 'Though 50 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, this Texas city is one of the nation's major ports'

Answer: Houston


Question: 'Jonathan Silverman plays the title bachelor on this sitcom'

Answer: "The Single Guy"


Question: 'Famous first 5 words of Sonnet 43 in "Sonnets From The Portuguese"'

Answer: "How Do I Love Thee?"


Question: 'In 1914 this former president led an Amazon expedition'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question: 'Bags & shoes from Gucci feature a GG symbol; those from this designer are marked with a V'

Answer: Valentino


Question: 'This phrase describes athletes with flexible appendages'

Answer: Loose-limbed


Question: 'Paramaribo, capital of this country, came under Dutch rule in 1815'

Answer: Suriname


Question: 'Once a Brat Packer, now he's Brooke Shields' publisher on "Suddenly Susan"'

Answer: Judd Nelson


Question: 'This book of the Old Testament is basically a collection of love poems'

Answer: Song of Solomon


Question: 'It was the last town in which Wild Bill Hickok played cards'

Answer: Deadwood, South Dakota


Question: 'French for "partitioned", it's jewelry whose colored enamel sections are separated by thin metal bands'

Answer: Cloisonne


Question: 'They're often politicians or policemen, but are always reckless & uncontrollable'

Answer: Loose cannons


Question: 'These body cavities can contain blood or can be hollow, as in the bones around the nose'

Answer: Sinuses


Question: 'Known for its snow festival, Bariloche, Argentina is one of the top ski resorts in these mountains'

Answer: Andes


Question: 'This tennis star tells her story in the 1996 book "Monica: From Fear to Victory"'

Answer: Monica Seles


Question: 'Japanese artist Mori Sosen gained fame for portraying these animals, perhaps seeing, hearing & speaking no evil'

Answer: Monkeys


Question: 'In 1996 Robert Goulet took to the road as Don Quixote in a touring production of this musical'

Answer: "Man Of La Mancha"


Question: 'In a James Hilton novel, this mountain valley is ruled by the High Lama'

Answer: Shangri-La


Question: 'Carrots are examples of these main roots that may have smaller roots branching from them'

Answer: Tap roots


Question: 'If you go to Goa, you may try feni, a local liquor that can be made from these kidney-shaped nuts'

Answer: Cashews


Question: 'The 1996 book "The Man Behind James Bond" takes an intimate look at this author'

Answer: Ian Fleming


Question: 'Gold & diamond strikes & a great natural harbor made this Brazilian city a center of trade'

Answer: Rio de Janeiro


Question: '"March of the Toys" is from "Babes In Toyland" & "March of the Siamese Children" is from this musical'

Answer: "The King And I"


Question: 'The form of government this philosopher describes in "The Republic" has been labeled utopian'

Answer: Plato


Question: 'This verb used in film editing also refers to cutting & recombining DNA molecules'

Answer: Splicing


Question: 'You can handle real kiwis -- the birds, not the fruit -- at Kiwi House in Napier in this country'

Answer: New Zealand


Question: 'Not surprisingly, her 1996 book "Cooking For Healthy Living" is put out by Turner Publishing'

Answer: Jane Fonda


Question: 'In 1718 this declining Italian republic lost the Peloponnesus to Turkey'

Answer: Venice


Question: 'The New York Post said of this revival with Jerry Lewis, It's "Another home run....you'll have a ball!"'

Answer: "Damn Yankees"


Question: 'In 1516 he coined the term "utopia" from the Greek words for "not" & "place"'

Answer: Thomas More


Question: 'It can mean a tumor, or a body part that's a mass of tissue, like the lymph type'

Answer: Node


Question: 'Le Musee D'Art Et D'Histoire in Neuchatel in this country boasts a trio of magnificent 18th C. automatons'

Answer: Switzerland


Question: 'Co-written by Vincent Bugliosi, it was subtitled "The True Story of the Manson Murders"'

Answer: "Helter Skelter"


Question: 'This bishop for whom a California university city is named wrote, "Westward the course of empire takes its way"'

Answer: George Berkeley


Question: 'Lerner & Loewe's first hit musical, it was inspired in part by the works of Scotsman James Barrie'

Answer: "Brigadoon"


Question: 'In 1873 she wrote "Transcendental Wild Oats", a sketch of her father Bronson's failed utopia'

Answer: Louisa May Alcott


Question: 'You win a prize if you give us this term for an organ's shrinkage due to lack of use'

Answer: Atrophy


Question: 'The village of Bor Sang, near Chiang Mai in this country, is famous for its umbrella festival'

Answer: Thailand


Question: 'While in prison Eldridge Cleaver wrote this 1968 book on the problems confronting black Americans'

Answer: "Soul On Ice"


Question: 'This young French king died in captivity in 1795, 2 1/2 years after his father'

Answer: Louis XVII


Question: 'In 1973 Ben Vereen won a Tony for his performance in this musical about Charlemagne's son'

Answer: "Pippin"


Question: 'George Foerstner named his brand of refrigerator for this Iowa society to which he belonged'

Answer: Amana


Question: 'Now 6 billion miles from Earth, Pioneer 10 originally was launched in 1972 on a mission to this planet'

Answer: Jupiter


Question: 'This ancient city grew powerful in part because the Tiber provides a convenient route to the sea 15 miles away'

Answer: Rome


Question: '"Rain drops on roses and whiskers on" these young animals'

Answer: kittens


Question: 'Hoosier National Forest'

Answer: Indiana


Question: 'Based on hundreds of interviews he'd conducted, Thompson's first successful book was about this motor cycle gang'

Answer: the Hell\'s Angels


Question: 'Acrophobia'

Answer: fear of high places


Question: 'This adjective for letters not capitalized comes from the printing practice of storing them in a tray beneath the others'

Answer: lower case


Question: 'In 1871 the Treaty of Frankfurt ended the war between France & this German state, led by Bismarck'

Answer: Prussia


Question: '"Bright copper kettles and warm woolen" these'

Answer: mittens


Question: 'Tuskegee National Forest'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'Thompson's best known work, "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" grew out of an assignment in this athletic magazine in 1971'

Answer: Sports Illustrated


Question: 'Hemophobia'

Answer: blood


Question: 'A wooden frame for executing prisoners'

Answer: gallows


Question: 'This Cairo square was the heart of the 18 days of protest that toppled Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011'

Answer: Tarir Square


Question: 'These items "that stay on my nose and eyelashes"'

Answer: snowflakes


Question: 'Pike National Forest'

Answer: Colorado


Question: 'In 1972's "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail", Thompson chronicled the campaigns of these 2 opponents'

Answer: Nixon & McGovern


Question: 'Ichthyophobia'

Answer: fish


Question: '"Colorful" favorite around the sushi bar that's also known as buri'

Answer: yellowtail


Question: 'Zinoviev & Pyatakov were 2 victims of the 1930s proceedings called these trials due to their being public'

Answer: show trials


Question: '"Girls in white" these "with blue satin sashes"'

Answer: dresses


Question: 'Prescott National Forest'

Answer: Arizona


Question: 'Thompson created this highly personal style of journalism that shares its name with a muppet'

Answer: gonzo


Question: 'Theophobia'

Answer: religion


Question: 'It's a visual representation that diagrams a sequence of operations'

Answer: a flowchart


Question: 'In 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles of this company established a post at Singapore Harbor for Britain'

Answer: the British East India Company


Question: '"Crisp" these desserts "Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles"'

Answer: apple strudels


Question: 'Olympic National Forest'

Answer: Washington


Question: 'Though he rarely contributed after the '70s, Thompson was listed as an editor at this magazine until his death in 2005'

Answer: Rolling Stone


Question: 'Ergophobia'

Answer: work


Question: 'A variety of gorilla that can be eastern or western'

Answer: lowland gorillas


Question: 'Heidegger said the most basic question in philosophy is "why is there something rather than" this'

Answer: nothing


Question: '2009: Sherlock Holmes to Jude Law's Dr. Watson'

Answer: Robert Downey, Jr.


Question: 'Enjoy a Fancy Fruit Shake or Crunchy Nut Shake at California Shakes on board this attraction at Long Beach'

Answer: the Queen Mary


Question: 'Polo wrote, this Asian desert "is reported to be so long that it would take a year to go from end to end"'

Answer: the Gobi


Question: 'An aerie is for these, perhaps the harpy or bald type'

Answer: eagle


Question: 'French for "small", this word can refer to a garment size or to the gal who wears one'

Answer: petite


Question: 'The hypothesis that the external world is a delusion is called this organ "in a Vat"'

Answer: a brain


Question: '2010: The Mad Hatter'

Answer: Johnny Depp


Question: 'Aunt Sally's in the French Quarter produces "New Orleans most famous" of these pecan confections'

Answer: pralines


Question: 'After the Polos crossed the Pamir Mountains, they followed this ancient trade route that led them into China'

Answer: the Silk Road


Question: 'Coney-garths & pillow mounds hold these'

Answer: rabbits


Question: 'This 3-letter word can refer to something really small or the early hours of the morning'

Answer: wee


Question: 'In 1901 Jacques Maritain vowed to do this if he didn't find the meaning of life within a year; he lived until 1973'

Answer: kill himself


Question: '2000: Chuck Noland, who is "Cast Away"'

Answer: Tom Hanks


Question: 'Kermit's in Key West is your one-stop shoppe for this flavor ice cream, cookies, jelly beans & pie on a stick'

Answer: Key lime


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  In 1271, the Polos left Venice for China; when they couldn't find seaworthy ships in this town, that shared its name with a nearby strait, they continued their journey by land'

Answer: Hormuz


Question: 'In a vespiary you'll find these insects'

Answer: a wasp


Question: 'This word that's used to describe the weight class of a boxer first meant a small chicken'

Answer: bantam


Question: 'The classic "Problem of the Many" is this in the sky: which droplets are part of it, & where does it start & end?'

Answer: a cloud


Question: '2010: Maid Marian to Russell Crowe's Robin Hood'

Answer: Cate Blanchett


Question: 'Two Fat Cats Bakery in Maine is famous for makin' these regional "pies", a creamy filling between 2 cake-like cookies'

Answer: whoopee pies


Question: 'On Sumatra Polo saw this animal he described as a unicorn having feet like an elephant & nearly as large'

Answer: rhinoceros


Question: 'A drey is home to these long-tailed rodents'

Answer: squirrels


Question: 'Derived from a 1726 novel, this adjective can describe someone very small or petty in outlook'

Answer: lilliputian


Question: 'In philosophy it has a middle "A" instead of "I" & doesn't mean "about to happen" but "within one's mind"'

Answer: immanent


Question: '2009: The young Queen Victoria'

Answer: Emily Blunt


Question: 'Banana & teaberry are among more than 30 flavors of this old-fashioned sweet sold at Shriver's in Ocean City, New Jersey'

Answer: salt water taffy


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  Marco Polo was asked by Kublai Khan to make diplomatic trips to the far reaches of Khan's empire, perhaps making it as far as what is now this country'

Answer: Myanmar


Question: 'These animals come home to a byre'

Answer: cows


Question: 'The "let" at the end of "booklet" is this type of suffix that indicates a smaller form'

Answer: diminutive


Question: 'On the cover of the 1941 first issue of this comic book, the title hero punches Hitler in the jaw'

Answer: Captain America


Question: 'In a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick's neighbor is this wealthy title bootlegger'

Answer: Gatsby


Question: 'He created the Muppets, which were meant to be bit players when "Sesame Street" started'

Answer: Jim Henson


Question: 'We Kidd you not, it's the first name of English pirates Dampier & Kidd'

Answer: William


Question: 'Seeing ____ herring'

Answer: red


Question: 'Slow down; this state's speed limit on the interstate is 75, but only 65 once you're in an urban area like Missoula'

Answer: Montana


Question: 'When this pres. died with no will, Mary got half of the over $80,000 estate, but it didn't keep her happy'

Answer: Abraham Lincoln


Question: 'This inhabitant of 221B Baker Street had been a surgeon in the British army'

Answer: Dr. Watson


Question: '(Alex appears with a red Muppet in a clip from show #4972.)  This character was called Little Monster when he debuted in 1979; muppeteer Kevin Clash gave him his trademark giggle'

Answer: Elmo


Question: 'This name comes from words meaning "strong ruler"; it explains a certain lion-hearted king'

Answer: Richard


Question: 'Timber ____ whistle'

Answer: wolf


Question: 'By the looks & certainly the smell of them, the herd of these we're passing are Red Brangus'

Answer: cows


Question: 'In 1981 a Houston judge declared that this aviation giant had left no valid will, despite Melvin Dummar's claim'

Answer: Howard Hughes


Question: 'Mrs. Danvers is Maxim de Winter's sinister housekeeper at Manderley in this novel by Daphne du Maurier'

Answer: Rebecca


Question: 'Turns out that this googly-eyed character has been gobbling rice cakes: grease, oil & chocolate are bad for Muppet fur'

Answer: Cookie Monster


Question: 'This name, like that of a girl in "Harry Potter", is derived from the name of Hermes, messenger of the gods'

Answer: Hermione


Question: 'Quick as a ____ flood'

Answer: flash


Question: 'I'm starving; good thing I see this family restaurant where I can get a Heartland Scramble'

Answer: Denny\'s


Question: 'He died in 1973 at age 91, leaving no will but millions of dollars worth of his art for his heirs to squabble over'

Answer: Picasso


Question: 'Rhett Butler has a long-term affair with this Atlanta prostitute'

Answer: Belle Watling


Question: '"Sesame Street" is full of great songs, like this one in which Ernie explains why tubby time is the best time of the day'

Answer: "Rubber Duckie"


Question: 'The perfect name for an Irish lass, it means "girl" in Irish'

Answer: Colleen


Question: 'The moment of ____ serum'

Answer: truth


Question: 'I hate how other drivers do this "elastic" act when they pass an accident--Whoa, is that someone's spleen?'

Answer: rubbernecking


Question: 'As this guitarist died in 1970 with no will (as you do at 27) his $300 mil. estate ended up with an adopted stepsister'

Answer: Jimi Hendrix


Question: 'In a Melville work, Billy Budd's last words are "God bless" this captain'

Answer: Captain Vere


Question: 'Will Lee played this store owner; in 1982 the writers incorporated his death into the show to help kids deal with loss'

Answer: Mr. Hooper


Question: 'This first name of a Jane Austen character is also that of Ethelred's queen'

Answer: Emma


Question: 'Disc ____ for position'

Answer: jockey


Question: 'There's the familiar symbol of this chain, a good thing, because I can't keep my eyes open'

Answer: Days Inn


Question: 'This explorer & medical missionary died intestate in Africa in 1873, but left a helpful list of his bank accounts'

Answer: Dr. Livingstone


Question: 'The name of this sweat-inducing bath that uses a dry heat is Finnish'

Answer: a sauna


Question: 'No bull about it, this brand of adhesive products is represented by the character seen here'

Answer: Elmer\'s


Question: 'This dish, sauteed beef, mushrooms & onions served in a sour cream sauce, is named for a 19th century Russian diplomat'

Answer: Stroganoff


Question: 'The first successful attack using tanks occurred during this war at the Battle of Cambrai'

Answer: World War I


Question: 'Nadezhda von Meck gave him 6,000 rubles a year to devote himself to composing, but suddenly cut him off in 1890'

Answer: Tchaikovsky


Question: 'Cleopatra's preferred mode of travel on the Nile'

Answer: a barge


Question: 'Finland forms a symbolic N. border between Eastern & Western Europe: to the east is Russia; to the west, these 2 nations'

Answer: Norway & Sweden


Question: 'Design student Caroline Davidson created the symbol called this for Nike shoes'

Answer: the Swoosh


Question: 'It's the hyphenated name of the beefy cut seen here'

Answer: T-bone


Question: 'In this 1950s war the People's Army at first outgunned the Americans with Soviet-made T-34 tanks'

Answer: the Korean War


Question: 'Ludovico Sforza, a patron of men like Leonardo, gave this northern Italian city Europe's grandest court'

Answer: Milan


Question: 'These crustaceans not only cement themselves to wharves & boat bottoms, but to whales as well'

Answer: a barnacle


Question: 'Finland has a small population of Sami, a once-nomadic people also called this; their "land" is way up north'

Answer: the Lapps


Question: 'The logo seen here has identified this brand since 1886'

Answer: Levi Strauss


Question: 'This beefy specialty of Lawry's is really rib roast; the misnomer refers to the highest USDA beef grade'

Answer: prime (rib)


Question: 'Tanks deployed by this country have included the Ke-Ni, the Ke-To & the ShinHoTo Chi-Ha'

Answer: Japan


Question: 'Harry Kessler, known as "The Red Count", was a patron of this Norwegian artist who painted him using lots of red'

Answer: Edvard Munch


Question: 'This period of music lasted from about 1600 to 1750'

Answer: Baroque


Question: 'This city boasts Finlandia Hall, designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto'

Answer: Helsinki


Question: 'This brand of tape uses a tartan trim on its packaging'

Answer: Scotch


Question: 'The name of this classic German dish means "sour roast" (referring to its vinegar marinade)'

Answer: Sauerbraten


Question: 'In the 1980s this country attacked its foe Iran with vehicles like the T-62'

Answer: Iraq


Question: 'Isabella Stewart Gardner was a patron of artists like John Singer Sargent & an ardent fan of this baseball team'

Answer: the Boston Red Sox


Question: 'Where sugar was once king, now tourism drives the economy in this Caribbean island nation'

Answer: Barbados


Question: 'His tone poem "Finlandia" has almost become a national anthem for the Finns'

Answer: Jean Sibelius


Question: 'This division of Simon & Schuster uses the logo seen here'

Answer: Pocket Books


Question: 'This dry-cured, smoked deli meat with a Yiddish name can be made from brisket or round'

Answer: pastrami


Question: 'The U.S. Army's M-1 Abrams tank replaced the M-60 that bore the name of this tank commander'

Answer: Patton


Question: 'In Augustan Rome Maecenas was a patron of Virgil & this "Satires" poet'

Answer: Horace


Question: 'One of the best sellers in its field, its stock symbol is BKS'

Answer: Barnes & Noble


Question: 'Derived from other traditional dances & still popular today, the syrtaki was created for this 1964 movie'

Answer: Zorba the Greek


Question: 'In 1792 explorer George Vancouver saw this mountain near present-day Seattle & named it for a friend'

Answer: Mount Rainier


Question:
'Mad,
TV Guide,
Playboy'

Answer: the 1950s


Question: 'The soundtrack to this animated feature included such songs as "Pepperland" & "March of the Meanies"'

Answer: Yellow Submarine


Question: 'It's the small North Carolina town famous for this groundbreaking event'

Answer: Kitty Hawk


Question: 'After Argus the hundred-eyed giant died, Hera set his eyes in the tail of this bird'

Answer: the peacock


Question: 'Looking at one of these you may ponder, wow, that's the tallest living quadruped'

Answer: the giraffe


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew flying over Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii)  Kilauea Volcano isn't classified as extinct, dormant or intermittent, but is this type, so we'll stay alert'

Answer: active


Question:
'Rolling Stone,
Psychology Today,
New York'

Answer: the 1960s


Question: '"Fleamail" is the e-mailed updates to this group's website by one of its members'

Answer: the Red Hot Chili Peppers


Question: 'Born in the Netherlands, she was executed as a German spy in 1917'

Answer: Mata Hari


Question: 'In some accounts, Orion is killed by the sting of this creature which becomes a constellation as well'

Answer: the scorpion


Question: 'In 1869 Cornelius Swarthout got a patent on an iron to make these'

Answer: waffles


Question: 'Aneto in the Pyrenees is this country's highest point'

Answer: Spain


Question:
'Money,
Ms.,
Games'

Answer: the 1970s


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew)  In 1990 at the site of the Berlin Wall an all-star version of "The Wall" was presented by Roger Waters of this band'

Answer: Pink Floyd


Question: 'Part of this important Biblical discovery of the 1940s is seen here'

Answer: the Dead Sea Scrolls


Question: 'When Medusa's head was cut off, this winged horse sprang from her blood'

Answer: Pegasus


Question: 'They're the children of a particular parent'

Answer: offspring


Question: 'Tanzania has 2 mountains over 14,000 feet: Meru & this one'

Answer: Kilimanjaro


Question:
'Reader's Digest,
Business Week,
Time'

Answer: the 1920s


Question: 'In 1968 O.C. Smith sang, "God didn't make" these "and it don't snow in Minneapolis when the winter comes"'

Answer: little green apples


Question: 'A famous military figure is seen here making his historic arrival in this country'

Answer: the Philippines


Question: 'The most dangerous of Hercules' labors was to drag this 3-headed dog up from Hades'

Answer: Cerberus


Question: 'Begun in 1935, it means "air weapon" in German'

Answer: Luftwaffe


Question: 'This pyramid-shaped Alpine peak was first climbed on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper & 6 companions'

Answer: the Matterhorn


Question:
'Newsweek,
Esquire,
Consumer Reports'

Answer: the 1930s


Question: 'Rolling Stones song that contains the line "I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes"'

Answer: "Paint It, Black"


Question: 'He's the Bombay-born literary giant seen here'

Answer: Rudyard Kipling


Question: 'The hide of this fearsome beast of Nemea was so tough that no weapon could pierce it'

Answer: a lion


Question: 'This 8-letter term for someone who flouts the rules dates back to the Roaring '20s'

Answer: scofflaw


Question: 'The Joad family in "The Grapes of Wrath" leaves this Dust Bowl state & heads to California'

Answer: Oklahoma


Question: 'Police constable Ichabod Crane'

Answer: Sleepy Hollow


Question: 'Ayan, also called Nigerian satinwood, has shown some resistance to these wood-eating insects'

Answer: termites


Question: 'This dog breed was first spotted in the Yugoslavia region several hundred years ago'

Answer: the Dalmatian


Question: 'The Holstein-Gottorp family, including Nicholas I, ruled Russia under this name'

Answer: Romanov


Question: 'Slang for "nothing", it's also a company that's produced over 300 million waterproof lighters'

Answer: Zippo


Question: 'In one scene in this 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, Daisy Buchanan hits Myrtle Wilson with her car'

Answer: The Great Gatsby


Question: 'Murderous CIA agent Sands who goes south of the border'

Answer: Once Upon a Time in Mexico


Question: 'A hardwood, agba is used as a substitute for oak for church furniture & these burial items'

Answer: coffins


Question: 'The U.S. military may award one for distinguished service'

Answer: a medal


Question: 'Habsburg is a contraction of Habichtsburg, the name of the family's one of these in Switzerland'

Answer: castle


Question: 'We hope you're not missing -- missing this CBS series with Anthony LaPaglia'

Answer: Without A Trace


Question: 'In the midst of writing his 5 Natty Bumppo tales, he paused to write a "History of the Navy of the United States"'

Answer: (James Fenimore) Cooper


Question: 'Gonzo journalist Raoul Duke'

Answer: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas


Question: 'This evergreen tree is valued for pitch, tar, resin & turpentine, as well as for its wood'

Answer: pine


Question: 'This clue won't kill you, but this type of maniac will'

Answer: homicidal


Question: 'The king of France in 1604 & the king of Spain in 2004 are members of this family'

Answer: the Bourbons


Question: 'One story says a Spanish explorer, when asked what he saw there, answered aca nada, "nothing there"'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'In "Following the Equator", this humorist wrote, "Truth is the most valuable thing we have.  Let us economize it"'

Answer: Mark Twain


Question: 'Undercover high school policeman Tom Hanson'

Answer: 21 Jump Street


Question: 'The trees that provide this wood favored by carvers in the Middle Ages are not the same-named citrus ones'

Answer: lime


Question: 'Playwright Richard Sheridan's "The School for" this didn't cover Enron'

Answer: Scandal


Question: 'The House of Savoy-Carignano was shuttered up in this country in 1946 when Humbert II left the throne'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'For the Beach Boys, "nothing can catch" this Chevy muscle car'

Answer: the Chevy 409


Question: 'In 1964 he won a National Book Award for his novel "The Centaur"'

Answer: John Updike


Question: 'Undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone'

Answer: Donnie Brasco


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii)  Gunpowder sparks on metal, so the decks of the Missouri are made of this 4-letter wood'

Answer: teak


Question: 'After leading him up this "path", a woman puts the reins on her intended'

Answer: The Bridal Path


Question: 'Getting crowned emperor on December 25, 800 made him a Christmas Carolingian'

Answer: Charlemagne


Question: 'The title of the Gary Oldman movie this 'by Mouth" refers to a medical order about patient nutrition'

Answer: Nil by Mouth


Question: 'The Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 between the U.S. & Great Britain limited naval power on these bodies of water'

Answer: the Great Lakes or Lake Champlain


Question: 'Principal streets in this Utah capital include North Temple, South Temple & West Temple'

Answer: Salt Lake City


Question: 'Glenn Close had a bit role as a male pirate in this 1991 Steven Spielberg fantasy about Peter Pan'

Answer: Hook


Question: 'In France the snow pea is called the pois mange-tout because you eat this along with the peas'

Answer: pod (or husk or skin)


Question: 'The war for southern independence was fought in this country from 1861-65'

Answer: the United States of America


Question: 'The Valsalva maneuver, also used by scuba divers, can "pop" these organs'

Answer: the ears


Question: 'Departure of a large number of people; the Israelites, for example'

Answer: Exodus


Question: 'Elfreth's Alley in this Pennsylvania city dates back to the time of William Penn'

Answer: Philadelphia


Question: 'In this 1992 Susan Sarandon film, olive oil was used as a treatment for A.L.D., a rare nerve disease'

Answer: "Lorenzo\'s Oil"


Question: 'The Bel Paese type of this dairy product originated in a small town outside Milan'

Answer: cheese


Question: 'The result of a 624-630 war allowed Muhammad to establish this as the holy city of Islam'

Answer: Mecca


Question: 'Flight attendants tell passengers to use care when opening overhead bins for this reason'

Answer: because during travel, items may shift


Question: 'King Arthur's sword'

Answer: Excalibur


Question: 'Located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass Region, it was named for a Massachusetts city'

Answer: Lexington


Question: 'Star of 2 films & a Mexican soap opera whose home from 1985 to 1996 is seen here:'

Answer: Keiko, the killer whale


Question: 'Quaker Oats created this nautical character before it created the cereal he represents'

Answer: Cap\'n Crunch


Question: 'Though neutral today, it fought a war of independence from 1386-88'

Answer: Switzerland


Question: 'In 1992 the Supreme Court ruled that airports may stop this religious group from soliciting funds'

Answer: the Hare Krishnas


Question: 'In this bet, the first & second place finishers in a horse race must be picked in order correctly'

Answer: exacta


Question: 'This New York city's largest employer is Eastman Kodak, with about 34,000 employees'

Answer: Rochester


Question: 'In this 1970 film, Dustin Hoffman played a 121-year-old survivor of the Custer massacre'

Answer: Little Big Man


Question: 'Like the cocktail of the same name, grasshopper pie is flavored with this green liqueur'

Answer: creme de menthe


Question: 'During the Anglo-Spanish War of 1587-1604, Spain's Philip II & this English ruler died'

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I


Question: 'This standard airline practice can lead to bumping ticketed passengers from flights'

Answer: overbooking


Question: 'From the Latin for "out of the ground", it means to disinter'

Answer: exhume


Question: 'Alaska's second-largest city, it was founded shortly after gold was discovered there'

Answer: Fairbanks


Question: 'Charles Barkley & other NBA stars had cameos in this 1995 film in which Billy Crystal played an NBA referee'

Answer: Forget Paris


Question: 'Once the liquid left in a churn, this drink is now made by adding bacteria to nonfat milk'

Answer: Buttermilk


Question: 'After a 2-year war for independence from Russia, its city of Vilnius was captured by Poland in 1920'

Answer: Lithuania


Question: 'Term for a flight that may stop several times, but won't make you change planes'

Answer: direct


Question: 'In math this number denotes the power to which another number is raised'

Answer: the exponent


Question: 'Once upon a time this publisher noted for his "castle" owned the largest newspaper chain in the U.S.'

Answer: William Randolph Hearst


Question: 'Cardigan Bay indents the coastline of this United Kingdom principality'

Answer: Wales


Question: 'This piece of furniture found next to a bed is called a bed table'

Answer: Nightstand


Question: 'This innermost planet goes through apparent changes, or phases, just like our moon'

Answer: Mercury


Question: '1996's "Baking With Julia" is the companion book to her PBS series'

Answer: Julia Child


Question: 'July 4, 1832 'tis the date this patriotic song was sung in public for the first time'

Answer: "America" (or "My Country, \'Tis Of Thee")


Question: 'Sadly, in the last decade of her life this "Lady With The Lamp" was blind & an invalid'

Answer: Florence Nightingale


Question: 'The redundant-sounding Townsville, in this country's Queensland state, was named for Robert Towns'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'A chesterfield is a large, overstuffed one of these'

Answer: Sofa


Question: 'Pathfinder is scheduled to land on this planet July 4, 1997 & dispatch a rover named Sojourner'

Answer: Mars


Question: 'This comic playwright tells of his ups & downs in the recent book "Rewrites"'

Answer: Neil Simon


Question: 'After resigning as director of the Marine Band, he gave his first concert with his own band Sept. 26, 1892'

Answer: John Philip Sousa


Question: 'In 1934 Wali Fard, who founded this religious movement, was succeeded by Elijah Muhammad'

Answer: Nation of Islam


Question: 'The Mekong River provides transportation for this landlocked Indochinese nation'

Answer: Laos


Question: 'Dating from the Renaissance, it's a low bed on wheels that rolls under a larger bed when not in use'

Answer: Trundle bed


Question: 'Oh my darling!  It was announced in December 1996 that this space probe may have found ice on the moon'

Answer: Clementine


Question: 'This actress & model recently published "Basic Face:  A Makeup Workbook"'

Answer: Cindy Crawford


Question: 'This American composed most of "An American In Paris" in Paris'

Answer: George Gershwin


Question: 'Elected to the House from Mass., in 1831 he became the 1st former president to return to Congress'

Answer: John Quincy Adams


Question: 'Lagos, Ibadan & Ogbomosho are the largest cities of this West African nation'

Answer: Nigeria


Question: 'It's a bench placed in a cozy corner beside a fireplace, or a brand of wine'

Answer: Inglenook


Question: 'This cluster known as the "Seven Sisters" actually has over 300 stars within a 30 light year diameter'

Answer: Pleiades


Question: 'He had best-sellers with "The Dilbert Principle" & "Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook"'

Answer: Scott Adams


Question: 'His 1906 musical "George Washington, Jr." featured the song "You're A Grand Old Flag"'

Answer: George M. Cohan


Question: 'An aquaintance of Ibsen, this Norwegian painter designed sets for "Hedda Gabler" & "Ghosts"'

Answer: Edvard Munch


Question: 'A daily hydrofoil crosses the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires to Colonia in this country'

Answer: Uruguay


Question: 'It's French for a secretary or writing desk'

Answer: Escritoire


Question: 'Some stars end as these, denser than a white dwarf & with a diameter of about 12 miles'

Answer: Neutron stars/pulsars


Question: 'For his "The Making of the President 1960" he received the first Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction'

Answer: Theodore White


Question: 'He said his "Alexander's Ragtime Band" was a song about ragtime, not a ragtime song'

Answer: Irving Berlin


Question: 'He had already published "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" when Vachel Lindsay discovered him busing tables'

Answer: Langston Hughes


Question: 'Explorer said to have been saved by Pocahontas'

Answer: John Smith


Question: '"And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark"'

Answer: Genesis


Question: 'To see the tides in the Bay of Fundy at their highest, visit Minas Basin in this country'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'This restaurant's new McCafe offers iced coffee as well as the hot stuff'

Answer: McDonald\'s


Question: 'PGA'

Answer: golf


Question: 'Letter-perfect slang for a $100 bill'

Answer: a c-note


Question: 'Howdy Doody, seen here as a bobblehead, was created by this man, his TV costar'

Answer: Buffalo Bob Smith


Question: '"And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the lord"'

Answer: Exodus


Question: 'Wisconsin honeymooners may visit Big Manitou, at 165 feet one of the highest of these east of the Rockies'

Answer: a waterfall


Question: 'The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf offers herbal infusions like lemon chamomile that are "100%" this "-free"'

Answer: caffeine


Question: 'MLS'

Answer: soccer


Question: 'The late author David Foster Wallace was known for using these at the bottoms of pages'

Answer: footnotes


Question: 'Founded a church in 1830, murdered 14 years later'

Answer: Joseph Smith


Question: '"So they took up (him), and cast him forth into the sea"'

Answer: Jonah


Question: '3 streams, the Jordan, Bear & Weber, flow in, but there are no streams that empty this large U.S. lake'

Answer: the Great Salt Lake


Question: 'This coffee company's logo features 2 stars & a twin-tailed mermaid'

Answer: Starbucks


Question: 'USTA, founded in 1881'

Answer: tennis


Question: 'Barack Obama delivered this speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention'

Answer: keynote


Question: 'Leading blues singer of the 1920s who recorded nearly 200 songs'

Answer: Bessie Smith


Question: '"Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, doth (this man) fear God for nought?"'

Answer: Job


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animated map of the Atlantic on the monitor.)  The fusion of the north and south equatorial currents along with water from the Gulf of Mexico form this warm current'

Answer: the Gulf Stream


Question: 'Try a Kaffe Kreme at this shop where their coffee is as good as their doughnuts'

Answer: Krispy Kreme


Question: 'USAV'

Answer: volleyball


Question: 'It's the fractional music item seen here'

Answer: a half-note


Question: 'Rhodesian politician who declared independence from Great Britain'

Answer: Ian Smith


Question: '"And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour"'

Answer: Revelation


Question: 'The name of this ocean is derived from the name of a titan in Greek myth who was a brother of Prometheus'

Answer: the Atlantic


Question: 'Have some joe at cafes named for this fictional Colombian who represents more than 500,000 coffee growers'

Answer: Juan Valdez


Question: 'PBA, founded in 1958'

Answer: bowling


Question: 'To signify certain ideas in addition to the explicit meaning'

Answer: connote


Question: '"This is the farewell kiss, you dog", said Muntader al-Zaidi as he threw both of these at Pres. Bush in Dec. 2008'

Answer: his shoes


Question: 'Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg & Ron Kovic'

Answer: Tom Cruise


Question: 'Perhaps Mr. Capote feasted on French toast while writing this 1958 tale of Miss Golightly'

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany\'s


Question: 'This brand's packages were originally labeled "sanitary cold cream remover"'

Answer: Kleenex


Question: 'He got movable type moving, & there are only about 40 of his 1450s Bible left!  Act now!'

Answer: Gutenberg


Question: 'A malison is a curse; a benison is this'

Answer: a blessing


Question: 'The decidedly misnamed Avenue of Eternal Peace on this square was the site of deadly protests in 1989'

Answer: Tiananmen Square


Question: 'Tinkerbell & Erin Brockovich'

Answer: Julia Roberts


Question: 'William Inge may have needed bug repellent while writing this 1953 play'

Answer: Picnic


Question: 'Pursue perfection with this make of car, whose logo is seen here'

Answer: Lexus


Question: 'In December 1877 editors of Sci. American checked out his cylinder phonograph; the sentimental value alone is huge!'

Answer: Edison


Question: 'The cholesterol-conscious may order a glair omelet, glair meaning this'

Answer: egg-white


Question: 'Seen here is an illustration of this 1773 protest'

Answer: the Boston Tea Party


Question: 'Larry Gigli & George Reeves'

Answer: Ben Affleck


Question: 'Anne Tyler sported a full menu when she wrote the bestselling "Dinner at" this "Restaurant"'

Answer: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant


Question: 'This Mars candy bar is 2 fingers of cookie, caramel & chocolate'

Answer: Twix


Question: 'We have a certain "view" of this guy who 1st perfected his "quick freeze machine" for fish in 1926; enjoy our 1/2-priced halibut!'

Answer: (Clarence) Birdseye


Question: 'An horologe is any device that gives you this information'

Answer: time


Question: 'Washington, D.C. & Seattle have been targets of heated protests against the World Bank & the IMF, short for this'

Answer: International Monetary Fund


Question: 'Elizabeth Swann & Elizabeth Bennet'

Answer: Keira Knightley


Question: 'After "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", he served up "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul"'

Answer: Douglas Adams


Question: 'This company's Jack Kilby created the first integrated circuit back in 1958'

Answer: Texas Instruments


Question: 'Within 10 years of inventing the steel plow in 1837, he was producing 1,000 annually; nothing runs like...'

Answer: John Deere


Question: 'Dundrearies are long these worn with a hairless chin'

Answer: sideburns


Question: 'These 1886 Chicago riots involved strikers from the McCormick Reaper Works'

Answer: the Haymarket Riots


Question: 'Wyatt Earp & Snake Plissken'

Answer: Kurt Russell


Question: 'We hope William S. Burroughs was clothed while writing this tale of a trip to the "interzone"'

Answer: Naked Lunch


Question: 'Lesney Products, a London die-casting business, introduced this toy brand in 1953'

Answer: Matchbox


Question: 'You can't put a price on this German's scale for classifying the relative hardness of minerals--but we can!'

Answer: (Friedrich) Mohs


Question: 'One of these may have shapely futtocks: a futtock is a curved timber in its frame'

Answer: a ship


Question: 'The brilliance of Anne Brown, a soprano, changed the title of a 1935 opera that was to be called simply this one name'

Answer: Porgy


Question: 'Palm Sunday occurs this number of days before Easter'

Answer: 7


Question: 'Having saved early Mormon settlers from an invasion of katydids, it's now the state bird'

Answer: the seagull


Question: 'The Davis Cup'

Answer: tennis


Question: 'Like whales, manatees have a layer of this fat under their skin'

Answer: blubber


Question: 'Principal body part covered by a busby, bernoose, or babushka'

Answer: the head


Question: 'Life in this city was a "cabaret" for Liza Minnelli & Joel Grey'

Answer: Berlin, Germany


Question: 'The Jewish 10 Days of Penitence begin & end on these two holy days'

Answer: Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur


Question: 'This river linking the Great Salt & Utah lakes is named for a river linking the Dead Sea & the Sea of Galillee'

Answer: the River Jordan


Question: 'The Stanley Cup<br />'

Answer: hockey


Question: 'Species of these include the mouse-eared, disk-winged, and fruit'

Answer: bats


Question: 'In 1987, New York City imposed a dress code on the 39,000 licensed drivers of these'

Answer: taxicabs


Question: 'In a 1974 film, a melange of murderers took this famed train from Istanbul to Calais'

Answer: the Orient Express


Question: 'United Nations Day <br />falls on the anniversary of its founding, the 24th of this month'

Answer: October


Question: 'The Mormons called the region of Utah this: the Book of Mormon's word for honeybee'

Answer: Deseret


Question: 'The Breeders Cup'

Answer: thoroughbred racing


Question: 'On giraffes, this prehensile muscle can be 20 inches long'

Answer: the tongue


Question: 'In the military, it's clothing designed for work and field duty; you know, the stuff that tires you out'

Answer: fatigues


Question: 'This 1959 film set in Amsterdam won Shelley Winters her<br />first Oscar as Mrs. Van Damme'

Answer: The Diary of Anne Frank


Question: 'The two U.S. federal holidays in November on which there is no mail delivery'

Answer: Veterans Day & Thanksgiving


Question: 'Brigham Young's famous 4-word quote uttered when he first saw the Great Salt Lake Valley'

Answer: This is the place


Question: 'The Ryder Cup'

Answer: golf


Question: 'If you spot a snipe, you've seen this type of creature'

Answer: a bird


Question: 'Worn by women in Rio, it's called "floss dental" or dental floss, cause <br />it's mainly a string'

Answer: bikini


Question: 'Country in which Hitchcock's "Jamaica Inn" was set'

Answer: Britain


Question: 'Mother's Day is in May; Father's Day is in June; and Grandparent's Day is in this month'

Answer: September


Question: 'It's the world's largest natural stone arch, though it sounds like it's made from light'

Answer: Rainbow Bridge


Question: 'The Grey Cup'

Answer: Canadian football


Question: 'Members of this, genus papio, are the largest of all monkeys'

Answer: baboons


Question: 'The uniform worn by male servants, its name is from the Old English for "something given"'

Answer: livery


Question: 'Parts of this 1958 Kirk Douglas film about icy invaders were filmed on location in Norway'

Answer: The Vikings


Question: 'It was long a mystery how Egyptians cut & erected these tapering monolithic pointed pillars'

Answer: obelisks


Question: 'Thomas Nast's <br />caricatures of this corrupt New York City political organization led to its demise'

Answer: Tammany Hall


Question: 'For 1988, the "190" will be the only Mercedes-Benz sold in the U.S. with this type of engine'

Answer: diesel


Question: 'Tourists can view most of the annual puberty rites of the Mescalero branch of this tribe'

Answer: Apache


Question: 'The United States never ratified the Versailles treaty, though this President played a key role in drafting it'

Answer: Woodrow Wilson


Question: 'Though the following wasn't one of his biggest hits, this artist used it as the theme for his TV show'

Answer: Glen Campbell


Question: 'In 55 and 54 B.C., his forces invaded Britain'

Answer: Julius Caesar


Question: 'When he turned 90, the Louvre hung eight of his works in the "Tribune of Honor", where the "Mona Lisa" has hung'

Answer: Picasso


Question: 'U.S. automaker that owns Lamborghini and 15% of Maserati'

Answer: Chrysler


Question: 'The famed memorial to this Indian who fought and defeated Custer is near Custer, SD'

Answer: Crazy Horse


Question: 'Sunk by the Germans, the British ship Lusitania belonged to this passenger line'

Answer: Cunard


Question: 'The 1959 to 1961 western, "The Rebel", was produced by this duo better known for game shows'

Answer: Goodson-Todman


Question: 'The Minoan civilization, named for the mythological King Minos, was centered on this island'

Answer: Crete


Question: 'Name of the artist and name of the famed statue 16th century Italians called "Il Gigante"'

Answer: Michelangelo and "David"


Question: 'GM plans to build Saturn cars in Spring Hill while Nissan has a plant at nearby Smyrna in this state'

Answer: Tennessee


Question: 'Usually pulled by a dog, it could have been described as a "Plains Indians wagon without wheels"'

Answer: a travois


Question: 'Britain entered the war when Germany marched against France by way of this neutral country'

Answer: Belgium


Question: 'Rob Petrie, Buddy Sorrell, and Sally Rogers wrote for this TV show'

Answer: The Alan Brady Show (on Dick Van Dyke)


Question: 'Ancient Greek <br />philosophy synonymous with hedonism'

Answer: epicureanism


Question: 'In "Lust for Life", Anthony Quinn won an Oscar for playing this painter, a close friend of Van Gogh's'

Answer: Gauguin


Question: 'While Toyotas are made by Toyota, this Japanese car is made by Fuji Heavy Industries'

Answer: Subaru


Question: '"Indian Napoleon" who led his band on a <br />1,000 mile retreat, but was caught 40 miles short of his goal, Canada'

Answer: Chief Joseph (of the Nez Perce)


Question: 'While the Triple Alliance evolved into the Central Powers, this triple group became the Allies'

Answer: Britain, France, & Russia


Question: 'On "The Big Payoff", this, modeled by Bess Myerson, was the big payoff'

Answer: a mink coat


Question: 'Many consider this Greek orator's "On The Crown" the most nearly-perfect speech in history'

Answer: Demosthenes


Question: 'Leader of the French Romantics; critics claimed he painted with a "drunken broom"'

Answer: Eugene Delacroix


Question: 'Ransom Eli Olds should have felt at home driving these two cars; both were named for him'

Answer: Oldsmobile and REO Speedwagon


Question: 'American Indian Movement activist who came in 2nd for the 1988 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination'

Answer: Russell Means


Question: 'One of the two British Prime Ministers during the war'

Answer: David Lloyd George (and Herbert Asquith)


Question: 'Original title of "The Phil Silvers Show"; it subsequently became its subtitle'

Answer: You\'ll Never Get Rich


Question: 'Both Detroit, her home now, and Montgomery, Alabama, her home in 1955, have streets named for her'

Answer: Rosa Parks


Question: 'Enlargement of this walnut-size gland found only in males is common in men over 50'

Answer: the prostate


Question: 'To make this star appear to talk, a nylon thread was put under his lip, & he would move his mouth to get it out'

Answer: Mister Ed


Question: 'This instrument with a pointed metal spiral is used to open wine bottles'

Answer: a corkscrew


Question: 'The 30,000-square mile purchase ensured U.S. control of the Mesilla Valley, bordering this strategic river'

Answer: the Rio Grande


Question: 'If it's October 16, it's national feral these day--Bob Barker hopes you spay & neuter the little guys'

Answer: cats


Question: 'A popular gift for lovers is a diamond one of these, a word derived from the Latin for "arm"'

Answer: bracelet


Question: 'These triangular glands that sit on top of the kidneys produce epinephrine'

Answer: the adrenal glands


Question: 'The original dog came from a shelter; this star, a descendant, is also a mixture of schnauzer, cocker spaniel & poodle'

Answer: Benji


Question: 'The name of this tool used in sculpting is also a slang term meaning "to cheat or swindle"'

Answer: chisel


Question: 'Today the Gadsden purchase lands form part of the southern ends of these 2 states'

Answer: New Mexico & Arizona


Question: 'April 30 is National this quality Day--no fooling allowed'

Answer: Honesty


Question: 'This 7-letter adjective for someone with romantic inclinations comes from the Latin for "Love"'

Answer: amorous


Question: 'This gland in the front of the neck below the larynx makes calcitonin to deal with high levels of calcium in the blood'

Answer: the thyroid


Question: 'Given his name because of his quickness, this horse was also intelligent enough to perform 60 maneuvers'

Answer: Trigger


Question: 'Seen here, this pair is just the thing for pounding or grinding'

Answer: a mortar and pestle


Question: 'In the 1880s this Transcontinental Railroad abbreviated S.P. was built through the Gadsden purchase lands'

Answer: Southern Pacific


Question: 'If it's the first Friday in May, it's "No" these "Day"--the promoters recommend boxers, bloomers or briefs instead'

Answer: Pants


Question: 'Your date might give you this floral accessory with a name derived from the Latin for "body"'

Answer: corsage


Question: 'Robert Wadlow's overactive this gland cranked enough growth hormone to make him 8'11 " tall'

Answer: the pituitary


Question: 'The voice of this character was actually the call of a kookaburra on fast forward'

Answer: Flipper


Question: 'It's Hurst's trademark name for the heavy duty tool used to free people from car wrecks'

Answer: the Jaws of Life


Question: 'This U.S. president authorized the deal in 1853'

Answer: Franklin Pierce


Question: 'If it's September 1 & you're in New Zealand, it's R.A.K. Day, or "Random" this day (those Kiwis are such nice folks!)'

Answer: Acts of Kindness


Question: 'This synonym for "passionate" is from the Latin for "to burn"; or just add a "T" to a Shakespearean forest...'

Answer: ardent


Question: 'This tiny organ in the brain secretes melatonin & could be rated "P.G."'

Answer: the pineal gland


Question: 'You can see why this star, a white pig, received thousands more fan letters than co-star Eva Gabor'

Answer: Arnold


Question: 'Used by astronauts, a plench is a combination of these 2 tools'

Answer: pliers & wrench


Question: 'Famous for his leadership at the Alamo, this Mexican dictator negotiated the deal for Mexico'

Answer: (Antonio Lopez de) Santa Anna


Question: 'If today's date is this, it's Pi Day (you have to do a little rounding)'

Answer: 3/14 (March 14th)


Question: 'Often used in the plural, this synonym for wedding goes back to the Latin verb nubere, "to take a husband"'

Answer: nuptials


Question: 'St. Paul studied under the rabbi Gamaliel & was known by this name before his conversion to Christianity'

Answer: Saul


Question: 'Ex-P.M. P.W. Botha of this country was in wilderness when he died--not the political wilderness, an actual place'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'These institutions can encompass grades 6, 7, 8 & 9'

Answer: Junior High Schools


Question: 'Good timing: in 2006 a man went into cardiac arrest at a fundraiser for the AHA, this org. (he made it)'

Answer: the American Heart Association


Question:
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Bilbao, Spain.)
This foundation has two of the world's most architecturally innovative museums, in New York & here in Bilbao, Spain'

Answer: the Guggenheim


Question: 'In Romans 11:13 Paul declares himself "Apostle of" these, not the Jews'

Answer: the Gentiles


Question: 'Surfing culture is centered in Hawaii, California & this commonwealth country, the home of champ Mick Fanning'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'It's the only word in the Pledge of Allegiance that fits the category'

Answer: justice


Question: 'In 408 A.D. the Visigoths attacked Rome & demanded 3,000 pounds of this spice, not salt, as part of the city's ransom'

Answer: pepper


Question:
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Bilbao, Spain.)
What "The New York Times" called "the miracle in Bilbao", this building was made possible by computer design & a 1/10th-inch thick skin made of this material used on spacecraft'

Answer: titanium


Question: 'When he had his famous vision, St. Paul was on his way to this city'

Answer: Damascus


Question: '1952: "That Monarch Plus Me"'

Answer: The King and I


Question: 'This country's special forces include the Alpine Commando Unit & the Gruppo Intervento Speciale'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'Please, mister, please don't play B-17 on this device whose name dates back to 1939'

Answer: a jukebox


Question: 'Sworn in following an assassination, he's the only U.S. president who was not sworn in on a Bible'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Bilbao, Spain.)  A 2008 exhibit was on Spanish artist Juan Munoz, who was influenced by this "-ism" that reduces art to its essentials'

Answer: Minimalism


Question: 'On his last trip to Rome, St. Paul was shipwrecked on Melita, believed to be this island south of Sicily'

Answer: Malta


Question: '1950: "Fiji's Neck of the Ocean"'

Answer: South Pacific


Question: 'The world's oldest tango festival, the Tangomarkkinat, is held annually in this northern European country'

Answer: Finland


Question: 'This part of the troposphere that's 7 miles up has winds that are over 60 knots'

Answer: the jetstream


Question: 'Mad King Otto of this German kingdom "shot" a peasant daily; unbeknownst to Otto, the gun held blanks'

Answer: Bavaria


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Bilbao, Spain.)  Bilbao is in the area named for this Pyrenees people; take a look at an example of the museum's works by Eduardo Chillida, one of this peoples' finest artists'

Answer: the Basques


Question: 'St. Paul was born in Tarsus, in the region of Cilicia, today a part of this country'

Answer: Turkey


Question: '1949: "Put Your Lips on Mine, Ms. Winslet"'

Answer: Kiss Me, Kate


Question: 'This African country shares its name with the 550-square-mile lake on its western border'

Answer: Chad


Question: 'This garment created in 1913 is now often seen on mechanics & parachutists'

Answer: a jumpsuit


Question: 'A lithophone is a percussion instrument made of this; there's one in Vietnam that's 6,000 years old'

Answer: stone


Question:
'(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Bilbao, Spain.)
The largest gallery space in the museum houses the permanent exhibit "the matter of time"--eight massive sculptures by this American artist'

Answer: Richard Serra


Question: 'In 2007 this novel celebrated its 50th anniversary as its manuscript, a 120-foot-long scroll, toured the U.S.'

Answer: On the Road


Question: 'In the open sea where the Labrador Current meets the Gulf Stream, fog makes these even more of a shipping hazard'

Answer: icebergs


Question:
'The Beatles
(1965):
SOS!'

Answer: "Help!"


Question: 'As you might expect, it's the official state dance of Hawaii'

Answer: the hula


Question: 'Home to such early makers as Andrea Amati & Giovanni Maggini, this country is known as the violin's birthplace'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'At www.this.gov you'll find "Top Forms and Publications", which include forms W-4 & 1040'

Answer: irs


Question: 'Next word in the prayer "Hail Mary, full of..."'

Answer: grace


Question: '80% of U.S. lifeguard ocean rescues are prompted by this type of "current" (inaccurately called a "tide")'

Answer: rips


Question:
'Frankie Avalon
(1959):
A plea to a goddess'

Answer: "Venus"


Question: 'In 1973 North Carolina went dark green & designated this its official state precious stone'

Answer: an emerald


Question: 'This pupil of Nicolo Amati devised the modern bridge & set the proportions for modern violins'

Answer: Stradivarius


Question: 'There are links to musings by its columnists Rick Reilly & Bill Simmons, & also "Fantasy & Games"'

Answer: ESPN


Question: 'A framework of metal bars over a fireplace, it can also mean to shred cheese'

Answer: grate


Question: '20,000 feet under the sea you'll still find animals of this phylum, different from their brethren octopi & clams'

Answer: mollusks


Question:
'Colbie Caillat
(2008):
Effervescent'

Answer: "Bubbly"


Question: 'Washington's state fossil is the Columbian species of this prehistoric elephant'

Answer: a mammoth


Question: 'Established in 1626, Les 24 Violons du Roi was the orchestra of this king, the 13th of the name'

Answer: Louis


Question: '"Lots of answers" are promised when you search with this 3-letter word followed by .com'

Answer: ask


Question: 'A man on his wedding day, or perhaps what he does to get ready'

Answer: groom


Question: 'An adjective meaning "terrific", or a long ocean wave that moves without breaking'

Answer: swell


Question:
'Peaches & Herb
(1979):
"& it feels so good"'

Answer: "Reunited"


Question: 'It's the state animal of Maine & the state land mammal of Alaska'

Answer: moose


Question: 'A violinist, not an archer, Giuseppe Tartini helped establish the modern style of using this'

Answer: a bow


Question: '"Share your photos.  Watch the world" at this website'

Answer: Flickr


Question: 'A piece of rice, or a speck of sand'

Answer: grain


Question:
'Beyonce
(2006/2007):
Priceless;
"To the left, to the left"'

Answer: "Irreplaceable"


Question: 'Arizona's state flower is the blossom of this giant cactus'

Answer: saguaro


Question: 'A master violinist, this "Four Seasons" man was among the first to compose major works for the instrument'

Answer: (Antonio) Vivaldi


Question: 'At the website for this network, you can check out the "Item on air" or apply for a QCard'

Answer: QVC


Question: 'Jot this down--it's the study of handwriting'

Answer: graphology


Question: 'Uncas, a young Indian chief, is a hero of this novel'

Answer: Last of the Mohicans


Question: 'Jessica Lange wasn't monkeying around when she auditioned for & won the role of the heroine in this movie remake'

Answer: King Kong


Question: 'Deutschland'

Answer: Germany


Question: 'If you have an oversized appetite, try chankonabe, the stew made specifically for the athletes in this sport'

Answer: sumo


Question: 'Protestant & Catholic disagreement about the 1555 Peace of Augsburg was a cause of this numeric war'

Answer: the Thirty Years\' War


Question: 'A sudden attack, perhaps on bugs by a certain insecticide brand'

Answer: raid


Question: '"Curtain" by Agatha Christie is subtitled "Poirot's" this'

Answer: Last Case


Question: 'Jamie Lee Curtis made her film debut in this 1978 flick--pretty scary'

Answer: Halloween


Question: 'Sverige'

Answer: Sweden


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew sits at a sushi bar in Tokyo, Japan.)  This colorful Japanese condiment is often added to sushi for extra flavor'

Answer: wasabi


Question: 'After shutting off trade with the U.K., President Madison advised Congress to get ready for what would be known as this war'

Answer: the War of 1812


Question: 'An immoral or evil habit, especially in "Miami"'

Answer: vice


Question: 'It really was F. Scott Fitzgerald's last novel; in fact, he never finished it'

Answer: The Last Tycoon


Question: 'In his 1961 debut he found "Splendor in the Grass" with Natalie Wood'

Answer: Warren Beatty


Question: 'Bharat'

Answer: India


Question: 'This crustacean, ama-ebi, is cultivated in the cold waters in the Sea of Japan & is sweet, so it's eaten raw'

Answer: shrimp


Question: 'A split in the Plantagenet family led to this series of civil wars in the 1400s'

Answer: the Wars of the Roses


Question: 'It's the Spanish word for "bull" (not for "lawn mower")'

Answer: toro


Question: 'When published in 1966, this lusty Larry McMurtry novel caused somewhat of a stir'

Answer: The Last Picture Show


Question: 'Timothy Dalton was 22 when Peter O'Toole helped him land the role of King Philip of France in this film'

Answer: The Lion in Winter


Question: 'Oesterreich'

Answer: Austria


Question: 'Unagi is the freshwater type; anago is the salt-water variety, like the conger'

Answer: an eel


Question: 'Arlen Specter can attest some of these friendly meetings with voters about health care reform turned unfriendly'

Answer: town halls


Question: 'Pilots & musicians know this word derives from the Latin for "alone"'

Answer: solo


Question: 'Mafia boss Domenico Clericuzio wants his family to go legit in this 1996 novel by Mario Puzo'

Answer: The Last Don


Question: 'Ron Howard's daughter, she made an impressive feature debut in "The Village" in 2004'

Answer: Bryce Howard


Question: 'Al Jaza'ir'

Answer: Algeria


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew chows down in Tokyo, Japan.)  The Japanese equivalent of pasta is these buckwheat noodles that are eaten cold or hot'

Answer: soba


Question: 'In June 1900 this group repelled troops that were on their way to protect foreign diplomats in Beijing'

Answer: the Boxers


Question: 'A loud, harsh cry; Walt Whitman's was "barbaric"'

Answer: yawp


Question: 'The first object in our solar system discovered by telescope was not a planet but one of these'

Answer: a moon


Question: 'The 8 stripes on its flag represent the 8 main islands'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'She was busting out all over in bustiers by Jean Paul Gaultier on her "Blond Ambition" tour'

Answer: Madonna


Question: 'Of the mother duck's offspring, he was the best swimmer'

Answer: The Ugly Duckling


Question: 'It's the original paradise recorded in Genesis'

Answer: Eden


Question: 'In bowling, a turkey is this many strikes'

Answer: 3


Question: 'Slang for a steam-powered railroad locomotive'

Answer: Iron horse


Question: 'This state's flag, adopted in 1839, was the third design used when it was a republic'

Answer: Texas


Question: 'She really is a "Working Girl" now selling goddess dresses & beads on her website'

Answer: Melanie Griffith


Question: 'She froze to death on New Year's Eve, but not before seeing visions of a Christmas tree & her grandmother'

Answer: The Little Match Girl


Question: 'One who divines by examining the creases in a person's hand'

Answer: Palm reader


Question: 'When you "strike" this fuel, natural gas mixed in with it can expand & propel it upward through the drill bore'

Answer: Oil


Question: 'It began about 1500 B.C., period'

Answer: Iron Age


Question: 'The grizzly bear prominently featured on this state's flag dates back to 1846'

Answer: California


Question: 'Supermodel Niki Taylor hit the "bull's eye" in 2000 with her own line of clothing for this chain'

Answer: Target


Question: 'In one Andersen tale, a one-legged toy soldier made of this was in love with a dancing paper doll'

Answer: Tin


Question: '3-word term for verbalizing incomprehensible, nonhuman or mystical language while in a state of ecstasy'

Answer: Speaking in tongues


Question: 'It strikes when electric potential in the atmosphere tops 10,000 volts per centimeter'

Answer: Lightning


Question: 'A 19th century warship armored with metal plates'

Answer: Ironclad


Question: 'State whose flag is seen here<br />(in the Southwest)'

Answer: New Mexico


Question: '(Hi, I'm Vanna White with designer Pamela Dennis)  In 1999 this daughter of an Aerosmith singer wore a gorgeous Pamela Dennis gown to the Oscars'

Answer: Liv Tyler


Question: 'Tale in which one of the villains asks, "Has your majesty ever worn a shirt so light and of such splendid colour?"'

Answer: "The Emperor\'s New Clothes"


Question: 'A member of a Muslim religious order known for its frenzied, whirling devotional practices'

Answer: Dervish