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(Sofia of the Clue Crew in New York's Times Square) It's not too crowded today, but around, oh, 11:30 on this day of the year, Times Square holds about 500,000 people |
New Year's Eve
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Don't call us with your research questions; call this U.S. first lady who has a master's degree in library science |
Laura Bush
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From a character in an 18th century play, to be genuine you're not Alvin-pure or Theodore-pure, but this |
Simon-pure
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A person who has a selfish reason for doing something has this tool "to grind" |
ax
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A line from the Aesop fable "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" says, "Appearances often are" this |
deceiving
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"Say Hey" -- he was the National League's most valuable baseball player in 1954 & 1965 |
Willie Mays
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(New York Yankees manager Joe Torre) You'll find collections of roses & tulips in the New York Botanical Garden in this borough where I work |
Bronx
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In 2002 this former Clinton cabinet member ran for governor of Florida |
Janet Reno
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From the Latin for "in good faith", it's used to indicate authenticity |
bona fide
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Oh, deer! It's the first tone of the diatonic musical scale |
do
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He told Ptolemy I, "There is no royal road to geometry" |
Euclid
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He duetted with Waylon Jennings on the No. 1 country hit "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" |
Willie Nelson
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You get the item seen here on entering this palace of culture |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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He brought out his best when he introduced his pre-made mayo in jars around 1912 |
Richard Hellmann
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This phrase previously came from those referring to the true chief of a Scottish clan |
real McCoy
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In hyphenated terms, it comes before -go, -show & -brainer |
no
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It reads, "I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment" |
the Hippocratic Oath
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In 1996 he was sworn in as San Francisco's first African-American mayor |
Willie Brown
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This area precedes "Vanguard" in the name of a NYC jazz club that's been swinging since 1935 |
Village
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Registered nurses take a pledge named for this woman |
Florence Nightingale
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Aussie slang for genuine, it's "fair" this, mate |
dinkum
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It can mean awake, cheerful, or at bat |
up
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The 7 Sages said to "not speak ill of" this group |
the dead
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All clowning aside, originally Emmett Kelly created this mournful hobo as a cartoon character |
Weary Willie
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This neighborhood is bounded on the south by 110th St. & on the north by the small river of the same name |
Harlem
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Erich Maria Remarque was a pen name; he came up with it by spelling this, his real last name, backwards |
Kramer
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From the followers of Jesus comes this adjective for authoritative |
(Alex: A minute to go now.)
apostolic
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In an expression from Matthew 6:30, it's the word that immediately precedes "of little faith" |
(Freya: What is he?)
Ye
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This Chinese philosopher, not Confucius, wrote, "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" |
(Freya: Who is Sen-sei?)
Lao-tzu
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This pocket billiards champ was an adviser for the movie "The Hustler" |
Willie Mosconi
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