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HE PLAYED A GUY NAMED JACK RYAN IN... |
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Feb. 1, National Freedom Day, is the date in 1865 when a resolution sent the states an amendment ending this |
slavery
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One of his "Tales of a Wayside Inn" begins, "Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere" |
(Henry Wadsworth) Longfellow
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"Patriot Games"; he's had other iconic roles, in space & underground |
Harrison Ford
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The Arabic amir, "commander", evolved into this U.S. naval rank |
admiral
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In 1980 China founded a center for these cute creatures in its bamboo-rich Wolong Nature Preserve |
pandas
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Security Council Resolution 1540 enforces non-proliferation of "nuclear, chemical &" this type of weapon |
biological
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In 1787 he signed his first published poem "Axiologus"; axio- is from the Greek for "worth" |
(William) Wordsworth
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"The Hunt for Red October"; he went more comedic as Jack Donaghy on "30 Rock" |
Alec Baldwin
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A czarina is the wife of a czar; a czarevna is this person |
(Andrew: What is a princess?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed before Daily Double at clue 21]
the daughter of a czar
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Early projects of the WWF, this organization, included work with the bald eagle & the red wolf |
(Paula: What is the World Wildlife Federation?) (Andrew: What is the World Wildlife Foundation?)
the World Wildlife Fund
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A breakfast item, or to equivocate (6) |
waffle
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The practice of pre-authorizing presidential use of force dates to a 1955 resolution re: this island near mainland China |
[Alex reads "re:" in the clue as "regarding".]
Taiwan
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Poet Laureate John Betjeman's hymn on this 1977 royal milestone made newspapers invite readers to submit better ones |
the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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"The Sum of All Fears"; he also won a screenwriting Oscar for "Good Will Hunting" |
(Andrew: Who is Matt Damon?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Ben Affleck
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Italian for "leader", it was especially applied to Benito Mussolini |
il Duce
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A 1989 ivory ban followed a decade in which Africa's population of these creatures went from 1.3 million to 600,000 |
elephants
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Wiggle out of doing something, like a ferret relative (6) |
weasel
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U.N. Res. 242 supports "secure and recognized boundaries" for Israel & neighbors following this June 1967 war |
the Six Day War
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John Greenleaf Whittier wrote, "Blessings on thee, little man, barefoot boy, with cheek of" this |
tan
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This person is the queen's representative in Canada; currently the office is held by David Johnston |
(Alex: Good thing you didn't miss that one!)
the Governor-General
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Indonesia's largest lizard, it's protected from poachers, though we wish it could breathe fire to do the job itself |
a Komodo dragon
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The Kentucky & Virginia resolutions were passed to protest these controversial 1798 acts of Congress |
the Alien and Sedition Acts
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She wrote, "My candle burns at both ends... but, ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--it gives a lovely light" |
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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The civil service of the Chinese empire had 9 grades of these officials |
mandarins
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In 2001, scientists wore suits to look like this bird & flew an aircraft to show captive-borns how to migrate |
a whooping crane
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German for a child prodigy (10) |
wunderkind
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