THAT TOWN'S IN TEXAS, TOO |
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No big Rock & Roll Hall of Fame here, but say hello, this Texas city named for a local judge |
Cleveland
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It's a 6-letter term for a military revolt against authority on land as well as aboard ship |
a mutiny
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A classic song from a boozy film: "Days Of ____ And Roses" |
Wine
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A snack cake brand, or the job of a woman who seats you at a restaurant |
Hostess
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When reciting the Islamic prayer salat, practitioners face this city |
Mecca
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Sanjay Shah paid $17 million cash for the top floor of the spiffy Chicago "Tower" bearing this mogul's name |
(Jill: What is Sears?)
Trump
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Bada bing! You can find touches of New Jersey in Texas, what with Camden & this city named for the capital |
Trenton
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It's also known as retail theft |
shoplifting
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It rhymes: "____ Sheila" |
Tequila
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You can "mean" it, "get down to" it or "mind one's own" |
business
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The Hindu prayer called savitri is traditionally said at dusk until these appear in the sky |
the stars
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Though he stepped down in 2015, he kept his Milwaukee penthouse office, as he's now MLB's commissioner emeritus |
(Bud) Selig
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Warren Buffett would feel right at home-away-from-home in this city of about 1,000 folks |
Omaha
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In words for different kinds of smuggling, it follows "rum" or "gun" |
running
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Snoop was sippin' on it: "____ And Juice" |
Gin
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To pronounce a syllable with emphasis |
stress
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Meaning "good speech", it's a blessing by a minister at the close of a service |
(Jill: [Clicks tongue] What is amen?)
benediction
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Designer shoes, a vintage Rolex & his Manhattan penthouse were among the items sold off from this disgraced financier |
(Bernie) Madoff
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In 1887 a railway agent named this Texas town for his former home; perhaps this can be Kiss' "Rock City", too |
Detroit
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A numbers racket is the illegal counterpart of this, run by around 45 states |
a lottery
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A folk song recorded by Thin Lizzy & Metallica: "____ In The Jar" |
Whiskey
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There's a syndrome named for these "legs" that keep you from lying still at night |
restless legs syndrome
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On this holiday of beginnings, Jews say tashlich prayers by a body of water into which sins are symbolically cast |
Rosh Hashanah
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The building where "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels has a 17th floor office, or the title of another TV comedy |
30 Rock
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While it does not have a 92,000-capacity Rose Bowl, this Texas city does have an annual Livestock Show & Rodeo |
Pasadena
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Rhyming term for a place where stolen cars are dismantled so the pieces can be sold separately |
a chop shop
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A No. 1 song: "Escape (The ____ ____ Song)" |
Piña Colada
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To reject, or give permission to depart |
dismiss
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In Roman Catholic liturgy, lauds are morning prayers & these are evening prayers |
vespers
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This interior designer & TV host has no doubt brought style to his New York City penthouse |
Nate Berkus
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