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A cruise to the Bahamas likely includes a stop in this largest city & seaport |
Nassau
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(I'm Hiroko Tabuchi.) In 2015 I reported on the Japanese company Takata's delay investigating why inflators on these in cars were exploding |
(Alex: [Introducing the clue] Here's a New York Times reporter with the clue.)
air bags
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"Bossypants" by this funny lady |
Tina Fey
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Poussin & Leonardo each painted an "Adoration of" the biblical trio known by this 4-letter name |
the Magi
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One lacking in or hostile to culture; I'm talkin' to you, Goliath! |
a Philistine
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Home to the Queen Mary, it's one of the busiest ports in the United States |
Los Angeles, Long Beach
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Of his VP opponent, he said, "Sen. Edwards got picked for... his great hair... How do you think I got the job?'" |
[ERRATUM: The clue was missing an opening single quote before "How" but had one after the question mark, as shown.]
(Dick) Cheney
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James Whitaker, royal reporter for the Daily Mirror, shocked Britain with the news of this woman's eating disorder |
Lady Diana (Princess Diana)
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"Life Itself" by this late film critic |
Roger Ebert
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Uh oh! The organ affected by this inflammation may burst & cause peritonitis (another 3 "I" word!) |
appendicitis
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France's second-busiest seaport, it was founded under a longer name meaning "haven of grace" |
(Bill: What is Le Harve?) [Initially accepted as correct; reversed before Daily Double at clue 8 for mispronunciation]
Le Havre
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1 of the 2 20th century VPs who had been governor of New York |
Teddy Roosevelt (or Nelson Rockefeller)
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"An age-old journalistic dilemma": getting the story or protecting this "S"-person |
a source
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"I Am Not Spock" &, then again, "I Am Spock", both by this actor & director |
Leonard Nimoy
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German artist Max Ernst married a girl named Peggy who came from this art-loving American family |
(David: Who are the Wyeths?)
the Guggenheims
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This 9-letter word means not perceptible by the eye |
invisible
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In September 1950 a surprise landing at this port changed the course of the Korean War |
Incheon
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By taking over for a deceased prez, he established a precedent |
Tyler
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The thrilling Zachary Taylor/Lewis Cass contest of 1848 was the first presidential election for this new wire service |
the Associated Press
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"Everybody's Got Something" by this "Good Morning America" anchor |
(David: Who's Joan Lunden?)
Robin Roberts
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The area around a place, or a synonym for proximity |
vicinity
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This port & year-round resort lies at the southern tip of Israel & at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba |
Eilat
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He shares his full name (but probably not much else) with a P-Funk music legend |
(David: Uh, who's Clinton?) (Alex: Be more specific. I need a first--)
George Clinton
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The first reporter in space, Japanese journalist Akiyama Toyohiro trained at Star City in this country |
Russia
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"Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll" by these 2 sisters |
[Just before David gave the name of the band in his response, Alex interrupted him with affirmation of his correct response.]
Ann & Nancy Wilson (of Heart)
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He likened crawling Christina Olson, the subject of his famed 1948 painting, to "a crab on a New England shore" |
Andrew Wyeth
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Often found before "value", this adjective means belonging to a thing by its very nature |
intrinsic
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