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Brazil heats up the globe as the leading exporter of this brew |
coffee
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The New York Times headline on his obituary called him the "hesitant poet of 'grunge rock'" |
Kurt Cobain
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In 1959 Squibb introduced the first one of these with an electrical cord into the U.S. using the brand name Broxodent |
an electric toothbrush
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Above the license plate number, its plate says, "Sweet Home" |
Alabama
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He had a volume of Keats' poetry in his pocket when he drowned during a storm that engulfed his sailboat in 1822 |
Shelley
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Washi paper can be used for everything from paper screens to fans & for this traditional art of folding paper |
origami
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When Brazil became a republic in 1889, this ceased being the official religion, but 2/3 of the people still adhere to it |
Catholicism
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Tony Bennett's "Duets II" had a posthumous appearance by this British soul singer, 2 months after her death |
Amy Winehouse
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Early on, this aid to authors was piano-sized; around 1870 Christopher Sholes created a small one |
a typewriter
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Idaho's plates advertise the state's "famous" these |
potatoes
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Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz & other 1980s writers shared this nickname with a group of young 1980s actors |
the Brat Pack
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Cleopatra's Needle & the Washington Monument are this type of tapered pillar |
an obelisk
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The Açu River is also called this river, the plural of a certain fish; I'll stay out, thanks |
Piranhas (River)
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After her death via a heroin overdose in Hollywood in 1970, her album "Pearl" was released |
(Janis) Joplin
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In 1986 ophthalmologist Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe to remove this eye impairment |
cataracts
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in an all or nothing move, this state invites you to "Live Free or Die" |
["in an all or nothing move" was rendered in all-lowercase in the clue as displayed.]
New Hampshire
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This "Good Earth" author founded Welcome House, an adoption agency |
Pearl S. Buck
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It's debatable how accurate the 2-word name of this food fish is in describing its color |
an orange roughy
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In the 1990s the Gracie family brought the Brazilian form of this martial art to international prominence |
jujitsu
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This Rolling Stones guitarist drowned in his pool at Cotchford Farm, a home once owned by A.A. Milne |
Brian Jones
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In 1899 Cushman & Denison trademarked this little gem of office supplies under the name Gem |
a paper clip
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Driving straight from Rockford to Carbondale, most of the plates you see will have this man's face in the center |
Abraham Lincoln
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This late author's mother, Sally Wallace, invented words like "greebles" that he used in his books |
(Emma: Who is Dr. Seuss?)
David Foster Wallace
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This 7-letter synonym for "indirect" is what you call a line that is neither parallel nor perpendicular |
oblique
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On August 22, 1942 Brazil did this; a 7-1 payback at the World Cup came 72 years later |
(Alan: Defeated Germany?) (Emma: What is defeated Germany?)
declared war on Germany and Italy
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Chris Bell was buried on Dec. 28, 1978-- bandmate Alex Chilton's birthday--with a copy of this band's classic "#1 Record" |
Big Star
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In 1849 he created a biscuit made of dehydrated meat & flour; his later work on a certain milk product fared better |
Gail Borden
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Rhode Island is 48 x 37 miles but has 400 miles of coastline, earning the plate designation this "State" |
the Ocean State
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anne Tyler sounds like a tutorial about keeping oxygenated |
Breathing Lessons
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This Italian word means "code of silence" |
omertà
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