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PUTTING THE VICE IN VICE PRESIDENT |
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In 1996 Trenton State College became the College of this state |
New Jersey
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If gardeners overdo this, it deprives the roots of oxygen & can lead to root rot |
water
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Dry, like the desert (4) |
arid
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In a real estate listing, FDR stands for a "formal" this, probably only used a few times a year |
a formal dining room
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First held in Uruguay in 1930, it's the largest single-sport tournament in the world |
the World Cup
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He was noticeably drunk at Lincoln's second inauguration; a little over a month later, he was president |
Andrew Johnson
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In 1825 this author graduated from Maine's Bowdoin College, where he gambled, partied & didn't get scarlet As |
(Nathaniel) Hawthorne
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Black spot does what its name suggests, most commonly to the leaves of these beloved flowers' bushes |
roses
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Payment to your ex (7) |
alimony
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Like "pad", this 3-letter word for a room was once often used after "bachelor" |
den
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In 2016 Neymar led this nation to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in soccer |
(Larry: What is Argentina?) ... (Alex: The Olympics were held in Rio. Hometown team.)
Brazil
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John Breckinridge, veep to this president, 1857-1861, hightailed it out of the U.S. to escape treason charges |
Buchanan
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In 1818 Daniel Webster argued before the Supreme Court to stop New Hampshire from taking over this private college |
Dartmouth
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Ulmus hollandica Major is the scientific name for this tree in the name of a devastating disease |
Dutch elm disease
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Catching fish using hook, line & sinker (7) |
angling
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It can mean just a room, or a gathering of intellectuals like that of Madame de Stael in the 1790s |
salon
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The Timbers represent this city in Major League Soccer |
Portland
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On Oct. 11, 1973 the New York Times said he "quits vice presidency and admits tax evasion in '67" |
Spiro Agnew
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This Pennsylvania college was founded in 1832, 31 years before it served as a field hospital |
(Alex: Claire?) (Claire: What is Davidson?)
Gettysburg
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The gall type of this tiny arachnid can cause hairs, berrylike globes or other growths on your plants |
a mite
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Handy with both hands (12) |
ambidextrous
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About 19th century female writers, a 1979 classic of literary criticism is titled "The Madwoman in" this room |
the attic
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Winner of the FIFA award for Best Soccer Player of the Year in 2016 & 2017, he was named in part for President Reagan |
Cristiano Ronaldo
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A 19th century man on the go, he was indicted for murder & later tried for treason |
(Aaron) Burr
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In 1999 Harvard merged with this venerable women's school |
Radcliffe
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This word for a disease that causes the plant to wither may be "early" or "late" when it afflicts potatoes |
blight
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Herschel or Sagan (10) |
astronomer
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The kitchen named for this man is long & narrow, just like the kind you would find on one of his train cars |
Pullman
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Also a term used in baseball, it's what the Brits call a soccer field |
a pitch
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Schuyler Colfax, No. 2 to this military hero, got implicated in shady contracts to build the Union Pacific Railroad |
(Steve: Who is Andrew Jackson?)
(Ulysses) Grant
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