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The International Space Station is on this time zone measured from the British Isles |
Greenwich Mean Time
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She mentions her "lonely heart" on her 1987 No. 1 hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" |
Whitney Houston
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Israel offered this physicist the presidency in 1952; feeling he didn't have the personality for the job, he declined |
Einstein
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About his crime he says, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" |
Brutus
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How about a water feature, like a pond filled with these Japanese carp? |
koi
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The letter "S" deserts a "wet" word, leaving this mighty tree |
(Alex: From soak.)
oak
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Egypt has adopted Daylight Saving Time, but suspends its use during this Muslim month |
Ramadan
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In 1976 the NFL's Terry Bradshaw had a hit with Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could" do this |
(James: Wow, what is [*]?)
"Cry"
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In 1950 this sen. said there were 205 Communists in the State Dept. but in Sen. testimony gave no proof of a single card carrier |
Joe McCarthy
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Macbeth tells him, "Your children shall be kings", to which he replies, "You shall be king" |
Banquo
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The distaff counterpart to a man cave is this backyard haven with an alliterative name |
a she shed
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A word meaning "well liked" loses its middle "U" & becomes this tree |
poplar
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In the Mountain Time Zone, it's when the Times Square ball drops |
10 p.m.
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"Lonely Boy" was one of the songs on this duo's 2011 album "El Camino" |
The Black Keys
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William M. Gaines wasn't worried when he launched this irreverent humor magazine in 1952 |
Mad
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Before love conquers all in "Much Ado About Nothing", she calls Benedick "the prince's jester, a very dull fool" |
Beatrice
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A good choice for water-thrifty gardeners is Acacia cognata, also known as this, after a relative of the Addams family |
Cousin Itt
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The "D" drops from the front of a short race, leaving this tree at the finish line |
(Alex: From dash.)
ash
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Markets Fyr, an island in the Gulf of Bothnia, follows 2 time zones because it's split between these 2 countries |
Sweden and Finland
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Back in 2010 this one-named Swedish songbyrd was "Dancing On My Own" |
Robyn
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Born in New York, she moved with her family to Greece & was back for her Metropolitan Opera debut as Norma in 1956 |
Maria Callas
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She complains to the shrewish Kate, "Sister, content you in my discontent" |
Bianca
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Get cushions for Adirondack chairs in an outdoor fabric, like this brand that began in the 1960s as an awning canvas |
the Sunbrella
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The "H" is removed from a ship's steering wheel, leaving this 3-letter tree |
(Alex: From helm.)
elm
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France has the most time zones, 12, if you count Pacific possessions & this saintly island off Newfoundland near Miquelon |
Saint-Pierre
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This 3-named Canadian lass checks into a heartbreak hotel in the video for "Party For One", sort of a break-up song |
Carly Rae Jepsen
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In 1954 he ran unoppposed for president of Cuba |
[ERRATUM: "Unopposed" is misspelled in the clue.]
(Fulgencio) Batista
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Appropriately, this "Romeo & Juliet" character whose name means "good will" says, "I do but keep the peace" |
Benvolio
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Latticework structures for the backyard include the gazebo & this Italian-named one, seen here |
a pergola
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A lord protector is emancipated from the last letter of his first name, becoming this tree |
(Alex: Oliver Cromwell.)
olive
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