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| This U.S. president gave a 1797 talk on a fossil he thought was a primitive feline; it was really a ground sloth |
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| In an interview Carly Simon said this star called & thanked her for the song "You're So Vain" |
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| For a gluttonous Thanksgiving gorge-fest try turducken, a turkey stuffed with these other 2 animals |
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| Add an "L" to it & you get another word for a fisherman |
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| One of the largest artificial lakes in the world, it straddles the border between Arizona & Nevada |
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| Franz Liszt always claimed that this great German composer saw him perform as a child & kissed him on the forehead |
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| The harpy type of this raptor is one of the sloth's main predators |
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| This Bronx diva & former "Fly Girl" asks at events that her path be prepared with the scent of gardenias |
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| In the '90s you were a glutton for punishment if you rooted for this Ohio NFL team that went 52-108 |
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| It's what Khan had in a "Star Trek" movie sequel title |
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| On Nevada's state flag, you can see 2 sprays of this wise-sounding state flower |
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| After the death of his dad, Liszt was listless as a musician; he took up books & met this "Miserables" writer |
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| Most mammals have 7 of these neck bones; 3-toed sloths have 8 or 9 & can rotate their heads 270 degrees |
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| This singing ex of Tommy Mottola had a life-sized $9,500 birthday cake modelled after herself for a 2005 bash |
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| This 19th c. financier known for his jewelry was described by a restaurateur as his best 25 customers |
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| A homophone of this word is found before "Ashbury" in the name of a hippie section of San Francisco |
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| Lincoln saw Nevada's statehood as additional support for this amendment that outlawed slavery |
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| Liszt's music was influenced by this Polish pianist, who first met George Sand through Liszt |
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| Sloths are heterothermic, more commonly termed this; their body temperature can vary by 20 degrees a day |
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| This "Evening Shade" star wigged out when it was revealed that he owed $7,500 to 2 toupee companies |
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| Pope Martin IV ate himself to death with eels; this "Divine Comedy" poet placed him in purgatory |
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| In 2004 LucasArts "Unleashed" this popular game for both Xbox & PlayStation |
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| This current leader in the Senate became the youngest lt. governor in Nevada history at the age of 30 |
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| He was upset Liszt sent him a "shop copy" of a symphony when he sent Liszt a nice bound copy of "Lohengrin" |
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| Moss doesn't grow on a slow-moving sloth but blue-green this does, giving its fur a green hue |
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| This Grammy, Oscar, Tony & Emmy winner famously prefers to be photographed from her left side |
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| This great-grandson of Augustus extorted & confiscated Roman estates to finance his excesses |
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| A 1956 drama about Jimmy Porter was called "Look Back in" this |
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| In 1859 this "lode" of silver made Nevada's Virginia City one of the most famous Western mining towns |
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| Between 1846 & 1853 Liszt composed the first 15 of his "Hungarian" these |
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