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THE FOREIGN-BORN DIRECTOR |
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Of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" & "Brokeback Mountain" |
Ang Lee
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Use kitchen twine for this technique of sewing up a chicken's legs & wings before roasting; it helps cook the bird evenly |
(Mark: What is rotisserie?)
trussing
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Published posthumously in 2021, "Silverview" is the 26th & last completed book by this British spy turned novelist |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Le Carré
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Each allegation in an indictment is one of these: one, one burglary! Two, two burglaries, ha ha ha ha! |
[Laughter after Ken imitates the Sesame Street character when reading the clue]
a count
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All 7 letters: Actresses Kathleen, Janine & Lana are these |
Turners
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The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park has land in Virginia, Kentucky & this state |
Tennessee
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Of "Hellboy" & "The Shape of Water" |
del Toro
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For a moist turkey on Thanksgiving, some swear by doing this, making a salt water solution & submerging the bird in it for 24 hours |
brining
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In a Tom Clancy novel, it's the code name of Col. Mikhail Filitov, the CIA's highest agent in the Kremlin, whom Jack Ryan must rescue |
the Cardinal of the Kremlin
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If you're a company officer, director or 10% stockholder, you're this type of person--no trading its stock based on secret info |
(Daniel: What... is... a conflict of interest?)
insider
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6 letters: Turmoil or disturbance, often following "campus" in 2024 news reports |
(Ken: Less than a minute, Amanda.)
unrest
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The Hereford cattle on the ranch of this president's historical national park are descended from his registered herd |
Johnson (LBJ)
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Poached eggs are cooked directly in hot water; eggs gently cooked in a dish placed in a hot water bath are this "pampered" kind |
coddled
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Goldfinger tells James Bond he calls his chauffeur this "because that describes his functions on my staff" |
(Ken: That's right, [*] with the hat, you remembered.)
Oddjob
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In felony cases, a sentence to this instead of jail requires the convicted person to be supervised by an officer |
(Amanda: What is parole?)
probation
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5 letters: To care for the sick or to feed at the breast |
nurse
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The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta includes MLK's birthplace & this church where he served as pastor |
the Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Of 1927's "Metropolis" |
(Fritz) Lang
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(Giada De Laurentiis presents the clue.) My Great Aunt Raffy taught me to cook a wonderful dish called ziti stufati that's baked in the oven, or as we say in Italian, this style |
(Amanda: What is alla forno?)
al forno
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2023's "Beirut Station" is about a CIA agent sent to kill a member of this Lebanese group during its 2006 war with Israel |
Hezbollah
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In the 1966 decision Sheppard v. Maxwell, the Supreme Court okayed these orders, like one imposed on Donald Trump in 2024 |
a gag order
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4 letters: This hard, fatty item from livestock organs is processed to yield tallow |
suet
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A historical park near Beatrice, Nebr. commemorates this 1862 act in which a person could claim 160 acres of public land to farm |
the Homestead Act
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Of "Day For Night" & "Jules et Jim" |
Truffaut
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This French term for parsley, thyme & bay leaf bound in cheesecloth & used for seasoning is très magnifique! |
(Amanda: What is a bouquet?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?) (Amanda: An herb bouquet?)
a bouquet garni
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Due to a financial crisis, his car broke down; he began writing fiction--his 11th novel, "Eye of the Needle", became his first bestseller |
Ken Follett
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It's said that this, right after initial trial testimony, is "the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth" |
cross-examination
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3 letters: This herb is a symbol of regret & sorrow |
rue
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