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When Linda Evans decided to leave this series, her character Krystle Carrington slipped into a coma |
Dynasty
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He was a congressman from 1853 to 1855, then returned to NYC & organized his "ring" |
("Boss") Tweed
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Minimum age to be eligible to be U.S. president |
35
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More common in women than men, these swollen & twisted veins can be a real pain in the leg |
varicose veins (spider veins accepted)
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St. Cadoc founded the monastery of Llancarfan in this country |
(Fred: What is Ireland?) ... (Alex: Whenever you see those double "L"s, that's usually a sign of [*].)
Wales
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Send a fax & tell me it's short for this word |
facsimile
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In 1982 Carol Kane won an Emmy for the "Simka Returns" episode of this sitcom |
Taxi
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In 1931 Salvatore Maranzano took this Mafia title, Capo di Tutti Capi in Italian; 4 months later, it was so long, Sal |
Boss of Bosses
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Number of permanent teeth in an adult human mouth |
32
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More than 300,000 hip fractures annually can be attributed to this porous bone disease |
osteoporosis
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English-born St. Boniface became Bishop of Mainz & is known as the Apostle of this country |
Germany
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A mental ability, perhaps to help one join a university teaching staff |
a faculty
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We salute you if you know the Dukes of Hazzard raced about in a souped-up Dodge Charger called this |
the General Lee
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The Kansas City political machine of Boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future president |
Truman
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In 1899 Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 10 gun that fires this special caliber |
(Lisa: What is .32?) (Fred: What is thirty aught six?) (Don: What is .33?) ... (Alex: You've often heard, I'm sure, of a [*] Special.)
.38
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew types away.) Using a keyboard like this one may reduce the risk of a painful condition, abbreviated CTS |
(Alex: Yes, I have one of those also, but it was a regular one that one of my kids broke.)
carpal tunnel syndrome
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The man born Theodore Kolyshov was later known as Philip of this capital |
(Alex: Doesn't it sound Russian? Hence, [*].)
Moscow
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A dissenting minority within a larger group |
a faction
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We saw Murphy Brown go on the air in 1988 as the star reporter for this fictitious TV newsmagazine |
FYI
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James Curley inspired the novel "The Last Hurrah" as a political boss & mayor of this city |
(Alex: Ahh, a great story. [*].)
Boston
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Number of "Steps" in a Hitchcock thriller from 1935 |
39
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Caused by deposits, it affects the large joint of the big toe but can also occur in the hands & wrists |
gout
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Born in Normandy, St. Jean de Brebeuf was martyred in 1649 as a missionary in what's now this country |
Canada
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7-letter term for a small & often unimportant bit of information |
a factoid
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For much of the '80s, Julie Harris played Lilimae Clements, Valene's mom on this nighttime soap |
(Lisa: What is Dallas?) (Don: What is Falcon Crest?)
Knots Landing
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Named for founder Carlo, it's the crime family of which John Gotti was boss |
Gambino
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A standard piano has 52 white keys & this many black ones |
36
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Bursitis of the shoulder is often treated with injections of this hormone, from the Latin for "bark" |
cortisone
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Augustine of Canterbury died around 605; William of this other archbishopric, 550 years later |
(Alex: And that would be William of [*]. Canterbury and [*].)
York
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From the Latin for "do everything", it's somebody employed to do a variety of jobs for someone else |
a factotum
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