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    | Sherpas & gurkhas lurka in Pokhara in this country | 
    (Alonzo: What is Tibet?)
  Nepal
 
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    | In 1994 she played Rizzo in a revival of "Grease"; in '07 it turned out she wasn't "hopelessly devoted" to "The View" | 
    Rosie O'Donnell
 
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    One who steals in the night:  "B Is For..." | 
    (Lisa: What is Burglary?)
  Burglar
 
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    | To turn a novel into a stage play | 
    to dramatize
 
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    | "Goings On About Town" & "The Talk of the Town" are regular features of this magazine | 
    The New Yorker
 
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    | In the American colonies in the 1770s, the British East India Company had a monopoly on the sale of this beverage | 
    tea
 
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    | (Jeff Probst delivers the clue from China.) Zhelin is sometimes called a lake, but it's really one of these French-sounding bodies of water | 
    (Alex: I just love the hats Jeff gets to wear!  I've gotta get me some of those.)
  a reservoir
 
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    | Carol Channing let Pearl Bailey play this part in 2 Broadway revivals but returned in 1995 | 
    Dolly
 
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    Go softly, detective: "G Is For..." | 
    Gumshoe
 
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    | Henry Luce helped create these 2 magazines, in 1923 & 1936 | 
    Time & Life
 
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    | "Taste the rainbow" of fruit flavors with this candy brand | 
    Skittles
 
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    | A national monument in Cork, the second city of this country, honors the Rebellion of 1798 | 
    Ireland
 
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    | In 2002 gingham & lots of corn were part of the theme of the opening night party for this musical revival | 
    Oklahoma!
 
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    Imminent danger: "P Is For..." | 
    Peril
 
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    | In countries where this type of salt is used, goiter virtually disappears | 
    iodized
 
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    | This hip-hop music magazine was founded by Quincy Jones | 
    Vibe
 
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    | Yes, we have piranhas in the Parana, the river that flows into this Uruguayan-Argentine estuary | 
    the Rio de la Plata
 
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    | This 1945 Rodgers & Hammerstein show came "around" again to win the first Tony for Best Musical Revival, in 1994 | 
    Carousel
 
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    Rebound like a bullet off a wall: "R Is For..." | 
    Ricochet
 
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    | We feared the epidemic would spread, but now we've done this, restricted it to one area | 
    localized
 
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    | The magazine is a mix of lifestyles & sexy stuff; this cocktail is a mix of lime & cranberry juices, vodka & Cointreau | 
    a cosmopolitan
 
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    | Flaneur is a French term for this kind of lazy person, also a type of shoe | 
    a loafer
 
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    | In 1879 the British improved the road through this, the most famous pass in the Safed Koh range | 
    the Khyber Pass
 
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    | Willem Dafoe is seen here as this simian title character in a 1997 revival of an O'Neill drama | 
    The Hairy Ape
 
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    Halt! Who goes there? "T Is For..." | 
    Trespass
 
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    | This word, coined about 15 years before "hypnotize", is now used as a synonym | 
    mesmerize
 
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    | Its first issue in 1845 included "A Smoke Filter for Locomotives" & the "Cause of Sound and Thunder" | 
    Scientific American
 
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    | This famous 19th c. clipper ship shares its name with a brand of scotch | 
    Cutty Sark
 
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