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    | There's a statue of this lexicographer in the center of West Hartford, Conn., his hometown | (Noah) Webster 
 
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    | The first of his 3 "Best Actor" nominations came for 1934's "The Thin Man" | William Powell 
 
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    | Women named Deborah should be busy, because Deborah is from Hebrew for this "busy" insect | (Alex: Deb...uh, Eileen.) 
 a bee
 
 
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    | One Hindu legend says that this sacred river sprang from the foot of the god Vishnu | the Ganges 
 
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    | Something that happens quickly happens in "leaps and" these | bounds 
 
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    | Term describing an eloquent person, such as an orator | silver-tongued 
 
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    | Shirley Plantation in this state was the site of the 1793 wedding of Robert E. Lee's parents | Virginia 
 
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    | "Man of Conquest" was a 1939 biography of this president of Texas | Sam Houston 
 
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    | Among the months of the year used as names, this one is first alphabetically | (Eileen: What is June?) 
 April
 
 
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    | The area surrounding this sea has been called "The Cradle of Civilization" | the Mediterranean 
 
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    | You'd file this extremely large indefinite number under "Z" | (Eileen: What is zero?) 
 zillion
 
 
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    | This 2-word phrase, no longer on our currency, made bills redeemable in metal | silver certificate 
 
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    | Old Deseret is a re-created 19th century pioneer community in this state capital | (Eileen: What is Utah?) 
 Salt Lake City
 
 
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    | Athlete portrayed by John Goodman in a 1992 film | Babe Ruth 
 
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    | Bianca is Italian for this color | white 
 
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    | About a third of the earth's surface is covered by this body of water | the Pacific 
 
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    | Anatomically speaking, an outpouring of gossip can be a "real" one of these | (Alex: "Anatomically speaking", it can be a real [*].) 
 earful
 
 
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    | Because his hair turned white prematurely, country singer Charlie Rich was given this nickname | the Silver Fox 
 
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    | This Washington, D.C. house, once the residence of Harry Truman, is named for the founder of the Washington Globe | Blair House 
 
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    | It completes the Mae West line "Well, it's not the men in your life that count,..." | "it's the life in your men." 
 
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    | You may think of it was pulled candy, but in Wales it's a popular nickname for David | Taffy 
 
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    | A channel called Pentland Firth separates the Orkney Islands from the mainland of this country | Scotland 
 
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    | At an auction it's a number of items that are bid on as one item | a lot 
 
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    | This wingless household pest feeds on such starchy items as wallpaper & books | a silverfish 
 
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    | The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. use this founder's Savannah, Georgia birthplace as a national program center | Juliette Low 
 
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    | He was the Figg in "How to Frame a Figg" | (Alex: And [*] will never forgive you for forgetting him in that particular picture.) 
 Don Knotts
 
 
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    | This surname, from Old English for "west meadow", is a popular first name among Methodists | Wesley 
 
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    | Nicaragua's capital is located on the southern shore of this lake | (Eileen: What is Lake Titicaca?) 
 Lake Managua
 
 
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    | It's a group of legislators who vote together, or a group of countries with a common purpose | a bloc 
 
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    | The eyes of newborns are often treated with a solution of this chemical to prevent blindness | silver nitrate 
 
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