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| It was the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1931 & would remain so for 40 years |
the Empire State Building
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| A standard chessboard has this many each of light & dark squares, the same as the total number of pieces in a set |
32
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All powerful, like God (10 letters) |
omnipotent
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| In Genesis he "was a keeper of sheep, but" this second person "was a tiller of the ground", & we need both |
(Larisa: Who is [*]? ...And [**]?) (Ken: There we go, in the nick of time.)
Cain & Abel
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| This bird follows "Grey" in the name of a top-shelf vodka brand; it follows "Golden" in a brand of very spendy sneakers |
Goose
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| "Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother", you'll dig this Bee Gees hit from 1977 |
"Stayin' Alive"
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| You must be a least 48 inches high to ride the Sling Shot, an extreme thrill ride found at Luna Park in this Brooklyn location |
Coney Island
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| Atop Brazil's Mount Corcovado is a 100-foot statue called him "the Redeemer" |
Christ
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A human-eating monster from fairy tales (4 letters) |
an ogre
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| Musically, Dad I sent us off on the "Radetzky March" , while his son, this Austrian man II, provided "Kaiserwaltzer" |
(Larisa: Who is Strauss?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
Johann Strauss
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| Red nail color inspired this shoemaker's red lacquer soles; he's come full circle & started a line of nail polish |
Louboutin
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| The Village People assured us that "You can hang out with all the boys" at this place, "They can start you back on your way" |
(Ken: Did you not want to do the...? [Ken gestures the letters.]) (Mason: This suit is constricting, you know.) (Ken: There we go, fair enough.)
the YMCA
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| Serving over 500,000 passengers each weekday, this transport hub is partly located under Madison Square Garden |
Penn Station
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| It's the most populous of Australia's states |
(Mason: What is Victoria?)
New South Wales
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Singularly oppressive or burdensome (7 letters) |
onerous
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| What a dad--Tom Clark swore in his son, Ramsey, to this Cabinet post, then quit the Supreme Court to avoid conflicts of interest |
at attorney general
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| For high-end footwear, try the Bing or Azia styles of shoes bearing the name of this Malaysian-British designer |
Jimmy Choo
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| DJ Rick Dees & his cast of idiots inspired chuckles with this tune about a guy on the dance floor who begins to cluck |
"Disco Duck"
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| When the smell of orchids gives way to lion sweat, you're going from the New York Botanical Garden to this neighbor facility |
the Bronx Zoo
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| The first official one of these to be issued, in late 1936, began 055 |
Social Security number
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Up to the chef, in Japanese (7 letters) |
omakase
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| New renovated, the Met Museum's wing covering, like, half the Earth is named for Michael of this oil, government & giving family |
(Allegra: What's the Breuer?)
Rockefeller
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| A pair of cutout DG rubber sandals from this Italian duo will set you back $345; if you want them in leather, it's $545 |
Dolce & Gabbana
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| Lipps Inc. wanted to "talk about it, talk about it, talk about, talk about" this groovy "urban" area |
(Ken: They want to take you to [*].)
Funkytown
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| 4th Avenue? There's no 4th avenue! Actually the avenue with this name was once 4th Avenue & in part of Lower Manhattan, still is |
(Allegra: What is Madison?)
Park Avenue
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| When fire approached in 2021, this largest known living tree was wrapped with protective aluminum |
(Mason: What is Hyperion?)
the General Sherman
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Neither perpendicular nor parallel (7 letters) |
oblique
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| May this family that ruled Milan in the 15th century be with you; Galeazzo Maria took over at age 22 but got whacked 10 years later |
(Allegra: Who are the Borgias?) ... (Ken: May the [*] be with you.)
Sforza
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| Vogue editor Diana Vreeland loved the shoes in this Spaniard's theater design sketches & suggested he focus on making them |
(Allegra: Who is Balenciaga?) (Mason: Who is Picasso?) ... (Ken: Who is [*]? That's his origin story.)
Manolo Blahnik
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| With "Le Freak", finally someone was urging you to freak out--this band, whose name rhymes with the song title |
Chic
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