| TURKMENISTAN, THE COUNTRY |
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| Decade during which Turkmenistan most recently became an independent country |
the 1990s
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| This newspaper's Sunday mag features "What They Were Thinking", "The Way We Live Now" & a tough crossword |
The New York Times
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| In song, "A pretty girl is like" one |
a melody
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| Acronymically, "KISS" means "Keep it" this way, "stupid" |
simple
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| Antonio Banderas |
(Michelle: What is Mexico?)
Spain
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| The Turkmen language was 1st written in this script, then Latin, then Cyrillic, & now it's going back to Latin |
(Michelle: What is Greek?) (Bob: What is Hindu?)
Arabic
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| Attention, cheaters: A Michigan magazine for new parents is cleverly titled these "notes" |
(Michelle: What is Cliffs?) (Bob: What are CliffNotes?)
Crib Notes
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| The treble one is also called the G one |
Clef
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| "Serpentine" acronym for a 1985 law that maintains health insurance if you're fired |
COBRA
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Austria
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| This crop is "king" in the country's agricultural economy |
Cotton
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| John Rocker got in trouble for remarks quoted in the Dec. 27, 1999 issue of this magazine |
Sports Illustrated
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| The crwth of this country is a type of lyre played with a bow |
Wales
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| Astrophysicists have postulated the "weakly interacting massive" one of these, or WIMP |
particle
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| Salma Hayek |
(Bob: I'll risk $1,000.) (Alex: Yeah, you might have to do that in order to catch Sabin and Michelle.)
Mexico
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| After joining the IMF, Turkmenistan replaced this unit of currency with the manat |
the ruble
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| In Ebony's first 50 years, 1945 to 1995, this pop superstar graced the cover a record 17 times |
Michael Jackson
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| The wide end of a trumpet |
(Bob: What is the...)
the bell
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| One of Mobil Corporation's ancestors was SOCONY, this "Company of New York" |
Standard Oil
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| Jean-Claude Van Damme |
Belgium
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Revolutionary inspiration whose work is read here
"These are times that try men's souls..." |
(Bob: What is "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine?) [Originally accepted as correct, reversed after clue 25]
Thomas Paine ("The American Crisis")
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| Fresh water is tough to get; this large "sea" forming the western border is salt water |
(Alex: [To Bob] But before you make your next selection, I have some bad news for you. The response you gave a while ago about Thomas Paine was correct, but you added incorrect information. You said it was from "Common Sense", and it was from "The American Crisis". So, we give you $1,000 now, but you lose $1,600. So, you're at $4,400, but you get to pick.)
the Caspian Sea
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| Milton Friedman, or a London magazine founded in 1843 that might discuss his views |
The Economist
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| Meaning "music loving", it follows Berlin & Vienna |
philharmonic
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| In NYC acronyms, Soho is joined by Brooklyn's DUMBO, "Down Under" this structure's "Overpass" |
the Manhattan Bridge
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| Natalie Portman |
(Michelle: What is England?) (Sabin: What is the United States?)
Israel
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