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ETYMOLOGY
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Washington made one of the first uses of this verb form of "reconnaissance" in English & ended it with an "re" like the British do
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reconnoiter
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Possibly shortened from "godfather", it first meant an elderly man of wisdom or skill; it's now a movie head electrician
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gaffer
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The original definition of this 6-letter word was a criminal stripped of legal protection--anyone could kill them
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an outlaw
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This word is an abbreviation of "stammlager", meaning main camp
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stalag
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This term for your setting or environment is French for "middle place"
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milieu
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WORLD WAR II
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In 1940 Spain's Franco declined to join this group, Germany, Italy & Japan's alliance during the war
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the Axis
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Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker on the last day of this 1945 month; 9 days later, the war was over in Europe
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April
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The 5-month battle of this city on the Volga halted the Nazi advance into Russia & turned the war's tide in the east
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Stalingrad
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This battleship that participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima was the site of Japan's surrender
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the Missouri
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Charged with defending Normandy, this former Afrika Korps commander was home in Germany on D-Day celebrating his wife's birthday
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(Erwin) Rommel
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RECENT POP CULTURE
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There was destruction in 2021 as King Kong tangled with this title kaiju favorite
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Godzilla
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"I Can't" do this by H.E.R. won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 2021
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"I Can\'t Breathe"
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A 2021 miniseries had the Falcon team up with this seasonal guy
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the Winter Soldier
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Unafraid of shows with initials in the title, CBS has this drama; its spinoff was "Most Wanted" & "International" was planned for 2021
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FBI
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A doctor at 221B Baker Street puts this title group of youths to work in a recent Netflix show
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the Baker Street Irregulars
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COOKING VERBS
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Similar to mince, it means to chop food into small cubes
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dice
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Culinary words for adding a last bit of color or flavor (mmm... parsley) include finish & this -ish verb
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garnish
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To pané a food is to coat it in these
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bread crumbs
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To soak meat for several hours in a mix of oil, acid & flavorings--in the fridge, never at room temp
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marinate
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To cook or stew gently just below the boiling point
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simmer
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THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
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The Interior Dept.'s National Park Service features this 1,900-sq.-mile Arizona park, much deeper in some parts than others
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the Grand Canyon National Park
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Around 1950 Interior assumed jurisdiction over American Samoa & this U.S. territory, said to be "Where America's Day Begins"
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Guam
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The San Joaquin kit type of this canine was in the department's "Class of 1967", the original endangered species list
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a fox
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The U.S. Grazing Service was one of the precursor agencies to this bureau that controls 245 million acres
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Land Management
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Though her last name sounds like a European country, this Interior Secretary is the first Native American to head a cabinet department
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Deb Haaland
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LET'S TAKE IT OUTSIDE
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It's the end-of-the-alphabet activity seen here
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zipline
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This term for a pleasant way to take a meal is from the Italian for "in the cool air"
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al fresco
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Black's Law Dictionary says this 6-letter verb means "to hang about & (do) nothing in a public place"
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loiter
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We can go to the Safari Park of this California zoo & see the only platypuses in the United States
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San Diego
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This mountaineering apparel company began in 1966 in San Francisco's North Beach
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The North Face
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I'M YOUR HUCKLEBERRY
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This character was introduced in a classic 1876 novel & got his own book 8 years later
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Huckleberry Finn
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IMDb's summary of the 1958 to 1962 Hanna-Barbera show about this canine--"The adventures of a blue dog with a Southern accent"
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Huckleberry Hound
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If picking huckleberries in Montana, be safe--it's estimated that in summer they make up half the diet of these animals
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grizzly bears
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As Doc Holliday in "Tombstone", this actor says, "I'm your Huckleberry" to Johnny Ringo
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(Val) Kilmer
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Jailed in 1846 for not paying a poll tax, this writer got out, ran an errand, picked huckleberries & was on the road to "Civil Disobedience"
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(Henry David) Thoreau
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EXTINCT ANIMALS
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The last known tarpan, Equus ferus ferus, a wild Russian type of this, died in 1909
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a horse
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Poaching due to its horn led to the extinction of the West African black this by 2011
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the black rhino
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With feathers once favored in women's hats, the California variety of this bird was widespread in the eastern U.S. until around 1920
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the Carolina parakeet
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The Tecopa pupfish native to this California desert became extinct due to human development in the area
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the Mojave
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Seen here is a fossil of one of these prehistoric fish lizards
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Ichthyosaurus
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AROUND THE WORLD
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The university of this city is the largest in Serbia
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Belgrade
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Canada's southernmost point lies on Middle Island in this Great Lake
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(Lake) Eric
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The spectacular Dynjandi waterfall is a highlight of the West Fjords Peninsula in this island nation
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Iceland
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This African capital due south of Sicily got its name from a region with 3 ancient Phoenician cities
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Tripoli
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Cotopaxi, meaning "shining peak", is an active volcano in this South American nation
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Ecuador
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NAME THE MOVIE KING
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"The Other Boleyn Girl"
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Henry VIII
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"First Knight"
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King Arthur
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Patrick Stewart in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"
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King Richard the Lion-Hearted
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"The Man in the Iron Mask"
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Louis XIV
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"Braveheart": the bad guy
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Edward I
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A POET LAUREATE
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Hyphenated last name of Cecil, actor Daniel's dad, who could rock a rhyme or 2 & had the British gig from 1968 to 1972
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Day-Lewis
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Dear lord! His "In Memoriam" was memorable enough to help him become Britain's laureate in 1850
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(Alfred, Lord) Tennyson
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The poet laureate of this state, like Marie Howe, receives the Walt Whitman Citation; Walt was from that state
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New York
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Named the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the U.S. in 2017, she put in a Super Bowl appearance 4 years later
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Amanda Gorman
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In 1986 this 3-named man who also wrote novels like "All The King's Men" became the first poet laureate consultant in poetry
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(Robert Penn) Warren
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STAND "PAT"
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Attracted to the blue agave plant, a bee is the logo of this tequila brand
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Patrón
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Here are some of the goodies inside this type of French-named shop
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patisserie
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This classic touch-&-feel book that Dorothy Kunhardt created for her daughter turned 80 in 2020
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Pat the Bunny
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It's the greenish film that sometimes forms on copper & bronze exposed to the elements
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patina
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It's a name derived from one's father, like Johnson from John
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patronym
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1930s AMERICA
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Unpopular at the time, the man for whom it is named wasn't invited to the September 30, 1935 dedication of this landmark
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Hoover Dam
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