LITERARY CHARACTERS
This hunchbacked bell ringer of the Cathedral of Notre Dame was deaf
Quasimodo
At more than 1,000 feet above the water, the highest of these in the U.S. spans Royal Gorge in Colorado
A bridge
It's the chain whose iconic logo can be seen all over its hometown, including the main arena and event center that shares its name in downtown Minneapolis
Target
A boy band: NKOTB
New Kids on the Block
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Language
A labyrinth turns into this word meaning to astonish greatly
Amaze
The young narrator of "To Kill a Mockingbird" has the given name Jean Louise but goes by this nickname
Scout
275 million cubic yards of material were used in the largest of these American barriers, on Tenmile Wash in Arizona
Dam
Kirkland Signature is this warehouse chain's private label brand
Costco
Named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020: NIN
Nine Inch Nails
Dress your pets in traditional colors and beads and pretend it's this celebration in February, famously celebrated on Bourbon St
Mardi Gras
A musical sound of a certain pitch becomes this word meaning to make amends for a sin
Atone
Washington Irving's story about this nap-happy fella was first published in "The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon."
Rip Van Winkle
The most-robbed bank in the United States is the Bank of Hogan in Hogan's Alley, the Quantico, Virginia, mock town where this organization trains its agents in tactical techniques
The FBI
According to its jingle, it's the "place with the helpful hardware folks"
Ace
"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" was their last Top 10 hit: CCR
Creedence Clearwater Revival
If you have a piano, play his 1801 "Moonlight Sonata"
Beethoven
The pointy top of a tower becomes a verb meaning to hope to be something great
Aspire
Daily Double!
This title character says, "I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose?"
Dorian Gray
Covering 98 acres, this aircraft company's Everett, Washington plant is the largest building by volume in the U.S. (& the world)
Boeing
We salute you if you know that this clothing chain, owned by Gap Inc., was named for a bar in Paris; grog, anyone?
Old Navy
They sound angry: RATM
Rage Against the Machine
Organize your closet using the Konmari Method & get rid of items that no longer do this 2-word catchphrase
Spark joy
A conjunction meaning on the contrary becomes this verb meaning to be adjacent
Abut
In this novel, John Kennedy Toole described Ignatius J. Reilly as having "waves of flesh rippling"
A Confederacy of Dunces
At 26 square miles, Arlington is the smallest self-governing this in the United States
County
This chain founded in 1983 initially promised "glasses in about an hour"
LensCrafters
They hit it big with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper": BOC
Blue Oyster Cult
Create beautiful landscapes using techniques taught by this late PBS host in his "Joy of Painting" videos
Bob Ross
A word meaning to portend becomes this one meaning a home or dwelling
An Abode