Protons & neutrons: this part of an atom
the nucleus
The MacKenzie Mountains are part of the Canadian section of these mountains; the Bighorn Mountains are in the U.S. part
the Rockies
This 2023 holiday horrorfest promised, "There will be no leftovers"
Thanksgiving
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It's a tchotchke or doodad, perhaps the "Virginia is for lovers" key chain picked up on a vacation
souvenir
Adele & Lionel Richie were greeted with No. 1 hits that had this title
Hello
Temperature-based phrase for information that's just been printed in a newspaper
hot off the presses
The semicircular canals: this part of the human body
the ear
A Disneyland attraction is exactly 100 times shorter than this 14,700-foot Alp
the Matterhorn
The title male fashion model in this comedy had "3% body fat. 1% brain activity"
Zoolander
According to National Geographic, the world's largest man-made one by surface area is Lake Volta in Ghana
a reservoir
This 1956 Elvis Presley title "found a new place to dwell" with Whitney Houston; different lyrics, of course
"Heartbreak Hotel"
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To the phrase "Safe as" these little creatures, James Thurber added "under a cookstove"
kittens
Winnie-the-Pooh's home: the forest surrounding this wood
the Hundred Acre Wood
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Ranges within this mountain system include the Rif, the Saharan & the Tell
the Atlas
It was "No goats. No glory" for "The Men Who Stare at Goats", starring him as out-there Army officer Lyn Cassady
George Clooney
Gurez & Changthangi are sheep breeds from this disputed place on the Indian subcontinent
Kashmir
In very different musical styles, The Beatles & The Chainsmokers implored, "Don't" do this
Let Me Down
Travis McGee observes, "People who become" these "in their own time usually have very little time left"
legends
8 versions of Monet's "Water Lilies": this museum in Paris' Tuileries gardens
the Orangerie
The highest peak in Russia, in ancient times it was called Strobilus, meaning pine cone & a reference to its shape
Elbrus
It's part of a film series & we'll even front you "Harold & Kumar": "This time they're running from the joint"
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
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This word for a slaughterhouse is borrowed from French
abattoir
In very different musical styles, The Animals, ELO & Sia implored, "Don't" do this
Bring Me Down
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Longtime Philly DJ Jerry Blavat helped popularize this "explosive" rhyming phrase for something good out of the old days
blast from the past
A research center established by Jane Goodall: a national park in Tanzania named for this stream
Gombe
Edward Whymper was the first to summit this highest mountain in Ecuador, putting him at the farthest point from Earth's center
Chimborazo
"Revenge never looked so promising", promised this 2020 film starring Carey Mulligan
Promising Young Woman
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This word can refer to a pirate in the Mediterranean Sea from the 16th to 19th century
a corsair
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In 1980 this country star had a crossover No. 1 hit with "Lady", a feat not achieved by Styx with the same-titled song
Kenny Rogers
Shakespeare put "cry" before this word, an order to soldiers to start looting & pillaging
havoc