SCIENCE & NATURE
THE FABULOUS '50s
REAL U.S. LOCALES
DO THE HITS
CROSSWORD CLUES "T"
200
'Our sun is classified as the yellow type of these "small" stars'
Dwarfs
200
'In 1951 this Oklahoman replaced Joe DiMaggio as the Yankees' starting center fielder'
Mickey Mantle
200
'This Indiana town shares its name with a popular theater snack reportedly given to the Pilgrims by the Indians'
Popcorn
200
'This rock pioneer's first & only No. 1 hit was 1957's "That'll Be The Day"'
Buddy Holly
200
'It precedes cop, court & jam
(7)'
Traffic
400
'Like those of the genus Malus, most wild apples are of this tart "crustacean" type'
Crabapples
400
'Nickname given to Eisenhower's theory that if one Asian country falls to Communism, others will follow'
Domino Theory/Principle
400
'This Ohio town shares its name with Hosea's Old Testament wife & the first name of a TV military hayseed'
Gomer
400
'The Beatles had 20 No. 1 singles; this man had 18'
Elvis Presley
400
'Knights & pinball games do it
(4)'
Tilt
600
'Of 6,000, 66,000 or 666,000 MPH, the closest to the speed of the Earth around the sun'
66,000
600
'He's credited with coining the term "beat" to describe a generation'
Jack Kerouac
600
'This Oregon town could be the theoretical home of a doll, 1983's most popular Christmas toy'
Cabbage Patch
600
'Her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl took the song into the Top 40 for the first time'
Whitney Houston
600
'An acrobat, or his drinking glass
(7)'
Tumbler
800
'2 of the 4 stages of development for most insects'
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
800
'Headline-making object seen here:'
Sputnik
800
'It's the only town in Illinois bearing the name of a mid-'70s dance craze'
Disco
800
'On the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart, this UB40 hit climbed to No. 34 in 1984 & to No. 1 in 1988'
"Red Red Wine"
800
'A Roman official, or a Chicago newspaper
(7)'
Tribune
1000
'The adult human brain is made up of more than 10 billion of these nerve cells'
Neurons
1000
'He spent the entire decade as chancellor of West Germany'
Konrad Adenauer
1000
'George Michael didn't found this Louisiana town, but it does bear the name of his old pop duo'
Wham
1000
'Bee smart & name this 1968 No. 1 hit for Bobby Goldsboro'
"Honey"
1000
'Kettle repairman, or Ms. Bell
(6)'
Tinker
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