In 1954 the immigration station here in New York Harbor closed its doors
Ellis Island
Proverbially, you go "under" it when you head into surgery
under the knife
Cinnamon or pepper, & an area that can be "deep" or "outer"
Spice and Space
It's the walkway between rows of airplane seats
aisle
They're the long, thin parts on an insect's head used to search for food
feelers
About 2/3 of Hawaii's people live on this island
Oahu
Mom might let you run with rock or paper, but never with these
Scissors
The sound on an electronic device, & an examination you don't want to get from the IRS
Audio and Audit
Capable of being heard, or a football play adjustment
audible
I don't want us to part having any resentment, so "no" these, okay?
hard feelings
A street where Rihanna grew up in this island nation was named in her honor
barbados
It's a tool & a deadly weapon in a game of Clue & can also mean to twist violently
wrench
To proclaim via sermon, & to violate a contract
Preach and Breach
It's a powerful feeling of anger, maybe about social injustice
outrage
Kingly name for the power to make money out of anything one undertakes
The Midas Touch
A slang term for coffee comes from the name of this main Indonesian island
Java
This "d'etat", a sudden forced change in government, can get dangerous fast
coup
A tree remnant, & a economic downturn
Stump and Slump
Archimedes' exclamation after figuring out how to determine gold content in an alloy
eureka
Hyphenated adjective meaning promoting a sense of well-being, used of the most uplifting movie "of the year"
Got Gotland? Then you've got an island belonging to this Scandinavian country
Sweden
A silent "C" is the second letter of this agricultural implement, Death's symbolic tool of the trade
Scythe
A man-made waterway, & a group of anti-government plotters
Canal and Cabal
To treat a liquid with a gas
aerate
A standard of judgment, or a fine-grained mineral used to test alloys of gold
touchstone