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From the Greek Word for... 'Nose horn'. There are Javan and Sumatran types
Rhinoceros
As a verb, it means to light a fire, as a noun it's an e-reader
Kindle
The Tokyo National Museum has armor and swords of this warrior class
Samurai
The 17th century painting of the Cholmondeley Ladies shows 2 kids wrapped in this way, what thebump.com calls "burrito-style"
Swaddled
The character of chaos theorist Ian Malcolm was introduced in this Michael Crichton novel about a unique island attraction
Jurassic Park
The subtitle of this No 1 bestseller is "The Osage Murders & Birth of the FBI"
Killers of the Flower Moon
This Filipino dish is braised meat cooked in a marinade of vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic
Adobo
Kris Jenner has trademarked this word she coined for her role as a working parent who wears multiple hats
Momager
Nightstalkers are a crossbreed of rattlesnakes & coyotes--how delightful!--in the "New Vegas" version of this video game
Fallout
This insect known for song & for returning after long periods symbolizes purity in Chinese art; it was supposed to live on dew
Cicada
Chemistry professor Kikunae Ikeda discovered that glutamate, as in MSG, is key to this fifth basic taste. Savory foods naturally rich in it include; parmesean cheese, tomatoes, and dried mushrooms.
Umami
In meteorology it's the height of the lowest clouds on an overcast day
This triple-decker poultry dish with a portmanteau name may be the ultimate in engastration, i.e., food stuffed inside other food
Turducken
Verdigris is a type of this thin layer formed by acidic reactions; it's that greenish hue on weathered copper
A Patina
As an NBA analyst, I (Richard Jefferson) like to see my fellow Wildcats from this school, like Deandre Ayton, Andre Iguodala &, before my time, future congressman Morris Udall; he had a glass eye, but a wicked one-handed shot
University of Arizona
A dog running in circles for no clear reason is having FRAP, frenetic random activity period, AKA doing these
Zoomies
From Turkish for 'turning' its the middle eastern version of a gyro or doner, meat shaved from a rotating and wrapped in pita
Shawarma
His "Desperation" is set off Interstate 50 in Nevada; another of his books, "The Stand", culminates in Vegas
Stephen King
Drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán, known by this nickname, was recaptured in January, six months after escaping prison
El Chapo
We're never gonna give up this bait-&-switch prank meme featuring Mr. Astley & an '80s pop hit
Rick Rolling
According to his law, resistance in a DC circuit is the ratio of volts to amps
Georg Ohm
Any 'birdbrain' knows these are the small compartments for papers in a desk
Pigeonholes
Home of the Masters, this golf course has a subterranean cooling system to cool its greens during hot summer months
Augusta National
The National Toy Hall of fame calls this, created in 1974, the "most popular puzzle in history"
Rubiks Cube
Some said it wouldn't work in 1970 when this program brought the NFL to primetime, but in 2020 I (Richard Jefferson) became the seventh play-by-play announcer as it celebrated 50 years on the air
Monday Night Football