The long-haired flower children of the 1960s were sometimes described this way
hippie-dippie
A highlight of historic Philadelphia is this woman's home, known as the birthplace of the American flag
Betsy Ross
A crease in facial skin, or an unexpected development
a wrinkle
In April 2018 Paul Ryan said he'd leave the House of Representatives & this top post there
Speaker
Bazooka is a brand of this
bubble gum
A magician might say these magic words
hocus-pocus
Naturally, the science institute named for Ben Franklin has a permanent exhibit on this, the subject of a book on Ben Franklin's work published in 1751
electricity
I lost by 3 votes? I demand this second tabulation!
recount
Nominated to be the first woman to head this agency, Gina Haspel said she excelled at dead drops & back-alley meetings
the CIA
Monk house
abbey
If the camera is moving around way too much, the image is said to be this; I'm getting sick
herky-jerky
Here at the Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia, raspberries, vanilla & blueberries represent the colors of France's flag & ours in the ice cream flavor named for this friend of the Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette
It's also called a seismic sea wave
a tsunami
The govt. reached a milestone in 2018, awarding its 10 millionth of these protections; more than 100,000 have gone to IBM
patents
To mend boots, or to put something together clumsily
cobble
Quit looking at me that way! It's creepy & it's giving me these
the heebie-jeebies
Philly's beloved farmers' market traces its roots to 1893 when it was built under a new terminal used by this railroad, perhaps most familiar to Monopoly players
Reading
The "under"lying message in a novel or a conversation
the subtext
The front of a dollar bill says it's this kind of "note", representing the overseer of our banking system
Federal Reserve note
Short ends of grain after harvesting, or of hair before shaving
stubble
An adjective for a gadget that's extra useful & convenient
handy-dandy
The Philadelphia Barnes Foundation is known for its extraordinary collection of Impressionist art--The Barnes has 181 paintings by this artist alone
Renoir
An evergreen, such as the spruce
a conifer
On Sept. 1, 1980, the New York Times said "Republicans worry about" one of these events that happen late in a campaign
a October surprise
Decorator Rachel Ashwell gives tips to achieve the aura of old money & cushy comfort in books called this "Chic"
shabby