This time means when the plane leaves the gate, not when it takes off
Departure
Always in style, Justice Ginsburg was famous for wearing these to indicate her "dissent"
Dissent collar
This "Where the Wild Things Are" author had a "tame thing", a German shepherd named Herman
Maurice Sendak
On commercial airlines, exit rows & bulkhead seats typically offer extra this
Legroom
At 77 million cubic feet, this Virginia office building is the country's largest
The Pentagon
4-letter monster that eats humans
Ogre
Ginsburg rather enjoyed this hip-hop nickname she got from a Tumblr blog
Notorious RBG
Flannery O'Connor kept these vibrant birds & sent their ornate tail feathers as gifts
Peacock
At 380 feet, the tallest living tree is a coast this in California
Redwood
The USA's driest point is in this national park in the Mojave Desert
Death Valley
The way you hold your body; as a verb, it can mean to adopt a blustering attitude
Posture
As director of the Women's Rights Project for this "Union", Ruth argued cases on gender equality before the Supreme Court
ACLU
Wallace Stegner, founder of this university's creative writing program is seen with Suzie in Los Altos Hills, near Palo Alto
Stanford
Vespa is an iconic brand of this
Scooter
In the contiguous states, the true southernmost point is Ballast Key in this state
Florida
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Questionnaire
Ruth began law school at Harvard but transferred to this NYC school where she later became the first female tenured professor
Columbia
Muriel the goat in this novel was probably inspired by George Orwell's own pet goat Muriel
Animal Farm
Nickname for a person from Muncie
Hoosier
The largest gorge is the Grand Canyon but the deepest one is Hells Canyon along this river
Snake
Calmness & coolness; under pressure, some keep it & some lose it
Composure
Ginsburg said of this fellow New Yorker & justice on the opposite side of the judicial spectrum, "We were best buddies"
Scalia
Of this author's dogs, Charley was a good boy, & Toby, who ate the first draft for "Of Mice & Men", was definitely a bad boy
Steinbeck
This term for a habitual object of abuse can also refer to something that invites you into a house
Doormat
This alliterative pine that needs lots of direct sunlight to grow is the state tree of Montana, the Big Sky State
Ponderosa pine