OVER MY DEAD BODY
n a cemetery near Palm Springs, the lyric "The best is yet to come"
Frank Sinatra
This form of big-guy wrestling takes its name from the Japanese for "mutual strike"
sumo
"Weddings for Dummies" says, "If the groom arrives late with a crooked tie", this person "takes the heat"
the best man
It precedes "Strauss" in the name of a San Francisco apparel manufacturer
Levi
This 1935 act provided assistance to the elderly using payroll tax funds
Social Security
Hers is in an English church, "F.N. Born 12 May 1820, Died 13 August 1910"
Florence Nightingale
From the Latin for "piece of felt", it's the process of separating a solid out of a liquid using a membrane
filter (filtration)
Traditionally the groom throws this, often made of blue satin, at single men; catch it & you're next at the altar!
a garter
A sandwich served on rye
Reuben
When established in 1934, it regulated 623 radio stations & a telephone industry consisting of 14 million phones
the FCC
"Born Nov. 23, 1860 Killed July 14, 1881 /
The Boy Bandit King /
He died as he had lived
Billy the Kid
This adjective meaning "evil" comes from the Latin for "left hand"
sinister
In bridal fashions blusher, cascade & birdcage are types of these
veils
Slang for a $100 bill
Benjamin
WPA funds helped build 75,000 bridges, including the Lake Shore Drive one still standing over this river
the Chicago River
"For I'm going to run her till she leaves the rail or make it on time with the southbound mail"
Casey Jones
This word meaning an hour to be home comes from the French for "cover the fire"
a curfew
This economic contraction... oh, wait, it's a wedding category... this begins when the organist plays the happy music
the recessional
To move about aimlessly; it's found before "fly"
Gad
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established this government body, guaranteeing bank accounts up to a certain limit
the F(ederal) D(eposit) I(nsurance) C(orporation)
In Meudon, France, a bronze sculpture of a man deep in thought
(Auguste) Rodin
This condiment gets its name from the Chinese for "pickled fish brine"
ketchup
Reportedly, an "unfaithful" clause in this agreement with Charlie Sheen got $4 million for Denise Richards
a prenuptial
A degree of expertise in karate or judo
Dan
Headquartered in Knoxville, this agency created electric power & controlled floods in a 7-state area
the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)