THERE'S A NAME FOR THAT JOB
That underappreciated person who does any & every thing on a movie or TV lot is a P.A., standing for this
production assistant
World War II rationing meant bakers used beetroot juice for this colorful cake that's now made with food coloring
red velvet cake
Trendy, or where the thighbone meets the pelvis
hip
"My Favorite Things" are shared by Maria in this show
The Sound of Music
Let's do the time warp again, indeed! This film that turned 50 in 2025 has become a cult classic thanks to midnight showings
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sales associates at Kate Spade have this inspiring title, even if they're not named Calliope or Terpsichore
muse
Though it sounds European, the name of this cake refers to the brand of chocolate used, not its country of origin
German chocolate cake
Move with speed, or nil, nada, nothing
zip
You'll hear about "The Impossible Dream" in this favorite
Man of La Mancha
The 250th anniv. celebrations of this U.S. military service ended in November 2025 at the Commandant's Birthday Ball
the Marines
Not all that many of them around these days, but as the Old English root suggests, a wainwright makes & repairs these
wagons
The spiral shape of the sponge cake & what it's filled with are big hints to the name of this treat
jelly roll
A fruit seed, or one of the dots on dice
pip
"Anything You Can Do" would include knowing 2 sharpshooters are singing that song in this show
Annie Get Your Gun
2015's presidential proclamation for the 150th anniversary of this amendment said it "ushered in a new birth of freedom"
the 13th Amendment
Need a men's hat, tie or handkerchief? Go see the person with this 11-letter title
haberdasher
Jenny Åkerström created princess cake, which is covered with a green layer of this sweetened almond paste
marzipan
A strong desire, or an Asian currency
yen
"Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin"' it is with Curly belting one out in this production
Oklahoma!
A historian from the Lowell Observatory & Clyde Tombaugh's son spoke during a 90th anniversary celebration of its discovery
Pluto
There's a military officer's rank in this word for the head steward of a palace or other big fancy household
majordomo
Michel Bras was inspired by an après-ski hot cocoa when he invented his version of this cake with its signature ganache core
a lava cake (molten chocolate cake)
Low land partly covered with water, or an Asian currency
fen
Revived in 2025:
"A Whole New Board Game" &
"One Night In Bangkok"
Chess
For the 40th anniversary of her death, she was on a 100-zloty coin; for the 50th, a 100-franc coin
Marie Curie