From about 1873 to 1890, the famous feud between these 2 mountain families was at its worst
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Sidewinder or diamondback
(11)
Rattlesnake
...this, a boat, bowl or blood-carrier
vessel
Had Julius Caesar heeded the warning about this day, he might have survived it
Ides of March
You collect these if you're a philatelist
Stamps
William & Emily Harris, kidnappers of this newspaper heiress, were paroled in 1983
Patty Hearst
Cosmetic that makes you blush
(5)
Rouge
...this style of house, a specialty of artist Debbie Patrick
Victorian
In football it's the boundary between the teams prior to the snap of the ball
Line of Scrimmage
It's the game in which you'd use a shuttlecock
Badminton
In 1971 Clifford Irving received $750,000 from McGraw-Hill for a fake autobiography of this man
Howard Hughes
"Buyer's" guilt
(7)
Remorse
...this material, what old phonograph records are made of
Vinyl
Similes, metaphors & personification, for example
Figures of Speech
Whether you use this craft to make accessories or plant hangers, it helps if you have a knotting board
Macramé
In 1849 this U.S. city's bloody Astor Place riots began as a dispute over a performance of "Macbeth"
New York
Like a lizard
(9)
Reptilian
a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone
Vendetta
Made from gypsum, this white powder mixed with water is used in sculpture to make molds & casts
Plaster of Paris
The total number of pips on a dice
21
Murderer Albert DeSalvo, known by this nickname, was stabbed to death in a Massachusetts prison in 1973
the Boston Strangler
A person who lives a solitary life. Also the name of a type of spider
Recluse
...this official who rules over a province or colony in the name of a king
Viceroy
an antacid for the symptomatic relief of stomach discomfort or indigestion
Milk of Magnesia
This sport has been dubbed "the fastest sport on the planet" and has decreased in popularity because of the injuries that players received from high velocity projectiles.
Jai Alai