The order they belong to, Proboscidea, is named for their most distinguishing feature
The Wolf
Their goods go under the hammer
At an Auction
Spock’s space saga
Stark Trek
Tombstone letters which could prompt a tear or a tear
RIP
Half of a half note
A Quarter Note
Nosferatu, Dracula & Barnabas
Vampires
Color of ink used for negative entries in an account ledger
Red
On both coasts, it’s 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. weeknights
Prime Time
Letters spelling a boxers’ doom, but when reversed, everything's all right
KO
Rams 10, 49ers 7, or printed music a conductor uses
A Score
The accused in these trials included von Ribbentrop, Goering & Hess
The Nuremberg Trials
Check cashing term meaning to sign on the back
To Endorse
What M*A*S*H stands for
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Dot dot dot,
dash dash dash,
dot, dot, dot
SOS
The speed of a composition
The Tempo
He shot the man who shot JFK
Jack Ruby
Word said to be derived from the practice of trimming coins held in trust with a bezel
Embezzlement
TV show Arnold the pig watched TV on
Green Acres
TV production company responsible for the Mary Tyler Moore show
MTM Productions
Strummed instrument that sounds like it wouldn’t tell the truth
A Lyre
Family name of the kings who ruled Palestine at the time of Jesus
Herod
The practice of hiring more workers than a job needs, or furnishing grandma's sleeping quarters
Featherbedding
In 1953, Clarence Day’s paternal novel turned into Hollywood's first live network color series
Life with Father
An air conditioner’s cooling capacity is measured in these
BTU
It sounds different from a harpsichord because its strings are hit, not plucked
A Piano