By Mitch Albom:
"Tuesdays with ____"
Morrie
Slow mover on land:
TOE RIOTS
Tortoise
A Hungarian professor designed the prototype of this puzzle in 1974; by the 1980s, it was a sensation
a Rubik's Cube
The clouds parted enough for Prince to take this tune to No. 2 in 1984; I only wanted to see you responding in the...
"Purple Rain"
Proverbially, a nice person without a lot of social grace is one of these "in the rough"
Diamond
The body's growth & development are controlled by these chemical substances
Hormones
Anthony Bourdain's "Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly":
"Kitchen ____"
Confidential
Deadly river carnivore: CIDER LOCO
Crocodile
This smiling gal with yarn for hair was the subject of a U.S. patent issued in September 1915
Raggedy Ann
She sang, "Now that it's raining more than ever... you can stand under my umbrella... ella, ella, eh eh eh"
Rihanna
A pale yellow, like certain "waves of grain"
Amber
To afflict with great bodily or mental suffering
Torment
By James Watson, about the discovery of the structure of DNA:
"Double ____"
Helix
Legendarily transformative: LEMON ACHE
Chameleon
Someone's block will be knocked off when the Blue Bomber takes on the Red Rocker in this 5-word game
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
In "The Perfect ____ Song", "I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison, & I went to pick her up in the rain"
Country
The "New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy" says Ireland has this nickname because of its "lush, green countryside"
Emerald Isle
This religion originated in the U.S. but a majority of its members live outside the country
Mormonism
First published in 1972:
"Dr. ____ Diet Revolution"
Atkins
Really, really big:
NO CANADA
Anaconda
In 1999 this classic toy wagon landed at the National Toy Hall of Fame
Radio Flyer
"So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way, 'cause nothin' lasts forever, even cold November rain", they sang
Guns N' Roses
It's the longest title you'll never forget--"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by" her
Sapphire
Trademarked countertop covering
Formica
A Pulitzer Prize-winning "Biography of Cancer":
"The Emperor of All ____"
Maladies
A venomous southwesterner:
INTRO GLEAMS (2 words)
Gila monster
I got a brand new pair of Riedell 911 Jammer Jams, these
roller skates
This duo, in 1984: "Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a memory, falling on my head like a new emotion"
the Eurythmics
Janis Joplin's nickname
Pearl
Ancient Babylonian writing
Cuneiform