Big Words
A person who fought against slavery, like John Brown, was termed this 12-letter word.
Abolitionist
NASA has 134 of these & has no current plan to hire more.
Astronauts
Among its numerous city squares are Ledise, known for its cafes, & Rembrandt, known for its cabarets
Amsterdam
Fan, form, poison pen
Letters
You win in this game by getting the rope with a sphere attached wrapped completely around the pole.
Tetherball
This instrument, often attached to an inflatable cuff, is used to measure blood pressure.
Sphygmomanometer
On August 27, 2003 this planet reached its closest point to Earth in nearly 60,000 years.
Mars
In Russian this Lithuanian capital is called Vilna.
Vilnius
Wing, Brazil, Litchi
Nuts
Now called this, it was introduced around 1928 as Hop Ching checkers.
Chinese checkers
This 11-letter word for “sleight of hand” is from the French for “light of hand”
Legerdemain
In 1965, Belyayev just had to sit there while his partner Leonov became the first to do this.
Walk in Space
This city’s best-known thoroughfare is Trakt Krolewski, or Royal Way.
Warsaw
Lots, gavel, bidders
Auctions
Mattel has set this classic boxing toy in a video game “arena”
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
This adjective refers to a 150th anniversary
Sesquicentennial
In 1945 this “Space Odyssey” author suggested a space-based telecommunication system.
Arthur Clarke
This capital lies on the Attica Plain surrounded by mountains including Parnes & Hymettus.
Athens
Corsets, collars, executions
Things that have stays
The name of this game that uses 144 small tiles comes from a word meaning “sparrows”
Mah Jongg
28-letter term for opposition to the withdrawal of state support, as for the Anglican church
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Try & come up with this name of the Apollo 15 command module or the shuttle first launched in 1992.
Endeavor
In the 15th century, Henry the Navigator founded St. Mary’s Chapel in Belem, now a part of this European capital.
Lisbon
Dean Martin, William Clark, Lamb Chop
Partners of someone named Lewis
The piece you try to capture in Stratego has one of these on it.
A flag