1992 IN BOOKS: 30 YEARS AGO
WORDS OF LOVE
IN THE PARK
FOOD & DRINK
TECHNOLOGY
100
In its 625 pages, James Michener's opus about this neighbor nation of the U.S. weaves in bullfighting & the Spanish conquest
Mexico
100
Won't you be my this, the name of the patron saint of lovers?
Valentine
100
Strolling through New Orleans' City Park, you can see the oldest grove of the "live" type of this 3-letter tree
oak
100
Actually brewed more like a beer, this Japanese "rice wine" is about 15% alcohol & often drunk warm
sake
100
A.I. for short, this was the subject of the first book Amazon ever sold, about computer models of thought
artificial intelligence
200
A biography subtitled "Her True Story" is journalist Andrew Morton's look at this princess
Princess Diana
200
This word of affection opens many a letter; you'd rather not get the kind addressed to John, though
dear
200
Dedicated to John Lennon, the "Imagine" mosaic in Central Park is in this area whose name honors a "fruity" Beatles song
Strawberry Fields
200
This word for a Swedish-style buffet comes from words meaning "butter" & "table"
smorgasbord
200
The first episode of Mark Ronson's TV show "Watch the Sound" explores this technology that corrects a singer's pitch
Auto-Tune
300
"The Pelican Brief", a 1992 thriller by this author, became a movie starring Denzel Washington & Julia Roberts
John Grisham
300
An old song goes, "Oh my" this, "oh my" this, "oh my" this "Clementine"
darling
300
The Japanese Tea Garden is a lovely feature of this San Francisco park that shares its name with a nearby bridge
Golden Gate (Park)
300
Dom Perignon was a Benedictine monk whose name is on bottles of this potent potable
champagne
300
The incarnation of a Hindu deity, or the incarnation of you for virtual interaction
an avatar
400
This Terry McMillan bestseller centers on 4 African-American women living in Phoenix & their challenges with men & life
Waiting to Exhale
400
A traditional wedding vow says, "For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to" do this
cherish
400
Each year, musicians flock to Zilker Park in this Texas capital to partake in its "City Limits"
Austin
400
"Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is the 1961 book that launched this chef's career: 
Julia Child
400
Since 2019 a feature called Autopilot has been standard on new cars from this company such as Model S & Model 3
Teslas
500
There are men, women & planets in the title of this John Gray bestseller about relationships
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
500
To carry one of these flaming things means to be in love, perhaps with an ex
a torch
500
Griffith Park in L.A. is home to one of these scientific places for stargazing (the kind in the sky, not the celebs)
an observatory
500
If you order fried squid as an appetizer, it will likely be served under this name
calamari
500
The Ecobee3 Lite is a smart this for your home that will definitely not let a teenage Moldavian hacker cook you alive
a thermostat