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This popular fast-food chain has taken a hit amid the Cyclospora outbreak, even though it might not be their fault
Taco Bell
No beans about it, unless you prefer to add them: for your first challenge, you'll be making this dish that Texans call a "bowl of red"
Chili
Laszlo Biro created the first of these pens in 1931
Ballpoint
The title of this Ken Kesey novel completes the rhyme "One flew east, one flew west..."
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
This university is located in Hyde Park on the south side of Chicago
University of Chicago
Puerto Rico
Start slicing & dicing for some stir-fry made in this Chinese bowl-shaped pan
Wok
There was one of these called "Charlie" in Berlin before the wall came down
Checkpoint
Partly autobiographical 1969 Vonnegut bestseller
Fahrenheit 451
This drawbridge that spans the Thames River adjoins the Tower of London
Tower Bridge
This week, news broke that a member of this politician's Secret Service was put on leave for possibly leaking travel details
Be creative & use lima beans instead of chickpeas to make this Middle Eastern pita shmear
Hummus
Alma mater of David Petraeus
West Point
O'Brien is the totalitarian torturer in this novel
1984
Launched in 1990 this weekly magazine from Time Inc. covers all aspects of the entertainment industry
Entertainment Weekly
The moisture from this tropical storm, which made its final landfill this week, has caused flooding in many areas of the country.
Prepare your paella, but don't waste any of this yellowish spice, the most expensive in the world
Saffron
In 2016 Steph Curry broke his own record for these in a season with 24 games to go
3-pointer
"I Am Number" this isn't Brett Favre's memoir but young adult sci-fi about the Loric children
Four
Carrie Fisher auditioned for Star Wars & this horror film at the same time — the 2 directors were in the same room
Carrie
The EU has fined this American tech company $1 billion after it was found to have breached rules designed to promote competition in digital services.
For dessert you'll be making Italian cheesecake with this, meaning "recooked" in Italian
Ricotta
It means assigning blame; the people likely to get the blame often say, "now is not the time for" it
Pointing Fingers
Richard Henry Dana told of life aboard a 19th century ship in "Two Years Before" this
the Mast
The Rhine River flows north from Switzerland into Germany & through the Netherlands before emptying into this sea
The North Sea