WORLD CAPITAL RHYME TIME
A Hungarian exam
A Budapest test
One-name title of Alexandra Ripley's sequel to "Gone with the Wind"; Ashley finally proposes, but she says no
Scarlett
Change a letter to get this big winner
Champ
A less serious offense, such as shoplifting, often punished with less than one year in prison
This type of energy is sustainable but not yet renewable; it could be if we start getting the uranium from seawater
Nuclear
This 3-word inquiry was already a catchphrase when Bugs Bunny first asked it in 1940
"What's Up, Doc?"
A Korean parchment curled up for storage
A Seoul scroll
This novel by Andy Weir about a stranded astronaut was originally self-published, and later adapted into a Matt Damon movie.
The Martian
Drop a letter to get this dromedary dome
Hump
In 1949 Joseph Sobek created this soon-popular game played within 4 walls
Let's dig up the fact that in 2021, this fossil fuel provided about 22% of U.S. electricity generation
Coal
Ordinal term for a president's husband
First Gentleman
A Lebanese matching jacket & trousers
A Beirut suit
"The Sicilian" by this author is another set in his universe of the criminal Corleone clan.
Mario Puzo
Change 2 letters to get this bell sound
Chime
Type of criminal that would use lock picking tools and often portrayed in heist movies
Safecracker
Power source of the Stanley brothers' 1910 automobiles, per the name
Steam
Term for an official document certifying one's inoculation status, perhaps for travel.
Vaccine Passport
Philippine flavoring from a tropical orchid
Manilla vanilla
Like the narrator of "The Little Prince", the book's author, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, chose this as his profession
Pilot
Drop 2 letters to get this sports authority
Ump
A homeless person may still have a place indoors to sleep; this is the term for someone sleeping on the streets
Unsheltered
The Energy Dept. says of this source, its "turbines don't produce atmospheric emissions that cause acid rain... or greenhouse gases"
Wind
It's the fiery term for a cheap prepaid mobile device that can be discarded to protect the user's anonymity
Burner Phone
Sudanese darkness or sadness
Khartoum Gloom
This poet wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" on the back of an envelope when he was just 17
Langston Hughes
Change 2 letters to get this metal fastener
The original line of this separating 2 territories was the one dividing the New World between Spain & Portugal
Demarcation
This dam with the most generation capacity of any U.S. power plant is about a 2-hour drive from Spokane
Grand Coulee Dam
"To stand on" these, meaning to benefit from the knowledge of great predecessors
"The Shoulders of Giants"