LIGHTEN UP
Rhyming name of the dim bedtime illuminant in your child's room, possibly to ward off monsters
a night light
She announced that 2003's "Blood Canticle" will be her final vampire novel
Anne Rice
Many schools use this motto from Genesis 1:3, God's first spoken command
"Let there be light"
From an explorer, Mr. Vespucci
America
This word is paired with "lickety" to mean "quickly"
split
Unit of power equal to 1 ampere flowing across a 1-volt potential difference (big definition, little word)
a watt
Her 16th c. cottage in Shottery, England is kept as a memorial (she never danced at the Oscars with Hugh Jackman)
Anne Hathaway
Harvard University's motto is simply Veritas, meaning this
truth
After seeing stilt houses on Lake Maracaibo, explorers named this country after Venice
Venezuela
Speedy plural term for a quickly-moving section of a river
rapids
It's the "E" in laser
emission
This advice columnist said "Truth is Stranger"; at least she did when she wrote that book in 1968
Ann Landers
Amor omnia vincit, or this "conquers all", is on the seal of William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri
love
This Central American country is named for "The Savior", Jesus Christ
El Salvador
In a TV cartoon Spritle & Chim Chim often stowed away in the trunk of this title thrill-seeker's car, the Mach 5
Speed Racer
Used to manipulate light, the shutters on a stage lamp go by this farm name; don't let them hit you on the way out
a barn door
This college town is the seat of Michigan's Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor
Montclair State College in New Jersey uses the motto Carpe diem, which means this
seize the day
This African country is named from the Portuguese for "lion mountains"
Sierra Leone
From the Latin for "prompt", it's the Spanish word for "soon"
pronto
"Unlock" this 3-letter term for the principal light illuminating an actor's face
key (light)
She delivered a sparkling keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention
Ann Richards
The University of Guam shares this motto with the State of New York; it means "higher"
Excelsior
This new Balkan nation is named for the appearance of Mt. Lovcen or perhaps the dark forests around it
Montenegro
In Newton's equation F=ma, it's what "a" stands for
acceleration