'90s NEWSMAKERS
We salute you if you remember that he victoriously led U.S. Forces in the Persian Gulf War
Schwartzkoph
No surprise, this animal's name is from Greek for "8-footed"
octopus
"One Good Turn" is a history of this tool & Mr. Phillips makes an appearance
a screwdriver
In a No. 1 song, he cautioned, "In every life we have some trouble but when you worry you make it double, don't worry be happy"
Bobby McFerrin
If you're being elusive, you are taking these "maneuvers"
evasive
In 1994, 4 years after his release from prison, he became president of South Africa
Mandela
From Malay for "man of the forest", this primate lives in the tropical rain forests of Sumatra
the orangutan
In 2018 "Cod" & "Salt" author Mark Kurlansky tackled this liquid, letting us know donkey's is low-fat & goat's is high-protein
milk
"What, me worry?" is the motto of this Mad Magazine cover boy
Alfred E. Neuman
Being "burnt in" this 6-letter manner is not usually a good sign
effigy
This Michigan M.D. defended himself at his fifth trial, in 1999; conviction for second-degree murder ensued
Dr. Kevorkian
The reindeer also goes by this Native American name meaning "shoveler of snow", from its habit of shoving snow aside to feed
the caribou
Vince Beiser's "The World in a Grain" is about this substance that concrete & glass, among other things, are made of
sand
When he was chair of the Fed in 1995, he said, "I worry incessantly that I might be too clear"
Greenspan
Seismological term for the place you least want to be in an earthquake
the epicenter
The daughter of a Czech diplomat, she was U.S. ambassador to the U.N. before becoming U.S. Secretary of State
Madeline Albright
Though it's really a mammal, its name is from Latin for "pig fish"
a porpoise
Jasmine & vanilla are 2 ingredients, but you won't get the whole recipe in Tilar J. Mazzeo's book about this numerical perfume
Chanel number 5
An old song says, "What's the use of worrying... so, pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and" do this, this, this
smile, smile, smile
A Christian holiday, or any sudden insight
Epiphany
Replacing Ed Koch in 1990, he became New York City's first African American mayor
david dinkins
Though wide awake now, this critter is thought to get the first part of its name from a word for "sleep"
a dormouse
Charles Seife wrote a book about it; ignored by the Romans & Greeks, it became "the most important tool in mathematics"
zero
In this compilation of teachings, the Jewish sage Hillel said, "The more possessions, the more worry"
The Talmud
This word that means boiling over with excitement comes from the Latin for "boiling over"
ebullient