Geo-Pourri
It's the country (& continent) where you'll find the Murray-Darling Basin
Australia
In Cote d'Ivoire French slang, mon pain, literally "my" this, means "my boyfriend"
Bread
Learning that her ex had become engaged to another woman inspired her to write "Someone Like You", a No. 1 hit in 2011
Adele
In dating strata or layers of rock, this pretty basic principle is called the law of superposition
Older stuff is on the bottom
A classic New York one of these uses cream cheese & Graham cracker curst; it should be cooked in a water bath too
Cheesecake
One theory says the name of this mountain chain comes from the Quechua for "high crest"
The Andes
Some French people hold une clope, one of these, between 2 fingers outside a bistro as they contemplate life's meaning
A ciggy
This duo's albums include "Sounds of Silence" & "The Concert in Central Park"
Simon and Garfunkel
In painting your masterpiece, it's "fat over lean": each successive layer should have a higher content of this standard medium
Oil
The name of this ring-shaped cake pan is a trademark of Nordic Ware, which added a "T" to a German word
Bundt
The Brahmaputra River runs through 3 countries from its source to its confluence with this other great river
The Ganges
Tomber dans les pommes is a phrase for passing out but literally means "falling in" a bed of this fruit
Apples
Gospel singer Merry Clayton sang "Rape, murder, it's just a shot away" on this Rolling Stones song that reflected the unrest of 1969
"Gimme Shelter"
Protecting soil & becoming nutrients, a forest layer alliteratively named this "litter" is actually all kinds of tree droppings
Leaf litter
Mardi Gras
Illyria is an ancient name for the northwest part of this European peninsula
The Balkan Peninsula
BCBG translates to "good style, good class", "good" being this "B" word in French
bon
"Might Delete Later" is a 2024 mixtape from this rapper, first name Jermaine
J Cole
The layered hair of this Austro-French woman was not a chic bob but a heap of tresses including wigs colored with turmeric
Marie Antoinette
This cake became a little cheaper & a lot more vivid when Adams Extract suggested using its red food color in the recipe
Red velvet cake
This South Pacific island country is about the size of New Jersey but where would you rather vacation, Newark or Suva?
Fiji
Unique to Qubecois slang & meaning "get ready" is attache ta tuque, a tuque is one of these
A hat
"Creep" was a single from "CrazySexyCool", a 1994 album by this trio
TLC
When layering clothing, the closest to your skin pulls moisture away, called this action in the outdoor fabric wear world
Wicking
Literally French for "melting", it's a creamy, sugary paste used in cake & candy-making
Fondant