MNOW YOUR MNEMONICS
LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
COATS OF ARMS
MEDICAL MILESTONES
NIGHTLY NEWS WORDS
200
'"Roy G. Biv" is a mnemonic for the 7 colors of this'
the rainbow (or spectrum)
200
'"Title" for Conrad's Jim
(4)'
Lord
200
'On Guyana's coat of arms, a white shield is bordered by 2 of these felines, the largest cat in the New World'
the jaguar
200
'Louise Brown, the first human conceived by in vitro fertilization, is better known as the 1st this "baby"'
test tube baby
200
'I found this "animal" market is characterized by falling prices for securities (now I need to learn what that means)'
a bear
400
'"India's big, but Africa's bigger, the same as their" these animals, "easy to figure"'
elephants
400
'Instrument "of Orpheus" in a Robertson Davies title
(4)'
a Lyre
400
'Due to a strong Viking element in its history, the Isle of Man has this black bird on its shield along with a falcon'
a raven
400
'In 1853 Charles Gerhardt buffered salicylic acid, creating acetylsalicylic acid, later marketed as this'
aspirin
400
'Yes, I was picturing the scene here before I found this term meant an ex-CEO's sweet benefits'
a golden parachute
600
'"R'n'B" will help you remember how to set up these pieces from left to right on a chessboard'
rooks, bishops & knights
600
'Title adjective for Fitzgerald's "Tycoon"
(4)'
Last
600
'The center of Armenia's coat of arms features this mountain, its national symbol; oh, & there's a boat on its peak'
Mount Ararat
600
'In the 1950s Peter Safar developed this emergency procedure to maintain airway, breathing & circulation'
CPR
600
'It means a trip to work (like I do on a scooter) or to make a penalty less severe (like Bush did to a guy named Scooter)'
commute
800
'"MMVENUSJ" is a mnemonic for the size of these, from smallest to largest (it recently lost its "P")'
the planets
800
'"Wayside Inn" tale spinner
(10)'
Longfellow
800
'The region of Transylvania is represented on this nation's coat of arms by an eagle & 7 towers'
Romania
800
'In the 1940s Pearl Kendrick helped develop the DTP vaccine providing protection against this, tetanus & pertussis'
diphtheria
800
'I already knew this word meant dog doctor or ex-war soldier; who knew it meant to check for validity?'
vet
1000
'"The squaw on the hippopotamus is equal to the sum of the squaws on the other 2 sides" is for this guy's theorem'
Pythagoras
1000
'The White Queen's "floral" daughter in "Through the Looking-Glass"
(4)'
Lily
1000
'Its national coat of arms features Montevideo Hill with a fortress on top symbolizing strength'
Uruguay
1000
'In 1866 Dr. Thomas Allbutt was all brain when he invented a 6-inch one of these; safer fluids have replaced mercury'
a thermometer
1000
'A Marxist stage before communism, this is government control over the economy; I thought it meant friendliness'
socialism
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