'Women should have this test regularly to screen for cervical cancer'
the Pap test
200
'After leaving Oakland in 1975, this pitcher signed a $3.75 million contract with the Yankees, the richest in MLB'
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
200
'Reason for the 2006 recall of the novel "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild & Got A Life"'
plagiarism
200
'At the 2008 Democratic Natl. Convention, daughter Chelsea introduced her as "my hero and my mother"'
Hillary Clinton
200
'A part of the body: cerebro'
the brain
400
'A 2008 Toronto study found that doctors are more likely to recommend replacing this joint in men'
the knee
400
'Bill Parcells got his nickname of the "Big" this when he likened himself to a StarKist commercial'
Tuna
400
'Her next book after "Fear of Flying" was a poetry collection, "Loveroot"'
Erica Jong
400
'Sadly, she died in 1934, just a year before daughter Irene won a Nobel Prize for chemistry'
Marie Curie
400
'A place to stew: cocina'
a kitchen
600
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew indicates some spines.) Normally, the spine is pretty straight from the neck to the tailbone; in this condition the spine curves in an "S" or a "C" shape & may require surgery'
scoliosis
600
'Given his last name, this Lefty for the White Sox & Cubs was naturally nicknamed "Rainbow"'
(Steve) Trout
600
'Artax was Atreyu's mount in this "interminable" kids tale'
The Neverending Story
600
'Reportedly, the Manhattan cocktail was created for a banquet given by this British P.M.'s Amer. mum Jennie'
(Winston) Churchill
600
'A novel: "Cien Años de Soledad"'
One Hundred Years of Solitude
800
'It's estimated that 1 in 150 children in the U.S. have this disability whose name is partly from the Greek for "self"'
autism
800
'This former UConn guard got a change of scenery in 2007 & won a championship ring with the Celtics'
Ray Allen
800
'This Behrendt & Tuccillo book, now a movie, is subtitled "The no-excuses truth to understanding guys"'
He\'s Just Not That Into You
800
'She was the mom of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife'
Queen Isabella of Spain
800
'A metallic element: plomo'
lead
1000
'This diagnostic procedure uses ultrasound to image the heart; a "stress" one is done after some form of exercise'
an echocardiogram
1000
'Nickname of the NFL's Kenneth Gant & of his dance that featured an upraised hand to look like a fin'
The Shark
1000
'This "Fight Club" author's book "Rant" is described as the "oral biography" of a serial killer'
Chuck Palahniuk
1000
'This saint & mother of Constantine the great is credited with finding the True Cross'