THE EARLY 1800s
THE MORAL OF THE FABLE
CLEVER CROSSWORD CLUES
SUN UP
WELL, IT'S 5 FOR THE MONEY
3 THREE FOR THE SHOW
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The earliest predecessor of this transport was patented in 1818 & derisively called a "dandy horse"

Bicycle

200

This avian proverb is the moral of the fable of a lone stork among cranes

Birds of a feather flock together

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Second hand item like a Bulova or Rolex
(5 letters)

Watch

200

Songs he recorded for Sun Records in the mid-'50s included "Milkcow Blues Boogie" & "Mystery Train"

Elvis Presley

200

This British monetary term dates back to around 775, when 240 coins were minted from this much weight in silver

Pound

200

Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly & Mo brings plenty landed in Montana

Yellowstone

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In 1807 Congress passed a law to "prohibit the importation of" these, but it wasn't 100% effective

Slaves

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"Don't" do this was learned when an accident ruined a girl's plans for a poultry empire

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched

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A magical spirit of Arabic lore who might need a good bottle opener
(5 letters)

Genie

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Also called surya namaskar, this sequence of poses is a way to greet the day or warm up before your daily practice

Sun Salutations

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Ben Franklin was in profile, not facing forward, on the 1st Federal Reserve note for this amount of money when it was issued in 1914

$100 bill
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CBS cops (or C.O.P.S.?) Lina Esco, David Lim & Alex Russell

S.W.A.T.

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600

Marking a humane first, the RSPCA, the Royal this, was founded in London in 1824

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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A cockfight victor crows to show he's won, attracting a hungry eagle; as the saying has it, this quality goes before a fall

Pride

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It follows a midday grace period
(5 letters)

Lunch

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This newspaper was founded in 1837 & once employed TV show creator David Simon

The Baltimore Sun

600

In 1897 Russia went to a gold standard in switching this monetary unit from silver to gold

Ruble

600

Ming-na Wen, Jennifer Beals & Temuera Morrison, who opens "The Book of" this mysterious title sci-fi guy

Boba Fett

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800

In 1810 this king got control of Kauai & Niihau, bringing all Hawaii under his rule

Kamehameha (The Great)

800

This one of Aesop's fables, about a disguised member of a flock, teaches the moral that doing mean tricks can backfire on you

A wolf in sheep's clothing

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You'll need an ID to get your mail in this Rocky Mountain state
(5 letters)

Idaho

800

One of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, it was a giant statue of the Greek sun god Helios

The Colossus of Rhodes

800

Long after telling "The Tale of Genji" in one of the world's oldest novels, Murasaki Shikibu graced the 2,000-this note

Yen

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Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna & Garcelle Beauvais get "Real"

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

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The French style in fashion, architecture & even desks was this, named for the type of vast political unit Napoleon built

Empire

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A fox stuck in a well tricks a goat into joining him; the goat learned this lesson meaning "take care before you act"

Look before you leap

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The first lady's residence; some believe it was just east of Israel
(4 letters)

Eden

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Retirees enjoying rather than withering? A new concept until Sun City opened near this state capital in 1960

Phoenix

1000

**DAILY DOUBLE**

Oklahoma's Wilma Mankiller, the 1st female principal chief of this Native American nation, appeared on a US quarter in 2022

Cherokee

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John Cena (not exactly living up to the title), Danielle Brooks & Jennifer Holland

Peacemaker

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