1992: "Drain You", "Lithium"
Nevermind (Nirvana)
To cast a ballot & to refuse to allow something
vote & veto
One definition of these trends is an "amusing mass involvement" that's short-lived; Hula Hoops & smiley faces are 2 examples
a fad
These ubiquitous mushrooms share a name with something found on your shirt
button mushrooms
About 40 miles of Central Vietnam separates this country from open water
Laos
Guy Fieri launched his career on this cable network by winning a TV competition to be its next star
Food Network
1995: "Ironic", "You Oughta Know"
Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)
A "golden" lack of noise & a permit for cruising in your convertible
silence & license
From the Latin for "absorbed", it's the process by which immigrants are absorbed into the majority culture
assimilation
"P" is for this type of mushroom that, fittingly, shares its name with a type of umbrella
parasol
Butch Cassidy reportedly died in this country bordering Peru
Bolivia
In 2019 this original "American Idol" launched her own daytime talk show
Kelly Clarkson
1977: "Second Hand News", "You Make Loving Fun"
Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)
To make a sauce more viscous & the room of the house where it might happen
thicken & kitchen
The counterpart of a certain ceiling, this type of floor prevents screwups born into privilege from falling too far socioeconomically
the glass floor
They're often used in Japanese dishes, such as kinoko gohan
shiitake mushrooms
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Serbia, Albania, oo I wanna take ya to Montenegro, Macedonia, come on, pretty mama... those all border this new country
Kosovo
Johnny Knoxville can thank the bruises & broken bones from this MTV show he co-created for his film career
Jackass
2015: "Hello", "When We Were Young"
25 (Adele)
Place for your tootsies on a ten-speed & to beg strongly
pedal & plead
Like orders of angels, it's the arrangement of positions in rank order, with those below reporting to those above
hierarchy
Don't be shell-shocked; despite the name of this mushroom, it doesn't grow under water
oyster mushrooms
Most people in this South American country speak an indigenous language called Guarani, also the name of its monetary unit
Paraguay
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A winner of Ed McMahon's "Star Search" in 1984, this comedian became Ray's brother on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Brad Garrett
1967: "Getting Better", "Within You Without You"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)
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Hogs or pigs & a synonym for a tendon
swine & sinew
To us, it means a too-complex system of rules, but to Max Weber, it was an ideal type of hypothetical organization
bureaucracy
This Italian mushroom, whose name comes from a dairy product, is a juvenile portobello
cremini
This country, with a tragic recent past, is the most densely populated on the African continent
Rwanda
An original judge on "Dancing with the Stars", she now also judges more broadly on "The Talk"
Carrie Ann Inaba