AGRICULTURE
Iowa is the USA's leading producer of this "popular" crop
Corn
A dead end lane, or a line of thought that leads nowhere, is called a blind this
an alley
This American crocodilian has wrestled its way back from the brink
the alligator
Playing Janet Reno on "SNL", he repeatedly accused teens of lying during "Teen Talk" & threatened them with physical harm
Will Ferrell
Though Alabama-born, senator Mitch McConnell is big in Kentucky & has a park named for him in this "green" city
Double whoa! The highest grade of egg is this
AA
Italian for "to the tooth", it describes pasta cooked to be firm
al dente
The red one of these marsupials hopped off the list in 1995
the red kangaroo
The real Janet Reno made a "Dance Party" appearance on Jan. 20, 2001, hours after she left this job
Attorney General
In 1786 the Virginia legislature established this as a town, before Kentucky became a state; it's now Kentucky's capital
Frankfort
The best soil for most plants & soil organisms is this sand, silt & clay mixture whose name is akin to "lime"
Loam
It designates both a constellation's brightest star & the head male in a group
alpha
The brown one of these pouched birds is being delisted as it has bounced back from DDT devastation
the pelican
Janet was opposed to slam-dancing teens forming this type of "pit"--after all, the party was in the basement of her house
a mosh pit
It's believed Stephen Foster wrote this, now Kentucky's state song, after a brief stay in Bardstown
"My Old Kentucky Home"
This alliterative type of crop keeps soil from eroding & weeds from growing during the winter
a cover crop
This bronchodilator helps ease breathing during an asthma attack
albuterol
Some say that "Ginny", the West Virginia northern flying this rodent, was delisted too soon & still needs protection
a squirrel
In 1997 Janet challenged this then-NYC mayor to a boxing match (& kneed him downstairs--Janet boxed dirty)
(Rudy) Giuliani
DD
This 981-mile river forms Kentucky's northern border & empties into the Mississippi
the Ohio
Despite its name, this fruit is not a berry in the botanical sense, as the seeds are on the outside
a strawberry
From the French for "others", this word is the opposite of egoist
altruist
Canis lupus, it's off the list in Montana & Idaho & may be back in some ranchers' sights
The grey wolf/Timber wolf
M-m-m-my goodness, the "Dance Party" theme song is this 1979 No. 1 hit by The Knack
"My sharona"
Founded in 1775, this city, home to Transylvania U., was named for an American Revolution battle site
Lexington