The School Year
In 1999 Harvard merged with this venerable woman's school.
What is Radcliffe?
This word for a disease that causes the plant to wither may be "early" or "late" when it afflicts potatoes.
What is blight?
Herschen or sagan (10)
What is astronomer?
The kitchen named for this man is long and narrow, just like the kind you would find on one of his train cars.
What is pullman?
Also a term used in baseball, it's what the brits call a soccer field.
What is a pitch?
In 1996 Trenton State College became the college of this state.
What is New Jersey?
If gardeners overdo this, it deprives the roots of Oxygen & can lead to root rot.
What is water?
Dry, like the dessert (4)
What is arid?
In a real estate listing, FDR stands for a "formal" this, probably only used four times a year.
What is a formal dining room?
First held in uruguay in 1930, it's the largest single-sport tournament in the world.
What is the World Cup?
In 1818 Daniel Webster argued before the Supreme Court to stop New Hampshire from taking over this private college.
What is Dartmouth?
Ulmus Hollandica major is the scientific name for this tree in the name of a devastating disease.
What is Dutch elm disease?
Catching fish using hook, line & sinker (7)
What is angling?
It can mean just a room, or a gathering of intellectuals like that of Madame de Stael in the 1790s.
What is salon?
The Timbers represent this city in major league soccer.
What is Portland?
In 1825 this author graduated from Maine's Bowdoin College, where he gambled, partied & didn't get scarlet A's.
Who is Hawthorne?
Black spot does what its name suggests, most commonly to the leaves of these beloved flowers' bushes.
What are roses?
Payment to your ex (7)
What is alimony?
Like "Pad", this 3-letter word for a room was once often used after "bachelor".
What is den?
In 2016 Neymar led this nation to its first-ever olympic gold medal in soccer.
What is Brazil?
This Pennsylvania College was founded in 1832, 31 years before it served as a hospital.
What is Gettysburg?
The gall type of this tiny arachnid can cause hairs, berrylike globes or other growths on your plants.
What is a mite?
Handy with both hands (12)
What is ambidextrous?
About 19th century female writers, a 1979 classic of literary criticism is titled in "The Madwoman in" this room.
What is the Attic?
Winner of the FIFA award for best soccer player in 2016 and 2017 he was named in part of President Reagan.
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?