Hans Christian Anderson:
"The ____ and the Pea"
It was the "A" in NASA's DART, which hit the bullseye on one in 2022--maybe saving us from planetary doom one day
What is asteroid?
Barrow is the northernmost city in this state & thus the United States
What is Alaska?
Your daily diet should include ample amounts of this element, kalium in Latin
What is potassium?
To swing like a pendulum (9)
What is oscillate?
Sophocles:
"Oedipus ____"
What is Rex?
Following a bone marrow transplant, in 2019 a patient was declared free of this virus, for only the second time ever
What is HIV?
A 2007 brawl forced some to be airlifted from the Amundsen-Scott Station on this continent
What is Antarctica?
An oxide of this element, atomic number 30, is used in sunscreens to provide protection from UV rays
Loud speaker (6)
What is orator?
Machiavelli:
"The ____ "
What is Prince?
Gene-edited versions of the embryonic type of these cells have helped geckos regrow their tails more perfectly
What are stem cells?
Pico Bolivar is the highest mountain in the Venezuelan part of this chain & is covered in part by a glacier
What are the Andes?
This strong, lightweight metal was named for the dozen children of Gaia & Uranus
What is titanium?
Round trip (5)
What is orbit?
Spenser:
"The Faerie ____"
What is Queene?
In 2019 the IAU announced the discovery of 20 new moons of this planet, putting it 3 ahead of Jupiter's total
What is Saturn?
About halfway between S. Africa & South America is the isolated Tristan da Cunha, this 11-letter type of island group
We have many tools made of an alloy of these two elements that are safe to use within magnetic fields.
What are copper and beryllium?
Barrier, as to justice (11)
What is obstruction?
Oscar Wilde:
"____ Windermere's Fan"
What is Lady?
An Australian study found that forests of these trees that grow around swamps & coastlines expand & contract with a 19-year lunar cycle
What are mangroves?
The limit of a cannonball's flight from shore once marked the beginning of this area that limited sovereignty
What are international waters?
4 chemical elements, including yttrium & erbium, were named for a village in this country
What is Sweden?
A middle east gulf
What is Oman?