Crossword Clues "F"
Growth of trees, plants, and wildlife; (6)
What is Forest
The Civil War was raging when this holiday was first observed nationally, on the last Thursday in November 1863.
What is Thanksgiving
Invented in 1890 as a health food substitute, it's been sticking to the roofs of mouths for 134 years now.
What is Peanut Butter
In 1983 & later again in 1999, Prince had a Top 40 hit with this song.
What is 1999
In 1993, the FCC required analog TVs sold in the U.S. to display this to help the deaf & the non-English speaking.
What is Closed Captions
Literature consisting of fake, imaginative stories and characters; (7)
What is Fiction
At the Crystal City, Texas Spinach Festival in 1937, he became the first cartoon character to have a monument.
Who is Popeye
Early ones were called the "hobby horse", "penny-farthing" & "high-wheeler."
What is Bicycle
The country once called British Guiana is now called this.
What is Guyana
The property of this theme park has over 30,000 hotel rooms.
What is Disney World
The chief one of a related group, think main location of a store branch; (8)
What is Flagship
He was the first U.S. president to be born in a West Coast state.
Who is Richard Nixon
In 1958 bifocal contact lenses were invented, some 175 years after he invented bifocal glasses.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The girls from this golden sitcom include Blanche, Sofia, Dorothy, & Rose.
What is Golden Girls
There are only 12 letters in the alphabet of these American islands.
What is Hawaii
To vary irregularly, especially in amount; (9)
What is Fluctuate
This bands first million-selling record was "Satisfaction."
What is Rolling Stones
Oliver Wendell Holmes called it "the mirror with a memory."
What is Camera
Chevron's red & blue logo is this heraldic shape, meant to convey rank & service.
What is Chevron
Astrologically, January begins with this sign & ends with Aquarius.
What is Capricorn
To hint ahead beforehand in movies, shows, or stories; (10)
What is Foreshadow
The first company to spend $1 million a year on advertising was Singer, a brand of this.
What is Sewing Machine
In 1899 James Atkinson patented his new & improved one of these, including its spring-powered snapping action.
What is Mousetrap
Indigenous Nicaraguans call this lake Cocibolca; the Spanish called it Mar Dulce, both names meaning "sweet sea."
What is Lake Nicaragua
Lou Jacobs clowned around for this circus for 60 years, being their longest lasting employee.
What is Ringling Brothers