Uncharted
This 13th c. Italian's memoirs of China include one of the first European references to the Pacific Ocean
Marco Polo
What happens to people who are ignored in a system, or to your coin that rolls through the grate
Fall through the cracks
This liquid that circulates in the vascular systems of trees contains dissolved sugars & mineral salts
sap
Eric Schlosser:
"____ Food Nation"
Fast
This company calls its Mustang "#1 sports car for over 45 years"
Ford
Leif Erikson is credited as the first European to reach N. Amer., perhaps in this "dogged" region on Canada's mainland
Labrador
Piscine metaphor for someone in an unfamiliar situation
a fish out of water
To make a fluid thinner or weaker by adding another liquid is to do this
dilute
Maira Kalman & Daniel Handler:
"____ Up and Wait"
Hurry
A crown symbolizes this company that produces 10,000 new & redesigned greeting cards a year
Hallmark
This man for whom America is named may have discovered the mouth of the Amazon River
(Amerigo) Vespucci
The dude who gets the blame, rightly or wrongly
the fall guy
Dew is the result of this process, the changing of a gas to a liquid
condensation
Stephen Hawking:
"A ____ History of Time"
brief
This biotech biggie was founded in 1980 as Applied Molecular Genetics
Amgen
To avoid a rocky crater, Neil Armstrong manually flew the Apollo 11 lunar module to this "sea"
The Sea of Tranquility
Parachuting from a failing aircraft, or rescuing a struggling company
bailing out
Consomme is a French term for this clear soup of chicken or beef flavoring
broth
Louis L'Amour:
"The ____ and the Dead"
Quick
This British billionaire gave a TED Talk entitled "Life at 30,000 Feet"
Richard Branson
In the 500s B.C. Scylax sailed the length of this longest river of Pakistan to the Arabian Sea & beyond
The Indus River
If you're just like one of your parents, sometimes we say "the apple doesn't" do this
fall far from the tree
Another word for smoked fish is also the abbreviation for this rocket fuel
lox
Victor Appleton II:
"Tom ____ and His Thermo-Ion Jetpack"
Swift
This 5-letter company began in 1903 as a wholesale cheese business
Kraft