A REAL PALACE
The Hall of these at Versailles has 357 of them, which must have been handy for courtiers concerned with appearances
Mirrors
To put into crates, or to put up your dukes
Box
This Ivy follows a maxim of its founder Benjamin Franklin: "Well done is better than well said"
the University of Pennsylvania
Marion Barry, a 4-term mayor of this city, wrote the memoir "Mayor for Life"
Washington, D.C.
It's the nautical name for the dish from which sauce is poured at Thanksgiving
a gravy boat
Originally part of this palace, the marble arch was moved to Hyde Park when a newlywed queen needed a new wing for nurseries
Buckingham Palace
To prompt, or to set up a music track
cue
The University of Miami is in Florida; head to Oxford in this state to find the main campus of Miami University
Ohio
"Big Trouble" was this Miami humor columnist's fiction debut
Dave Barry
If you see this small dish of water next to your place at the table, use it for cleaning, not--repeat, not--for drinking
a finger bowl
Devastated by war, Darul Aman Palace in this Afghan city was restored & reopened to visitors in 2023
Kabul
------------Daily-Double------------To work diligently at your trade, or to push alcohol on someone
ply
The original campus of this public school is in Tempe
Arizona State
Balco & this slugger are mentioned in the subtitle of the nonfiction book "Game of Shadows"
Barry Bonds
From the French meaning "to warm", this dish is used to heat food that's already been cooked; caterers are big fans
a chafing dish
Now a museum, until 1959 the Potala Palace in Lhasa was the winter home of this spiritual leader
Dalai Lama
It can mean to check something for accuracy, or to work to make sure animals are healthy
vet
The teams at this school are called the Boilermakers
Purdue
In 2025, this CEO of Paramount & Fox published the memoir "Who Knew"
Barry Diller
Corning launched this brand in 1915 with ads exclaiming, "Bake in glass!"; the temp-resistant bakeware was durable & so was the brand
Pyrex
Bulgaria's Euxinograd Palace lies along the coast of this colorful sea
the Black Sea
To contend with another, perhaps a rival
vie
The university of this Midwestern city is in a neighborhood called Hyde Park
Chicago
When this William Makepeace Thackeray novel was made into a movie, Ryan O'Neal played the title character
Barry Lyndon
Not named for an NFL team, this large plate is used as a base for other plates & doesn't actually hold food
a charger