ALL ALLITERATION
It's when a term paper is supposed to be submitted or a baby is expected to be born
A due date
In 1923 more than 850,000 Americans had this job, often coming home with dirty faces; today, it's about 50,000
miners
"This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off"
Alien
From 1961 to 1989 this capital city was divided by a wall
Berlin
A British currency loses its "U" & becomes this
Pond
This flower/body part mash-up describes a coward
Lily-livered
5-letter type of diving, specifically to targets like the USS Spiegel Grove
Wreck diving
"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner"
The Silence of the Lambs
While this country on the Riviera is known for its high-end casinos, its citizens aren't allowed to gamble
Monaco
An artificial water channel drops its "U" & turns into this perfect pie portion
Slice
DAILY DOUBLE
This North American bird went the way of the dodo in 1914
Passenger pigeon
Most NYC subway trains run with 2 employees: a driver & this one
Conductor
Sung: "One, two, Freddy's coming for you..."
Nightmare on Elm Street
A red shield on the door of an ancestral home in Europe gave this Jewish banking family its name
The Rothschilds
A truly destitute person divests himself of "U", becoming this tree product
Paper
Parsley, tarragon & chives give this salad dressing the color that's in its name
Green goddess
Historically, combat engineers who dug tunnels as part of a siege were called sappers, from an Old French word for this implement
A spade
"I used to hate the water"--"I can't imagine why"
Jaws
200 Barbary macaques, the only wild monkeys living in Europe, call this natural wonder home
Gibraltar
A synonym for "way" loses its "U", becoming this repetitive way of doing things
Rote
Shelley's ode to this calls it "thou breath of autumn's being"
West wind
The Elon Musk company aiming to put train & autonomous vehicle tunnels under major cities has this name that sounds pretty blah
The Boring Company
"Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but are you Paul Sheldon... I just want to tell you I'm your No. 1 fan"
Misery
Experience stars & planets up close at the Tycho Brahe Planetarium in this capital city
Copenhagen
A device that dispenses water expels its "U", becoming this gem surface
Facet