RHYMING TERMS STARTING WITH "H"
CLUES ACROSS PHILADELPHIA

7-LETTER WORDS
GOVERNMEN-T & POLITICS
DOUBLE "B"s
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The long-haired flower children of the 1960s were sometimes described this way

hippie-dippie

200

A highlight of historic Philadelphia is this woman's home, known as the birthplace of the American flag

Betsy Ross

200

A crease in facial skin, or an unexpected development

a wrinkle

200

In April 2018 Paul Ryan said he'd leave the House of Representatives & this top post there

Speaker

200

Bazooka is a brand of this

bubble gum

400

A magician might say these magic words

hocus-pocus

400

 Naturally, the science institute named for Ben Franklin has a permanent exhibit on this, the subject of a book on Ben Franklin's work published in 1751

electricity

400

I lost by 3 votes? I demand this second tabulation!

recount

400

Nominated to be the first woman to head this agency, Gina Haspel said she excelled at dead drops & back-alley meetings

the CIA

400

Monk house

abbey

600

If the camera is moving around way too much, the image is said to be this; I'm getting sick

herky-jerky

600

Here at the Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia, raspberries, vanilla & blueberries represent the colors of France's flag & ours in the ice cream flavor named for this friend of the Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette

600

It's also called a seismic sea wave

a tsunami

600

The govt. reached a milestone in 2018, awarding its 10 millionth of these protections; more than 100,000 have gone to IBM

patents

600

To mend boots, or to put something together clumsily

cobble

800

Quit looking at me that way! It's creepy & it's giving me these

the heebie-jeebies

800

Philly's beloved farmers' market traces its roots to 1893 when it was built under a new terminal used by this railroad, perhaps most familiar to Monopoly players

Reading

800

The "under"lying message in a novel or a conversation

the subtext

800

The front of a dollar bill says it's this kind of "note", representing the overseer of our banking system

Federal Reserve note

800

Short ends of grain after harvesting, or of hair before shaving

stubble

1000

An adjective for a gadget that's extra useful & convenient

handy-dandy

1000

The Philadelphia Barnes Foundation is known for its extraordinary collection of Impressionist art--The Barnes has 181 paintings by this artist alone

Renoir

1000

An evergreen, such as the spruce

a conifer

1000

On Sept. 1, 1980, the New York Times said "Republicans worry about" one of these events that happen late in a campaign

a October surprise

1000

Decorator Rachel Ashwell gives tips to achieve the aura of old money & cushy comfort in books called this "Chic"

shabby

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