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8-Letter Word
Popeye
200

In the '80s Mario Lemieux & this man won every MVP award in the NHL

Wayne Gretzky

200

Columbus discovered this future commonwealth in 1493 & named it San Juan Bautista

Puerto Rico

200

Navajo jewelry is typically made using turquoise stones & this metal

Silver

200

A temporary elevated platform for workmen or hangmen

A scaffold

200

She has a swan neck, a pickle nose & measurements of 19-19-19

Olive Oyl

400

The Grammy Album of the Year for 1960 was this comic's "Button Down Mind"

Bob Newhart

400

Until 1979 a general of the U.S. Army governed this 10-mile wide strip of land

The Panama Canal Zone

400

128-ct. diamond on display at its namesake NYC jewelry store that made Holly Golightly's mouth water

Tiffany's

400

This jug for holding & pouring wine didn't have a specific name until the 18th century

A decanter

400

This friend of Popeye's was born in a hamburger joint in Ocean Park Pier, California

Wimpy

600

In January 1990 the son of this "Desert Fox" was made a Commander of the British Empire

Erwin Rommel

600

Discovered by Magellan in 1521, this island was the first U.S. possession occupied by Japan in WWII

Guam

600

Nephrite is the most common form of this green gemstone

Jade  

600

In photography it's the relative difference between areas of light & dark on a print

Contrast

600

Called Brutus in comic strips, Popeye's 372-pound archenemy has this name in films & on TV

Bluto

800

Miss America of 1921 & 1944 didn't represent states but this city

Washington, D.C.

800

300 people live on this 2-square-mile Pacific island controlled by the U.S. Navy

Midway

800

The fiery colors of these milky stones are caused by impurities & by light catching the cracks

Opals

800

This word that's sometimes confused with "energize" means to deprive of energy

Enervate

800

This name for an army vehicle may be from the yellow fourth dimensional animal who eats orchids

A jeep

1000

The Fermi Award is given in the atomic energy field, & the Peabody Award is for this field

Broadcasting (television)

1000

Their capital, Charlotte Amalie, was founded in 1672 & named for the Danish queen

The Virgin Islands

1000

At the end of the 16th century, these gemstones, favored by the Incas, began to arrive in Europe from S. America

Emeralds

1000

Philosophy opposed to the hedonism of epicureanism, its followers probably had less fun

Stoicism

1000

1 of Popeye's 4 nephews in the animated cartoons

Peepeye, Pipeye, Poopeye & Pupeye

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