GREEK SCIENCE
To numb you, the Greeks made an early type of this from mandrake
anesthetic
Ron Howard was a child when he sang about "The Wells Fargo Wagon" in this Robert Preston movie
The U.S. has 2 parks labeled "Grand", Wyoming's Grand Teton & this one in Arizona
Grand Canyon
Said of help that arrives long overdue
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LITTLE LITTLE
LATE LATE
too little, too late
Fusilli, a pasta, is often described as being this shape, like the tool that opens your wine bottle
corkscrew
Diophantus made this field of math his specialty, introducing symbols to represent unknowns
algebra
She did her own singing in "Funny Face", but she was dubbed in "My Fair Lady"
Audrey Hepburn
Saguaro, a park named for giant cacti, is in Arizona & this park named for giant trees is in central California
Sequoia
With this insight, things are almost finished
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TUNNELLIGHT
light at the end of the tunnel
For brunch, how 'bout some uova al tartufo bianco -- eggs with the white type of this fungus; can you dig it?
truffles
Aristotle said one of these couldn't exist; without an atmosphere, an object could go infinitely fast, an impossibility
vacuum
This 1955 film about gamblers is tops on my list of Marlon Brando musicals
Guys and Dolls
This state's Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument was upgraded to park in 1980 & is the USA's largest park system
Alaska
A branch of some governments
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N AFFAIR
N AFFAIR
N AFFAIR
N AFFAIR
foreign affairs
A traditional side dish, it's a cornmeal mush often with butter & cheese mixed in
polenta
The auger drill of today has its roots in this Greek's "water snail", a screw that raised water
Archimedes
Jerry Orbach originated the role of Billy Flynn in "Chicago" on Broadway, but this man got the part in the film
Richard Gere
Michigan's Isle Royale National Park is situated in this Great Lake
Lake Superior
Time of day when I rise on my day off
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NOON IN THE
in the afternoon
This deep-fried pastry horn filled with sweetened ricotta, chocolate & candied fruit is a specialty of Sicily
cannoli
The study of electromagnetism began when Thales found this substance, when rubbed, could pick up light objects
amber
Vincente Minnelli directed Judy Garland in this Missouri-set musical in 1944 & married her the following year
Meet Me in St. Louis
Other parks are "green" with envy over this Colorado park's prehistoric cliff dwellings
Mesa Verde
The time to stand up for what you believe
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YOUR 1111 LIFE
for once in your life
This famous ham from Parma is often designated cotto for cooked & crudo for raw
prosciutto