Sing like an Alpine mountaineer
(5)
Yodel
As far as population, you can count on this government bureau, part of the Commerce Department
The Census Bureau
Aretha Franklin
Michigan
Under E:
You should know it's Spanish for school
escuela
This word for "basic" is also a 3rd grade type of school
Primary (or elementary)
It can precede fever, jacket & pages
(6)
Yellow
Oops! Coca-Cola vending machines in New Zealand mixed English & this language to say "Kia ora, mate", or "Hello, death"
Maori
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Under L:
Lavaplatos is this appliance
a dishwasher
RIF, short for "Reading is" this, has aided children's literacy since 1966
fundamental
A fungus for fermentation & leavening
(5)
Yeast
Jim Davis has owned New Balance since he bought the company in 1972 on the day of this Boston sporting event
The Boston Marathon
Al Capone
Illinois
Under C:
Castillo de arena is this, something you see at the beach
a sandcastle
The timeless line "when in doubt, go basic" this appeared in a 2017 Vogue feature
black
School for future rabbis
(7)
Yeshiva
In March 1848 the non-native population of this future state was 8,000; by the end of the following year, it was 100,000
California
Andy Warhol
Pennsylvania
Under A:
This word for yellow (as any Texan should know)
amarillo
"Watery" term for the dominant trend, perhaps describing big media
mainstream
Brute in "Gulliver's Travels"
(5)
a Yahoo
Briefly at Atlanta U., Mary Spivey wound up as the last living female graduate of this college, getting her degree in 1933
Morehouse College
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Massachusetts
Under Z:
You'll find zócalo for a main square & this masculine word for shoe
Zapato
"R" you ready? This 11-letter word means "basic", like skills everyone should have
rudimentary