LITERARY GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Dorothy, in search of a human GPS: "Come along, Toto... we will go to the Emerald City and ask the great Oz how to get back to..."
Kansas
In optics, this object is used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum
In 1859 David Jack, a big landowner in this California town, began selling its white cheese under his name
Monterey Jack
Daredevil &
Batman
Ben Affleck
If you're going against popular opinion, you're "swimming against" this; be careful!
The tide
Heidi, at home in the mountains: "I want to go about like the light-footed..." these animals
goats
The Federalist Papers lay out the justification for the separation of powers between these 3 branches
Legislative, judicial, and executive
John Montagu, 11th Earl of this, has opened restaurants in the U.S. bearing his yummy hereditary title
Sandwich
Deadpool &
Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds
Wind causes them at the beach, but when you're "making" these, tumult follows
Waves
Katniss Everdeen, narrating: "As time passes, it seems less likely. I calm down. They still need a girl tribute from district..."
12
Protecting the hand, a quillon is the crosspiece that separates the blade of a sword from this, the handle
These Purim pastries are named for Haman, the bad guy of the holiday
hamantaschen
Storm &
Catwoman
Halle Berry
Didn't use sunscreen? You could be described this way, a phrase using a color & a crustacean
Red as a lobster
Nancy Drew, victorious & on a career path: "I'll always prize this clock as a trophy of my first venture as a..."
Detective
The Sea of Marmara separates the Asian & European parts of this country
Turkey
Brothers by this name took a recipe for Illinois "trail-toffee" & turned it into a popular candy bar
Heath
Thanos &
Jonah Hex
Brits call beach vacations a "bucket-&-" this shovel synonym holiday
The ambassador's wife, on Anna Karenina: "She brought back with her the shadow of..." him
Vronsky
It's the laboratory process of passing a current through water to separate it into hydrogen & oxygen
electrolysis
A variety of this fruit was named for Ah Bing, a Chinese orchard foreman in Oregon
Cherry
Ramona Flowers & Huntress
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
This alliterative phrase that mentions the land closest to the sea means that it's safe to proceed & have a great time
The coast is clear