The Landlocked Nation
The Arabian Sea is 300 miles south of this often invaded but incredibly hard to conquer nation directly east of Iran
What is Afganistan?
A Good Housekeeping article about uses for these says they're not just for taking off nail polish
What is Cotton Balls?
L.L. ____ ____, nicknames include "The Future of the Funk"
Who is LL Cool J?
Also a first name, it's a local visitor to a carnival ready to be separated from his money; it may have "easy" before it
What is a mark?
Alpha's Greek letter opposite that means the last in a sequence
What is Omega?
"L" is for little, landlocked & these 2 tiny European nations separated by about 240 miles
What is Lichenstein & Luxemburg?
he basketball-playing sons of LaVar Ball are Lonzo, LiAngelo & him, NBA Rookie of the Year in 2020-21 for Charlotte
Who is LaMelo?
J.J. ____, "Fringe" & "Lost" producer
Who is Abrams?
A butcher is a strolling peddler of refreshment like this sweet stuff, also called floss
What is Cotton Candy?
A Frisbee team game, or a word from the Latin for "last"
What is Ultimate?
In 2021 this nation between Russia & Poland had a defecting Olympian & brought back an opposition reporter by diverting a plane
What is Belarus?
"It is certain" & "Ask again later" are 2 of the possible responses from this Mattel novelty item
What is a Magic 8-Ball?
A.A. ____,
who wrote "Now We Are Six" & other light verse for his son
Who is Milne?
By itself or followed by "hoo", it's the spiel that a barker uses to entice a crowd to enter a sideshow
What is Bally?
This 2-word phrase for a farewell performance is derived from the belief that a certain bird makes music as it dies
What is a Swan Song?
After WWI this Central European country broke away from a dual monarchy but lost about 2/3 of its land
What is Hungary?
It can be any small device, or the ball placed in beer bottles to help release nitrogen
What is a Widget?
B.B. ____, influenced by Django Reinhardt
Who is King?
One of the first carnival games, exploited by propping the targets up from the back
What is Bottle Toss or Shooting Gallery?
The final part of a musical piece, it was used as a title for Led Zeppelin's final album of studio recordings
What is a Coda?
The name of this nation with Mediterranean-accessible Libya on its northern border sounds like a James Spader '80s villain
What is Chad?
From the French for "petticoat", it's a ball where debutantes are presented to society
What is a Cotilion?
C.C. ____, a Cy Young winner
Who is Sabathia?
A G-top is for carnival people only, often after hours with the "G" standing for this activity
What is Gambling?
Take the H off the end of a word meaning to complete & you still have this noun for a conclusion
What is Finis?