Double Talk
In the familiar jokes, it precedes "Who's there?"
knock knock
Baylor claims the title of oldest continuously operating university in this state
Texas
A romcom: "____ in Seattle"
Sleepless
When a job is not a chore but a passion, it's a this of this, like hosting "Jeopardy!"
a labor of love
It means to express a fraction in a more basic form, like simplifying 365/730 to 1/2
reduce
"The Athens of the South" & "Music City"
Nashville
It's a sailor's way of saying to a superior "I understand & will obey"
aye-aye
During WWII this New England school ran the Radiation Lab, the nation's leading center for radar development
MIT
"My ____ ____Greek Wedding"
Big Fat
To achieve the ultimate triumph after failure is to have this
the last laugh
Bone up! This element is alphabetically next after cadmium
calcium
George Carlin called this capital of Delaware "The City that Means Well"
Dover
This full, loose women's garment with a bright print is traditional attire in Hawaii
a muumuu
The first female college graduate in the U.S. earned her degree from this Massachusetts university in 1840.
Mount Holyoke College
A classic about a drinking binge: "The ____ Weekend"
Lost
This person who is not fun at parties was popularized by a Rachel Dratch "SNL" character
a Debbie Downer
It's a number that represents the power to which a base is to be raised
exponent
You can't miss out on "The Big 'O"' aka this city just north of the Platte River
Omaha
It's a hand-beaten drum used by American Indians
a tom-tom
In 1853 T.S. Eliot's grandfather led the founding of Washington University in this city
St. Louis
Charlie Chaplin's "____ Times "
Modern
This 2-word phrase derives from a Latin way of saying "the position being reversed"
vice versa
The energy an object has by virtue of its motion is this kind, from Greek for "moving"
kinetic
In Michigan, it'a "A squared"
Ann Arbor
He's Barney & Betty Rubble's noisy son
Bamm-Bamm
Before spreading joy around New England, Bill Belichick played tight end at this religious-named school in Middletown, Conn.
Wesleyan
"Alright, alright, alright", a cult favorite set in 1976: "____ and ____"
Dazed & Confused
On a road trip in my big old whip, we had to stop for fuel every couple of hours--the car is definitely one of these
a gas guzzler
2 sides of an angle meet at this 6-letter point
vertex
This city on Florida's West Coast: "The Big Guava" & "Cigar City"
Tampa