"Maria" & "I Feel Pretty"
West Side Story
Nearly 60% of Switzerland's territory is in these mountains
the Alps
Add a letter to "raise" to get this, sure to raise your spirit
praise
"No!" to fully autonomous weapons, says a group called the "Campaign to Stop Killer" these humanlike devices
robots
Described as up to 15' tall & a likely nightmare at the local shoe store, this legend is basically North America's Yeti
Bigfoot
"I Am Africa" & "Joseph Smith American Moses"
The Book of Mormons
In 2018 new president Miguel Diaz-Canel became this country's first non-Castro leader in nearly 60 years
Cuba
A helpful act, or a shove that lifts you from below
a boost
The WWF for Nature says this kind of "loss", as of frogs' swamps & monkeys' forests, is "the greatest threat to species"
habitat
Would you trust your dad to shoot an apple off your head using a bow & arrow? The son of this 14th century Swiss man had to
William Tell
Opened on Broadway in 2018:
"Someone Gets Hurt" & "Meet The Plastics"
Mean Girls
Sadly, in 2015 an earthquake damaged nearly 80% of the historic landmarks in this country's Kathmandu Valley
Nepal
This 4-word phrase can refer to a vaccination or, metaphorically, a stimulus
a shot in the arm
If automation replaces the USA's 3.5 million of these workers, there'll be no more songs like "18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses"
truck drivers
You'd find this 7-foot misnamed man in Sherwood Forest
Little John
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker" & "If I Were A Rich Man"
Fiddler on the Roof
The Maldives, in this ocean, appears on lists of islands you should visit before they sink & disappear
the Indian Ocean
A type of iron, or to fill oneself with determination
steel
A 2018 Fed report said not counting mortgages, the biggest source of U.S. debt was this, incurred by young people
student loans
This end-of-the-alphabet vigilante of 19th century California used 3 quick sword strokes to carve his favorite letter into his foes
Zorro
"Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now" & "You Can't Stop The Beat"
Hairspray
Of the 12 independent countries in South America, Brazil, which occupies nearly half the continent, borders 9 of them–all except for Chile & this country
Ecuador
The item seen here–as a verb, it can mean to help lift someone's spirits
buoy
Many want electronic voting systems to leave this kind of trail for post-election audits & recounts
a paper trail
Head to Coventry & see the pageant that retraces the path that she took through town; unlike her, you can wear clothes
Lady Godiva