FASHION
HEROES
MODERN LOVE
LET'S GDANSK
DAVID BOWIE
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Are you a little vintage & a little hippie? You're boho chic, "boho" from this longer word

Bohemian

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It's a hero regarded with blind admiration, though Leviticus warns against a "turn" to them

Idol

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A 1998 singles event at a California coffee bar with 10-minute tete-a-tetes began the practice known as this

Speed Dating

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Labor unrest at the Gdansk shipyards in 1980 led to the creation of this union

Solidarity

400

David Bowie ch-ch-changed his name from Davy Jones to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of this group

The Monkees

800

Bearing the name of a type of aircraft, it was made famous as part of the uniform of WWII U.S. Army Air Corps pilots

Bomber Jacket

800

From the Latin for "battlefield" comes this word for a fighter or dog who has beaten all challengers

Champion

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If distance separates ye, use this Mac-to-Mac "video-calling experience" that starts with a body part

FaceTime

800

Under the provisions of this 1919 treaty, Gdansk became a free city administered by Poland

Treaty of Versailles

800

David Bowie & his wife, this Somali-born model, made a beautiful couple

Iman

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David Bowie was a style icon of this look, from the Greek for "male & female in one"

Androgynous

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Founded in Manchester in 1821, this newspaper with a heroic name is one of England's most influential

The Manchester Guardian

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AKA "slow fade", this "spectral" 21st century dating term involves ending a relationship by simply disappearing

Ghosting

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During WWII the Gdansk shipyards built several dozen of these, beginning with No. 401, later sunk by a British depth charge

U-Boats

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In memory of the late, great Bowie, she performed a medley of his hits at the Grammys in 2016

Lady Gaga

1600

The literary name of this type of collar will never grow up

Peter Pan Collar

1600

Also the name of an old video game, it precedes "of the faith" in British monarchs' titles

Defender

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If you want a marriage ceremony without a specific religious theme, try one this 17-letter way

Nondenominational

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In 1308 these German knights seized control of Danzig, aka Gdansk, & held the city until 1466

The Teutonic Knights

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Bowie had a song & an album named for this alter ego who "played guitar"

Ziggy Stardust

2000

Appropriately, a scuba dress is often made from this synthetic rubber created at DuPont & used for wetsuits

Neoprene

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The name for any one of Charlemagne's 12 knightly heroes

Paladins

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A "Say I Do" bridal expo was a place in this "ordinal" game where virtual couples could go before virtually tying the knot

Second Life

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Born in Gdansk in 1927, this German author of "The Tin Drum" set many of his novels in the city

Günter Grass
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David Bowie's first U.S. No. 1 album, it was released on his birthday in 2016, just 2 days before his death

Blackstar