A horse of pure stock
a Thoroughbred
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the striking concert hall seen here is named for this man
Walt Disney
Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace
Catherine the Great
This 3-letter enemy completes the query "Friend or...?"
a foe
The painting "Watson & the Shark" swims around in this Washington, D.C. museum
the National Gallery of Art
A sensational 5-column-wide newspaper
a tabloid
In September 1930 former governor Alfred E. Smith laid the cornerstone for this building that would top off at 103 stories
the Empire State Building
Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens
Nightingale
I'm rhymin', I'm stylin' & I'm profilin' as I'm chillin' like a this in a phrase meaning I'm stress-free, baby
a villain
Prince Potemkin once owned the elaborate mechanical Peacock Clock, now in this museum
the Hermitage
A Russian thistle, bouncing down an Old West street in the wind
a tumbleweed
His 1930s design of the Johnson Wax HQ building in Wisconsin included the great workroom with its "lily pad" columns
Frank Lloyd Wright
Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador DalĂ owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America
an ocelot
This 5-letter word for a competitor or enemy comes from a word meaning people from an opposite bank
rival
On Museumstraat, "The Night Watch" & "The Milkmaid"
the Rijksmuseum
All added up, it means arranged in a systematic form
tabulated
On a clear day you can see Illinois, Indiana & Michigan from the skydeck of this building on South Wacker Drive
the Willis Tower
This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"
Poe
A group of secret sympathizers with an enemy who work to subvert a nation from within are this 2-word ordinal group
a fifth column
It is where Ferris Bueller's friend Cameron stood in front of "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"
the Art Institute of Chicago
This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" & today in Washington, D.C., where it's a favorite brunch spot
the Tabard Inn
Originally the Union Gospel Tabernacle, it was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974
Ryman Auditorium
This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"
Koko
This word for one who deliberately destroys tools or machinery is borrowed from French--note the ending
a saboteur
"Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889" by James Ensor parades through this L.A. museum named for an oil magnate
the Getty