Kate Bosworth was accepted to Princeton but did this to act instead, until Princeton said forget it
deferred
One of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes, this man-made waterway marks a border between Africa & Asia
the Suez Canal
Are you a Blanche or a Dorothy? Like its characters, this Miami-set sitcom has shown impressive longevity in the streaming era

The Golden Girls
Moving between art science, Picasso's ex, Françoise Gilot, married this polio conqueror

Salk
After a dinner of "rock lobster", serve this layered shooter of Kahlúa, Baileys & Grand Marnier
a B-52
Though he played clarinet first, Sidney Bechet is in jazz history as the first master of the soprano one of these
saxophone
In the NFL it's the infraction of not snapping the ball within the 40 seconds allotted
delay of game
The Niagara River forms a border between this U.S. state & this Canadian province
New York & Ontario
two wrong answers
Pluto TV has a channel devoted to the '80s sitcom "Family Ties", with this actor as a Reagan-obsessed young capitalist
Michael J. Fox
Architects Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi wrote the book on Postmodernism with learning from this city of weddings, but not theirs
Las Vegas
The Reposado type of this liquor is aged from 2 months to one year, while the Añejo type is one to 3 years
tequila
Keyboard whiz Stevie Wonder showed his virtuosity on this instrument with solos on "Isn't She Lovely" & "For Once In My Life"
the harmonica
one wrong answer
This court order can put off the sale of a property as well as someone being put to death
a stay
one wrong answer
Occupying an old glacier basin, Lake Constance sits between Germany, Austria & this nation
Switzerland
Color-coded teen superheroes! A giant Megazord! Thanks to streaming, new fans are keeping this '90s kids show alive & (karate) kicking
the (Mighty Morphin) Power Rangers
While on crusade in 1191, this English king married Berengaria; some say Beardengaria would be more fitting, but that's not certain
Richard the Lionheart
In 2021 The New York Times wrote about the resurgence of this caffeinated coffee cocktail, a favorite on "Below Deck"
an espresso martini
DAILY DOUBLE
Pepe Romero plays a mean classical guitar but is also good on this type, lighter & often with a golpeador or tap plate
At university it can be a "cooperative" service helping farmers or a desired putting-off of turning in an assignment
an extension
triple stumper
DAILY DOUBLE
For 1,250 & 24 miles, these 2 rivers form parts of the border between the U.S. & Mexico
15 years after Christian explained, "Everything that's ever happened to you is real" in the finale, this drama has new fans
Lost
triple stumper
In 2025, this former news anchor went to space on a Blue Origin flight, then became Mrs. Jeff Bezos
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(Lauren) Sánchez
It was a this type of night, so I made myself the same-named cocktail of rum, ginger beer & fresh lime juice
a dark & stormy
In 2023 piano virtuoso Sir Andras Schiff made his first record on this period instrument, from Latin for "key" & "string"
a clavichord
The third word in the inscription here means "tomorrow" & gave us this word for "to put off until tomorrow"
"hodie mihi cras tibi"
procrastinate
Mainland Australia is separated from Papua New Guinea by this strait named for a Spanish sailor who passed through it in 1606
the Torres Strait
triple stumper
This sitcom set at fictional Hillman College hooked new fans in 2024 when its cast reunited for a tour in support of HBCUs

A Different World
In Harlem Renaissance social notes, poet Countee Cullen wed Yolande, daughter of this sociologist/ author/activist
Du Bois
A department in France's Normandy region gives its name to this apple brandy that's sometimes made from pears as well
Calvados
Nat Adderley played trumpet before gaining fame on this smaller horn with a warmer sound
a cornet