Asparagus has long been thought to help in the romance department; for variety, try the European white type, grown in darkness so they lack this pigment
chlorophyll
In 1990 this "Bridge Over Troubled Water" duo was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Simon & Garfunkel
A 2007 Time article apologized for confusing "LOLcats" with this feline-posting tradition, a day of the week portmanteau
Caturday
On "Jeopardy!", it consists of 5 clues
the category
The type-2 of this weapon had a max power setting of 16 & could be set to heat, disrupt or stun
a phaser
Here's this character from the first edition of the book about him in 1876
Tom Sawyer 1876
The two of you can nibble on this Spanish array of appetizers that may include mussels & artichokes
tapas
Dan Seals was part of England Dan & John Ford Coley & his brother Jim Seals was part of this duo
Seals & Crofts
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McDonald's & Wendy's observed this day on July 12, 2024, which fell on the day of the week it sounds like
Fry Day
Trivial or undignified verse
doggerel
This Star Fleet missive prohibits interference with other civilizations
📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒
the Prime Directive
PICKLE PARTY ANSWER!!!
📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒📣🥒
At the beginning of "The Grapes of Wrath", he's just been released from state prison
Tom Joad
Make the evening really special with a luxurious parfait prepared with champagne cream & caviar from this fish, historically associated with the Caspian Sea
sturgeon
It seems like "Only Yesterday" that they were on "Top Of The World" with hits like "For All We Know"
The Carpenters
October 24, 1929, this "dark" day on Wall Street, kicked off the stock market crash
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To jump on top of another person, often in a group
dog pile
This device briefly converts a person to energy, beams the energy, then reassembles the person
a transporter
His full name anagrams to "I AM LORD VOLDEMORT"
Tom Riddle "I AM LORD VOLDEMORT"
Top a steak with this eggy sauce named for an old province of southwestern France
bearnaise
In the early '90s, these twins, Matthew & Gunnar, had a string of hits, including "After the Rain"
Nelson
Founded by a University of Tennessee student, this restaurant chain shares its name with a song by The Rolling Stones
Ruby Tuesday
Asserting an opinion in an authoritative manner
dogmatically
When Spock checks chronometric data he's looking at measurements of the space-this continuum
time
In this play Tom Wingfield brings home a gentleman caller for his sister Laura
The Glass Menagerie
(A Glass Menagerie accepted)
These seductive chocolate treats got their name because they looked like a certain fungus
truffles
"My Maria" could tell you Kix & Ronnie are the first names of this top country duo
Brooks & Dunn
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On "American Gods", Ian McShane was Odin, also known as Mr. this guy
Wednesday day of Odin
High-deductible health insurance only useful in case of utter disaster
catastrophic
This crystal regulates matter/antimatter reactions that provide energy for travel faster than light
dilithium
In Chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby", Gatsby tells him, "Daisy's leaving you"
Tom Buchanan