TRANSPORTATION
In trucking a triple-sized one of these, pulled by a tractor, can be as long as a 10-story building
Trailer
In 2002 Mr. Potato Head was the guest of honor at the annual Spud Day celebration in Shelley in this state
Idaho
For centuries, wood was the main fuel used in lighthouses; in the 1700s, this animal product became the primary source
Whale oil
If you complete a rescue of someone, you "save his" this meat
Bacon
This puzzle is so-named for the tool used to create the intricate lines & curves of its pieces
Jigsaw
2 major types of airships are non-rigid, or blimps, & rigid, also called by this name of a German count
Zeppelin
In June at a Tuscumbia, Alabama festival honoring her, "The Miracle Worker" is performed at her birthplace
Helen Keller
When her husband died in 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first U.S. woman keeper, taking his job at this state's Plymouth Light
Massachusetts
Term for a government project designed merely to benefit a politician's constituents
Pork
Solving one of these in London's Daily Telegraph in 1942 could've made you a Bletchley codebreaker in WWII
Crossword
In the 1940s Robert Edison Fulton Jr. designed the Airphibian, a car that was also one of these
Plane
The Jewish festival of Shavuot commemorates the revelation of the Torah at this site
Mount Sinai
All U.S. lighthouses come under the jurisdiction of this branch of the Armed Services
The Coast Guard
To "run around like" one of these means to do things without thinking
Like a chicken with his head cut off
A confused mess, or a syndicated newspaper puzzle with letters in circles & squares
Jumble
Offered since 1959, it gives you travel for a fixed time period on train systems in 17 European countries
Eurailpass
During WWI, WWII & the Energy Crisis of 1974-75, the U.S. adopted this for most of the year to economize on fuel
Daylight Savings Time
In 1937 a lighthouse was constructed & named for her on tiny Howland Island, an island she never reached
Amelia Earhart
A '90s movie quote:
"First prize is a Cadillac... second prize, a set of" these. "Third prize is you're fired"
Set of Steak Knives
A classic logic puzzle from 1962 deals with the surnames of 3 train employees: the brakeman, the fireman & him
In the U.S., a road sign that is an equilateral triangle is most often associated with what five-letter action
Yield
This N.M. national park has a Bat Flight Breakfast in August so that visitors can view bats returning to their caves
Carlsbad Caverns
Built by Romans before 100 A.D., the Tower of Hercules in the Galicia area of this country is the world's oldest active lighthouse
Spain
Completes a phrase for something that doesn't fit a recognizable category, "neither fish..."
Nor fowl
"The Da Vinci Code" saw Robert Langdon decode one of these puzzle containers
Cryptex