This funnyman & former fiancé was one of those who inspired Ariana Grande's song "Thank U, Next"
Pete Davidson
In mythology, this winged horse became the bearer of Zeus' lightning & thunderbolts
Pegasus
Corfu
Greece
Some of the strongest of these events were 1969's Camille, with 175-mph winds & 1980's Allen, which hit 190
a hurricane
You're this synonym of stoic & tolerant, like one in a hospital
patient
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Hammer can be paired with this implement for holding hot coals
tongs
When Dolly Parton left singing partner Porter Wagoner for a solo career, she wrote this iconic love song for him
I Will Always Love You
After winning an Olympic medal, she got congratulations from her rock-star dad who didn't even mention Don Juan van de Donkhoeve
Jessica Springsteen
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Robben Island,
Duiker Island
South Africa
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In 2020 Rugby star Liam Squire said, "I sort of feel refreshed again, like I've got my" this ordinal 2-word phrase
second wind
You get good results purely by chance, 'cause you were "born under" this kind of "Star"
lucky
Hammer can be paired with this short-handled agricultural tool
sickle
Erin Everly's smile reminded Axl Rose of childhood memories in this Guns N' Roses hit
Sweet Child O' Mine
The only survivor the U.S. Cavalry retrieved from this 1876 battle was a wounded horse named Comanche
(The Battle of) Little Bighorn
Ibiza,
Tenerife
Spain
"The Cyclone", Chapter One of a beloved book, begins, this girl "lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies"
(Dorothy) Gale
Unlike Wayne & Garth on film, you repeatedly feel this, having value or importance
worthy
Go old school with a pestle & this partner, a bowl-shaped vessel
mortar
This late comic is the Andy of R.E.M.'s hit "Man On The Moon"
Andy Kaufman
In 1938, in one of the great races of the century, this grandson of Man o' War beat War Admiral in a one-on-one match
Seabiscuit
Rapa Nui
Chile
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A windmill generates mechanical energy but not electricity; a wind this, which suits us to a "T", does, as it converts kinetic energy
a turbine
You're these 2 mellow words that precede "collected" in a proverbial phrase
calm & cool
Bait can be partnered with this collective noun for fishing gear
tackle
Helô Pinheiro was a young Brazilian bathing beauty when she inspired Antônio Carlos Jobim to write this bossa nova classic
The Girl from Ipanema
In "War Horse", the novel & film, he's the brave equine forced to fight on the Western Front during World War I
Joey
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Sint Eustatius
The Netherlands
On April 5, 1936 an F5 tornado hit this Mississippi city; one survivor was very young Elvis Presley, born there the year before
Tupelo
**DAILY DOUBLE**
You're realistic or emotionally stable, like a circuit safely connected to the Earth
grounded
Every woodworker worth his wood knows the joint called this & tenon
mortise
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