VOCABULARY
Popularized in the 1990s, it's to bestow a present on someone else that was originally bestowed upon you
What is regift?
Thom Yorke once said this band's song "Karma Police" was for "Everyone who works for a big firm. It's a song against bosses"
Who are Radiohead?
She's the only host of "The View" who can boast of being an Oscar Winner
There are 3 Es in this verb meaning to come into view or rise from water
What is emerge?
A chariot wheel would drop a pebble every 400 spins to show one mile in the ancient version of this device now used in cars
What is an odometer?
Used both positively & negatively, this Yiddish word means a lot of nerve or gall
What is chutzpah?
[DAILY DOUBLE] In a 1973 protest song, Bob Marley admits "I Shot the Sheriff" in self-defense, but denies committing this other crime
What is shooting the deputy?
He and his daughter Corrine joined forces to host a musical game show called Beat Shazam
Who is Jamie Foxx?
"Cease" has five letters; this word that's paired with it in a legal term has six
What is desist?
An ancient mention of an early type of this object calls it a "South-Pointer" that could help jade hunters navigate
What is a compass?
From Sanskrit, this synonym for expert is used of political commentators like George Will & Jessica Tarlov
What is pundit?
This reggae song by Inner Circle was the theme to the reality series "Cops" for over 30 years
What is "Bad Boys?"
On "Alaska Daily", she played a journalist looking into the disappearance & murders of Indigenous women
The stock markets love this word that can mean, among other things, spend time on & give power to
In the 2nd Century B.C., Hipparchus determined this celestial distance at around 60.5 Earth radii, just a bit high
What is the distance to the moon?
It's the word for a work of art in 3 sections or panels & often used as an altarpiece
What is triptych?
It's no small tusk, er task, to decipher this trippy Beatles song, whose lyrics include a sighting of "Mister City P'Liceman"
What is "I Am the Walrus"?
In 2022, she took on the role of Dottie, matriarch of a country music dynasty on "Monarch"
Who is Susan Sarandon?
The "P" is not silent at the end of this verb meaning to get back your losses
What is to recoup?
[DAILY DOUBLE] The ancient Romans used this two-word farming concept with a revolving "Food, Feed & Fallow" planting method
What is crop rotation?
From Greek for "to teach", it describes something intended to teach or inform, but can also mean preachy or moralizing
What is didactic?
"Mama, take this badge off of me" is the first line of this Dylan song, written for a movie scene about the death of a lawman
What is "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"?
Angelina Jolie's dad in real life, he played Liev Schreiber's dad on "Ray Donovan"
Who is Jon Voight?
As a means of making amends, it's sometimes done to "the beef"
What is to squash?
The secret formula of this incendiary Byzantine weapon that was impervious to water is still unknown
What is Greek fire?