Crossword Clues "P"
Birthday Twins
(Mama) Bear Facts
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Quarantine Boredom
100

Fuzzy freestone fruit (5)

What is a peach?

100

This co-author of "Manifest Der Kommunisttischen Partei" was born May 5, 1818.

Who is Karl Marx?

100

This island southwest of Anchorage lends its name to a big ol' subspecies of brown bear.

What is Kodiak?

100

State Borders: Oregon, Idaho

What is Washington?

100

This trendy provision is the oldest and most original form of leavened bread.

What is sourdough?

200

South American cloak (6)

What is a poncho?

200

Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard was born May 5, 1813 in this capital.

What is Copenhagen?

200

For the orange patch said to be rising on its chest, the honey bear of Malaysia is also known as this. 

What is a sun bear?

200

Children's Lit: I think I can, I think I can, get you to give me this 5-word title of a Watty Piper kids' book with a never-give-up message.

What is "The Little Engine Who Could"?

200

This practice of watching multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession, typically by means of digital streaming, has occupied many a quarantine days.

What is binge-watching?

300

Square, rectangle or rhombus (13)

What is a parallelogram?

300

Born May 5, 1919, Giorgios Papadopoulos became dictator of this country in 1967.

What is Greece?

300

Some black bears that are actually light brown in color are called this, after a bark-derived spice. 

What is cinnamon?

300

4 Letter Words: Those wacky Brits use this 4-letter word to mean "apartment". 

What is a Flat?

300

The origin of this quarantine activity goes back to 1767, when John Spilsbury, an engraver and mapmaker, glued a map to a piece of wood and cut it into pieces.

What are jigsaw puzzles?

400

Stolen, like the "Letter" in an Edgar Allan Poe story (9)

What is purloined?

400

This May-5 born Monty Python member & BBC travel filmmaker is a commando of the Order of the British Empire.

Who is Michael Palin?

400

Though polar bears are hunted for food, their livers can be toxic thanks to high levels of retinol, this vitamin. 

What is Vitamin A?
400

"OOP"s: An ambiguity in a law that makes it possible to avoid obeying it. 

What is a Loophole?

400

Google searches for this warm and fuzzy quarantine trend increased 335% in March?

What is "adopt a pet"?

500

Social outcast (6)

What is a pariah?

500

A culinary foundation is named for this dean of American cookery who was born in Portland May 5, 1903.

Who is James Beard?

500

Melursus ursinus, this slow-moving bear, lives in India, not South America.

What is a Sloth Bear?

500

The Olympic Games: In 1976 this 14-year-old Romanian gymnast earned 7 perfect scores of 10

Who is Nadia Comaneci?

500

Blue is the recommended color for this quarantine trend.

What is hair dye?