Literally Dress-Up
"An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkin" is part of his ensemble
the Scarecrow
Diane Keaton's real-life nickname & surname became this 1977 role for which she won an Oscar
Annie Hall
A decorative piece of headgear, perhaps for a pope
a tiara
Entertainment Weekly ranked the 2024 season of this, when Kelsey beat out Daisy for Joey's final rose, as the best yet
The Bachelor
On Dec. 27, 1932 100,000 wanted to see this group first get their kicks & have a hall of a time at Radio City; only 6,200 got in
the Rockettes
More like literary dress-down, Donne's "To His Mistress Going to Bed" says, "Off with" this, named for encircling the waist
a girdle
"Stupid is as stupid does" is just one of the sayings this character borrows from his mother
Forrest Gump
A term used in poker, to be "on" this means to be acting with emotion, not using your head
tilt
Excessive prickles, more commonly called these, are a symptom of the grower's foe rose rosette disease
thorns
In 1754 what's today this Ivy League university started on Lower Broadway as Professor Johnson taught 8 students
Columbia
An admiral's uniform with white breeches & gold frogging on the tailcoat is one creation of John le Carré's "The Tailor of" this country
Panama
In a 2024 film described as a musical story of rebirth, a Mexican cartel leader named Manitas transitions to become her
Emilia Pérez
It consists of two connected oblong lobes lying on either side of the trachea
the thyroid
Defying marigold boosters, the rose was named National Flower & Aimee Lynn Richelieu, holder of this title in Pasadena, was there
Rose Queen
This musical danced onto Broadway at the Shubert on July 25 & stuck around for 15 years; now from the top, a 5, 6, 7, 8...
A Chorus Line
Tom Rath, "The Man in" this outfit symbolizing 1950s conformity, works in the mindless, soul-crushing hell of TV public relations
the grey flannel suit
George Clooney received an Oscar nomination for his role as a fixer for a prestigious law firm in this 2007 film
Michael Clayton
Daily Double:
tikka
Constance Spry, the first cultivar, called this type of rose, appeared in Britain in 1961, just like Diana, also called that kind of rose
an English rose
Diminutive in size but not style, this writer threw a black-&-white ball that was the talk of the town on Nov. 28, 1966
Truman Capote
Daily Double:
Holly Golightly
In 1974, she played Foxy Brown; in 1997, Jackie Brown
Pam Grier
These Latin American drums come in pairs & are usually played with sticks
timbales
This country grows the most roses sold in the U.S., partly because we lowered tariffs to encourage producing more flowers & less coca
Colombia
We can ride 31 miles on the city's longest subway line: this one that inspired a jazz standard
the A Train