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FROM THE NO. 1 ALBUM
COUP COUP
CLOCKS
FRUITFUL BOOK TITLES
200
Elation + a broken-off part of a tree = this video game control lever
joystick
200
2020: "Heartless", "Blinding Lights"
After Hours
400
A circular piece of jewelry + an informal term for a dish like French fries = this first-row area for boxing fans
ringside
400
2015: "Hello", "When We Were Young"
25
400
For a time in 1991, this Soviet president was detained in Crimea during a coup by, among others, his chief of staff
Gorbachev
400
Since 1924 its chimes have been routinely broadcast by the BBC
Big Ben
400
It's Roald Dahl's 1961 book about a boy crossing an ocean on a very unusual vessel
James and the Giant Peach
600
Murray or Hader + a cut piece of wood = this outdoor ad space where you'd see Murray's & Hader's names
billboard
600
2008: "Fifteen", "Love Story"
Fearless
600
On Feb. 4, 1992 he led some Venezuelan military officers in a failed coup; 6 years later, he was elected prez
Chávez
600
Oregon won the first NCAA men's basketball title by the anemic score of 46-33 in 1939, long before this 1985 innovation
shot clock
600
A book about "remarkable stories of people overcoming adversity" is titled "When Life" does this
"Gives You Lemmons"
800
To inspect the safety of something + a friend or pal = this chess term
checkmate
800
1992: "Drain You", "Lithium"
Nevermind
800
He was appointed commander of the Chilean army by Salvador Allende 18 days before he took over in a 1973 coup
Pinochet
800
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In Spasskaya Tower, the entrance to part of this Moscow fortification, you'll find the marvelous clock seen here
Kremlin
800
Learning to count was never more fun than with this author's "Ten Apples Up On top!"
Dr. Seuss
1000
A car essential + a synonym for domicile = a part of a boat or ship serving as a shelter for the person at helm
wheelhouse
1000
1995: "Ironic", "You Oughta Know"
Jagged Little Pill
1000
In 1965 General Suharto brutally put down a coup in this country & soon seized power himself
Indonesia
1000
Athens' ancient Tower of the Winds measured time with a water clock when these weren't working--say, at night
sundials
1000
British author Jeanette Winterson won a Whitbread Award for her first novel, called [these] Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges