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| A lynx was part of the petting zoo at this hotel heiress' 30th birthday bash in 2011 |
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| A common pitching stat spells out this 3-letter word, a specific time marked by distinctive events |
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| It's Australia's second-most populous city |
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June 10, 1829: The "blues" of these 2 universities stroke their way down the Thames in their first boat race |
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| It's a final proposal; there was a Bourne one in a 2007 movie title |
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| Keep your coffee hot in a vacuum flask bottle, which got this name in a 1904 contest |
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| The Belvedere brand of this paid $100,000 to sponsor a party for Dwyane Wade in 2011 |
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| In the 20th century the "jazz" one was followed by the "atomic" one |
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| Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost point on mainland Asia, juts into this strait |
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August 25, 1916: An act of Congress establishes the U.S. NPS, this |
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| "The Elements of Style" says it is incorrect to modify this adjective that means "being the only one" |
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| This West Coast state's 1971 "bottle bill" helped jump-start recycling in the U.S. by banning nonrefundables |
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| A red carpet party for Lil Wayne Nov. 7, 2010 celebrated his homecoming after 8 months here |
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| The time of the oscillation of the earth's axis, varying between 416 & 433 days, is the Chandler this. End of sentence |
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| Once part of Yugoslavia, this country consists of a Muslim-Croat federation & a Serbian-led republic |
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August 12, 1851: Isaac Singer gets a U.S. patent for this machine |
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| This 5-letter verb meaning "to seize by force" is often used of the throne |
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| Vintage bottles of products from this company, sold door to door by ladies since the 1880s, are now collectibles |
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| "90 Years of Excess" read a banner at the bacchanal for the birthday of the French edition of this fashion mag |
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| In astronomic terms, this 3-letter word describes a billion years |
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| Pico Mogoton, Nicaragua's highest point, lies on its northern border with this country |
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September 21, 1897: It seems 3 months early, but the N.Y. Sun publishes an editorial famous for this 7-word phrase |
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| John Stuart Mill wrote the book on this philosophy that says an action is right if it promotes happiness |
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| Illegal in many places, this 1 1/2" fireworks item, also the first film Wes Anderson directed, has a 12" stick attached |
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| Celebs are among the 1,000-plus revelers at Shark Attack Sounds, an annual 4th of July bash at Montauk on this island |
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| One complete heartbeat, consisting of one contraction & relaxation of the heart, makes up the cardiac this |
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| This "Great" depression stretches about 4,500 miles, from Syria to Mozambique |
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November 9, 1923: The Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to overthrow Germany's government, fails in this city |
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| Irish name for a long, loose Irish overcoat |
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| Matthew 9:17 instructs us that it is not good to put this "into old bottles" |
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