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    | Hits by this "Godfather of Soul" include 1969's "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" | 
    James Brown
 
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    | Ancient Greek scientist Archytas of Tarentum was a friend of this man who gave his name to a type of friendship | 
    Plato
 
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    | Kneading develops proteins in this stretchy stuff so it can rise to make bread | 
    dough
 
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    | This country's northernmost point is on Ellesmere Island | 
    Canada
 
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    23 Across: Lowly, as labor | 
    menial
 
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    | His doctoral thesis was on the rendezvous of piloted spacecraft & he had his own rendezvous with Armstrong | 
    Buzz Aldrin
 
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    | In 1955 this "royal" singer had 7 Top 40 hits, including "If I May" & "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" | 
    Nat King Cole
 
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    | John Forster, this man's closest friend, was portrayed as Mr. Podsnap in his "Our Mutual Friend" | 
    Dickens
 
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    | Engineers have built on the work of T.Y. Lin, developer of the "pre-stressed" type of this material | 
    concrete
 
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    | You'll find Moscow & Paris in this U.S. state that's also home to the Craters of the Moon | 
    (Dave: What is Texas?)
  Idaho
 
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    15 Across: Calabrian omelette | 
    [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
  frittata
 
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    | In Gemini 5, this man called "Gordo" became the first man to make a second orbital flight | 
    Cooper
 
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    | As a boy, this master of bebop sax moved to Kansas City, Mo. (a jazz hotbed) from Kansas City, Kansas (not) | 
    (Charlie) Parker
 
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    | This science fiction giant who wrote "The Door Into Summer" was "Bob" to his friend L. Ron Hubbard | 
    (Andy: Who is Asimov?)
  Robert Heinlein
 
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    | It's used in light bulbs because with the highest melting point of any metal it just keeps glowing | 
    tungsten
 
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    | Beihai in China & Haiphong in Vietnam are ports on this gulf | 
    Gulf of Tonkin
 
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    | More people visited this Russian space station, launched in 1986, than all previous stations combined | 
    Mir
 
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    | (Hi, I'm Buddy Guy.)  I'm gonna play a blues number by this Delta blues legend | 
    (Dave: Who is Muddy Waters?)
  Robert Johnson
 
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    | Reporter Lorena Hickok (1893-1968) was a friend of this first lady for 30 years | 
    Eleanor Roosevelt
 
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    | Cryosurgery for the skin usually employs this gaseous element in liquid form, at about -260 degrees | 
    nitrogen
 
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    | Patagonia includes the Argentine part of this archipelago | 
    Tierra del Fuego
 
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    | This black soprano born in Augusta, Georgia made "conquests" in roles like Jocasta & Aida | 
    (Andy: Who is Marian Anderson?) (Sarah: Who is Price?)
  Jessye Norman
 
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    | This friend & assistant to J. Edgar Hoover rose to FBI Associate Director in 1947 | 
    Clyde Tolson
 
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    | It's the popular & durable 4-letter wood seen here | 
    [An elephant holding tree a trunk was shown.] (Andy: What is cork?)
  teak
 
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    | The Moldau River flows through this city that was the site of a famous 1618 defenestration | 
    Prague
 
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