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| Appropriately, there's a constellation named for this instrument, which you can use to observe it |
a telescope
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| This alliterative phrase means to make an exceptional effort to please someone |
bend over backwards
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| Osculations, smooches & busses |
Kisses
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| The finger usually used to run down a list of articles in a magazine |
index finger
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| Archaeologists began carefully excavating Qumran after the discovery of these in 1947 |
the Dead Sea Scrolls
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| This "thrilling" pop star told Vibe magazine he wishes there was a Children's Day |
Michael Jackson
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| A cluster of stars called the Hyades formes the face of this constellation, & that's no bull! |
Taurus
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| You have to be quite a contortionist to bend under the low bar in this dance from Trinidad |
the limbo
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| The item seen here |
a Life Saver
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| It's a furnace used to burn up waste materials |
an incinerator
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| To the south of the sea, you'll find a formation of salt pillars named for this man's wife |
Lot
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| He appeared on the February 8, 1961 "I've Got a Secret" with the secret "I've been hit in the face with 14,000 pies" |
(Alex: Television star from way back when, [*].)
Soupy Sales
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| This familiar figure forms almost the entire constellation of Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear |
(Richard: What is the Big Dipper?)
the Little Dipper
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| This position used by yogis and Buddha is also called the Padmasana |
the lotus position
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| A 3-pronged spear |
Trident
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| Alexander Woollcott said everything he likes to do is these 2 things, or fattening |
illegal and immoral
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| It's the controversial area partially on the Dead Sea claimed by Israel & Jordan |
(Richard: What are the... Jordan Heights?) (Emilie: What is the Gaza Strip?)
the West Bank
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| In February 2002 Finnish-born Marutei Tsurunen became the first Caucasian in the country's Diet |
Japan
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| Alphabetically, it's the last constellation of the Zodiac |
(Emilie: What is Vega?) (Alex: No, but you're close. What is [*]?) (Emilie: Oooh!)
Virgo
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| It's a position of the legs, not bananas, stretched out at right angles to the trunk |
a split
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| In Baseball, they're home to pitchers |
Mounds
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| In addition to salt, the sea is a source of gypsum, bromine & potash, a compound of this element, K |
potassium
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| Spending most of his time alone, Richard Withers, by permit of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is one of these |
a hermit
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| Sharing its name with an old Chevy model, this brightest star of Lyra will one day become the North Star |
Vega
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| The Ultimate Back Store says a stretcher doing a shoulder squeeze may try to touch these joint behind his back |
(Lynn: What are the shoulder blades?) ... (Alex: Tough to do the shoulder blades.)
elbows
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| A shoulder-held rocket launcher |
Bazooka
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| Eugene O'Neill wrote about a "Strange" one |
an interlude
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| Tourists who want a good view of the sea should check out the view from this famous mountain fortress |
Masada
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