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    | In the 12th century B.C., hungry necropolis workers staged one of the earliest ones of these, demanding back pay | a strike 
 
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    | Prison-wise, "pen" is short for this word | penitentiary 
 
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    | In 2017 scientists developed a faster way to make magnesite, a mineral that can capture & store this greenhouse gas | carbon dioxide 
 
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    | It was "Sorry, They Wrote" for this British woman, a 17-time nominee in the '80s, '90s & 2000s | Angela Lansbury 
 
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    | The ultimate authority over the United Kingdom's nuclear arsenal rests with this nonagenarian | Queen Elizabeth 
 
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    | An event that can be lunar, or it can mean "to outshine" | (Alex: That has "lips".) 
 an eclipse
 
 
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    | Seen here is Nefertari, contemplating Senet, a popular one of these in ancient Egypt | a board game 
 
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    | Although it's not on an island, the ADX maximum facility in Florence, Colorado is known as this historic jail "of the Rockies" | Alcatraz 
 
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    | Engineers at CUNY have produced long-lasting these from manganese dioxide-zinc | batteries 
 
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    | "The Honeymooners" was a TV groundbreaker, but this creator & star never basked in Emmy glory | Jackie Gleason 
 
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    | In 2011 mainland China signed a nuclear safety agreement with this island on its coast | Taiwan 
 
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    | Let's give a round of applause for this ornate light fixture | (Alex: It has "hand".) 
 a chandelier
 
 
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    | Before the one in Tennessee, there was this capital of ancient Egypt south of modern Cairo | Memphis 
 
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    | 250 years before it meant an astronomical singularity, this 2-word term was slang for a prison | black hole 
 
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    | In 2016 at least 15 new species of these sticky-footed lizards were found in a 55-by-30-mile area of southeast Asia | a gecko 
 
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    | "Kojak" was up for Best TV Drama twice but lost both times to this British PBS show about the upper & lower classes | Upstairs, Downstairs 
 
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    | In 1960 France tested its first nuke, Gerboise Bleue, in this north African country it then controlled | (Margaret: What is Morocco?) 
 Algeria
 
 
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    | It's another word for a splinter in your finger | a sliver 
 
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    | The United Nations displays a replica of one of the oldest of these, signed by Egyptians & Hittites | a (peace) treaty 
 
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    | The "stir" in stir-crazy may have come from "start", the nickname for Newgate Prison in this city | London 
 
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    | Called cancer killers, TILs are a new preparation of "tumor-infiltrating" ones of these white blood cells that attack antigens | (Ryan: What leukocytes?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
 
 lymphocytes
 
 
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    | A long career including the iconic role of this hillbilly never brought Buddy Ebsen an Emmy | Jed Clampett 
 
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    | A.Q. Khan of this nuclear country reportedly helped build North Korea's & Libya's atomic programs | Pakistan 
 
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    | We'll go out on a limb & say it's another term for a parable | (Margaret: What is a legend?) 
 an allegory
 
 
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    | The first print reference to "the joint" as prison was in this Beat author's 1953 novel "Junkie" | (Margaret: Who is Ginsberg?) (Ryan: Who is Kerouac?)
 
 William Burroughs
 
 
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    | In Deuteronomy God says these early -ites of Palestine are to be eradicated, but DNA shows them living in Lebanon | the Canaanites 
 
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    | Hugh Laurie's 0 for 10 Emmy score includes noms for "House" & this AMC series about arms dealers | The Night Manager 
 
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    | In 2018 this world leader used videos of nuclear missiles raining on Florida to help his fourth re-election bid | (Sam: Who's Kim Jong-un?) 
 Putin
 
 
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    | Listen up! Or sit down! Either way, you're "in" these when you have an unpaid debt | arrears 
 
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