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IS THERE A "D.R." IN THE HOUSE? |
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Led by this commander, a Roman army invaded Britain for the first time in 55 B.C. |
Julius Caesar
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Lake Enriquillo, in this country near its border with Haiti, is one of the few saltwater lakes with crocodiles |
the Dominican Republic
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Prohibition comes to Colorado: "Boardwalk Park" |
(Matt: What is Boardwalk Empire and... Estes Park?) ... (Ken: Yeah, that's a winner of a show.)
Boardwalk Empire & South Park
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Washington's Roosevelt Lake, the state's largest, is a reservoir formed after completion of the Grand Coulee Dam along this river |
the Columbia River
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Usually known by its first 4 letters, it's a protective canvas covering that's been waterproofed |
a tarpaulin
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(Jon Hamm presents the clue.) One sign your neighbor might be a mole working against the U.S. is if he lives way better than his job would suggest; like two guys in the Virginia suburbs; the CIA's Aldrich Ames & Robert Hanssen of this agency |
(Matt: What is the KGB?) ... (Ken: Our thanks to John, Olivia and Amanda for their help with that category; Your Friends & Neighbors is streaming now on Apple TV+.)
the FBI
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Romney Marsh has completely dried into pastureland & lends its name to a breed of this grazing animal |
sheep
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At the National Palace in Mexico City, you can see this artist's mural "The History of Mexico" |
Diego Rivera
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They came together in an "Emmy-Winning Episode": "Modern Guy" |
Modern Family & Family Guy
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In water-speak, a reservoir's water is said to be this by a dam, like cars that are illegally parked & get towed |
impounded
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From the name of a British author, this adjective can describe a totalitarian state |
Orwellian
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(Olivia Munn presents the clue..) A complicated woman who betrays her best friend Nell, Sula Mae in a novel by this author, has a name that has been linked to Shulamite woman in the biblical Song of Solomon |
Toni Morrison
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Published by Clarendon Press, this definitive reference work was completed in 1928 after 70 years of effort |
(Josh: What is... Britannica?)
the Oxford English Dictionary
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In 2018 this NBA star got teary eyed on CNN giving his opinions on the summit between Trump & Kim Jong-un |
Dennis Rodman
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From L.A.'s Westside to Oklahoma: "Curb Your Dogs" |
(Ken: Yes, two great shows.)
Curb Your Enthusiasm & Reservation Dogs
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Cities bordering Kuybyshev Reservoir, largest on the Volga River, include Ulyanovsk, now named for this leader who was born there |
(Sean: Who is... Putin?) (Ken: No, Ulyanov was [*]'s first name.)
Lenin
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This adjective with a pair of F's in the middle can refer to something that's not possible to put in words |
ineffable
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1642's Battle of Edgehill outside London is considered the first major engagement of this conflict |
the English Civil War
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"Eat my dust" is surely a common refrain in this competition that despite the name took place in Saudi Arabia this year |
(Matt: What's the Dakar Relay?)
the Dakar Rally
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Freedom for a new musical star: "Prison Idol" |
(Ken: It's a mashup of [*] and boy, what a show that would be.) [Laughter] (Sean: I think I'd like that.)
Prison Break & American Idol
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Part of the Dept. of the Interior, it's the federal bureau in charge of water management, including dams & reservoirs |
the Bureau of Reclamation
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It's the chemical compound in chili peppers that brings the heat |
capsaicin
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(Amanda Peet presents the clue..) Once one of the USA's best-known scientists, geologist Clarence King, discoverer of this mountain, then the tallest in the United States; when he died in 1901 his friends found out he had a second life, wife & five kids, while living as a Black man named James Todd |
Mount Whitney
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In 1976, this alliterative art figure entered the House of Lords as the first composer to be made a life peer |
Benjamin Britten
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Management-speak for someone immediately under a supervisor in hierarchy, telling the supe what's going on |
direct report
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Kidman & Harrelson, together at last: "Big Little Detective" |
Big Little Lies & True Detective
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Formed in an ancient impact crater Manicouagan Reservoir earned the nickname "Eye" of this Canadian province thanks to its shape |
Quebec
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It's another word for upper case, like all the letters in the clue you're looking at |
(Ken: That's the word, well done.)
majuscule
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(Olivia Munn presents the clue..) Near the end of this classic '40s movie Fred MacMurray says, "The guy you were looking for was too close, right across the desk from you" And Edward G. Robinson responds, "Closer than that" |
Double Indemnity
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