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a bed 10x 20.0% stumper $690 avg J:4 DJ:6

J $100 2000 Object around the house that may be prepared with "hospital corners"

J $600 2007 Stretch out in this garden area in which plants are grown, or perhaps here at the bottom of a lake

DJ $2,000 2014 In his will, Shakespeare left "my wife my second best" this "with the furniture"

the Coast Guard 8x $875 avg J:3 DJ:5

DJ $400 1996 In 1939 this armed service took over control of the Lighthouse Service

DJ $600 1988 Since 1939, U.S. lighthouses have been operated & maintained by this group

DJ $1,200 2017 Boston Harbor's Little Brewster Island has the U.S. government's only manned light, manned by this military service

a table 8x $450 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $200 2007 Something up for debate is "on" it; someone who's had a few too many drinks can end up "under" it

DJ $600 1995 Popular in the 1700s, a teapoy is a small pedestal-style one of these that usually has 3 legs

DJ $1,200 2016 A set of data placed in columns & rows, usually in a rectangular form

Should-Know (30)

Tudor 7x $514 avg J:2 DJ:5

J $200 2006 Imitating British architecture in the 1600s, this style became popular in the 1920s

DJ $800 2021 Henry VII & Bloody Mary I

DJ $1,200 2015 Henry VII's father was known as Edmund this, hence this house's moniker

an armoire 7x $843 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $400 1989 The French word for a large, movable wardrobe originally used to store arms

J $500 1997 This French term for a tall cupboard with doors goes back to what it originally held--weapons

J $1,000 2020 Now synonymous with wardrobe, this type of cupboard was once used to store weapons

bonsai 6x $383 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $100 1990 This method used by the Japanese to dwarf trees originated in China

DJ $1,200 2017 For beginners to this Japanese art of growing dwarf trees, juniper & Chinese elms work particularly well

J $100 1989 Junipers & Japanese maples are especially suited for this type of tree dwarfing

an ottoman 6x 20.0% stumper $560 avg J:3 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $200 2020 This low upholstered seat was introduced to Europe from an empire; now it's used to mean a footstool

DJ $1,600 2016 At its peak in the 1600s, this empire stretched from Hungary in the north to Yemen in the south

FJ 1996 This upholstered seat, with or without a back, was introduced to Europe from Turkey in the 18th century

Stuart 5x $1,350 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $600 2004 As a member of this house, it sounds like James I could have starred in “Harvey”

DJ $2,000 2011 Confederate general Jeb lent this surname to light tanks known as the M2, M3 & M5

FJ 2019 Family name of Bonnie Prince Charlie's brother Henry, whom his supporters called Henry IX of England

New Jersey 5x $900 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 2000 A house in this state's city of Hackensack was given to Baron von Steuben for service to the U.S.; he sold it

J $500 1998 A&P, Toys "R" Us, Pathmark

DJ $2,000 2022 Martha Stewart likes to visit Nutley in this state to see her childhood home on Elm Street & the store where her dad bought Gallo wine

compost 5x $520 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2020 A couple of weeks before planting, mix in some of this decaying organic matter from the "heap" to help stabilize your soil

J $600 2008 It's a mixture of decaying organic substances, such as dead leaves, used to fertilize soil

DJ $400 1990 Organic fertilizer that can be made by layering plant matter, soil & lime

China 5x $500 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1990 The motif of a dragon's claw grasping a jewel is believed to have originated in this country

DJ $800 2010 There was much rejoicing in 2005 as taikonauts from this country returned from space

J $1,000 DD 2013 The warriors seen here

California 5x $660 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2011 When Nancy Pelosi & Maxine Waters go home from the U.S. House, they go to this state

DJ $800 2020 The king mattress named for this U.S. state measures 72" wide by 84" long

DJ $1,600 2004 A scene in "Shoot the Moon" is set at Jack London's home near this state's Valley of the Moon in Sonoma County

roses 5x 20.0% stumper $320 avg J:4 DJ:1

DJ $200 1996 Hybrid perpetuals like the American Beauty were the main type of these in American gardens 1840-1880

J $200 1994 The grandiflora class of this flower group was created by crossing hybrid teas & floribundas

J $400 1996 Growers of hybrid tea types of these remove some buds so others will bloom larger

a rocking chair 5x 40.0% stumper $620 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2022 It's said you can be "nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of" these, but you can relax in one on a summer evening

DJ $600 1989 The "Boston" variety of these chairs usually has a curved seat that dips down in front

DJ $1,200 2004 Sam Maloof is best known for this piece of furniture which rests the back with its ergonomic spindles

Thomas Chippendale 5x 40.0% stumper $960 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $800 2004 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings bid farewell to antique furniture in his 1944 bestseller "Goodbye, Mr." this

J $1,000 2003 The first British furniture book was his "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director", published in 1754

DJ $800 1994 British rococo furniture is also called this "style", after a famous furniture maker of the time

Windsor 4x 25.0% stumper $650 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1999 Elizabeth II

DJ $800 2015 Even after marrying a Mountbatten, Queen Elizabeth II said this house would remain

DJ $1,200 2009 George V

vinegar 4x $425 avg J:4

J $300 1990 She uses this salad dressing ingredient to clean her coffee maker & steam iron & to rinse her dishes

J $500 1999 To make your laundry soft & fluffy, add the "white" type of this salad dressing liquid to the final rinse

J $400 1989 Heloise rinses her sweaters in water with this salad dressing ingredient in it to keep odors out

nitrogen 4x $425 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1996 Fertilizers in the U.S. are classified by their content of K, potassium, P, phosphorus, & this, N

J $500 1994 Bean plants improve the soil because nodules on their roots "fix" this element

J $400 1992 5-10-10 fertilizer contains 5% this nutrient, 10% phosphorus & 10% potassium

New York 4x $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1998 Woolworth, Barnes & Noble, Saks

DJ $800 2009 Knickerbockers

J $200 1991 Knickerbockers

mirrors 4x 25.0% stumper $600 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1996 These reflecting devices won't steam up if you first run an inch of cold water in the tub

J $800 2013 Someone trying artful deception is said to be using "smoke &" these

DJ $1,200 2007 A psyche was a 19th century standing one of these, mounted so that it could be tilted

Massachusetts 4x $500 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2003 Bay Staters

J $600 2011 Let us be Barney Frank--the Harvard grad heads home to this state, where he also spent 8 years in its House

J $400 2015 When her husband died in 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first U.S. woman keeper, taking his job at this state's Plymouth Light

Maine 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1996 The oldest lighthouse on the coast of this state is Portland Head Light, built in 1791

J $1,000 2005 The former home of Speaker of the House James G. Blaine is now this state's governor's mansion

DJ $400 2021 West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, with its red & white candy stripes, shines from this state & is the furthest east in the continental USA

mahogany 4x 75.0% stumper $950 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 1990 Duncan Phyfe's early furniture, considered his best, was made chiefly of this fine cabinet wood

DJ $800 1996 Furniture from the Federal period was mainly made from this reddish-brown wood

DJ $1,000 1987 For making his exquisite furniture, Thos. Chippendale used this wood almost excluesively

Hanover 4x 25.0% stumper $1,200 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2004 George I’s father was elector of this, hence its turnover into a house name

DJ $1,000 2001 George III

DJ $1,600 2011 Take a "G" away from what you have the next day after too many Pimm's cups the night before to get this royal house

Cape Hatteras 4x 25.0% stumper $1,000 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1997 A brick lighthouse on this N.C. cape warns ships away from Diamond Shoals, a famous ship graveyard

J $500 1991 America's tallest lighthouse, 193 feet high, is at this point on the N.C. coast

DJ $3,000 DD 2017 This N.C. cape's lighthouse, the USA's tallest at 200 feet, was used as a lookout tower for German subs in WWII

bulbs 4x $525 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1989 Onions can be grown from seeds, & like tulips, from these

DJ $1,200 2018 Bigger than seeds, they store plants' food in winter; plant some in fall & you'll see snowdrops in spring

J $300 1998 If you want your tulips to bloom next year, dig these up in the fall & store them in a dry, cool place

baking soda 4x $325 avg J:4

J $100 1988 Used to trap odors in your refrigerator, it can be used as a deodorant

J $500 1993 This bread ingredient can clean your sinks & countertops & deodorize your refrigerator, too

J $300 1987 Refrigerator odors can be eliminated by cleaning shelves, bins & walls with this on a damp sponge

a chair 4x $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 1990 The piece of furniture that's most likely to sport a "splat"

J $600 2013 When you preside over a meeting, you "take" this; when sentenced to death, sometimes you "got" this

DJ $1,000 1994 Mies van der Rohe said it's almost harder to design a good one of these than a good building

the leg 4x 25.0% stumper $550 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 2003 Characterized by an s-shaped curve, a cabriole is this part of a piece of furniture

DJ $600 1988 Characteristic of Queen Anne furniture, the term "cabriole" referred to the design of this feature

DJ $600 1998 A ball-and-claw, scroll or Dutch foot may be on the end of a cabriole one of these

a rose 4x $375 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1996 The true "York and Lancaster" is a Damask type of this thorny flowering plant

DJ $800 2003 The first plant to receive a patent was the "New Dawn" species of this garden flower in 1931

DJ $400 1984 Christian Dior, King's Ransom and American Beauty by another name

Robert Louis Stevenson 4x $350 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 1996 The father of this "Kidnapped" author was a builder of lighthouses

DJ $400 2023 He published "A Child's Garden of Verses" in 1885, a year before his novel "Kidnapped"

DJ $400 1998 While living in Davos, Switzerland, far from an ocean, he wrapped up "Treasure Island"

peat moss 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1990 If your soil is too heavy or sandy, you can add this moss to improve its texture

J $600 2015 Saiho-ji in Kyoto is famous for velvety carpets of 120 species of this bryophyte plant

DJ $400 1996 This type of moss is most useful for growing acid-loving plants

Alexandria 4x $2,875 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1991 This lighthouse was completed during the reign of Ptolemy II

DJ $7,000 DD 2002 Built in the 3rd century B.C., & standing over 350 feet high, it was the tallest lighthouse ever built

J $300 1997 It's said that the fires of this Egyptian lighthouse could be seen for about 30 miles

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