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Aker
   is the Egyptian   
God of Yesterday and Today
Two lions, facing opposite directions

History & Mythology > Egyptian Gods


Baker's
      
Dozen
Thirteen, or one more than a dozen

Language > Well-Known Phrases


Peter Jackson
   is known as a   
Filmmaker
Born 1961. Best known as the Director of Lord of the Rings trilogy.

History & Mythology > Who's Who from New Zealand


Bakery
   in French is   
Boulangerie
Language > English - French


13
   is the number of   
Buns in a Bakers Dozen
Misc > How Many


Pace Maker
   in French is   
Stimulateur Cardiaque
Language > English - French


No Matter Who Succeeds or Fails
      
The Peacemaker Will Always Suffer
Language > Irish Proverbs


Tom Petty
   and   
The Heartbreakers
Music > Backing Bands


"Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
   was released by   
OutKast
2004 - Album of the Year

Music > Grammy Winners - Album of the Year


Pernell Whitaker
   comes from   
The U.S.A.
Sports & Leisure > Boxing


Newest
   is missing from the title of   
England's ___ Hitmakers
The Rolling Stones (1964)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


Porky the Rainmaker (1936)
   featured   
Porky Pig
Entertainment > Looney Tunes Short Films


The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
   starred   
Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer and Beau Bridges
Director: Steven Kloves

Movies > Movies of the 1980s


Loudspeaker
   in French is   
Haut-parleur
Language > English - French


Cartographer
   is   
A Map-maker
Language > Job Titles


Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro, Willie Shoemaker
   are all   
Jockeys
Misc > Common Threads 1


A Cutler
   was   
A Knife Maker / Seller / Sharpener
Language > Old Occupations


Baker International - Baker Hughes
   was named after   
Reuben C. Baker
Misc > Company Names


Michelle Pfeiffer
   won the Golden Globe for   
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Best Actress - Drama, 1989

Movies > Golden Globe Awards - Actress


Bill Shoemaker
   is famous for being a   
Jockey
Nicknamed The Shoe, his career spanned some forty years from 1949 to 1990

Sports & Leisure > Sports Personalities


Moonraker (1979)
   has the tagline   
Where All the Other Bonds End...this One Begins!
Movies > Movie Taglines


Purdue
   has the   
Boilermakers
West Lafayette, Indiana

Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Football Division 1-A Teams


Korg, Kurzweil, ARP, Yamaha
   are all   
Synthesizer Makers
Misc > Common Threads 1


Pernell Whitaker
   fought out of   
The U.S.A
Modern. Inducted 2007

Sports & Leisure > International Boxing Hall of Fame


Dead Parrot
   contains the line   
It's Expired and Gone to Meet Its Maker.
It's not pining, it's passed on. This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker.This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.

Entertainment > Monty Python - Memorable Lines


The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
   contains the line   
"A Census Taker Once Tried to Test Me. I Ate His Liver With Some Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti."
Movies > Movie Quotes


Hosier
   is   
A Maker of Undergarments Worn Directly on the Feet and Legs
Language > Job Titles


Phenomenon (1996)
   starred   
John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker and Robert Duvall
Director: Jon Turteltaub

Movies > Movies of the 1990s


Moonraker (1979)
   starred   
Roger Moore, Lois Chiles and Michael Lonsdale
Director: Lewis Gilbert. Also starred Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery & Bernard Lee. Plot: James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

Movies > Movies of the 1970s


A Nedeller
   was   
A Needle Maker
Language > Old Occupations


Tristram E Speaker (1907-28)
   had the nickname   
“Tris"
Sports & Leisure > Baseball - Hall of Fame Nicknames


Casio, Texas Instruments, Hewlett-Packard
   are all   
Calculator Makers
Misc > Common Threads 1


Sebastian (1968)
   has the tagline   
No Secret is Secret from Sebastian and His 100 Gorgeous Codebreakers
Movies > Movie Taglines


Platoon (1986)
   starred   
Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger and Forest Whitaker
Director: Oliver Stone. Also starred John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Kevin Dillon and Keith David.

Movies > Movies of the 1980s


Forest Whitaker
   won the Golden Globe for   
The Last King of Scotland
Best Actor - Drama, 2006

Movies > Golden Globe Awards - Actors


Jimmy Swaggart, Oral Roberts, Jim Baker
   are all   
Evangelists
Misc > Common Threads 2


Earthquakes
   is an anagram of   
Squeaker Hat
Language > Anagrams


Marilyn Monroe
   is the stage name of   
Norma Baker
Entertainment > Stage Names - Female


Spinnaker
   is defined as (a)   
Light-weight, Spherical Sail Used in Reaching and Running
Language > Nautical Terms


Los Angeles
   has an N.B.A. team called the   
Lakers
Team began in 1946 in Detroit as the Gems, became the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947 and moved to Los Angeles in 1960

Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NBA Teams


Sam Rayburn, Thomas O’Neill, Jim Wright, Tom Foley
   are all   
Speakers of the U.S. House of Reps.
Misc > Common Threads 1


Shake
   is missing from the title of   
___ Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes (1990)

Music > Albums - Missing Word


Film-maker
   in French is   
Cinéaste
Language > English - French


Butcher
   ,   
Baker, Candlestick Maker
Characters from a nursery rhyme

Misc > Trios


Cryptanalyst
   is   
A Codebreaker
Language > Job Titles


The Cantakerous Man
   is an anagram of   
Thus Note a Mean Crank
Language > Anagrams


Moonraker (1979)
   has the tagline   
Outer Space Now Belongs to 007.
Movies > Movie Taglines


Boilermaker
   contains   
Bourbon
Misc > Cocktails


Winemaker
   is described as   
A Person Engaged in the Occupation of Making Wine.
Misc > Wine and Wine Terms


Meet One's Maker
   means   
Die
Language > Euphemistic Verbs








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