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Sunday Puzzle: Turn That Fame Into Capital

NPR's Linda Wertheimer and New York Times crosswords editor Will Shortz play this week's challenge with Richard McCurdy of Burbank, Calif.
Sunday Puzzle

On-air challenge: Every answer today is the name of a famous person whose last name is the name of a well-known U.S. city.

Ex. Actress who played Samantha on "Bewitched" [Ala.] —> ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY

1. Only2. Author of the Nancy Drew books [N.H.]3. Singer with the No.1 hits "I Will Always Love You" and "Didn't We Almost Have It All" [Tex.]4. 1960s soul singer with the No.1 hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" [Pa.]5. Who had a hit with "U Got the Look" with Prince [Pa.]6. Who sang "Rocky Mountain High" and "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" [Colo.]7. Attorney general under Bill Clinton for all eight years [Nev.]8. Star of "Malcolm X," "Fences" and "The Equalizer" [D.C.]. American botanist who created the Shasta daisy and hundreds of other varieties of plants [Cal.]10. 1960s-70s singer with Dawn [Fla.]11. Singer with the 33-times platinum album "Thriller" [Miss.]12. Singer with the 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl" [Ill., Mass. or Mo.]13. "Guys and Dolls" role played on film by Frank Sinatra [Mich.]14. Silent film star who was married to Mary Pickford [Alas.]

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