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| This canal linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic was opened in 1825 |
the Erie Canal
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| (Cheryl will give the clue.) There are two classic beverages to serve with caviar: champagne, & this type of liquor, which should be iced |
vodka
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| In Pope's "The Rape of the Lock", "rape" means abduction & the lock is a lock of this |
hair
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| In 1976 Charlie's Original Angels were Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson & this then-hyphenated actress |
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
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| Americans grouse about cold winds from Canada; Bulgarians, about cold winds from this even larger country |
Russia
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| Full coverage of a trial goes from this to this |
gavel to gavel
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| When the first Portuguese ships arrived in China in 1514 they came face-to-vase with this ruling dynasty |
the Ming
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| If you want to emulate this author who created 007, try some Osetra caviar-- he adored it |
Ian Fleming
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| This disappearing feline in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" tells Alice that "We're all mad here" |
the Cheshire cat
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| In 1986 she married Bob Kersee & gave up basketball to focus on the heptathlon |
Jackie Joyner
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| Due to wind and currect patterns these, like the Namib & Sonoran, are often found on the west coast of a continent |
the deserts
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| (Sofia gives the clue at the feet of Jimmy.) Please get that I'm doing this! Please! I promise I'll never do it again! Please! |
(Alex: Sofia was [*] there at the feet of Jimmy, the other member of our Clue Crew, and if you happened to notice, he's wearing high heels. Nice man, but strange.)
grovel(ing)
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| Lord Byron donated his money & his time to help this country stave off the evil Ottoman empire |
Greece
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| MMM! Beluga caviar comes from the beluga type of this fish |
a sturgeon
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| In George Orwell's "1984", it's the official language of Oceania |
Newspeak
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| Bridgette Wilson of "Billy Madison" married a tennis star & became this actress in "The Wedding Planner" |
(Alex: Erik, a minute to go now.)
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
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| Ocean waters give this state Australia's most moderate climate |
(Judy: What is New South Wales?)
Tasmania
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| Last name of the football player known as "The Galloping Ghost" |
Red Grange
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| This tall son of Pepin the Short (he must have taken after his mother) took over the empire in 771 |
Charlemagne
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| (Cheryl gives the clue.) Most gourmets agree that the world's best caviar comes from this sea, bordered by Iran |
the Caspian Sea
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| Robin Hood & Friar Tuck are among the many characters in this 1819 Sir Walter Scott novel |
Ivanhoe
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| Before marrying Harry Thomason, she wrote the classic "M*A*S*H" episode "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" |
Linda Bloodworth
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| A 2-word weather event in a European capital, or a brand of raincoat |
(Lynda: What is a Mackintosh?)
London Fog
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| It's the elastic protein substance in wheat flour that holds the dough together |
gluten
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| In the 1600s this country had mastered the seas with the world's largest fleet, an aid to its East India Company |
(Lynda: What is Great Britain?)
Holland (the Netherlands)
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| Sterling silver gives caviar a metalic taste; use a spoon made of this, also called nacre, instead |
(Lynda: What is pearl?) (Alex; Be more specific.) (Lynda: What is [*]?)
mother-of-pearl
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| G.K. Chesterton is remembered for creating this mild-mannered priest & detective |
(Alex: One of the first fun reads I had in high school, [*].)
Father Brown
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| He played Larry, Balki's American cousin on "Perfect Strangers" |
(Judy: Who is Bronson Pinchot?)
Mark Linn-Baker
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| Ah, Contessa! Is it your look that inflames me? The purfumes of your Italian villa? Or this hot, moist wind from Africa? |
(Erik: What is a zephyr?)
a Sirocco
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| This moon orbits Jupiter every 7.15 Earth days |
(Lynda: What is Galileo?)
Ganymede
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