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On a plateau in central Asia, Marco Polo noted a wild, horned type of this animal, later named for him |
(Sarah: What is an antelope?) (Robin: What is a goat?)
sheep
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Adopted in 1906 by international agreement, this became the telegraph's standard distress signal |
SOS
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Dudley Moore played this wealthy & lovable sot in 1981 & again in 1988 |
Arthur
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Military marquis (9) |
Lafayette
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It's a short, circular blow from the side delivered by a boxer with the elbow bent & rigid |
(Alex: We have less than a minute to go now, Matt.)
hook
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This Cubist did set designs for 1917's "Parade" & had designs on its ballerina Olga Khoklova, later his wife |
Pablo Picasso
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In 1519 he explored Mexico & won allies among Indians who were subservient to the Aztecs |
Hernando Cortez
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Bigfoot 5, the biggest monster one of these, is 15 feet 6 inches high, weighs 38,000 pounds & has 10-foot tires |
monster truck
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It's the 1988 Dustin Hoffman movie containing the line "K Mart sucks" |
Rain Man
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One-seventh of the "Deadly Sins" (4) |
lust
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Consisting of large lead pellets, this hunting supply gets its name from the male of animals like deer |
buckshot
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If the original play is too long for you, you might like "The Dream", a 1-act ballet based on this Shakespeare play |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Sailing on behalf of Spain, he explored the S. entrance of Puget Sound, where a strait is now named for him |
(Sarah: Who is Verrazano?) (Robin: Who is Sam Juan de Fuca?) ... (Alex: His name was [*], not Saint [*].)
Juan de Fuca
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In this classic board game, the kitchen is connected to the study via a secret passage |
Clue
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Jeremy Irons played twin gynecologists in this 1988 David Cronenberg film |
Dead Ringers
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Mario, of movie musicals (5) |
Lanza
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The prized fish seen here, or the adjective for the smell of some fishermen who haven't bathed |
muskie/musky
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In ballet terminology, it's a full complete turn of the body on one foot |
pirouette
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In 1897 Roald Amundsen was first mate aboard the Belgica, a Belgian ship exploring this continent |
Antarctica
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Freedom One was the name given to the Air Force plane that brought these 52 people back to the U.S. in Jan. '81 |
the Iranian hostages
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This 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci film won 9 Oscars & was based on Pu Yi's autobiography |
The Last Emperor
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A whip, or a mascaraed hair (4) |
lash
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It connects your car's crankshaft to a piston; if you "throw" it, you've got a problem |
rod
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A releve is the raising of the body by lifting these |
heels
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Around 480 B.C. Himilco of this powerful north African city sailed the Atlantic, maybe as far north as Ireland |
Carthage
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A pregnant Demi Moore saves the world from the apocalypse in this 1988 flick |
(Matt: What is The Seventh Seal?) ... (Alex: I believe The Seventh Seal was Ingmar Bergman's film.)
The Seventh Sign
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The front section of a lower balcony (4) |
loge
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) Commonly used in wood flooring, this type of joint is named for 2 parts that fit together |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
tongue & groove
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