THE BRIDGES OF OTHER COUNTIES |
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Part of this bridge built in the 19th century is in Kings County |
the Brooklyn Bridge
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In "Oliver Twist" Fagin teaches his young followers this type of theft |
pickpocketing
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CACM: Central American Common this |
Market
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Pittsburgh QB Roethlisberger is aka this, like the bell of a famous clock |
(Alex: Hans, you won the toss, so you pick first.)
Big Ben
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When it comes to composting, used grounds or paper filters for this beverage are welcome |
coffee
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It's the format
of the clue,
as you can see |
[Alex adds the word "here" to the end of the clue.]
double-space
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In Michel Faber's sci-fi novel "Under the Skin", these are captured & then fatted up for consumption |
people (or humans)
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UNSC: This 15-member body |
(Alex: We have a minute left now.)
the United Nations Security Council
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The Bears' jumbo-sized William Perry was aka this appliance |
Refrigerator
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Done with that Hubba Bubba or Nicorette? Yes, you can go ahead & compost this |
chewing gum
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It's the key to making text on your computer go away in one click |
backspace
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Take me home, Fayette County roads in this state, but not on Bridge Day, when New River Gorge closes & BASE jumpers have at it |
West Virginia
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Her poem "I heard a Fly buzz--when I died" was suggested by a chapter in a Hawthorne novel |
Emily Dickinson
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Jets QB Namath was called this, after Manhattan's Great White Way |
Broadway Joe
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OK, you hollowed it out, cut it up & stuck it on your front step but it's Nov. 1--compost this hyphenated holiday item |
a jack-o-lantern
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Area in a building containing wiring or plumbing but with limited upright access |
crawlspace
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Seen here being built, the Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco to this county that includes cities like Mill Valley & Sausalito |
Marin
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Born in Bombay in 1865, in 1907 he became the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature |
Rudyard Kipling
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ASEAN: Association of these Nations |
(Hans: What is East Asian?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Southeast Asian
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This other nickname for "Neon" Deion Sanders was especially appropriate when he played on "MNF" |
(Matt: What is Showtime?)
Prime Time
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After finishing a $15,000 bottle of 1985 Richebourg Grand Cru, you can put this in your heap, as long as it's natural |
(Alex: And with a Richebourg, it is natural.)
cork
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It's the one-word realm of electronic communication |
cyberspace
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Cook County, Illinois is where you find the first bridge designed by this architect in 2004; note the biomorphic curves |
(Frank) Gehry
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On the "fifth day", as recounted in this 14th century collection by Boccaccio, the storytellers must tell tales of love |
(Matt: [Sighs] I don't know.) (Alex: Nothing? Say--) (Matt: No.)
The Decameron
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OPCW: Organization for the Prohibition of these |
(Matt: What are Concealed Weapons?)
Chemical Weapons
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...& the award for least-intimidating nickname goes to: graceful Lance Alworth, aka this animated movie orphan |
(Matt: Who is Annie?) (Alex: No.) (Matt: Who is Little--) (Kyle: Who is Little Orphan Annie?)
Bambi
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Big into discipline, Gen. Winfield Scott earned the nickname "Old Fuss &" these, which the General could then compost |
feathers
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In 1948 it was a novel about Matt Dodson's adventures on Venus; today it's someone out of touch with reality |
(Matt: What is space case?)
a space cadet
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