ART LECTURE
THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS
JUST DESSERTS
CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
I'LL GO MINE
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'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue in front of a projected slide of a painting.) The classical ruins in Montagna's St. Sebastian typify this movement's discovery of ancient culture'
the Renaissance
200
'The Olympics were reborn on April 6, 1896 with 14 national teams made up of 241 men & this many women'
0
200
'Spread jam (& whipped cream, too, if you like) on a cake, curl it up & you've got this old-fashioned favorite'
a jelly roll
200
'A 1,000th anniversary
(10)'
millennium
200
'I'll go mine some mica in this type of big open pit'
a quarry
400
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue in front of a projected slide of a painting.) The triangle formed by the figures in the Raphael work seen here is a symbol of this key Christian concept'
the Trinity
400
'Becoming the 1st Olympic champion since the 4th C. was a hop, step & jump for American James Connolly in this field event'
the triple jump
400
'The name of this custardy dessert means "burnt cream"'
crème brulée
400
'Type of photo finish
(5)'
matte
400
'To act in "Nobody Hears a Broken Drum", dealing with the Molly Maguires, I'll go mine this to get in character'
coal
600
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue in front of a projected slide of a painting.) The traveling basket tells us the subject is "Rest on the Flight into" this country'
Egypt
600
'As in 2004, in 1896 Panathenaic Stadium had the finish of this, won back then by national hero Spiridon Louis'
the marathon
600
'This Pennsylvania Dutch dessert made with brown sugar & molasses is partnered with apple pan dowdy in a classic song'
shoo-fly pie
600
'Pipe smoker's mineral
(10)'
meerschaum
600
'I'll go mine this, symbol Sn, if I can find some; it's only .001 percent of the Earth's crust'
Tin
800
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue in front of a projected slide of a painting.) Here, this great American artist contrasts the warm colors of nature with the harsh light of civilization'
(Edward) Hopper
800
'Thomas Burke of the U.S. won this Olympic event in 1896 with a time of 12.0 seconds; the winning time in 2004 was 9.85'
the 100 meter dash
800
'In France this holiday cake is called buche de Noel'
a yule log (Christmas log accepted)
800
'Tenon's woodworking partner
(7)'
Mortise
800
'I'll go mine sapphires in Sri Lanka, because I need the type whose optical effect gives it this name'
star sapphires
1000
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue in front of a projected slide of a painting.) Dutch still lifes often remind us of this Latin word for pride and mortality--the skull is a rather stern reminder'
vanitas
1000
'This Frenchman who revived the Games opposed a Greek proposal to make Athens their permanent site'
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
1000
'This Italian dessert consists of egg yolks, wine & sugar whisked together'
zabaglione
1000
'Salamander also known as a water dog
(8)'
mudpuppy
1000
'To save money on a ring, I'll go mine this form of carbon seen here and make a synthetic diamond'
graphite
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