CROSSWORD CLUES: ANTONYMS
For clumsy--resembling Jack vis-à-vis the candlestick (6 letters)
nimble
A classic New York one of these uses cream cheese & Graham cracker crust; it should be cooked in a water bath too
cheesecake
Getting into this New Hampshire Ivy? Plausible but difficult, as the acceptance rate for the 2027 class was 6.2%
Dartmouth
Better known for her mysteries, she wrote a handful of romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie
This German name for a type of school was meant to give the idea that the tots would grow & thrive like plants
kindergarten
For constant--sounds like it's innermost planet-related
(9 letters)
mercurial
The name of this ring-shaped cake pan is a trademark of Nordic Ware, which added a "T" to a German word
Bundt
Perhaps the Dominican Friars who founded this college in the same-named state capital in 1917 were inspired by divine...
Providence
Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he was named for explorer Amundsen
Roald Dahl
In the plain type of this, a $2 bunch of watercress costs $6; in the grade type, what was B- work earns an A-
grade inflation (regular inflation)
For a hater of French culture
(11 letters)
Francophile
King cake is a tradition of this holiday & is often decorated in purple, gold & green, the holiday's traditional colors
Mardi Gras
In 1800 7 students enrolled at Middlebury College in this state; in 2024, 2,800 undergrads were roaming around
Vermont
This "Brave New World" author was the grand-nephew of poet & critic Matthew Arnold
Huxley
This method that uses a "mother tongue" approach to teach kids to play musical instruments is named for a Japanese violinist
Suzuki
or antisocial--starts with a Brady boy
(10 letters)
gregarious
This cake became a little cheaper & a lot more vivid when Adams Extract suggested using its red food color in the recipe
red velvet cake
This college for women in Northampton, Mass. opened in 1875 but didn't get its first female pres. until 100 years later
Smith
C.S. Lewis was Clive Staples; this "Hornblower" author was Cecil Scott
C.S. Forester
Her first book outlining her "method" was published in 1909 as "Il metodo della pedagogia scientifica"
Montessori
For wild 'n' crazy--rhymes with raid
(5 letters)
staid
Literally French for "melting", it's a creamy, sugary paste used in cake- & candy-making
fondant
Founded in 1948, this university was named for this first Jewish justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Brandeis
This "Brideshead Revisited" author passed away on Easter Sunday in 1966, soon after returning home from mass
Waugh
In 1923 the college she founded in Florida merged with the Cookman Institute
Bethune