ART & ARTISTS
In 1956 Time magazine dubbed this abstract expressionist "Jack the Dripper"
In the 1380s this English poetry pioneer dedicated his verse romance "Troilus and Criseyde" to fellow poet John Gower
Geoffrey Chaucer
A sand-trapped pastime & Little Red Riding Hood's nemesis
golf & wolf
Einstein Bros & Noah's are chains that specialize in these round breakfast items--do you want some shmear?
bagels
From the Latin latro, "robber", it's the nonviolent crime of stealing personal property, like money
larceny
This Dutch master served as chairman of the Delft Artists' Guild from 1662-63 & 1670-71
Jan Vermeer
Southey wrote, "His coat was red, and his breeches were blue, and there was a hole where his tail came through"
the devil
A direction on a map & what proverbially is wasted on the young
south & youth
In 1923 a California horticulturist created this by crossing a loganberry, a raspberry & a blackberry
boysenberry
Often issued in time of war, this order prohibits ships or goods from leaving a port
an embargo
Aquarelle is a transparent, rather than opaque, type of this painting, as seen in Paul Klee's work "Quarry"
watercolor
Robert Louis Stevenson's green thumb produced the classic "A Child's" this "Of Verses"
Garden
A type of beer & another word for a bet
lager & wager
The color of this large cherry ranges from a deep garnet to almost black
Bing cherry
In 2010 Ahmed Ghailani became the first person tried in federal court after being held at this location
Guantánamo Bay
Andre Breton anagrammed this surrealist's name as "Avida Dollars"
Salvador Dalí
Rhyme entered European poetry in the Middle Ages in part from this language in use in the region of Al Andalus in Spain
Arabic
A billfold & a wooden hammer
wallet & mallet
This German sausage made of pork & veal is seasoned with a variety of spices including ginger, nutmeg & coriander
bratwurst
This "General", not the Attorney General, represents the United States in cases before the Supreme Court
the Solicitor General
This American female Impressionist modeled for many of Degas' works, including "At the Milliner's"
(Mary) Cassatt
As a poet, this author of the prose work "Decameron" made the rhyme scheme ottava rima standard in Italian
Boccaccio
Not sharp & a cow's mate
dull & bull
This 9-letter French sauce is served with meat, fish & vegetables; the yolk's on you!
Béarnaise
The 1896 case of Homer Plessy v. this judge set the precedent of "separate but equal" facilities
Ferguson