BIRDS WITHIN WORDS
So this crazy bird wandered into a saloon...
a loon
This Polish composer who died in 1849 wrote almost exclusively for the piano
Chopin
A scatterbrained or eccentric person
a ditz
His mother Thetis dipped him into the River Styx, rendering most of him invulnerable
Achilles
Pithy term for a short distance
a stone's throw
Looks like the beagle ate this bird
an eagle
This composer of symphonies, operas & ballets studied to be a lawyer in St. Petersburg
Tchaikovsky
From the German for "to spray", it's a quick spray or squirt
a spritz
Toxic bacteria found in the Mavroneri River, the modern Styx, may have killed this "Great" conqueror
Alexander
The Paleolithic period is part of this
the Stone Age
It has a long femur
an emu
This composer's political satire "Of Thee I Sing" was the first musical comedy to win a Pulitzer Prize
George Gershwin
This cracker was introduced by Nabisco in 1934 & named to conjure up an image of wealth & glamour
Ritz
Styx literally means "shuddering", expressing the loathing of this condition
Death
The winner of the 1990 Seattle Spam-off was a replica of this British archaeological site
Stonehenge
It's hiding in the hibiscus
an ibis
In the 1840s this composer's piano playing was the toast of Europe, taking him to more than 20 countries
Franz Liszt
Nickname of Friedrich Christian Lang, director of the classic 1927 film "Metropolis"
Fritz
The Rivers Styx & Acheron were patrolled by this ghastly ferryman
Charon
Style of pale jeans
Stonewashed
You'll find this bird in Milwaukee
an auk
This American ballet music composer also wrote the score for the film "Of Mice and Men"
This 2-time Winter Olympics site has been known for its mineral springs since Roman times
Saint Moritz
The River Styx was personified as the daughter of this "watery" Titan, the oldest of them all
Oceanus
In the U.S. it means to refuse to answer; in Britain it means to filibuster
Stonewall