ANAGRAMS
Sam rode this animal on the shore
horse
Originally, this noun referred to an evil spirit said to oppress sleepers; now it's any terrifying dream
a nightmare
He also painted laundresses, but he's better known for his ballerinas
Degas
Missouri leads the U.S. in the production of this heavy metal used in storage batteries
lead
In tragedies these face coverings had elongated foreheads that made the actors look taller
masks
When bidding on items here, use caution
an auction
These feathered friends that can fly backwards are named for the noise their wings make
a hummingbird
Vermeer's famous painting "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter" is in this Amsterdam museum
the Rijksmuseum
In the 1950s this company introduced 2 of its most popular board games: Risk & Careers
Parker Brothers
Deus ex machina, a popular theatrical device, means this "from the machine"
God
They're a smart form of transportation
trams
As Cher could tell you, this "lunar" adjective means dazed with romantic sentiment
moonstruck
In 1897 this artist published "Noa Noa", a report of his travels in Tahiti
Gauguin
Many adult Africans, Asians & American Indians lack the enzyme used to digest this milk sugar
lactose
The opening song performed by this group was called the parodos
the chorus (choir)
One lasts indefinitely
eon
This word for an intellectual could also refer to someone obsessed with omelets
an egghead
This 19th century artist painted many seascapes near his home at Prouts Neck on the Maine coast
Winslow Homer
The first name of the author of "Brideshead Revisited", it's the middle name of explorer Richard E. Byrd
Evelyn
This was the term for a leading actor; a secondary actor was called a deuteragonist
a protagonist
Stephen King wrote about a Dark one
Tower
This "organ-splitting" feeling might be caused by psoriasis
heartbreak
This 18th century Englishman was known for such satirical engravings as "Beer Street" & "Gin Lane"
Hogarth
Also called Paraguay tea, it's made from the dried leaves & shoots of a holly tree
mate
You might call this comic playwright's "The Knights" a "wasp"ish attack on Cleon
Aristophanes