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IN ST. LOUIS
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12-LETTER WORDS
200
'In 1996 this Atlanta team's John Smoltz was named the NL's Cy Young Award winner'
Braves
200
'Familiar shape of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial's "Gateway"'
Arch
200
'Louis XI added this region to the kingdom; Peter Mayle spent a year there'
Provence
200
'With 1/4 of the fat of regular beef, this hump-shouldered animal of the plains is making a comeback'
Bison/buffalo
200
'Brittannica or World Book, for example'
Encyclopedia
400
'(Hi, I'm Mike Piazza) On Sept. 1, 1992 I made my major league debut at this Chicago Cubs stadium with a 3-for-3 day at the plate'
Wrigley Field
400
'This ragtime composer's home at 2658A Delmar Blvd. has been restored & is open for tours'
Scott Joplin
400
'Nickname of Cosby kid Albert, or King Louis VI'
"Fat"
400
'Order a burger out of this largest marsupial & it might come with a pocket for the fries'
Kangaroo
400
'It's a doctor whose specialty is operating on the brain & spinal cord'
Neurosurgeon
600
'This Yankee centerfielder hit a career record 18 World Series home runs -- 3 more than Babe Ruth'
Mickey Mantle
600
'After 1953 & for the next 28 years, this car seen here was built only in St. Louis:'
Chevrolet Corvette
600
'Woman from Aquitaine who married Louis VII of France & Henry II of England'
Eleanor
600
'From Spanish for "lizard", it's harvested in Florida; you also get some nice handbags out of its 9' long skin'
Alligator
600
'In boxing, it's the weight class between lightweight & middleweight'
Welterweight
800
'This Seattle Mariner was named MVP of the 1992 All-Star Game; his father won the award in 1980'
Ken Griffey Jr.
800
'This company's famous Checkerboard Square is in St. Louis'
Ralston Purina
800
'In 1216 a group of British barons offered Louis VIII the throne if he'd help them get rid of this king'
John
800
'At Tennessee Williams' house, it was always "The Night of" this tropical treat, the chicken of the trees'
Iguana
800
'How Jim Lange used to refer to a female contestant on TV's "The Dating Game"'
Bachelorette
1000
'Tony Gwynn of this National League team has the highest career average of all active players with .340'
San Diego Padres
1000
'The Monsanto Fund has given this institution $3 million to open an insectarium'
St. Louis Zoo
1000
'He secretly married his mistress Madame de Maintenon after Maria Theresa had died'
Louis XIV
1000
'At 75 to 100 pounds, this largest South American rodent can be turned into quite a few Quarter Pounders'
Capybara
1000
'From the Latin for "to walk", it's another term for a baby buggy, especially in Britain'
Perambulator
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