COMMUNICATION
NORWAY BACK WHEN
PEN NAMES
THE OSCARS
CROSSWORD CLUES "T"
200
'In 1889, 13 years after the invention of this, William Gray installed the first pay one'
Telephone
200
'The 1814 Convention of Moss, presumably held on the north side of a tree, united Norway with this country'
Sweden
200
'Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller used this married name as a pen name, even after divorcing her first husband'
Agatha Christie
200
'His performance in "The Cider House Rules" earned him his second Oscar -- & a standing ovation'
Michael Caine
200
'Sovereign's seat
(6)'
Throne
400
'A film on this Indian tribe's WWII code talkers won an Emmy Award in 1996'
Navajo
400
'He's the Norway "rat" in the photo seen here:
(WWII traitor)'
Vidkun Quisling
400
'Mudrooroo, AKA Colin Johnson, gained fame as an Aboriginal writer from this country'
Australia
400
'Adding that he was "stunned" to win, this star of "American Beauty" quipped, "This is the highlight of my day"'
Kevin Spacey
400
'It follows mouse or tourist
(4)'
Trap
600
'In the 1970s local TV newscasts adopted this 10-letter "legal" term to advertise on-the-scene reports'
Eyewitness
600
'A king of this name rebuilt Oslo in the 1600s & for a while the city was named after him'
King Christian (Christiania)
600
'Under a joint pen name, this "Congo" author co-wrote "Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston 40-Brick Lost-Bag Blues"'
Michael Crichton
600
'Robin Williams & some high-kicking Lady Mounties performed this nominated song from the "South Park" film'
"Blame Canada"
600
'A romantic rendezvous
(5)'
Tryst
800
'The FCC has replaced this "system" that used the reassuring phrase "This is only a test"'
Emergency Broadcast System
800
'In the 1300s Bergen, a fish trade center, became affiliated with this German commercial league'
Hanseatic League
800
'Hilda Doolittle was famous for publishing her poems under this extremely short pen name'
H.D.
800
'This Best Actress winner for "Boys Don't Cry" said, "I pray for the day when...we actually celebrate our diversity"'
Hilary Swank
800
'Shakespearean storm
(7)'
Tempest
1000
'The study of the meaning of words, it sometimes disparagingly refers to meaningless distinctions'
Semantics
1000
'In 1939 Norway claimed an Antarctic "land" named for this Norwegian queen'
Queen Maud
1000
'This famous pen name of Hector Hugh Munro sounds like a beverage served with sushi'
Saki
1000
'Winning for Best Supporting Actress, she called Jon Voight "A great actor, but a better father"'
Angelina Jolie
1000
'Puccini's Pekingese princess
(8)'
Turandot
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