SPY VS. SPY
MAD MAGAZINE
LETTERS IN TOMATOES
DRAWN-OUT DRAMAS
THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS
200
'This spy was executed at what's now 66th & 3rd in New York City'
Nathan Hale
200
'He's "Mad"'s mascot, seen here behind the magazine's longtime publisher Bill Gaines'
Alfred E. Neuman
200
'The old section of Riga is surrounded by one of these trenches'
a moat
200
'In the 15th century this alliterative type of play dealing with Jesus' crucifixion could take 3 days to complete'
a passion play
200
'urbandictionary.com informs us that an "idiot box" is actually one of these electronic devices'
a television
400
'Portrayed on film in 2007's "Breach", Robert Hanssen was a mole within this organization'
the FBI
400
'Mad is under the corporate control of this comic book company that isn't based in Washington'
DC
400
'For the Olympics it's "Citius, altius , fortius"'
the motto
400
'Britannica says, "among his most-celebrated long plays is 'Anna Christie"''
Eugene O\'Neill
400
'This 1843 character says, "every idiot... with 'Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding"'
Ebenezer Scrooge
600
'"Ashenden" is an account of his years as a World War I spy by this author of "Of Human Bondage"'
Somerset Maugham
600
'This composer sued Mad & lost over "Louella Schwartz Describes Her Malady", spoofing his "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody"'
Irving Berlin
600
'It's the bane of a chimneysweep'
soot
600
'With over 20,000 performances, the longest-running show in London's West End is this Agatha Christie play'
The Mousetrap
600
'"The Complete Idiot's Guide to" this year addresses Mayans' predictions & their long count calendar'
2012
800
'In exchange for Russian spy Rudolf Abel, this U.S. pilot was released by the Soviets in 1962'
(Francis Gary) Powers
800
'Manipulate the page so that "A" meets "B" & enjoy this Mad feature traditionally on the back cover'
the fold-in
800
'Skal!, for example'
a toast
800
'Debuting in 1937, "The Lost Colony" by Pulitzer winner Paul Green has been playing in Manteo in this state for 73 years'
North Carolina
800
'In "Love and Death" Berdykov is one of these & is seen attending a convention of them from all over Russia'
village idiots
1000
'This playwright was slain under mysterious circumstances possibly related to spying for Elizabeth I'
Christopher Marlowe
1000
'In 1987 legendary cartoonist Don Martin left Mad & jumped to this rival magazine'
Cracked
1000
'Struck mightily, in the Bible'
smote
1000
'This work is made of 2 lengthy plays: "Millennium Approaches" won a Pulitzer & Tony; "Perestroika" only won a Tony'
Angels in America
1000
'At the end of this man's "The Idiot", Prince Myshkin goes back to his doctor in Switzerland after failing at love'
Dostoyevsky
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