OF ARK
"AND" IDIOMS
PASTRY
THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY
PRESIDENTIAL MATH
200
'Including the wives of Noah & his sons, there were this many humans on the ark'
8
200
'Pecans & rolls of cloth'
nuts and bolts
200
'This Middle Eastern sweet consists of several layers of very thin filo pastry filled with nuts & drenched with honey'
baklava
200
'In 1924 this New Englander won for "New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes"'
Frost
200
'Obama divided by Madison'
11 (44 ÷ 4)
400
'In Islamic tradition Noah's ark ended up on al-Judi, a mountain near the Euphrates & the headwaters of this other Iraqi river'
the Tigris
400
'A legal proceeding & a mistake'
trial and error
400
'"Make 'Em Laugh" mentions this pastry-employing gag that's always fun (for the onlookers, anyway)'
a pie in the face
400
'In 1923 this "Saint" of a woman won for work that included "Eight Sonnets in American Poetry"'
Edna St. Vincent Millay
400
'Lincoln times Jefferson'
48 (16 × 3)
600
'After finally resting on dry land, Noah built one of these raised platforms on which to thank God'
an altar
600
'Bowling targets & a California city near the Arizona border'
pins and needles
600
'The 2-word name of this pastry that can be filled with custard is also used to mean "a timid person"'
a cream puff
600
'The "Complete Poems" of this "Chicago" man took the 1951 prize'
(Carl) Sandburg
600
'John Quincy Adams divided by John Adams'
3 (6 ÷ 2)
800
'According to popular legend & a hit song by the Irish Rovers, these animals frolicked & didn't make it onto Noah's Ark'
unicorns
800
'An illegal parking penalty & an old term for a man much concerned with his dress & appearance'
fine and dandy
800
'In Copenhagen, these are called "Wienerbrod", though in Vienna they're "Kopenhagener"'
Danish pastry
800
'The 1948 prize went to "The Age of Anxiety" by this poet, whose initials stood for Wystan Hugh'
Auden
800
'Reagan times Monroe'
200 (40 × 5)
1000
'Former astronaut James Irwin launched several expeditions looking for Noah's Ark on this Turkish peak'
Mount Ararat
1000
'Kids' lemonade vending place & to make good on a pledge'
stand and deliver
1000
'Oft-attributed to Marie-Antoinette, "Let them eat cake" in French is "Qu'ils mangent de la" this roll made with yeast dough & eggs'
brioche
1000
'This "All The King's Men" novelist won the poetry prize twice, for 1958 & 1979'
Robert Penn Warren
1000
'Clinton minus Nixon'
5 (42 - 37)
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