CROSSWORD CLUES "M"Enter Category Name
Man with the golden touch
(5 letters)
Midas
This rhyming word refers to any time of great success, not a specific 24-hour period
heyday
1960 & 2016:
"The ____ Seven"
Magnificent
The bitter native drink chocolatl had sugar added to it by these 16th century conquerors
the Spaniards
In 1992 this Italian fashion house launched its more affordable Miu Miu line
Prada
Supplement containing the ABCs & more
(12 letters)
multivitamin
A hand-held optical instrument lends its name to this adjective referring to a mix of shifting colors
a kaleidoscopic
1999:
"The ____ Mr. Ripley"
Talented
It might ring a bell that these chocolate cakes from Hostess debuted in 1967
Ding Dongs
The name of this cocktail means "strained pineapple"
piña colada
Fashion dummy
(9 letters)
mannequin
"O" is for this unfriendly word; in ancient Greece, it was a way to vote you out of the community
ostracize
With Jerry Lewis or Eddie Murphy:
"The ____ Professor"
Nutty
Charlie Bucket is the title character in this 1964 children's book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This Spanish term for an open porch is also a chain of inns
ramada
Marsh gas
(7 letters)
methane
Latin loqui, "to speak", gives us the words loquacious, meaning talkative, & this adjective, meaning well spoken
eloquent
2 adjectives:
"____ Sunshine of the ____ Mind"
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Originally it meant coffee that came from Yemen; later, it came to mean coffee flavored with chocolate
mocha
You can zoom along at 130 kilometers per hour on this Italian motorway
the Autostrada
Written declaration of political intentions or views
(9 letters)
manifesto
Adventurous artists are described by this hyphenated French word, which used to refer to the leading body of an army
avant-garde
1945 Oscar winner:
"The ____ Weekend"
The Lost Weekend
In addition to its famous square in San Francisco, this chocolatier has ice cream & candy stores in several other cities
Ghirardelli
This ancient mountaintop fortress in Israel is the site of the Jews' last stand against the Romans in 70 A.D.
Masada