POET-POURRI
"ULTRA", MAN
CAR TUNES
TRAVEL & TOURISM
GLOBAL WORMING
200
'"Because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for" this poet on May 15, 1886'
Emily Dickinson
200
'It's also known as sonography, baby'
ultrasound
200
'In 1984 Sammy Hagar sang, "Write me up a 125, post my face wanted dead or alive...I can't drive" this speed'
55
200
'On a clear day you can see 60 miles to Mount Rainier from the 520-foot observation deck of this Seattle tower'
Space Needle
200
'It's the common variety of worm seen here'
earthworm
400
'In a poem titled "September 1" of this year, W.H. Auden wrote, "The clever hopes expire of a low dishonest decade"'
1939
400
'(Sofia of the Clue Crew on a ski slope in Colorado) On the slopes, protect yourself from the A & B types of these; snow reflects about 80% of them'
ultraviolet rays
400
'Prince drove this tiny title auto to No. 6 in 1983'
"Little Red Corvette"
400
'In 2001 you could have taken in performances of "Il Grande Gatsby" & "Turandot" at this famous opera house in Milan'
La Scala
400
'Hirudinea medicinalis is a species of this bloodsucking worm used in medicine'
leech
600
'Pastoral poetry portrays rural life, in particular this occupation for which Spenser wrote a "calendar"'
shepherding
600
'Used for TV transmissions between 300 & 3,000 megahertz, it's abbreviated UHF'
ultra high frequency
600
'This "Little" Beach Boys vehicle can "do a hundred & forty with the top end floored"'
"Little Deuce Coupe"
600
'Sand on the floor of the Virgin Islands' St. Thomas Synagogue commemorates the Israelites' escape from this country'
Egypt
600
'A worm that shares its name with this volcano-buried city lives in the scalding water of ocean vents'
Pompeii
800
'In 1650 Anne Bradstreet's poems appeared as "The Tenth" of these goddesses "lately sprung up in America"'
Muses
800
'A deep blue pigment made from the mineral lapis lazuli'
ultramarine
800
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit) In the opening to "All in the Family", Archie & Edith sang, "Gee, our old" one of these cars "ran great"'
LaSalle
800
'Caesars Palace, the Luxor & the Excalibur lie on this boulevard nicknamed "The Strip"'
Las Vegas Boulevard
800
'This disease in humans is caused by parasitic worms found in undercooked meat, usually pork'
trichinosis
1000
'A stamp issued in 2002, for the 100th anniversary of his birth, included the full texts of 6 of his whimsical poems'
Ogden Nash
1000
'A single-seat aircraft powered by a small motor'
ultralight
1000
'In 1976 Rose Royce did the dirty work & went to No. 1 "employed" here (Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa!)'
"Car Wash"
1000
'The tossing of this very heavy, long wooden pole is a highlight of Scotland's Highland Games'
caber
1000
'"Dracula" author Bram Stoker also wrote the spooky & supernatural novel "The Lair of" this'
the White Worm