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SPORTS INITIALS
EAT YOUR VEGGIES!
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO
MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE
1958
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'Speed racer Anthony Joseph'
(A.J.) Foyt
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'A single one of these is actually an unopened flower bud from a thistlelike plant; its leaves & "Heart" are edible'
an artichoke
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'(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Monticello in Virginia.) The name of Monticello refers to the home's geographical setting--it's Italian for "little" this'
hill (mountain)
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'Iodized
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lick'
salt
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'In August this jumped to 4 cents, the first increase in 26 years'
a postage stamp
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'Boston Red Sox player Jonathan David'
Drew
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'It's easy to see why the wood ear type of this is so named'
a mushroom
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'(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Monticello in Virginia.) Jefferson had the USA's largest private book collection, 6,000 of which were sold in 1815 to form the nucleus of this'
the Library of Congress
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'Swiss
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mousse'
chocolate
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'On March 24 this future inductee to the Rock Hall of Fame was inducted into the U.S. Army in Memphis'
Elvis Presley
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'Baseball pitcher--& quite a hitter--Carsten Charles'
Sabathia
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'If these are too hot, drink milk: casein in milk wipes away capsaicin, the fiery compound that gives them heat'
chilies (chili peppers)
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'(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Monticello in Virginia.) In 1824, this French nobleman came to Monticello for a week-long visit; incidentally, after he left, the wine cellar had to be replenished'
the Marquis de Lafayette
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'No-win
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comedy'
situation
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'After circling the earth some 1,400 times, this first Soviet satellite disintegrated as it made its return'
Sputnik
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'NFL giant of yore Yelberton Abraham'
(Y.A.) Tittle
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'These veggies, often garnet red, have the highest sugar content of any vegetable, but are very low in calories'
beets
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'(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Monticello in Virginia.) Monticello's famous dome, which we have the privilege of seeing from the inside, was inspired by the ancient Temple of Vesta in this city'
Rome
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'Digital
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obscura'
camera
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'He began making a name for himself, becoming, at age 15, the youngest grandmaster in chess to that time'
Bobby Fischer
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'Giants 1B (& son of a Rams Pro Bowl receiver) Jack Thomas'
(J.T.) Snow
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'These sprouts, a member of the cabbage family, are one of the few vegetables to have originated in northern Europe'
Brussels sprouts
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'(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Monticello in Virginia.) For convenience, Thomas Jefferson built into the sides of the fireplace these small elevators to bring wine up from the cellar--it's not as unintelligent as it sounds'
a dumbwaiter
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'Grand
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fixe'
prix
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'Imre Nagy, a former premier of this country, was executed for his role in a 1956 revolt against Soviet rule'
Hungary