ICKY RHYMES
LYRICAL GUNPLAY
IN THIS EUROPEAN CAPITAL
I JUST WANNA LOOK AT THE PICTURES
READ ON
200
'Something done or completed in a hurry, like my divorce from Britney Spears'
quicky
200
'"I shot" this law enforcement officer "but I swear it was in self-defense"'
the sheriff
200
'Kensington Gardens,
the Old Vic Theatre'
London
200
'This statue bears the name of the beloved children's story it was based on'
The Little Mermaid
200
'This term for love-themed works also refers to the group of languages derived from Latin'
romance
400
'Having the quality of molasses'
sticky
400
'"I shot a man in" this place "just to watch him die"'
Reno
400
'The Reina Sofia Museum,
the Prado'
Madrid
400
'Scoop, Muck & Lofty are all friends of this TV character'
Bob the Builder
400
'This type of work holding up human follies to humorous criticism was once divided into "gentle" or "indignant"'
satire
600
'It's a temporary red mark on the skin from kissing (hee hee!)'
a hickey
600
'The Beatles:
"But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot, and" this title guy "collapsed in the corner"'
Rocky Raccoon
600
'Kurfurstendamm (an elegant shopping boulevard),
the 630-acre Tiergarten'
Berlin
600
'It's a plant in the mint family; among the many uses of the leaves is making Chartreuse liqueur'
basil
600
'From the Latin for "shepherd", it's a literary work idealizing rural life'
a pastoral
800
'Characterized by concealed difficulty; be careful!'
tricky
800
'This group:
"Janie's got a gun, her dog day's just begun, everybody is on the run"'
Aerosmith
800
'The Capitoline Museum,
the Baths of Caracalla'
Rome
800
'The Elgin Bridge is in this Lion City, also a country of Asia'
Singapore
800
'It's an exalted verse poem dealing with a single dignified theme; Pindar & Keats were expert practitioners'
an ode
1000
'Cool cocktail of gin, lime juice & club soda'
a rickey
1000
'Hendrix:
"Hey" this guy, "I heard you shot your old lady down ...yes, I did, I shot her"'
Joe
1000
'St. Stephen's Green,
Trinity College'
Dublin
1000
'This human rights organization, whose logo is seen here, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977'
Amnesty International
1000
'3-word French term for a novel with thinly disguised depictions of real people'
roman à clef