EASTER
BUNNIES
BASKETS
PARADES
SPORTS
CROSSWORDS
(D)AILY (D)INGER
200
The 2 months in which Easter Sunday can fall within
March & April
200
In 1959 Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh presented the Oscar won by a short cartoon featuring this classic critter & that's all, folks
Bugs Bunny
200
"Breadbasket" is a slang term for this 6-pack part of the body
Abdomen
200
Parades in America did not take place for three years during this decade--since rubber was in short supply, the balloons were donated for the 2nd World War effort
1940s
200
Opening Day of this major US sport usually begins around Easter, with the season ending in October
Baseball
200
"H" - Kids usually go on one of these for Easter Eggs in the backyard, no need for pitchforks or torches (4)
Hunt
200
This 2-word military-sounding job is the ceremonial head of a parade
Grand Marshal
400
This purveyor of fluffy sweets offers many different marshmallow chicks for Easter
Peeps
400
Wearing flip-flops & sunglasses, this drum-pounding mascot began going & going & going in 1989
The Energizer Bunny
400
As a baby, Moses was left in a basket along this famous river's banks
Nile
400
An early parade in 1924 included live bears--they scared the children, so in 1927 balloon animals debuted, including this famous silent film era cartoon cat
Felix The Cat
400
Usually the Final Four of March Madness occurs on Easter Weekend, after the field is cut in half during this previous round
Elite Eight
400
"H" - Cook until the white and the yolk are solid (8)
Hard Boil
600
The word Easter may come from "Eostre", the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess of this season
Spring
600
This silhouetted, bow tie-wearing magazine logo was designed by Art Paul in 1953
Playboy Bunny
600
On warm summer days you might want to enjoy lunch at a park, or this rhyming word that can precede "basket" & "table"
Picnic
600
Traditionally, the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes perform in this annual NYC parade each November
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
600
These two American Pro Sports Leagues from the "Big Four" are ALWAYS in-season on Easter Sunday
NHL and NBA
600
"J" - a bean-producing candy company, "Juicy Pear" is my favorite (10)
Jelly Belly
800
Thousands of New Yorkers traditionally stroll down this Avenue on Easter showing off their new clothes
Fifth Avenue
800
This funny bunny in "Bambi" teaches Bambi how to slide on ice & talk
Thumper
800
It can be the basket below a hot-air balloon or a flat-bottomed boat used on a canal
Gondola
800
DAILY DINGER!!
DAILY DINGER!!
800
St. Cloud State, Minnesota State, UMass and Minnesota State will be competing in this final stage of the College Hockey Championships next weekend, similarly named to college basketball's semis
The Frozen Four
800
"V" - 1 teaspoon of this liquid + 10-20 drops food color in a cup will have your eggs dyed in no time (7)
Vinegar
1000
Easter Island is located 2,300 miles away from this South American nation to which it belongs
Chile
1000
Check out this type of bunny, allowing us to see how it gets its name in the photo
Cottontail
1000
Government taxing & spending are part of this "policy", from the Latin word for "basket" or "treasury"
Fiscal
1000
This acclaimed 1947 Christmas movie used real footage of actual floats in NY, giving many Americans their first look at a major parade
Miracle on 34th Street
1000
The Masters Golf Tournament sometimes occurs on Easter Weekend, but it is ALWAYS played in this city each year
Augusta, Georgia
1000
"B" - A fancy Easter hat, probably worn only by old ladies (6)
Bonnet