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THE OSCARS
200
Maybe you'd like to work on one of these, like for Carnival or Cunard; recent job listings include event crew & galley supervisor
a cruise line (ship)
200
Do this by riding a surfboard with all your toes curled over the board's front edge
hang ten
200
Proverbially, it "makes perfect"
practice
200
It's used as the bitter herbs at the Passover seder & is a traditional accompaniment to roast beef
horseradish
200
This longtime TV character was originally orange but he said a vacation to swamp mushy muddy turned him green overnight
Oscar the Grouch
400
Starbucks calls this job "the face of Starbucks"
a barista
400
This solid figure has 10 faces & a 10-letter name
a decahedron
400
A 200th anniversary
a bicentennial
400
Though this spice is the flavor of hot tamales candies, it is not one of the ingredients
cinnamon
400
Britannica said this writer in college in the 1870s distinguished himself "as a classical scholar, a poseur, and a wit"
Oscar Wilde
600
The person on the phone can hear you smile--that's advice given to people in this job, partly from the Greek for "far"
telemarketers
600
The Council of Ten helped run this Italian island republic from 1310 until it was overthrown by the French in 1797
Venice
600
Pain-controlling care facility for the terminally ill
a hospice
600
This grass important to Thai cooking gets its flavor & fragrance from an essential oil called citral
lemongrass
600
We bet you know Oscar Goodman became mayor of this city in 1999 & swore in his wife to replace him in 2011
Las Vegas
800
Apothecary is an old-fashioned term for this job that requires a doctorate & a license
a pharmacist
800
The ballet "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" is fittingly titled, as that street is part of this "infernal" NYC neighborhood
Hell's Kitchen
800
It's a narrow opening in a cliff
a crevice
800
Olympic medals are imprinted with sprigs of these leaves that cooks use to flavor soups & stews
bay leaves (laurel leaves)
800
A Chicago magnet school is named for this man, a once-local butcher
Oscar Mayer
1000
Maybe you want to become this type of 14-letter scientist like Neil deGrasse Tyson
an astrophysicist
1000
Fasting on the tenth of Tevet, the tenth month of the Jewish calendar, is done in memory of the siege of this city by Nebuchadnezzar
Jerusalem
1000
Decorative molding along the top of a wall or building
a cornice
1000
Two-word name for the spice seen here. Native to China, it has a flavor similar to fennel
star anise
1000
This fashion icon from the Dominican Republic dressed First Ladies, including Nancy Reagan
Oscar de la Renta