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"The tribe... was a mighty people, called the 'Mahicanni,' or, more commonly, the 'Mohicans'" |
(James Fenimore) Cooper
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This New Orleans venue reopened Sept. 25, 2006 |
the Superdome
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Large specimens of this marsupial can leap over barriers 6 feet high |
kangaroos
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Adam Ant: "Goody ____ Shoes" |
Two
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Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, presided over the trial of this woman who went up in smoke May 30, 1431 |
Joan of Arc
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In Olympic gymnastic events, it precedes "all-around men" & "all-around women" |
(Alex: And the 10-letter word is [*].)
individual
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"Those awful young women capering at the hotel-door, they are the real little Daisy Millers that were" |
(Henry) James
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This Wisconsin city claims to have built the USA's only granite dome |
(Alison: What is Milwaukee?) (Alex: No, sorry, it's the state capital, [*].)
Madison
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One of the N.Y. Times' headlines on this landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision was "Cardinals shocked" |
Roe v. Wade
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Steely Dan: "Hey ____" |
(Alison: What is Sixteen?) ... (Alex: You missed it by 3. "Hey [*]".)
Nineteen
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Micholas Ridley, who supported Lady Jane Grey, got burned when this "bloody" British queen took the throne |
Mary
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) This invention sped up the flow of news from behind the beyond. In 2001, this one sent the only realtime images of U.S. surveillance personnel being freed from China |
(Alex: And it is called [*].)
a videophone
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"'Jude the Obscure' is simply an endeavour to give shape... to a series of... personal impressions" |
(Alex: [*] is the author.)
Thomas Hardy
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This sacred structure dates from the late 600's A.D. |
the Dome Of The Rock
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Because of the way he became president, John Tyler's opponents nicknamed him "His" this |
"Accidency"
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T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen: "___ O'Clock" |
5
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William Tyndale, who completed his English translation of this in 1525, was burned in Brussels in 1536 |
(Michele: What is the Bible?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Michele: What is the Bible in English?) (Ashok: What is the translation of the Vulgate?) (Alison: What is the King James Bible?)
the New Testament
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This "botanical" interchange is where 2 highways meet |
a cloverleaf
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"Some of the characters in these pages are chosen from the most criminal and degraded... Sikes is a thief" |
Charles Dickens
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Syracuse Univ.'s domed stadium is named for this air-conditioning company that paid $2.75 million for the rights |
the Carrier Corporation
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In 2011 bell ringers for this charity started accepting digital donations to its red kettle |
the Salvation Army
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Public Enemy: "___ Is A Joke" |
911
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In 1612 Edward Wightman became the last person to be burned in England as this religious criminal |
a heretic
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The gangster who actually moves his finger to carry out a hit while the guy who planned it might be elsewhere |
a triggerman
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"Erewhon is pronounced as a word of three syllables, all short" |
(Michele: Who is Thomas More?)
Samuel Butler
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The structure seen here, in this city, is technically not a dome since it uses masts & cables for support |
London
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After Elizabeth's death in 1603, the crown passed to King James, the first of this royal house to rule England |
(Alex: [*] is the house.)
Stuart
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The Proclaimers: "I'm Gonna Be (___ Miles)" |
500
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France's Philip IV--known as "The Fair"--had Jacques De Molay, the last Grand Master of this order, burned in 1314 |
The Knights Templar
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This term for a shabbily clothed, dirty child, is the name of a demon in the poem "Piers Plowman" |
ragamuffin
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