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Effleurage is a light gliding stroke used in this hands-on type of spa treatment |
Swedish massage
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Number of simians in a Bruce Willis time travel movie squared |
(Alex: 12 Monkeys was the movie.)
144
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In 1985 Reagan & Gorbachev met in Geneva in this type of diplomatic meeting |
a summit
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In 1831 at age 22, he tried his hand at building a reaper |
McCormick
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Someone who moves props or lighting for a theatrical production |
a stagehand
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It's basically a big kettle with a close-fitting lid, used to cook pot roasts & stews |
a Dutch oven
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Number of "Weeks" in a Mickey Rourke film plus the title of a Fellini film; they add up to a whole number |
(Alex: What is 9 1/2 and 8 1/2 for a total of... [*].)
18
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A fictional co. that may or may not help in roadrunner chasing, or a word from the Greek for "highest point" |
acme
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His colleagues in the Senate had the decency to censure him, at long last, on Dec. 2, 1954 |
(Joseph) McCarthy
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To identify an illness via medical exam |
diagnose
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Leopoldville was the capital of this colony that existed from 1908 to 1960 |
the Belgian Congo
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Number of "Days Later" in a zombie flick divided by the title number of heroes in a Jessica Alba Marvel movie |
(Alex: 28 divided by the Fantastic 4.)
7
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The point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead is a "widow's" this |
peak
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You don't have to picture this Republican senator; he's seen here |
(Mitch) McConnell
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a pineapple plantation.) The pineapple shoots that grow from the mother plants after the main harvest are called the ratoon crop, also the Hawaiian term for a baby born to late-in-life parents; the word is thought to be from the Latin for this season |
(Renee: What is winter?)
autumn
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Smugglers who hid booze in their footwear gave rise to this adjective for something made or sold illicitly |
(Chloe: What is bootlegging?) (Alex: Bootlegging, or boot--no. Sorry.) ... (Alex: [*], yes. It has to end with "leg", a body part.)
a bootleg
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The uppermost polyp of this poisonous sea creature was thought to resemble a sail, hence its name |
a Portuguese man-of-war
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It's what 2(x+y) equals if x is the number of "Angry Men" in a 1957 film & y is the "Kings" in a George Clooney movie |
30
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8-letter word for the highest point of success or the highest part of a rock formation |
pinnacle
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This '60s secretary of defense passed away in July 2009 |
(Robert) McNamara
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A spiky sea critter, or a mischievous boy |
an urchin
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The Elgin marbles helped establish this architectural style, based on 5th century B.C. works |
Greek revival
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Number preceding "Pick Up" in a Roy Scheider film minus Wesley Snipes' "Passenger" number in a 1992 movie |
(Alex: 52 Pick Up minus 57, so the correct response is [*].)
-5
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This TV-making brand got its start in 1918 making radio equipment in Chicago |
Zenith
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This 18th century Scotman invented a form of pavement |
(John) McAdam
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