European Crossword Puzzle #15
May 30th, 2006, 04:46 PM
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I think the candy is Italian -- I vaguely recall some thread about it here. I know that it wasn't Madeleine, but I was amused that there's actually a Romanesque church in Vezelay by that name that's actually famous. (Obviously there's the one in Paris.)
May 30th, 2006, 04:57 PM
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May 30th, 2006, 05:02 PM
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Clue: Many famous architects have designed a version of this object: 2 words (6, 6).
The second word looks like a word in English, so it's now accepted to refer to this object in English as a (6, 5) (as a bastardized form).
A famous American version of this object is an (5, 5). (The first word is a last name. The 3rd letter of the last name is "m".)
The second word looks like a word in English, so it's now accepted to refer to this object in English as a (6, 5) (as a bastardized form).
A famous American version of this object is an (5, 5). (The first word is a last name. The 3rd letter of the last name is "m".)
May 31st, 2006, 02:09 AM
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Hint: An exhibition in NYC is currently taking place on one famous American version of this object. It was designed by a husband-and-wife team. (5 letters in the last name, 3rd = "m"
May 31st, 2006, 04:36 PM
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Okay, here it goes (starrsville - you still owe us one 
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This artist (still alive) [6,9] created a series of sculptures. The theme of the sculptures is a certain creature [6 "s" is first letter].
The artist made 6 bronze casts of a particular one, titled [5].
One of the 6 casts can be found at [place: 10,6] in [city: 6].
This artist also won a coveted award [5,4] several years ago at a well-known art show.
)This artist (still alive) [6,9] created a series of sculptures. The theme of the sculptures is a certain creature [6 "s" is first letter].
The artist made 6 bronze casts of a particular one, titled [5].
One of the 6 casts can be found at [place: 10,6] in [city: 6].
This artist also won a coveted award [5,4] several years ago at a well-known art show.
