5 Written Questions

1. Herman Melville noville of 1847 (4)
2. a kiln for drying hops (4)
3. off-Broadway theater award presented by the Village Voice (4)
4. Actor who played The Lion in The Wizard of Oz Bert (4)
5. an ax like tool (3)

5 Matching Questions

1. GNU
2. ETNA
3. ERLE
4. ASTA
5. EERO

1. a American lawyer and author of detective stories Gardner (4)
2. b Volcano in Sicily (4)
3. c Dog in 1934 film "The Thin Man" (4)
4. d Finnish-American architect Saarinen (4)
5. e Bearded African beast (3)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Advertising award or Greek muse of history (4)
   1. CLIO
   2. EERO
   3. ILIE
   4. ELIA
2. away from the direction of the wind; opposite of windward (4)
   1. ALMA
   2. ALEE
   3. APSE
   4. ALAR
3. a banned growth-regulating chemical once sprayed on apples (4)
   1. ALAR
   2. ALMA
   3. LAHR
   4. AJA
4. A rope with a noose (also lasso and lariat) (5)
   1. ERATO
   2. ALETA
   3. RIATA
   4. ASTA
5. Neutral shade (4)
   1. EIRE
   2. ECRU
   3. ELOI
   4. EERO

5 True/False Questions

1. YSER → A decorative pitcher / urn (4)

   True        False

2. OLEO → a spread made from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter (4)

   True        False

3. LST → D-Day landing craft (3)

   True        False

4. ILIE → Tennis' Nastase (4)

   True        False

5. INRI → Inscription of Jesus' cross, meaning "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" (4)

   True        False