OT: Test 284B More half & half

[wire chief]

14..This is what potato presses are called, __c___.

15..Bette has a big hit about a far away deity.

16..Australia's marsupial species number 44, 68, 111, 137, or 156?

17..Puccini "goes to" Japan and produces..?

18..Van Gogh & another Impressionist(?) were buddies until they fell out.

19..The name of this food company also means "distribute".

20.."Our hearts were madly beating, & then our lips were meeting, & Venus seemed to melt
right into Mars."

21..Saturday night found our Prez at the White House ____________ __________ dinner.

22..Who asked, "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?"

23.."Don't bother; they're here."

24..Main Sarkozy opponent?

25..So Lionel, how many times(?) is she a..?

All yours.

 

[huskyblooz]

22. New Haven's own Michael Bolotin (Laura Branigan also had a hit with it)
25. 3

 

[crownfox2]

14. ricers

 

[pinotbear]

15. From a Distance
17. The Mikado
19. Dole
23. Send In The Clowns

 

[vtcwbuff]

16. WAG 44
17. Madame Butterfly
21. Correspondent's dinner
22. Bolton
25. 3?

 

[rbny1]

18. Gaugin

 

[k9fanatic]

17. Madame Butterfly
21. Correspondents Association dinner
22. Michael Bolton
23. Send In the Clowns
25. Three times a Lady

 

[VAUConnFan]

16. 44
17. Aida
18. Picasso
19. Del Monte
21. National Correspondent's
22. Laura Branigan
25. Three Times A Lady

 

[Bestiarius]

14. Ricer
15. From a Distance
17. Madam Butterfly
18. Gauguin
19. Dole
21. Press Corps
24 Hollande
25. Once? No. Twice? No. Three times a lady

 

[Zorro]

14..This is what potato presses are called, __c___.


17..Madama Butterfly

18..Gauguin

20..A Handful of Stars

23.. Send in the Clowns

24..Msr. Hollande

25.. Three Times a Lady

 

[wire chief]

14..Crown & Best with ricers.

15..The theologians, Best & Pinot, reflect on God, From a Distance.

16..A couple of 44's are put forth, but the answer is waaaaay at the other end, 156.

17..VTC & several with Madama Butterfly (If there's a lovelier soprano aria in all of opera than one she sings, I would need
instruction). Once VTC wrote it, rbny felt the task was done.

18..But rbny did know that Gauguin was needed. Zorro & best as well.

19..Like an ex-Prez candidate too--Dole. Credit Pinot & Best.

20..Zorro offers (A Shower of) a Handful of Stars.

21..You provide several, um. variations, but you need to visit K9 for her precision.

22..We've got 4 Michael Boltons and 2 Laura Branigans. That'll do. Now if they'd only meet each other,
they could put that song away.

23..Yes, the Clowns have arrived--Pinot, K9 & zorro.

24..Does anyone mind if I label the work of Best & zorro, "Mr. Hollande's Opus"?

25..We have 4, starting with K9--Three Times a Lady. That's Lionel Richie.