The original version of the game came with just the Chance cards, and those cards came with quotes attributed to Thomas Jefferson, John Ruskin and Andrew Carnegie. Players of the board game Monopoly are familiar with the accompanying sets of Chance and Community Chest cards. 24 One of three spaces on a Monopoly board : CHANCE (includes a “gold N”) The city was named for the French city of Montpelier in the days when there was great enthusiasm for things French after the aid received during the American Revolution. Montpelier is the capital of the state of Vermont, the smallest state in the Union in terms of population. Double black diamond: experts only (I’ve never braved one!)Ģ2 State whose last four letters are the first four letters of its capital : VERMONT.Black diamond: steep and challenging terrain.Green circles: easy to ski, often termed “bunny slopes”.In North America, ski runs are given a standardized rating in terms of skiing difficulty. 20 Like a bunny slope vis-à-vis a black diamond run : EASIER “Magazine” had come to mean a printed list of military stores, and the idea was that the new periodical was to be a “storehouse” of information. The first use of “magazine” in the sense of a periodical or journal dates back to 1731, with the publication of “Gentleman’s Magazine”. This usage was extended to include packs of ammunition attached to automatic weapons. The word “magazine” was originally used to denote a place for storing goods, particularly military arms and ammunition, back in the late 1500s. Our word “chocolate” comes from “xocolatl”. The seeds are very bitter and the traditional drink made with the seed was called “xocolatl” by the Aztecs, meaning “bitter water”. 7 Bean plant harvested for its sweet pulp : CACAOĬhocolate is made from the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree. One might also regard a caffè mocha as hot chocolate with the addition of a shot of espresso. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies AcrossĪ caffè mocha is a caffè latte that has been flavored with chocolate. 91A Agreement exemplified by 88-Across : PINKY PROMISE.88A Sister-to-be, say : PL EDGE (includes a “ pink E”).72A Thanksgiving table sights exemplified by 68-Across : GRAVY BOATS.68A Containers : VESSELS (includes a “ gray V”).58A Baking aisle purchase exemplified by 56-Across : BROWNIE MIX.

56A This and that : BL END (includes a “ brown E”).36A Air travel option exemplified by 34-Across : RED-EYE FLIGHT.34A The Wright stuff? : AV IATION (includes a “ red I”).25A Special moment exemplified by 24-Across : GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.24A One of three spaces on a Monopoly board : CHA NCE (includes a “ gold N”).98A Interesting person … or what’s included, phonetically, five times in this puzzle : COLORFUL CHARACTER.The second word of the second element is a synonym of the first element. That color and letter is represented phonetically as the first word in the second element of the pair.

The first element of each pair includes a COLORFUL CHARACTER (letter). Themed answers come in pairs, one following the other in the grid.

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