2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 2

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2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 2

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Things seem to be going OK so far. I'll be offline regular post time, so today's game is going up early. You'll still have the regular amount of time to play, though.

Good luck.
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CROSSWORD CLUES “B”

2: Bay or tiger (6)

4: Diphenhydramine brand name (8)

6: Monte Cassino monastery founder (8)

8: Giant squid “Beast” creator (8)

10: C-6-H-6 (7)

A METICULOUS ANALYSIS OF HISTORY

(Yes, from the song)

3: This Carthaginian general won the Battle of Canae without the use of a single elephant.

6: Flavius Aetius and Theodoric halted this marauder's advance into Western Europe at the AD 451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

9: Victory at the Battle of Hydaspes allowed this European to establish the Indus River as the eastern border of his empire.

12: The Song of Roland tells a highly-fictionalized version of the AD 778 Battle of Roncevaux Pass, where this Frankish king was defeated by the Basques.

15: At the 1398 Battle of Dehli, this “sword of Islam” used screaming fire camels to reverse an elephant stampede.
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Re: 2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 2

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CROSSWORD CLUES “B”

2: Bay or tiger (6)

BENGAL

4: Diphenhydramine brand name (8)

BENADRYL

6: Monte Cassino monastery founder (8)

BENEDICT

8: Giant squid “Beast” creator (8)

BENCHLEY

10: C-6-H-6 (7)

BENZENE (accept "Benzine")

A METICULOUS ANALYSIS OF HISTORY

(Yes, from the song)

3: This Carthaginian general won the Battle of Canae without the use of a single elephant.

HANNIBAL

6: Flavius Aetius and Theodoric halted this marauder's advance into Western Europe at the AD 451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

ATTILA (THE HUN)

9: Victory at the Battle of Hydaspes allowed this European to establish the Indus River as the eastern border of his empire.

ALEXANDER (THE GREAT)

12: The Song of Roland tells a highly-fictionalized version of the AD 778 Battle of Roncevaux Pass, where this Frankish king was defeated by the Basques.

CHARLEMAGNE

15: At the 1398 Battle of Dehli, this “sword of Islam” used screaming fire camels to reverse an elephant stampede.

TAMERLANE
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2: Bengal
4:
6: Benedict
8:
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Attila the Hun
9: Alexander the Great
12:
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2: Bengal
4: CLAM
6: CLAM
8: CLAM
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Attila the Hun
9: Alexander the Great
12: Charlemagne
15: Tamerlane
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CROSSWORD CLUES "B"

2 Bengal
4 Benadryl
6 Benedict
8 Benchley
10 Benzene


HISTORY

3 Hannibal
6 Attila the Hun
9 Alexander the Great
12 Charles Martel
15 ------------
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2: Bengal
4:
6:
8: Benchley
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Attila the Hun
9: Alexander the Great
12: Charlemagne
15:
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Spoiler
2: Bengal

4: Benadryl

6: Benedict

8: Benchley

10: Benzene

3: Hannibal

6: Atilla the Hun

9: Alexander the Great

12:

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Spoiler
2 Bengal
4 CLAM
6 Benedict
8 CLAM
10 Benzene

3 Hannibal
6 Attila the Hun
9 Alexander the Great
12 Charlemagne
15 CLAM
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Re: 2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 2

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2: Bengal
4:Benadryl
6: Benedict
8: ??
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Ghengis Kahn
9: Alexander
12: ??
15: ??
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2: Bengal
4: Benedryl
6: Benedict
8: Benchley
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Attila the Hun
9: Alexander the Great
12: Charlemagne
15: clam
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Spoiler
CROSSWORD CLUES “B”

2: Bengal

4: Benadryl

6: Benedict

8:

10: Benzene

A METICULOUS ANALYSIS OF HISTORY

3: Hannibal

6: Attila the Hun

9: Alexander the Great

12: Charlemagne

15:
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Spoiler
2: Bengal
4: Benedryl
6: Benedict
8: --no answer--
10: butyne

3: Hannibal
6: --no answer--
9: --no answer--
12: --no answer--
15: Tamerlane
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Re: 2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 1, Day 2

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2: Bengal
4: Benadryl
6: Benedict
8: CLAM
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: CLAM
9: CLAM
12: CLAM
15: CLAM
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2: Bengal
4: Benadryl
6: Benedict
8: Benchley
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Attila
9: Alexander the Great
12: CLAM
15: Tamerlane
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Spoiler
2: Bengal
4: Benadryl
6: Bernardo
8:
10:

3: Hannibal
6: Atilla
9: Alexander the Great
12: Charlemagne
15:
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CROSSWORD CLUES “B”

2: Bengal

4: Benadryl

6: Benedict

8: Benchley

10: Benzene

A METICULOUS ANALYSIS OF HISTORY

(Yes, from the song)

3: Hannibal

6: Attila

9: Alexander the Great

12: ?

15: ?
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CROSSWORD CLUES “B”

2: Bengal
4: Benadryl
6: Benedict
8: CLAM
10: Benzene

A METICULOUS ANALYSIS OF HISTORY

3: Hannibal
6: Atilla the Hun
9: Alexander the Great
12: Charlemagne
15: CLAM
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Spoiler
2: Bengal
4: clam
6: Benedict?
8: clam
10: Benzene

3: Hannibal
6: Attila the Hun
9: Alexander the Great
12: Charlemagne?
15: Suleiman the Magnificent?
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Spoiler
2: Bengal
4: Benadryl?
6: Benedict
8:
10: benzene


3: Hannibal
6: Atilla the Hun
9: Alexander the Great?
12: Charlemagne
15:
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