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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (17 Across) tableaux (Noun, plural of tableau) 1. A tableau is any picture or picturesque representation; esp a striking scene presented dramatically. 2. Any dramatic scene. 3. A tableau vivant. (A tableau vivant is French for: A picturelike scene repsesented by silent and motionless
persons standing in appropriate attitudes, as if in a painting: also called
simply tableau.
Did You Know? (35 Down) The city of Aden, in southern Yemen, has been a major trading center since ancient times. Strategically located on
the Gulf of Aden, the city was an important air base for Allied forces during
World War II. Today, Aden remains a major sea port and services many of the
ships that pass through the Suez Canal.
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