Vocabulary Building Blocks: (17 Across) pearl (Noun) 1. A shade of white the color of bleached bones. Synonym: bone, ivory, off-white. 2. A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel. 3. A shape that is small and round. Synonym: bead, drop. 4. In printing, a size of type smaller than agate. (Verb) Gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean. Derived from Latin: perna mussel.

Did You Know? (66 Across) Julia Roberts won a "Best Actress" Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for "Best Dramatic Actress" for her role in Erin Brockovich (2000). Steven Soderbergh was nominated for best director. The same year, in a rare occurrence, Soderbergh was also nominated for "Best Director" for the film Traffic, for which he won the award.