| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BEST | "It was the ... of times...": Dickens |
| TALEOFTWOCITIES | It begins: "It was the best of times . . . " (with "A") |
| OPENINGSENTENCE | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...," e.g. |
| colosseum | The name since medieval times of the Amphitheatrum Flavium, a vast amphitheater in Rome, begun by Vespasian c.ad 75. It held 50,000 spectators, its sections connected by an elaborate network of stairs, and was the scene of various kinds of combat |
| BESTOF | "It was the ..... times ..." |
| OCANADA | It was heard three times at the 2004 Olympics |
