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THE DISAPPOINTING 21st CENTURY |
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The tongue of this mammal is about 2 feet long & flits rapidly in & out to lick up the tiny prey in its name |
an anteater
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Christina Aguilera sang "You are" this "no matter what they say, words can't bring you down" |
beautiful
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In the Grimm tale "Jorinda and Joringel", Jorinda is turned into one of these birds known for singing in the evening |
a nightingale
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To maximize flavor impact, this type of plant, like basil & parsley, should be added at the end of cooking |
an herb
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We're not eating energy cubes, but more than 90% of U.S. homes do have this to cook frozen food in 1 minute |
a microwave
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It's the giant beast seen here taking the bait; it can grow to about 60 feet & weigh more than 1,000 pounds |
squid
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This hit gives me a tingle that "starts in my toes & I crinkle my nose wherever it goes I always know" |
"Bubbly"
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You know this Lewis Carroll classic by a shortened name; its full title includes the word "Adventures" |
Alice in Wonderland
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A cup of this long or short grain, the primary food of half the world's pop., is cooked with 2 cups of water |
(Alex: [*], yes, and I still get it sticky.)
rice
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The only U.S. state that fits the category |
Kentucky
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Awwww! This giant 2-colored 6-foot, 300-pound Asian mammal is so cute! |
a panda
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In a Linkin Park song, "I've become so" this "I can't feel you there" |
numb
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Part I of this 1995 Gregory Maguire novel that inspired a musical is called "Munchkinlanders" |
(Alex: Whatcha gonna do, Yoni?) (Yoni: [Nods] Daily Double.) (Alex: Daily--Well, it is a Daily Double. You want--) (Yoni: Oh! Yeah. You know. All of it.) (Alex: You--all of it?) (Yoni: Yeah, all of it.)
Wicked
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You'll want to cook this on the day you buy it; the husks should be green & the silk golden |
corn
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Type of city we don't live in, or type of stadium replaced by retractable-roof ones in Houston & Indianapolis |
domed
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Former Texas gubernatorial candidate Friedman can help you with this adjective for tightly curled hair |
kinky
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"S" is for this amphibian; most are only a few inches long, but giant Chinese ones can grown much larger |
salamander
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Soft Cell sang, "Once I ran to you, now I'll run from you" in an '80s song about this title kind of love |
Tainted
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"A Separate Peace" tells of 2 preppies at the Devon School in this "Granite State" |
New Hampshire
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This fruit, essential to make guacamole, is ripe when the top & bottom yield to pressure |
avocado
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This Russian composer's middle name was Ilyich |
Tchaikovsky
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The curved horns of the water type of this animal may have a total length of 12 feet |
a buffalo
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"Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you, only you can let it in" in this Natasha Bedingfield song |
"Unwritten"
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"The Amber Spyglass" is the third book in the trilogy called "His Dark" these |
Materials
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This tuber originally from the Peruvian Andes should be stored in a cool, dry place away from onions |
a potato
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We hoped by now all music would be on this spooky-sounding instrument |
(Yoni: What is a synthesizer?) (Allex: What is an organ?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a theremin
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One tap on a computer terminal gives us this compound word |
keystroke
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