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SUE GRAFTON'S ALPHABET MYSTERIES |
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THE JOY OF 6-LETTER WORDS |
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The Blue & White Nile meet near this Sudanese city whose name means "elephant's trunk" |
Khartoum
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Here's the proof: "E is for..." |
Evidence
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It's the top, or a meeting of heads of state |
a summit
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In April 1861, a week after this fort fell, Grant wrote, "There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots" |
Fort Sumter
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Her Secret Service code name is Renaissance |
Michelle Obama
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Step right up for this beastly term for the person outside a carnival who loudly entices potential customers |
a barker
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Ras Ben Sakka in this country is the northernmost point in Africa |
Tunisia
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A strong current: "U is for..." |
Undertow
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Between 1998 & 2005, she won the U.S. figure skating championship 8 consecutive times |
Michelle Kwan
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In John 11, Jesus "cried out with a loud voice" & commanded this dead man to "come forth" |
Lazarus
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Africa is connected to Asia via this isthmus |
(Jean: Uh, what is... Oh, what is the Sinai Peninsula?)
the Suez
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Make a killing: "H is for..." |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go, you're right.)
Homicide
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This French word for "truth" is often found after "cinema" |
verite
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In 2002, at age 12, she became the youngest golfer ever to qualify for an LPGA event |
(Johnny: Who is Michelle Yeoh?)
Michelle Wie
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Heimdall, a son of this Norse god, is destined to blow his horn at the end of time to wake the gods |
Odin
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On old maps the African country of Ghana was known as this coast |
(Jean: What is the Ivory Coast?) (Alex: Nope. Different country.)
the Gold Coast
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Make an objective decision: "J is for..." |
Judgment
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It can mean both narrow-minded & also nearsighted |
myopic
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In 1862 General Simon Buckner surrendered to Grant; 23 years later he provided this service at Grant's funeral |
(Jean: What is the eulogy? The eulogist?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a pallbearer
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She made the very first cover of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1990 & then again in 1999 |
Michelle Pfeiffer
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Seen & heard here, it's the loudest insect on the planet |
a cicada
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If you want to go from "A" to "Z" you can travel from this "A" country to Zambia next door |
Angola
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Full of evil intent: "M is for..." |
Malice
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The "truth" is it was the Communist Party's newspaper in the USSR |
Pravda
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Grant served under generals Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott during this war & was promoted for bravery twice |
(Johnny: What is the War of 1812?) (Jean: What is the war with Mexico? The Tex--uh, Texas Mexican-American War?) (Alex: [Laughing] Texas Mexican-American. No.)
the Mexican-American War
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In 2005 she & her "Brokeback Mountain" co-star Heath Ledger had a daughter, Matilda |
Michelle Williams
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For the common man or not, it's a loud, musical flourish of trumpets |
(Johnny: What is... a... tantara?) ... [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before the Daily Double at clue 20, as "For the common man" was not placed in quotation marks in the clue and, therefore, "Fanfare" was not the only possible response.]
a fanfare
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