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SOUNDS LIKE A STAR WARS CHARACTER |
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HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS |
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MAJOR SPORTS TEAMS' NAMES IN COMMON |
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(I'm Ryan Chiaverini.) (And I'm Val Warner of Windy City Live.) Everyone knows Chicago is the Windy City some say it has to do with the way we brag about our town... ...But more likely it has to do with the stiff breezes that come off of this lake |
[Ryan and Val reported the clue from Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. Val read the first half of the clue, Ryan the second.]
Lake Michigan
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Author of "Acts of the Apostles" |
Luke
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A taxi driver, or an author who churns out books quickly for profit |
(Todd: What is a cash... cab?) (Katrina: What is a quick turnover?)
a hack
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New York & San Francisco |
the Giants
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(I'm Christa Dubill from 41 Action News.) Synonymous with Kansas City barbecue, Arthur Bryant's, one of the city's oldest & most iconic barbecue joints, has been a favorite of several presidents beginning with this Missouri native son |
[Christa reported the clue from Kansas City, MO.]
(Harry) Truman
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Something requiring extra mastication, like bubble gum |
Todd: What is [*]?) (Alex: Who is Chewie? Yes.)
chewy
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This set of proofs that sound like oar-propelled ships come in long vertical columns |
galleys
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New York & Texas |
the Rangers
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Keys and coins can do it in your pocket, & a catchy ad can feature one |
a jingle
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(Here with the clue is Angelica Thornton of KATU.) Covering a city block & housing a million volumes, Powell's Books covers the whole universe on its shelves, but it also has books of local interest, like this one by Fred Armisen & Carrie Brownstein that shares its name with their TV show |
Portlandia
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River, people or dynasty of China |
Han
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He traveled the world with the USO, performing his first show in 1941 & his last in 1990 |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Bob Hope
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Under his own name for once, Andrew Crofts published "Confessions of" this type of writer |
a ghostwriter
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New York & Winnipeg |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
the Jets
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It means "Move your car!" or "Start leaving a message" |
a beep
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(I'm Kidd O'Shea from ABC 7 News.) All vice presidents have worked out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, starting with this man, who in 1961 wanted an office in the White House but was moved next door as part of his sidelining by the administration |
[Kidd reported the clue from Washington, D.C.]
Lyndon B. Johnson
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"Village Voice" off-Broadway awards for the pale? |
(Katrina: What is the Obie?) (Alex: A little more.) (Katrina: ...-wan Kenobi? Obi--who is Obi-wan Kenobi?) (Alex: Yep. [Chuckles] You gave more than we needed, but we'll accept it. Go again.)
the Obie-wan
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Before running for president, he founded PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in Chicago in 1971 |
Jesse Jackson
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Publishers often pursue these short endorsements that go on the back cover; Thomas Pynchon is a big get |
blurbs
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Arizona & St. Louis |
the Cardinals
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4-letter spelling of the word the OED says is imitative of "the sound made in clearing the throat" |
A-H-E-M
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(Hi, I'm Lucy Bustamante from 13 News Now.) Today the guns of the battleship Wisconsin are silent on Norfolk's waterfront--but in 1945 they were fired on Okinawa as part of Admiral Raymond Spruance's Fifth this |
[Lucy reported the clue from Norfolk, VA.]
Fleet
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Of the 7 hills of Rome, the one where Romulus & Remus were found |
(Katrina: What is [*]?) (Alex: All right, our judge is giving you a thumbs-up on that one.) (Katrina: Gnomie's been there.) (Alex: Oh, okay.)
the Palatine
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This comedian was out of this world as Guinan on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" |
Whoopi Goldberg
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A young assistant in publishing was once known as a "printer's" one of these-- sounds sinister |
a printer's devil
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Florida & Carolina |
the Panthers
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Proverbially, "All" this, "no steak" means something didn't live up to expectations |
(Katrina: What is all filler?)
all sizzle, no steak
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