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The seeds of Prunus persica, this fuzzy favorite, can take 18 months to germinate, but it's worth the wait |
peaches
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This stranded sailor never sees any trace of his shipmates except 3 hats, 1 cap & 2 mismatched shoes |
Robinson Crusoe
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The beginning of the Great Depression is often dated to the stock market crash in this month of 1929 |
October
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El Salvador & Israel (2 colors) |
blue and white
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Name shared by Chevrolet autos that began rolling in 1982 & Cleveland NBA players who began balling in 1970 |
the Cavaliers
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A "C" added to this kitchen fixture gives you this term for a group of witches |
coven and oven
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The United States produces 240 million bushels of these annually, like the honeycrisp & the McIntosh |
apples
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Zawistowska is the last name of the Polish refugee mentioned in the title of this William Styron novel |
Sophie's Choice
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FDR addressed the crisis in part by creating this body, the SEC, to regulate the stock market |
the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Cote d'Ivoire & Ireland (3 colors) |
white, orange and green
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Max Bentley, "The Dipsy Doodle Dandy from Delisle" (Saskatchewan), is in this sport's Hall of Fame |
hockey
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A "C" inserted into this factual word gives you this temporary cessation of military action |
true and truce
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Here's a familiar quotation: this variety "is America's most commonly grown pear" |
Bartlett
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This Hugh Lofting character learns new languages so that he can treat his 2- & 4-legged patients more effectively |
Dr. Dolittle
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Americans forgot their cares with this household item that was owned by 40% of families in 1930 & 90% in 1940 |
(Kate: What is a television?)
radio
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China & Vietnam (2 colors) |
(Kate: What are red and white?)
red and yellow
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Before "Kizashi" it's a car model; after "Ichiro" it's a Japanese & American baseball hit machine |
Suzuki
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Combine a "C" with this word meaning difficult & you get this Swiss vegetable |
hard and chard
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Sadly, Panama disease put the Gros Michel, once the most common type of this fruit, out of business in the late 1950s |
banana
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The main character in a Hermann Hesse novel is seen as this animal "of the Steppes", hence the title |
Steppenwolf (or wolf)
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The 1934 NYC parade on this day, the 121st of the year, reportedly had over 100,000 marchers |
(Rob: What is St. Patrick's Day?)
the May Day parade
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Hungary & Italy (3 colors) |
red, white and green
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Nicknamed for his blondness, he won 10 World Series games for the Yankees in the '50s & '60s |
(Whitey) Ford
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Join a "C" to what's seen on the left to get this weapon seen on the right |
lane and lance
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The name of this Sinclair Lewis Minister is a byword for hypocrisy |
(Alex: Kate?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
Elmer Gantry
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Many economists say this standard of fixed global exchange rates helped spread the Depression around the world |
the gold standard
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Luxembourg, Chile & Cuba (3 colors) |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
red, white and blue
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Hefty lineman Lincoln Kennedy, "The Oval Office", went to Super Bowl XXXVII with this Bay Area team against Tampa Bay |
(Joe: What are the San Francisco 49ers?)
the (Oakland) Raiders
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Insert a "C" into this charged atom & get this object of veneration in the Eastern Orthodox church |
ion and icon
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