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An American symbol: BAGEL DEAL |
a bald eagle
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The King James Bible sayeth, "A soft answer turneth away" this synonym for anger |
(Karen: What is ire?)
wrath
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Originally a pilot was one who steered this |
a boat
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"Heavenly" predator of the coral reef: FLAG SHINE |
an angelfish
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Remember the Alamo & this city whose ZIP Codes run from 78201 to 78299 |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
San Antonio
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This movement, whose name harkens back to the 1770s, made its first big splash with rallies on Tax Day 2009 |
the Tea Party
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"The Long Goodbye" finds this gumshoe describing various blondes, including a shadowy one who "speaks softly out of nowhere" |
(Lisa: Who is Sam Spade?)
Philip Marlowe
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This British job originated with the word "bar" & meant one who was called to it |
a barrister
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Understanding: SPECIMEN HONOR |
comprehension
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To promote the use of ZIP Codes, Ethel Merman recorded a jingle to the tune of this song from "Song of the South" |
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
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Cities as big as L.A. & Dallas have this kind of mayoral election where there's no "D"' or "R" after the candidates' names |
(Karen: What's an independent election?)
nonpartisan
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In a poem by this 3-named guy, Evangeline whispers to Gabriel, "If we love one another, nothing, in truth, can harm us" |
(Karen: Who is William Wadsworth Longfellow?) (Lisa: Who is William Butler Yeats?)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Greek for "dance" & "write" gives us this occupation |
choreography
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A type of embroidery: DELETE NO PIN |
needlepoint
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Manhattan buildings with their own ZIP Codes include the Postum & Metlife buildings, both on the avenue with this scenic name |
Park Avenue
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The House Republican leader since 2014, he shares his name with the star of the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" |
(Kevin) McCarthy
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In "Thus Spake Zarathustra", he wrote, "The voice of beauty speaks softly: it steals only into the most awakened souls" |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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This word goes way back in Britain, despite the legend that the 1st ones hung out in D.C.'s Willard Hotel to nag Pres. Grant |
(Karen: What's a journalist?)
a lobbyist
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Rock, solid: TEA RING |
(Alex: You're good with words.)
granite
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The ZIP Code 12345 in Schenectady, New York lights up this company that began operations there in 1892 |
(David: What is Edison?)
General Electric
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He served South Carolina as a senator from 1954 to 2003, dying short of his 101st birthday |
Strom Thurmond
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In Poe's "The Raven", her whispered name is heard in the darkness |
Lenore
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