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A surplus of these in the South led George Washington Carver to come up with over 300 new uses for them |
peanuts
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An American dentist was the first to market these golf ball supports |
tees
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The most popular varieties of these used for escargot dishes are the vineyard & the petit-gris |
snails
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She was born in the village of Domremy in 1412 & had her first vision at about age 13 |
Joan of Arc
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It could be considered the antonym of paperback |
hardback (or hardcover)
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Lawyers raise them (10) |
objections
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Most fish expel carbon dioxide through these |
the gills
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A Sunset Strip is a score of this many strokes for a round, from a 1950s TV show |
77
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The morel, a wild type of this fungus, should not be eaten raw; it can cause stomach upset |
a mushroom
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After a 1754 ban in England, couples would run away to the village of Gretna Green in Scotland to do this |
get married
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Term for what the author turns in that's turned into a book |
a manuscript
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A voyage, Homer (7) |
Odyssey
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In zoology it's the process of sitting on eggs in order to hatch them |
incubation
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This club with a loft of about 55 degrees comes in sand & pitching varieties |
a wedge
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In Holland this cheese similar to Gouda has a yellowish coating; for export, the coating is red |
Edam cheese
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This village whose name means "village of the wild plum" became Siam's capital in 1782 |
Bangkok
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It's the description that accompanies a photo |
(Dave: What is the... biography?)
the caption
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Hidden or wonderful (3-2-5) |
out-of-sight
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On Nov. 29, 1961 Enos was the last of these animals sent into space |
(John: Uh, what is a monkey?) (Dave: What is a dog?)
a chimpanzee
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This is the term for a piece of turf dislodged during a stroke |
a divot
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Naturschnitzel is a German term for an unbreaded cutlet, usually of this meat |
veal
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This element symbolized Yb is named after Ytterby, a village in Sweden |
ytterbium
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They include the following: |
(John: What are [*]? [**]?) (Alex: [*] or [**] or [***]? Are they all synonymous? Our judges are nodding in agreement, so you get $300.)
editorial marks (or editing marks or proofreading marks)
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He's up the creek with a paddle (7) |
oarsman
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Its name tells you it's the branch of science that deals with prehistoric plants |
paleobotany
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This prestigious tournament is held each year at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia |
the Masters
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Ghee, a clarified butter used in Indian cooking, is traditionally made from the milk of this large mammal |
(John: What is a yak?) (Alex: Yak? No.) ... (Alex: The yak is higher up in the Himalayas.)
the buffalo
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The Italian village of Capodimonte became famous for this product |
porcelain
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An enumeration of the publisher's still-available, previously-published books |
(John: What are the editions?)
the backlist
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It's found around the president (4,6) |
[The clue had no space between the two numbers.]
Oval Office
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