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    | In 1962 he "return"ed to West Point to give an emotional speech on "Duty, Honor, Country" | Douglas MacArthur 
 
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    | (Jane Curtin gives the clue.)  I'm never "Kind of Blue" when my iPod's playing the album of that title by this great trumpeter, also featuring John Coltrane | Miles Davis 
 
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    | Appropriately, James Patterson followed up "Roses are Red" with this next Alex Cross mystery | Violets are Blue 
 
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    | Houston (also San Francisco) | The Chronicle 
 
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    | From the Greek for "fear" or "panic", it's an irrational fear of some particular object or situation | a phobia 
 
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    | This deadly spider is found in most parts of the world, including Australia, where it is called the Redback | the Black Widow 
 
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    | In 2010 this class of '74 man was named Commander of U.S. & NATO forces in Afghanistan | (David) Petraeus 
 
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    | (Cheech Marin gives the clue.)  It sounded weird & then it sounded great when this Led Zeppelin legend teamed up with bluegrass star Alison Krauss on the album "Raising Sand" | Robert Plant 
 
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    | In a classic children's book, a girl lives for years by herself on this title island | Island of the Blue Dolphins 
 
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    | Cleveland, Ohio | The Plain Dealer 
 
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    | This 10-letter term used by doctors for any number of skin inflammations is from the Greek word for "skin" | dermatitis 
 
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    | Common in the U.S., this venomous Brown Spider is named for its habit of living in undisturbed locales, like attics | the brown recluse 
 
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    | This Virginian graduated second in his class in 1829 but quit the U.S. Army in 1861 | (Robert E.) Lee 
 
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    | (Pat Sajak gives the clue.)  I enjoy the music & the message of this electropop band that got its name from a French fashion magazine--because, you know, people are people | Depeche Mode 
 
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    | This astronomer penned "Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space" | Carl Sagan 
 
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    | Charlotte, North Carolina | The Observer 
 
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    | Hold on to your shorts -- this building for exercises & playing sports is from the Greek for "to train naked" | a gymnasium 
 
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    | Named for a predatory mammal, these spiders of the family Lycosidae are found north of the Arctic Circle | the Wolf spider 
 
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    | This gun-loving rocker has a "manifesto" called "Ted, White, and Blue" | Ted Nugent 
 
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    | Indianapolis | (Tom: What is The Daily Star?) [Initially accepted as correct; reversed after clue 22]
 
 The Star
 
 
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    | This pardon, especially for political offenses against government, is from a Greek word for "forgetting" | (Anthony: [No response]) 
 an amnesty
 
 
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    | Common in tropical regions, this spider constructs burrows lined with silk & spins a hinged barrier at the entrance | the Trapdoor spider 
 
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    | (Doug Savant gives the clue.)  If my voice sounds smokier than usual, I've been listening to the music of this troubadour, also an actor in movies like "Down by Law" | Tom Waits 
 
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    | "A Pair of Blue Eyes" is one of this author's "Wessex novels" | Thomas Hardy 
 
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    | Portland (the one in Multnomah County) | The Oregonian 
 
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    | The name of this month may derive from that of the Greek goddess of love | (Alex: [*], Aphrodite, yes) 
 April
 
 
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    | Found in North & South America, this spider is named for the shape of the web seen here | [Applause for Anthony's run of the category] [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
 
 the funnel-web spider (funnel spider accepted)
 
 
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