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    | Symbolizing health & wisdom, July's birthstone is this red gem | (Eileen: What is a garnet?) 
 a ruby
 
 
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    | Help fight the Cold War in the third title in this series; "Black Ops" is rated M, so you'll have to wait for that... right? | Call of Duty 
 
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    | ...was a Beatle: Django,
 Ringo,
 Waldo
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    | Beaucoup means this, especially following merci | (William: What is you're welcome?) 
 very much
 
 
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    | Anne Crompton reworks medieval lit by pairing this knight not with the Green Knight but rather with "Lady Green" | Gawain 
 
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    | We've spotted tracks of this animal, perhaps headed back to its pride | a lion 
 
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    | The zodiac sign that covers most of July is this one | Cancer 
 
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    | In February 2014 this addictive game about a little winged creature was taken down by its developer | Flappy Bird 
 
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    | ...is a county in Florida: Lincoln,
 Suwannee,
 Crockett
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    | 2-word French term meaning "goodbye" | au revoir 
 
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    | "The Hedge Knight" is a graphic novel set in the same world as this author's "A Song of Ice and Fire" | George R.R. Martin 
 
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    | The sea type of one of these reptiles left big tracks | (Nikki: What is a snake?) 
 a turtle
 
 
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    | On July 4 Norfolk, Virginia has its annual "Great American Picnic and" these in the night sky | Fireworks 
 
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    | Use 3 boosts & detonate as many gems as you can in 60 seconds in this alliterative PopCap app | (William: What is Candy Crush?) 
 Bejeweled Blitz
 
 
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    | ...is a weapon in the classic version of the board game Clue: spear,
 hammer,
 wrench
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    | Hiver refers to this season | winter 
 
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    | 11th century knight El Cid was a soldier of fortune for both Christians & these Spanish Muslims | Moors 
 
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    | As Claude Monet may have known, this aquatic plant is a July birth flower | water lilies 
 
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    | Chell is back in Aperture Science Labs & must deal with GLaDOS in this platform-puzzle game "2" | Portal 
 
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    | ...borders Mexico: Belize,
 El Salvador,
 Honduras
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    | This French word meaning "black" is also a film style | noir 
 
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    | Some would call this Brit's "The White Company", about noble Sir Nigel & crew, an elementary choice | (Sir Arthur Conan) Doyle 
 
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    | An Australian canid passed by, & this is its name-o | a dingo 
 
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    | A Coney Island tradition began July 4, 1916 when an Irish immigrant won "Most American" as the champion in this contest | a hot dog-eating contest 
 
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    | Leap into this Lima Sky app with jet packs & propeller hats, but see if you can avoid black holes | (Nikki: What is Jetpack Joyride?) 
 Doodle Jump
 
 
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    | ...is a variety of snail: glider,
 sailfoot,
 ramshorn
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    | Rue a sens unique is this type of street | a one-way street 
 
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    | Sturm Brightblade is a knight of Solamnia in this series named for a weapon that sounds like it could kill Smaug | Dragonlance 
 
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    | This big bird left some noticeable tracks, but don't bother looking for the spot where it flew off | an ostrich 
 
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