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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 | 
    Ringo
 
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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 | 
    Suwannee
 
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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 | 
    a 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 | 
    Belize
 
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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?)
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    ...is a variety of snail: glider, sailfoot, ramshorn | 
    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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