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    | This legendary animator was grand marshal in 1966; he died later that year | Walt Disney 
 
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    | From the Greek for "rival", it's the main character working against the hero or heroine | antagonist 
 
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    | A serious & often public promise to do something | a pledge 
 
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    | On the high seas: Ankara,
 Puebla,
 Midway
 | Midway 
 
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    | He took "Heat" leaving the Cavs, but that televised "decision" raised $2.5 million for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America | LeBron James 
 
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    | Bag balm was originally used to moisturize these cow parts alluded to in the ointment's name | udders 
 
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    | This beloved L.A. personality did the honors in 2014 | (Alex: And he just retired this year. [*]. Famous broadcaster.) 
 Vin Scully
 
 
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    | It means "all knowing" & refers to a narrator who knows what all the characters do & think | omniscient 
 
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    | It can precede fund or hog | hedge 
 
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    | During World War I: Culloden,
 Sedan,
 Verdun
 | Verdun 
 
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    | We're off to see this team's John Wall, an NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner for his work aiding homeless kids | (Alex: Yes, Washington.) 
 the Wizards
 
 
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    | In the alphabet soup of cosmetics, CC cream is for color correction; BB cream is this balm | beauty balm 
 
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    | He got the nod in 1953 as a senator from California; he rode again in 1960 | Nixon 
 
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    | It's the final outcome of the conflict in a story, or a plan made on New Year's | resolution 
 
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    | To remove dirt or sand from the bottom of a river or lake | dredge 
 
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    | The arrows flew: Dien Bien Phu,
 Crécy,
 Balaklava
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 Crécy
 
 
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    | Seen here, he was one of the first U.S. athletes to speak out against South Africa's apartheid laws | Arthur Ashe 
 
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    | A certain feline is on the label of this balm that "works where it hurts" | Tiger balm 
 
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    | She was grand marshal as a child star in 1939 & also got the call in 1989 & '99 | Shirley Temple 
 
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    | David Foster Wallace used way more of these than most novelists, calling them "a second voice in your head" | (Sam: What are narrators?) 
 footnotes
 
 
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    | To grow enough feathers to start to fly | to fledge 
 
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    | Won by the Rebs: Fredericksburg,
 Gettysburg,
 Sharpsburg
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    | The SEC's 2013 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, he became the first openly gay man to be drafted into the NFL | Michael Sam 
 
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    | Brut makes an after-shave balm with shea butter & this 4-letter sunburn soother | aloe 
 
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    | In 1955, shortly after becoming chief justice of the U.S., he served as grand marshal | (Alex: Governor of California.) 
 (Earl) Warren
 
 
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    | It can mean a decorative border of vines, or, in literature, a short anecdote | (Stephanie: What is a quip?) 
 a vignette
 
 
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    | This plant is found in wet areas all over the world | sedge 
 
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    | Starring Napoleon: Marathon,
 Marengo,
 Megiddo
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    | In the Bible, Jeremiah wonders, "Is there no balm in" this place; "is there no physician there?" | Gilead 
 
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