| GRAND MARSHALS OF THE ROSE PARADE |  
   
 
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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 | 
    (Alex: Yes, in the Hundred Years' War.)
  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 | 
    Fredericksburg
 
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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 | 
    Marengo
 
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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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