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    | Cervantes published the first volume of this novel about a delusional hero in 1605 | Don Quixote 
 
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    | This late, great rapper went by the alphanumeric version of his name when he joined forces with Dr. Dre on "California Love" | 2Pac 
 
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    | What's known as the Bernese these includes the Jungfrau & Aletschhorn peaks | the Alps 
 
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    | Now a synonym for photograph, it originally referred to the rapid firing of a gun without aiming | snapshot 
 
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    | There's a certain braveness to this black bird | the raven (in braveness) 
 
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    | In a Coleridge poem, "at length did cross" this bird | the albatross 
 
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    | Later an actor & a Grammy winner, he teamed with Big Boi, with whom he went to high school in Atlanta | (Ken: Of OutKast, right.) 
 André 3000
 
 
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    | A 1994 eruption of Mount Popocatepetl caused ash to rain down on this country's Puebla state | Mexico 
 
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    | In 2021 this Canadian prime minister called a snap election | Justin Trudeau 
 
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    | A little knowledge of this bird goes a long way | an owl (in knowledge) 
 
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    | He's a real bit player in "Hamlet"--just a skull | (Nikkee: Who... is...) ...
 (Ken: Alas, alas poor Nikkee, you didn't remember, [*].)
 
 Yorick
 
 
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    | In 2004 Jay-Z had a hit with this many title "Problems" but hopefully, our clue ain't one | 99 
 
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    | Numerous fumaroles in a volcanic region of Alaska gave it the name Valley of the Ten Thousand these | (Do: What are... Volcanoes?) 
 Smokes
 
 
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    | In kabuki theatre, a trap door used for dramatic entrances is called a suppon, which means this "snapping" reptile | a snapping turtle 
 
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    | It lives in Europe & Asia, but not in Brooklyn | a rook (in Brooklyn) 
 
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    | Maxine Hong Kingston won over critics & fans with the 1976 memoir "The Woman" this | Warrior 
 
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    | It would be a (disorganized) crime if you didn't know this group won an Oscar for their song "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" | Three 6 Mafia 
 
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    | Scale the peak of Great Ararat in this country & you can see into Iran & Armenia as well | Turkey 
 
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    | In addition to the spice in the name, these cookies are made with molasses | ginger snaps 
 
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    | While riding my scooter, I spotted this old bird | a coot (in scooter) 
 
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    | Gabriel Garcia Marquez stayed in his study for 18 months writing this 1967 novel | [Do says "A" instead of "One".] 
 One Hundred Years of Solitude
 
 
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    | Noted for neckware, he was in Playaz Circle before teaming with Drake to go platinum with "No Lie" | 2 Chainz 
 
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    | A power-generating authority set up in 1933 serves the people of this valley in its name | Tennessee Valley 
 
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    | The hinged "jaws" of this flower are pried open by bumblebees, its main pollinator | (Do: What is the Venus flytrap?) 
 snapdragon
 
 
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    | We're amazed by this sea eagle's cleverness | erne (in cleverness) 
 
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    | (Shankar Vedantam presents the clue.) I interviewed neuroscientist Sophie Scott, who studies the science of laughter, truly the best medicine, because it releases serotonin & this other neural transmitter that can create a sense of euphoria | (Ken: You look like you had a little rush of it there,) (rowan: Just a bit.)
 
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