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    | Marco Polo's transportation from Palestine, to Kublai Khan's palace | a camel 
 
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    | Greek philosopher Anaximander believed humans evolved from these aquatic creatures | (Alex: [*]. Simple. Those are aquatic creatures. I wouldn't have liked to have sat at a bar with Anaximander, but he was basically a nice fellow.) 
 fish
 
 
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    | 4 years after his death, this ex-Beatle had a hit with "I'm Stepping Out" | John Lennon 
 
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    | Land of the Ganges & Gandhis | India 
 
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    | Oscar-winning comics known abroad as "Flip & Flop" or "Fat & Skinny" | Laurel & Hardy 
 
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    | From "G.P." for general purpose army vehicle | a Jeep 
 
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    | 19th century French scientist who proved bacteria caused disease | Pasteur 
 
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    | Though now he's "Dancing in the Dark", in the '70s he was "Born to Run" | Bruce Springsteen 
 
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    | In its official language, French, its name is "Republique de la Cote d'Ivoire" | the Ivory Coast 
 
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    | Washington Post pair who spilled Watergate scandal | Woodward & Bernstein 
 
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    | In 1940, H.L. Mencken invented word "ecdysiast" meaning this | [Alex omitted the "In 1940" when reading the clue.] ...
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 a stripper
 
 
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    | Biggest difference between a plant & a rock | a plant is alive 
 
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    | According to Huey Lewis, it's still beating | "The Heart Of Rock & Roll" 
 
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    | Despite its name, glaciers cover only 1/8 of its area | Iceland 
 
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    | '61 Yankees' Slugging "M & M" duo | Mantle & Maris 
 
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    | Teddy Roosevelt term for someone charging others with corruption | (Alex: We've got about a minute left to go...) (Dianne: The works. $1,800.)
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 (Dianne: What is the teapot calling the kettle black?)
 
 muckraker
 
 
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    | Study of relationships of living things to each other & their environment | ecology 
 
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    | They "blinded him with science" | Thomas Dolby 
 
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    | Its capital is Baghdad | Iraq 
 
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    | Superhero stars of own individual comics who are currently in "World's Finest Comics" | (Dianne: Who are Batman & Robin?) 
 Batman & Superman
 
 
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    | Adjective for independent contractor, originally a mercenary soldier with his own spear | freelance 
 
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    | Building blocks of proteins | (Kirk: What is DNA?) 
 amino acids
 
 
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    | These superstars are together in a "State of Shock" | [Applause for Kirk's running of the category] 
 Michael Jackson & Mick Jagger
 
 
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    | In 1947, its independence was settled over 5000 miles from its shores | (Alex: The UN resolution in '47 giving it its independence.) 
 Israel
 
 
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    | The '64 Republican presidential ticket | (Kirk: Who is Goldwater and [incoherent mumble]...) (Alex: Goldwater and [incoherent mumble]. Well, you were close, but unfortunately not close enough. Who are [*] & [**]?)
 
 Goldwater & Miller
 
 
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