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LITERARY GIRL, INTERRUPTED
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Dorothy, in search of a human GPS: "Come along, Toto... we will go to the Emerald City and ask the great Oz how to get back to..."
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Kansas
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Heidi, at home in the mountains: "I want to go about like the light-footed..." these animals
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goats
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Katniss Everdeen, narrating: "As time passes, it seems less likely. I calm down. They still need a girl tribute from district..."
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12
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Nancy Drew, victorious & on a career path: "I'll always prize this clock as a trophy of my first venture as a..."
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a detective
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The ambassador's wife, on Anna Karenina: "She brought back with her the shadow of..." him
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Vronsky
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JULY
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War costs money, so in July 1862 what's now this federal government service came into being
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the IRS
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On July 8, 2014 in a semifinal game at the men's World Cup, Germany eliminated this host country, 7-1
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Brazil
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Apollo 11 safely reached the Moon in July 1969, landing in this peaceful spot
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the Sea of Tranquility
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Upon reaching this valley in July 1847, Brigham Young reportedly said, "This is the right place"
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Salt Lake Valley
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On July 26, 1529, this Castile-born conquistador was appointed governor of Peru
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Pizarro
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KEEP 'EM SEPARATED
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In optics, this object is used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum
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a prism
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The Federalist Papers lay out the justification for the separation of powers between these 3 branches
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legislative, executive & judicial
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Protecting the hand, a quillon is the crosspiece that separates the blade of a sword from this, the handle
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the hilt
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The Sea of Marmara separates the Asian & European parts of this country
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Turkey
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It's the laboratory process of passing a current through water to separate it into hydrogen & oxygen
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electrolysis
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EPONYMOUS FOOD
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In 1859 David Jack, a big landowner in this California town, began selling its white cheese under his name
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Monterey Jack
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John Montagu, 11th Earl of this, has opened restaurants in the U.S. bearing his yummy hereditary title
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Sandwich
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These Purim pastries are named for Haman, the bad guy of the holiday
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hamantaschen
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Brothers by this name took a recipe for Illinois "trail-toffee" & turned it into a popular candy bar
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Heath
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A variety of this fruit was named for Ah Bing, a Chinese orchard foreman in Oregon
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a cherry
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THEY PLAYED 2 COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS
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Daredevil & Batman
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Ben Affleck
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Deadpool & Green Lantern
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Ryan Reynolds
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Storm & Catwoman
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Halle Berry
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Thanos & Jonah Hex
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Brolin
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Ramona Flowers & Huntress
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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BEACH-Y KEEN
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If you're going against popular opinion, you're "swimming against" this; be careful!
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the tide
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Wind causes them at the beach, but when you're "making" these, tumult follows
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waves
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Didn't use sunscreen? You could be described this way, a phrase using a color & a crustacean
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red as a lobster
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Brits call beach vacations a "bucket-&-" this shovel synonym holiday
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spade
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This alliterative phrase that mentions the land closest to the sea means that it's safe to proceed & have a great time
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the coast is clear
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BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBERS
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"Arabian Nights"
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Aladdin
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"A Cinema In Buenos Aires; July 26, 1952"
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Evita
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"I Hope I Get It"
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A Chorus Line
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"Good Morning, Baltimore"
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Hairspray
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"Opening (Runyonland)", by the ensemble
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Guys and Dolls
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HAIR'S THE THING
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Fringe is another name for these
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bangs
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These wayward tufts with a bovine name form in utero, so you're pretty much stuck with them for life
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a cowlick
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You get an "a" if you know this 12-letter style of bob where one side in front is longer than the other
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asymmetrical
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It was the 2-word title of a 1931 film starring Jean Harlow, as well as her hair color
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Platinum Blonde
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This 5-letter French word describes a coloring technique where the hair is typically darker on top & lighter towards the ends
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ombre
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LOST & FOUND
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Thonis-Heracleion, the city where legend says Paris brought this woman after he ran off with her, was discovered in Egypt
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Helen (of Troy)
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A center of worship for this Greek god, the city of Helike, found in 2001, has been called "the real Atlantis"
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Poseidon
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In 2019 archaeologists in Israel said they found the town of Ziklag, used by this Hebrew king for refuge from Saul
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King David
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Anne & Helge Ingstad rediscovered this North American Viking settlement thought to have been named for grapes
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Vinland
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Rediscovered in 1812, this ancient city in Jordan got its name from the Greek for "rock"
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Petra
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REJECTED ELEMENT NAMES
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Delirium & bastardium were proposed before this element was named for Marie & Pierre
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curium
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Losalium, after this New Mexico City, was suggested for what became einsteinium
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Los Alamos
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This dwarf-planetary name was rejected for barium, but it later was used for a much more dangerous element
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plutonium
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William Ramsey's son suggested novum for this noble gas, but William wanted a Greek name & called it this
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neon
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This dangerous radioactive gas found in homes was once called emanation
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radon
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N.E. PORT
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Newport in this New England state has been the site of several America's Cup yacht races
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Rhode Island
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Portsmouth was this state's first Colonial capital & is its only seaport
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New Hampshire
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George H.W. Bush had a summer home at this Maine city whose name ends with "port"
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Kennebunkport
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The band Phish was formed in this Vermont city, a port on Lake Champlain
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Burlington
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The monument seen here in this Massachusetts port has long been sacred to fishermen
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Gloucester
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IN A STORM
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The letters of "MONSOON" include this palindrome for a time of day
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noon
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This sign of the zodiac can be spelled using letters from "BLIZZARD"
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Libra
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Blowing out from "HURRICANE" is this 6-letter word that can mean a sea creature or a small child
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an urchin
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Use most of the letters from "TYPHOON" to spell out this creature whose reticulated version can get pretty big
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a python
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Anagram "TORNADO" & you get this, anything that emits a scent
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odorant
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1980s BESTSELLERS
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N/A
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The title of this 1985 novel by a Canadian author partly alludes to the similarly named stories in a 14th century work
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The Handmaid\'s Tale
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