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DEAR-POURRI
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It's Nicholas Sparks' novel about a soldier who receives a painful letter & you can probably guess his first name
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Dear John
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His song "Dear Mama" tells Afeni Shakur he appreciates how she raised him
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Tupac Shakur
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"Sincerely, Me" is a song in this recent Broadway musical hit that has to do with letter writing
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Dear Evan Hansen
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Mia Farrow's sister was the subject of this Beatles song that asks her "won't you come out to play"
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"Dear Prudence"
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On this Netflix show students of color deal with life at Winchester University
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Dear White People
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SPANNING THE GLOBE
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Home to the office of New Zealand's prime minister, the building seen here has this insect-dwelling nickname
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Beehive
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"Big Daddy" is a 1,000-foot one of these in the Namib Desert & quite a climb
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a sand dune
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The state of Michigan borders all the Great Lakes except this one
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Lake Ontario
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The elephant symbolizes this Asian country & the white elephant its monarchy
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Thailand
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This gulf between the Sinai Peninsula & Saudi Arabia is a northeastern extension of the Red Sea
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the Gulf of Aqaba
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TEXTING ABBREV.
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Where have you been? "LTNS", this
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long time no see
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"TOJ" are these lachrymose signs of happiness
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tears of joy
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I've got to know! "PTMM", "please" do this
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please tell me more
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Talk to you tomorrow--I'm "OTB", this
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off to bed
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"FC" is this hopeful condition
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fingers crossed
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THE CABINET
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Winton Blount was the last of these alpha mails appointed by the president--it ceased to be a cabinet position in 1971
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Postmaster General
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In 1966 Robert C. Weaver became the first African-American cabinet member, heading this department known by a 3-letter acronym
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the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Though it doesn't have a secretary, the O.M.B. is a cabinet-level agency that writes this "B" for the president
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budget
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Cabinet Secretary Denis McDonough has sworn to "uphold our promises to" them, "whether they came home decades ago or days ago"
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veterans
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In 1849 Congress passed "an act to establish the Home Department" creating this current cabinet department
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the Department of the Interior
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A WRITER BY ANY OTHER NAME...
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"The Tales of Melpomene", by Antosha Chekhonte; clearly this guy didn't put in a lot of time coming up with a new name
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(Anton) Chekhov
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Daniel Handler made up this pen name to avoid the unfortunate event of being put on a mailing list
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(Lemony) Snicket
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Magizoologist Newt Scamander & British wizard Kennilworthy Whisp have stood in for this author
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(J.K.) Rowling
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Ahead of his time in going by one cool name, 17th century actor-playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin went by this, professionally
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Molière
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The father of Chilean poet Neftalí Reyes Basoalto didn't like his writing, so Neftalí published under this name
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(Pablo) Neruda
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FROM FARM TO TABLE
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This ancient grain served in salads is a homophone for an Egyptian king
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faro
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On a farm, it's a cylindrical tower to store grains; the ones that store missiles are underground
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a silo
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This Spanish-named knife can be used to cut sugar cane or cornstalks
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a machete
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When this hot pepper is smoked & dried, it acquires a new look, a different flavor & a new name: chipotle
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a jalapeño
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It can be a low cupboard with shelves or a coop for animals, usually rabbits
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a hutch
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DEER-POURRI
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Disney employees warned each other that Walt was in the office by saying, "Man is in the forest", a riff on a line from this film
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Bambi
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A men-only social gathering, or the way you "go" to a party if unaccompanied by a date
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stag
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Let's hop off AB-2 & go horseriding at Heritage Ranch in Red Deer in this province, & there's a Tim Hortons nearby too
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Alberta
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Of the 8 reindeer in "A Visit from St. Nicholas", this one's name means lightning in German
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Blitzen
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A popular painting of the 19th century was Sir Edwin Landseer's deer portrait, the "Monarch of" this, a narrow Scottish valley
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the glen
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HISTORIC NAMES
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This explorer who found Livingstone later sat in the British Parliament
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(Sir Henry Morton) Stanley
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This liberator's birthday, July 24th, is celebrated by many in South America
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Bolívar
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This future world leader with the maiden name Nehru was born in Allahabad in 1917
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Indira Gandhi
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In 1829, he began a partnership with fellow French photography pioneer Nicéphore Niépce
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Daguerre
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Theodora, wife of this 6th century Byzantine Emperor, was an early champion of women's rights
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Justinian
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6-LETTER ADJECTIVES
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Before "response", it describes how your body fends off viruses & bacteria
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immune
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$800
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Add a "B" to the end of an outstanding word & you get this excellent follow-up
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superb
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It sounds like an adverb, but it means expensive, or resulting in terrible harm
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costly
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Lie down, look up & tell us of this opposite of prone
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supine
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It means expressing a vow or wish, like certain candles
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votive
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ON THE STATE FLAG
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See this flag? The "C" stands for this
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Colorado
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Though extinct, this state's grizzly bear still appears on the state flag
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California
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One of these objects holds fast to the center of Rhode Island's flag above the motto "Hope"
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an anchor
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A sun symbol sacred to the Zia people is the only image on this state's flag
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New Mexico
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A white silhouette of a bison bearing the state seal appears on its flag
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Wyoming
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WAR GODS
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The Roman war goddess Bellona was the chariot driver of this Roman war god
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Mars
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The Hittite war god Jarri helped the king in battle, but uh oh! was also the god of this contagion
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plague
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M-O-double R-I-G-A-N spells Morrigan, a Celtic war goddess who turned into this ominous black bird
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a raven (a crow)
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Tanit was the goddess of love & war of this North African rival city of Rome
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Carthage
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Apedemak was a Sudanese war god depicted with the head of this powerful predator on a human body
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a lion
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THEY PLAYED THE TITLE CHARACTER
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The coal miner's daughter who went on to become "The Queen of Country Music"
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Sissy Spacek
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A paratrooper whom an army squad is sent to find after D-Day
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(Matt) Damon
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A competitive ice skater who falls into disgrace after an attack on a rival
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(Margot) Robbie
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An enslaved Jewish prince who gets his revenge in a chariot race
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(Charlton) Heston
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A female televangelist known for her impressive eyelashes
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Jessica Chastain
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WRITING OLD & NEW
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N/A
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This 2013 bestseller shares its title with the first section of a poem from 7 centuries before
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Inferno
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