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New York Liberty

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WNBA team in New York

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Lewis’s Woodpecker

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woodpecker named for Merriwether Lewis

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Patrick Leahy

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former Democratic senator from Vermont and last of the “Watergate babies” (members of Congress elected in 1974)

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John Krasinski

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American actor who played in the TV series The Office and Jack Ryan

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Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives

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3 novels by Ira Levin

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Caitlyn Jenner

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formerly Bruce Jenner

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Barry

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TV series about a hit man, starring Bill Hader

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roost

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resting place for chickens

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Mo’Nique

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actress in movie Precious

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Ajax (software)

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Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

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pigeon toe

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deformity of feet in which they are turned inwards, more common in infants

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Operation Junction City

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air campaign in Vietnam War

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Hanoi Hannah

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radio broadcaster from North Vietnam who broadcast discouraging propaganda to US troops

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saddity

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uppity

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Little Red Scare

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red scare from around 1937 to beginning of WWII

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CIO

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Congress of Industrial Organizations, specialized in non-skilled labor, more left-leaning than AFL, its original rival

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relationship of CIO and AFL

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CIO was formed by separating from AFL, with which it eventually reunited

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Stützräder

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training wheels (Ger.)

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im Uhrzeigersinn

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clockwise (Ger.)

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gegen den Uhrzeigersinn

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counterclockwise (Ger.)

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die Gräte

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(fish) bones (Ger.)

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Ötzi

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mummmified corpse discovered in Ötz mountains, a subrange of the Alps in Austria

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scheppern

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to hit, bang (Ger.)

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Lorbeerblatt

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bay leaf (from the laurel plant) (Ger.)

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Bismarckherring
type of fish filet usually served on sandwiches in Germany
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Korn
German variety of liquor made from grain
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Kornbrand
type of Korn but with higher alcohol content
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neat (bartending)
manner of serving a drink straight up (no ice or mixer)
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"Otto Normalverbraucher"
moniker in German for "the average consumer" (cf. American "Joe Six-pack")
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"Die Siedler von Catan"
German name of "The Settlers of Catan" (game)
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Makkoli
Korean raw rice wine
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Carlisle
British city located in Cambria
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Cumbric
Brittonic language
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Centenario/Aventador
2 closely related types of Lamborghini
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Performante
a type of Lamborghini
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wildcat strike
strike called by union members without
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Drizella, Anastasia
Cinderella's two stepsisters in the Disney movie
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Lady Tremaine
Cinderella's stepmother in the Disney movie
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Cruella de Ville
villainness in _101 Dalmatians_
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Maleficent
villainness in Disney's _Seeping Beauty_
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Ursula the Sea Witch
villainness in Disney's _Little Mermaid_
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_Cleveland Plain Dealer_
Cleveland newspaper
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"you'll catch..."
"...more flies with honey than vinegar"
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palm oil
world's most used vegetable oil, popularity contributes to the destruction of forests in Indonesia
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catch and release fishing
method of fishing used in conservation
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shoestring catch
type of fielding of a ball in baseball in which ball is caught after bouncing along the ground
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Navajo Nation
largest Indian reserve in the U.S., covering 3 states (Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah)
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dime novel
pulp novel
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Cerberus
three-headed dog who guards Hades
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Leda and the Swan
Greek myth in which Zeus takes the form of a swan to seduce a human woman, Leda
51
WNBA team in New York
New York Liberty
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woodpecker named for Merriwether Lewis
Lewis's Woodpecker
53
former Democratic senator from Vermont and last of the "Watergate babies" (members of Congress elected in 1974)
Patrick Leahy
54
American actor who played in the TV series _The Office_ and _Jack Ryan_
John Krasinski
55
3 novels by Ira Levin
_Rosemary's Baby_, _The Boys from Brazil_, _The Stepford Wives_
56
formerly Bruce Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner
57
TV series about a hit man, starring Bill Hader
_Barry_
58
resting place for chickens
roost
59
actress in movie _Precious_
Mo'Nique
60
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
Ajax (software)
61
deformity of feet in which they are turned inwards, more common in infants
pigeon toe
62
air campaign in Vietnam War
Operation Junction City
63
radio broadcaster from North Vietnam who broadcast discouraging propaganda to US troops
Hanoi Hannah
64
uppity
saddity
65
red scare from around 1937 to beginning of WWII
Little Red Scare
66
Congress of Industrial Organizations, specialized in non-skilled labor, more left-leaning than AFL, its original rival
CIO
67
CIO was formed by separating from AFL, with which it eventually reunited
relationship of CIO and AFL
68
training wheels (Ger.)
Stützräder
69
clockwise (Ger.)
im Uhrzeigersinn
70
counterclockwise (Ger.)
gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
71
(fish) bones (Ger.)
die Gräte
72
mummmified corpse discovered in Ötz mountains, a subrange of the Alps in Austria
Ötzi
73
to hit, bang (Ger.)
scheppern
74
bay leaf (from the laurel plant) (Ger.)
Lorbeerblatt
75
type of fish filet usually served on sandwiches in Germany
Bismarckherring
76
German variety of liquor made from grain
Korn
77
type of Korn but with higher alcohol content
Kornbrand
78
manner of serving a drink straight up (no ice or mixer)
neat (bartending)
79
moniker in German for "the average consumer" (cf. American "Joe Six-pack")
"Otto Normalverbraucher"
80
German name of "The Settlers of Catan" (game)
"Die Siedler von Catan"
81
Korean raw rice wine
Makkoli
82
British city located in Cambria
Carlisle
83
Brittonic language
Cumbric
84
2 closely related types of Lamborghini
Centenario/Aventador
85
a type of Lamborghini
Performante
86
strike called by union members without
wildcat strike
87
Cinderella's two stepsisters in the Disney movie
Drizella, Anastasia
88
Cinderella's stepmother in the Disney movie
Lady Tremaine
89
villainness in _101 Dalmatians_
Cruella de Ville
90
villainness in Disney's _Seeping Beauty_
Maleficent
91
villainness in Disney's _Little Mermaid_
Ursula the Sea Witch
92
Cleveland newspaper
_Cleveland Plain Dealer_
93
"...more flies with honey than vinegar"
"you'll catch..."
94
world's most used vegetable oil, popularity contributes to the destruction of forests in Indonesia
palm oil
95
method of fishing used in conservation
catch and release fishing
96
type of fielding of a ball in baseball in which ball is caught after bouncing along the ground
shoestring catch
97
largest Indian reserve in the U.S., covering 3 states (Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah)
Navajo Nation
98
pulp novel
dime novel
99
three-headed dog who guards Hades
Cerberus
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