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    | They went from 29-53 in 1979 to 62-20 & an NBA title in 1981; adding Bird, Parish & McHale will do that | 
    the Boston Celtics
 
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    | In radio ads back in the day, Kate Smith & Jack Benny both pitched this trademarked jiggly dessert | 
    Jell-O
 
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    | Shooting the ____, a "windy" term of communication | 
    the breeze
 
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    It went by so fast: CCCLXV | 
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    | In 1961 she topped Clare Boothe Luce & Jackie Kennedy to be named woman most admired by Americans for the 13th time in 14 years | 
    (Vidya: Who is Marilyn Monroe?)
  Eleanor Roosevelt
 
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    | From 1962 to 1968, they never finished higher than 9th; in 1969, amazingly, they won the World Series | 
    the New York Mets
 
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    | Diverticulitis is common in the U.S., where diets are low in this, AKA roughage | 
    fiber
 
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    | Look up "calamari" in the "Food Lovers Companion" & it says "see" this; (doesn't sound nearly as appetizing) | 
    (Sean: What is octopus?)
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    | Shooting the ____, like the Class III on Oregon's Rogue River | 
    the rapids
 
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    | Bruce Banner knows a little something about this letter | 
    gamma
 
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    | Gloria Steinem said, "A woman has two choices: either she's" this term "or a masochist" | 
    a feminist
 
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    | After a last-place finish in 2007, they dropped the "Devil" from their name; in 2008, they won 31 more games & the A.L. pennant | 
    the Tampa Bay Rays
 
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    | Shooting ____ in a ____, something pretty easy | 
    fish in a barrel
 
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    One of our favorite primes: MMMMXXVII | 
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    | In 1967 Kathrine Switzer broke the gender barrier by becoming the first female runner to officially enter this race | 
    the Boston Marathon
 
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    | After never making the playoffs in their first 6 years of existence, this Northwest team scouted the way to an NBA title in 1977 | 
    the Trail Blazers
 
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    | Those who suffer from carpal tunnel or arthritis may get a shot of this 9-letter steroid to reduce inflammation | 
    (Neil: What is cortisol?)
  cortisone
 
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    | This Cajun crayfish stew takes its name from a word meaning "suffocated" | 
    (Neil: What is gumbo?) (Vidya: What is jambalaya?)
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    the messenger
 
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    | "She guided Post through Pentagon Papers and Watergate", said the headline of her obituary in her own paper | 
    (Alex: She ran The Washington Post.)
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    the Atlanta Braves
 
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    | Daltonism is a type of this, a problem with cone receptors | 
    (Neil: What is blindness?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Neil: What is [*]?)
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    | Per Islamic dietary laws, "haram" refers to forbidden foods & this word refers to permitted ones | 
    halal
 
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    | Shoot the ____, a goal in the card game Hearts | 
    the moon
 
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    Toronto calling! CDXVI | 
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    | This "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" author was also the first president of the New England Woman Suffrage Association | 
    (Vidya: Who is Susan B. Anthony?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
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