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  | IT'S THE CATALINA WINE MIXER |  |
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    | This state's flag is easily flown upside down by mistake; it's even happened over the Capitol in Nashville | Tennessee 
 
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    | 2-word alliterative term for the moment after a play when actors return to receive applause | curtain call 
 
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    | Music symbol term following bass or treble | a clef 
 
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    | Per their system of numerals, ancient Romans kept it this letter | (Alex: [*] for 100.) 
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    | These 2 title MTV cartoon guys thought the band Kiss was "pretty cool for a bunch of mimes" | Beavis & Butt-Head 
 
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    | On the boat out to the island, I sipped champagne, both doux ("sweet") & sec (this opposite quality) | (Ben: Uh... CATALINA WINE MIXER, great movie, $200.) 
 dry
 
 
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    | Many nations adopted this country's tricolored design | France 
 
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    | In the expression "Bad dress--good show", "dress" is short for this | a dress rehearsal 
 
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    | A place of protection or shelter, say from the storm | refuge 
 
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    | "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" is attributed to this NHL legend known as "The Great One" | Wayne Gretzky 
 
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    | From 1970 to 2011 "All My Children" sizzled with Susan Lucci as this character | (Alex: Oh, you are not soap opera fans; [*].) 
 Erica Kane
 
 
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    | Next to where the helicopters were parked, I tasted a great white varietal fittingly called "Chenin" this | blanc 
 
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    | The stars & squares belong to this country that the U.S. helped become independent from Colombia | Panama 
 
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    | This area farthest from the audience is where an actor goes to take the attention away from others | upstage 
 
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    | In math it's the 9 in the expression 9x | (Ben: What is the efficient?) 
 the coefficient
 
 
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    | Search for it on the Internet--it's the term for 1 followed by 100 zeroes | googol 
 
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    | After hearing my bawdy joke, my wife did this, also a synonym for the rosé she was drinking | blush 
 
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    | The stars on New Zealand's flag represent this constellation | the Southern Cross 
 
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    | The 3 elements of drama according to German theater critic Gustav Freytag: rising action, this, falling action | climax 
 
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    | Extremely villainous or wicked, like a type of scheme | nefarious 
 
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    | His 100th Top 40 hit was 1973's "Steamroller Blues", taken from his TV special "Aloha from Hawaii" | Elvis 
 
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    | Hey, Edith! This actor played Archie Bunker for 13 years | Carroll O'Connor 
 
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    | I'd always called this red wine syrah, but the guy who was pouring said it's also called this | shiraz 
 
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    | The shield on this nation's flag was added in 1992 to make it different from the Russian tricolor flag | Slovakia 
 
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    | This 2-word Latin term is used to denote the cast of characters in a play | dramatis personae 
 
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    | It sounds like it means rich, but it means flowing out | effluent 
 
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    | In the 19th century this ancient Hellenistic monetary unit became equal to 100 lepta | a drachma 
 
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    | This was the full name of Henry Winkler's cool character on "Happy Days" | Arthur Fonzarelli 
 
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    | The band played "The Longest Time" & I drank some Maestro, a blend made for this epic winemaker's 50th anniversary | Robert Mondavi 
 
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