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    | In its 625 pages, James Michener's opus about this neighbor nation of the U.S. weaves in bullfighting & the Spanish conquest | Mexico 
 
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    | Won't you be my this, the name of the patron saint of lovers? | (Ike: Who is [*], Saint [*]?) 
 Valentine
 
 
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    | Strolling through New Orleans' City Park, you can see the oldest grove of the "live" type of this 3-letter tree | oak 
 
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    | Actually brewed more like a beer, this Japanese "rice wine" is about 15% alcohol & often drunk warm | sake 
 
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    | A.I. for short, this was the subject of the first book Amazon ever sold, about computer models of thought | artificial intelligence 
 
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    | (Ken delivers the clue.)  Sometimes you become part of a show that's well into its history, like me & like this Muppet, who first appeared on "Sesame Street" in 1980 in the song "We Are All Monsters" | (Constance: Yeah, the left hand is working!) (Ike: Left hand, baby.)
 (Constance: Had me switch, to, y'know, try something new.)
 
 Elmo
 
 
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    | A biography subtitled "Her True Story" is journalist Andrew Morton's look at this princess | Princess Diana 
 
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    | This word of affection opens many a letter; you'd rather not get the kind addressed to John, though | dear 
 
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    | Dedicated to John Lennon, the "Imagine" mosaic in Central Park is in this area whose name honors a "fruity" Beatles song | Strawberry Fields 
 
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    | This word for a Swedish-style buffet comes from words meaning "butter" & "table" | (Jalen: What is buffet?) 
 smorgasbord
 
 
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    | The first episode of Mark Ronson's TV show "Watch the Sound" explores this technology that corrects a singer's pitch | Auto-Tune 
 
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    | (Ken delivers the clue.)  Starting in 1954, it's been Allen, Parr, Carson, Leno, O'Brien & now this funny guy behind the desk on "The Tonight Show" | Jimmy Fallon 
 
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    | "The Pelican Brief", a 1992 thriller by this author, became a movie starring Denzel Washington & Julia Roberts | John Grisham 
 
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    | An old song goes, "Oh my" this, "oh my" this, "oh my" this "Clementine" | darling 
 
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    | The Japanese Tea Garden is a lovely feature of this San Francisco park that shares its name with a nearby bridge | Golden Gate (Park) 
 
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    | Dom Perignon was a Benedictine monk whose name is on bottles of this potent potable | champagne 
 
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    | The incarnation of a Hindu deity, or the incarnation of you for virtual interaction | an avatar 
 
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    | (Ken delivers the clue.)  As Hawkeye Pierce, this actor helped save the Korean War wounded for 11 seasons, 8 years longer than the actual war | (Alan) Alda 
 
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    | This Terry McMillan bestseller centers on 4 African-American women living in Phoenix & their challenges with men & life | Waiting to Exhale 
 
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    | A traditional wedding vow says, "For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to" do this | (Jalen: What is 'til death do us part?) 
 cherish
 
 
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    | Each year, musicians flock to Zilker Park in this Texas capital to partake in its "City Limits" | Austin 
 
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    | "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is the 1961 book that launched this chef's career | Julia Child 
 
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    | Since 2019 a feature called Autopilot has been standard on new cars from this company such as Model S & Model 3 | Teslas 
 
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    | (Ken delivers the clue.)  As Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", this actress has been busting heinous criminals for well over 20 seasons | (Constance: The left hand's doin' it, guys.) 
 Mariska Hargitay
 
 
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    | There are men, women & planets in the title of this John Gray bestseller about relationships | Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus 
 
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    | To carry one of these flaming things means to be in love, perhaps with an ex | a torch 
 
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    | Griffith Park in L.A. is home to one of these scientific places for stargazing (the kind in the sky, not the celebs) | an observatory 
 
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    | If you order fried squid as an appetizer, it will likely be served under this name | calamari 
 
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    | The Ecobee3 Lite is a smart this for your home that will definitely not let a teenage Moldavian hacker cook you alive | (Constance: What?) (Jalen: Huh?)
 (Constance: I don't understand the question.)
 (Ike: I don't get the question.)
 
 a thermostat
 
 
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