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    | Prawn, fawn,
 satyricon
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    | This "most primal sport... has been condemned since Cain & Abel, but it's still here... on barges or in barrooms" | boxing 
 
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    | A small piece of butter, or something you get "on the back" | Pat 
 
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    | Some Hollywood stars with big egos could be accused of autolatry, the worship of this | themselves 
 
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    | Not a Chicago band member's kin, it means "and so forth" | et cetera 
 
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    | Civet, civray,
 cygnet
 | a civet 
 
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    | Dave Anderson lamented that Jerry Kramer, Rich Jackson & Charley Conerly were not inducted into this sport's Hall of Fame | (Doug: What is football?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
 
 professional football
 
 
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    | Gloss & semigloss are this type of paint, also a decorative baked-on coating | enamel 
 
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    | General term for a Christmas song or hymn | Carol 
 
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    | You don't have to be from New Orleans to know that hagiolatry is the worship of or a deep reverence for these | the saints 
 
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    | An allowance for incidental costs, it means "for each day" | per diem 
 
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    | Koi, bolshoi,
 borzoi,
 bok choy
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 a borzoi
 
 
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    | On April 10, 2006 The New York Times said he "works magic for second Masters" | (Phil) Mickelson 
 
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    | To play in water, or walk through it, like baseball player Boggs | Wade 
 
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    | Almost a cult with "Jeopardy!" writers & lexicographers, epeolatry is the worship of these | (Maria: What is, uh, names, name origins?) 
 words
 
 
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    | Innate knowledge not based on experience, its antonym is a posteriori | a priori 
 
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    | Scarab, scallop,
 escolar,
 echidna
 | an echidna 
 
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    | Not typically thought of as a contact sport, it's "athletic ballet... a brutal sport played by large and powerful men" | (Doug: What is ice hockey?) (Kermin: What is soccer?)
 (Maria: What is boxing?)
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 (Alex: What is [*]? It's not supposed to be a contact sport, but it so very often is.)
 
 basketball
 
 
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    | Traditionally, the finest oil paint brushes are made from the bristles of this animal, especially ones from Chungking | (Maria: What is sable?) ...
 (Alex: What are [*]?  [*].  Stiff bristles.)
 
 hogs
 
 
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    | To honor, as with one's presence | Grace 
 
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    | Selenolatry is the worship of this object | (Alex: [*]--Selene.) 
 the Moon
 
 
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    | A bishop's assurance that a book adheres to Catholic morals, this term now means approval in general | imprimatur 
 
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    | Newt, nutria,
 nucleolus,
 neufchatel
 | a nutria 
 
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    | It's "a brief blur of colors between the pate and the brie" for fans attending the major event in this sport | (Alex: Bicycle racing, yes.) 
 the Tour de France
 
 
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    | A British nobleman ranking above a viscount & below a marquess | Earl 
 
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    | An ignicolist is a worshipper of this vital force | fire 
 
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    | Literally "into the middle of things", it's how you describe a story that begins in the middle of the action | (Alex: Yes, and that takes you to $10,800.  My gosh.  You came prepared, Maria!) 
 in medias res
 
 
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