1. tor on Sardinia
2. antic, Cincinnati
3. OURS
4. peccadillo, deck a pillow
5. OURS
6. OURS
7. Metro station; met roast, eh? Shun
8. blare, Beer Barrel
9. spot, despot
10. overdid, Verdi
11. jack-of-all-trades, track of all jades
12. OURS
13. Valkyrie, kyrie
14. sent, Tennessee
15. OURS
16. throned, the North End
17. OURS
18. hackles(s)
19. cereus, serious
20. sim(i/p)le; ver(s/v)e
21. tonic, concoction
22. OURS
23. perpet(r/u)ate
24. San Diego, sandy Eggo
25. chalcogen, deet, Chaldee, cogent
26. bachelor approachable
27. prying fan, frying pan
28. OURS
29. martial, Marshall, marshal
30. comedians, second-in-command
31. OURS
32. OURS
33. Giant, initiating
34. recaptions, Sorcerer's Apprentice
F-1. BRKLNDDGRS
NTNLLGRS
LSNGLS
PRTS
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F-2. KLZMR
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LBRTD
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NKDDL
F-3. FATHER
ATHENA
THIRST
HERAEA
ENSEAT
RATATOUILLE
UNDEAD
IDLING
LEIRIA
LANIER
EDGARS
F-4. ASTRONAUT
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F-5. OURS
F-6. OURS
F-7. OURS
F-8. OURS
X-1. BRI RTH DAY R
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DECREPISTELPASO S
WINSTONEASETERN E
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X-2. A crime scene is like real estate. It's all about location, location, location. Jeffery Deaver
X-3. Don't let appearances fool you. There's always only one reality. H. Murakami
X-4. Water droplets on the pasture grass fractured the sun into crimson sparks. John Verdon
X-5. Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. S. Butler
X-6. I see trees of green, red roses too,
I see them bloom for me and you,
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Bob Thiele & George Weiss
C-1. Only one man on the front of our circulating currency was neither president nor shot by a vice president. (Franklin)
C-2. Due to budget cuts, energy costs and the economy, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.
C-3. Myths say mermaids lured sailors to their deaths. Maybe they heard sirens, pulled over, and ran aground.
C-4. Brickmason, working late in Chinese eatery, slept at site with tray beside him, cot between a wok and a hod place.
C-5. Sheathing capitol in pink granite negates need for rose-colored glasses when viewing Texas politics.
C-6. Did you know Anne Rice had trouble interviewing vampires? She kept leaving her daytime phone number.
C-7. Samson, wagering hugely, poses riddle. Stumped in-laws pressure spouse for solution. Much mayhem ensues.