1. forenames, Freemason
2. va-va-voom, moo
3. fringes, green fingers
4. cam(e)o
5. est modus in rebus
6. Po/tent, Po/table
7. r(oo)(mm)ate
8. hippo-to-Mac
9. fearnoughts, hostage to fortune
10. restaurant, restraint;
restaurant, vernacular, rectangular, mea culpa
11. two lonf E (oolong tea)
12. rest/rain
13. TRANce, SPOil, SALve; transposal
14. piecrust, ecru, ani, pianist
15. M(AI)L
16. Junes, jejuneness
17. SHEathe, NANkeen, IGnore, ANnex; shenanigan
18. Elvi(s/h)
19.
20. fat herd say; phrase, seraph; atheism, metathesis
21. trepang, garnet paper, preteen-ager
22. pang(ene)(sis)
23. s(taccat)o
24. cedar, seeder
25. tremendous (monster) edu
26. E-kale addressing, aren’t deep Errol-licking
27. conundrum, corundum
28. Tie/polo
29. gaol, golf
30. entomology, etymology
31. Narragansett Beer, marmalade tree, Canada geese
32. quince, mite, quite, mince
33. badinage, bad image
34. s(ibi)lant
35. either, Esther
36. momentary, monetary
37. qualm, remain, snap
38. cre(n)ate
39. courtesan, cortisone
40. c(ord(ill)er)an
41. emanate, manatee
42. courtyard, cratered
43. Oliver!, livery
44. overregulate, vowelless square
45. integration, interaction
46. (n/r)ighty-tighty
47. appellation, Appalachian
48. can't/at/rice
49. PReach, protEAN, TEPid, sirEN, ULcer, inTIMATE
50. oompah-pah, mop up
51. plunder, underplay
52. stubb(l)y
53. acrimonius
54. a malodor
55. inferno
F-1. B
OLD
BROOD
LACONIC
KATHMANDU
ATTESTED
SKELDER
HELLAS
ASSAY
F-2. SCRAPE
WOOLEN
AVOCET
REMOVE
DRIVER
STEEDS
F-3. JUNETEENTH
SEPARATE
THRASH
ARTY
EO
F-4. WIMBLEDON
ADULATORY
RESONANCE
TASTELESS
F-5. VRRGLT
RCNNTR
RNTMTS
GNMLLS
LTTLMN
TRSSNG
F-6. NMD
CNNNR
PNNNT
DNNNZ
STG
F-7. ROUND
FRIED
NCAAF
ELLIS
TENON
F-8. EROTIC
RENEGE
OCEANS
DEIMOS
ENDURE
STAPES
F-9. R R
SO OS
DAB BAD
FINE ENIF
LEVER REVEL
MOZART TRAZOM
E-1. PA RA DE
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E-2.A language is a dialect with an army and navy. Max Weinreich
E-3. Believe those who are seeking the truth: doubt those who find it. A. Gide
E-4. There is no cure for birth and death, save to enjoy the interval. Santayana
E-5. I myself am going to write Travels with a Salmon when I get further downriver. T. Williams
E-6. Losing is the wy of winning for yourself. Tani Adewumi, ten-year-old US national chess master
E-7. I have been forced to admit, repeatedly, that I am not morning's freshest flower. Marcia Clark
E-8. Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. O. W. Sacks
E-9. Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper. Hilbert
E-10. He turned his head to look over both shoulders in what appeared to be an attempt to safely change lanes inside his home office. Marie Fazio NYT
X-1. TUNDRA IDIOLECT
P O W N N I H
VOLCANIC DIMWIT
N U I O E I R
DENOMINATION
E R G M T M
AQUA EVENTUAL
U M S N D E N
HIBACHIS LOCK
V A U E E Y
HOUSEWARMING
C I A A F R Y
GARNER BUFFALOS
T A M L E P G
HERITAGE LCHAIM
C-1. Why is brain surgery used as a metaphor for difficulty? I do it all the time and I'm not even a doctor!
C-2. The lyric "I am not throwing away my shot" from Hamilton has new meaning since the vaccine came out.
C-3. Senior advisor says Pfizer? When it's your turn, a Moderna. But here or Wisconsin, pick Johnson and Johnson.
C-4. Bumper sticker "Feminism is radical belief that women are people" is funny but would be truer with "...are adults."
C-5. If you truly want your spouse to pay attention to every word you say, try talking in your sleep.
C-6. Watching people push elevator buttons with elbows? Humerus. Being able to use either elbow? Elbidextrous.
C-7. Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience. Journalist Abbott Joseph Liebling