I had a tough time filling the grid because of the ORANGINA. I have drunk that since I was a kid (we lived in France) and until today I would have sworn the G was a C. I have ALWAYS called it ORANCINA! Imagine my surprise when I found out I have been wrong for over 60 years....
Noted family of German composer. Father Franz and son Hubert had a crusty relationship but brother Ferdinand had a salty friendship with Beethoven
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Noted family of German composer. Father Franz and son Hubert had a crusty relationship but brother Ferdinand had a salty friendship with Beethoven
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Rich vein of precious mineral. Sweet!
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Bingeing
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Social media symbols for cross-posting. (You are showing your age if you call them pound signs)
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The little lost lamb cried "Mama! Where are ___?"
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Black cuckoo
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Latin: demonstrative adjective/pronoun is used to refer to a person or thing. Similar to hec and hoc (sounds like a trio of __cups)
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What one shouts when the twelfth letter scores in Futbol
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A thin and subtle differential that can have huge consequences if crossed
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Person who may attend a Curve baseball game at Peoples Natural Gas Field
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Classic car. Sweet! (Can't have just one of these babies)
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Large or important room or hall especially : one used in a home for the reception and entertainment of guests. (Not to be confused with the dressing room. Or the vegetable garden....)
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Architect Mies van der ___
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Not just yet but not too long now
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Go about it slowly and gently. Don't just jump headfirst.
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Not so loud. Not so loud
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A delightful citrus soda that I'm very fond of. It originated in Algeria and it comes in the most darling little round bottles
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Local
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Wide shoes but not the widest you'll find in crosswords