August mystery contest entry
◆ · By Puzzled in CNY · Published 2024-08-14T05:30:39.905Z
Meta Prompt
The circled letters are the clues to the two-word answer related to an upcoming real-life mystery. Hint: The very important mystery is coming up in November Hint 2: Each pair of letters is a separate clue (they are related, but not to be mixed)
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Lou Gehrig's disease, for short
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- 1ALou Gehrig's disease, for short
- 4ASherlock _____
- 10ASpillane's Hammer
- 12AHelps fill big shoe
- 13AEquitable, as an election
- 14AZodiac sign and Ford sedan
- 15AHelmsman of the USS Enterprise
- 17AJournalist and co-founder of NAACP Wells
- 18AItem often found between the lips of 4a
- 21AWater filter brand
- 24AThe Maltese Falcon's Sam
- 25AWhite Prime Minister of Rhodesia, or writer of Chicago-based detective series
- 27AThese are spun at exactly 33-1/3 rpm
- 28AMaker of ET's favorite candy
- 32AWe are often this, in election season
- 35ACeremony
- 36ALots of things can be found here at McDonalds
- 37ASensory organs
- 38ASayers' Lord Peter
- 39AMediocre, informally
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- 1DCar add-on, historically
- 2DHe might have flaming trousers
- 3DCould be water or snow
- 4DAsk for money
- 5D"__ roll", a good place to be in a Casino
- 6DHome of Baton Rouge Tigers
- 7DChili pepper
- 8DWhat Moriarty usually did to 4a
- 9DOpening word
- 11DActs like Vesuvius
- 16DJedi player Neeson
- 19DEast in Guadalajara
- 20DEarth is an imperfect one
- 21DSwell, as from wind
- 22DBroccoli Rabe
- 23DNumber on men's pants
- 26DSaying "perfect!" when your car won't start, e.g.
- 29DThailand, formerly
- 30DTo be in Paris
- 31DTime spent on something, informally
- 33DUnits of loudness
- 34DDay after Mon.