A Swedish fish version (WHY) was introduced in 2016
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Stake
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"Down Along the ___" (1967 Bob Dylan tune)
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Country in which Zoulfa Katouh's 2022 book "As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow" is set: Abbr.
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Pancakes, e.g.
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To be: Sp.
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"So, Cinderella, how did you like your soiree?" "___!"
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___ de mots: Fr. for "in a few words" (and found left to right, though not consecutively, in ENTREPRENEUR)
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Early homes?
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Break, in a way
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Birch relatives
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"THIS IS ___" (James Earl Jones, that's your cue!)
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You don't want to get in one
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"Hopped off the plane at LAX / With the knowledge that this was the time zone in which I was presently located" ("Party in the USA" but an alternate version)
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Event first held at British medieval churches around Easter
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Something yours truly could have yelled when he got the idea for this meta