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Civility needs to be taught to young children; it does not come naturally. (13)

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NATURALLY DOES NOT PLAY FIRST BASE, NO MATTER WHAT BUD ABBOTT SAID; THAT'S WHO.

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Who can even begin to stomach the late night clowns who pretend they are Carson? (15)


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Carson may rule, but this routine would be funny even if done by you and me. (16)

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"Me?" he asked incredulously, when the judges announced that he had won first prize in the competition. (17)

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Competition is at the heart of every high school team from football to debate to science, very healthy (18).


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Healthy food cannot guarantee longevity, but unhealthy food can certainly induce an early death, as doctors will tell you. (19)

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You agree. (2)

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Agree to Disagree (3)


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Disagree if you like. (4)

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"Like" is popular on Facebook (5)


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Facebook has exsanguinated many small chatboards. (6)

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Chatboards added a new dimension to conversation. (7)

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Conversation is the last thing done on phones (8)


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Phones have changed greatly over the past hundred years. (9)

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Years divisible by 4 always include an American presidential election. (10)

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Election results around the world have confounded many people's expectations recently. (11)

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Recently I acquired a new puppy, five months old, and I'm busy. (12)


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"Busy" sometimes means "I really don't want to, and I'm saying 'No' diplomatically." (13)

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Diplomatically President Trump is on a whirlwind tour of Asian countries beefing up trade (14).

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Trade names, like other proper nouns, are often disallowed by the rules of word games. (15)

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Winter Games of a new Olympiad begin in February in Seoul, South Korea, hopefully, peace willingly.


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Willingly, consumers spend large amounts of money on the latest ranges of fashionable goods promoted by advertisers. (17)

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Advertisers are on the upswing, going nuts at this time of the year, to sell lots of merchandise (18}


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Merchandise with a seasonal theme, such as Easter, Halloween or Christmas, is often sold off afterwards at a discount. (19)

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"DISCOUNT !" sells !

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Sells are vigorous. (3)

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Vigorous exercise boosts health. (4)

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Health matters to us all. (5)

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All people deserve good health care (6)


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CARE remains a worthy charity deserving support. (7)

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Support for the government's policies is running low. (8)

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Low lands and low water levels created the Netherlands (9)


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Netherlands landscapes in popular art often feature picturesque old windmills. (10)

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Windmills once seen everywhere here on the plains are gone now.


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Now is the winter of our discontent, or at least late Fall. (12)

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Fall presages the coming of Winter, my least favorite season of the year (13)


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Year in and out, seasons cycle hot and cold; but that's weather, not climate. (14)

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Climate of the times, regarding art, between 1917 and 1931 was De Stijl, or neoplasticism. (15)

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Neoplasticism was one of many artistic innovations of the early 20th century, that age of iconoclasm. (16)

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