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LukeJavan8 #226844 03/26/17 06:20 PM
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"That" might be an anaphoric device used to engage readers. (10)

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Readers of fantasy are well acquainted with the works of Tolkien (11).


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Tolkien wrote, "Little by little one travels far;" promoting sense of calm. (12)

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Calm skies at night, sailor's delight, stormy skies in morning, sailors take warning. (13)


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"Warning Becomes Electra" isn't the title of a play by Eugene O'Neill (but close!). (14)

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Close, but "I refuse to join any club that would have me for a member." (15)

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Member qualifications for some clubs are such that one needs to be a millionaire to join. (16)


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Join a club if you are bored or wish to mix with people whose interests are similar. (17)

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Similar thought processes, interests, convictions and the like, on local and national scale, are what make political parties. (18)


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Parties can be good fun, but there is always the risk that drunken guests will act in inappropriate ways. (19)

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