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Jumbles: MADLY SHAWL FORAGE GROCER
Answer: The groundskeeping crew finished prepping the field early and was – AHEAD OF THE GAME
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“The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens apples, the other turns them to cider.” – Jane Hirshfield
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NATURE’S GREAT MASTERPIECE, AN ELEPHANT; THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING. – JOHN DONNE
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A SONG ABOUT SOMEONE WEARING A CORSET STIFFENED WITH WHALEBONE COULD BE “BALEEN ON ME.”
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COLON COMMA HYPHEN PERIOD
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AGAIN, NIAGARA, ANAGRAM, MINING, GAINFUL
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Freshly shorn sheep
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