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Pin ____ ache
head
It can mean a left-handed boxer
Southpaw
From Italian for "little house", we use the word to mean a gambling establishment
Casino
A not-fun-to-change piece of babywear
&
gave back the loan in full
Diaper & repaid
A leather seat to put on an equine
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a tool for canoe propulsion
saddle & paddle
Big ____ print
foot
Common in newborn babies, it causes yellowing of the skin & in the whites of the eyes
Jaundice
From the French for "spinning top", it's a full turn of the body as in ballet
Pirouette
Overworked and anxious
&
Many a Sweet Treats
Stressed & desserts
The strongest bone in your body
&
any of the indigenous primates on a certain island in the Indian Ocean
femur & lemur
Promised ____ mine
Land
This sleep disorder keeps you up when the world is fast asleep
Insomnia
Need a place to stay out on the Great Plains? Check out one of these, from the Siouan for "dwelling"
Furniture compartment
&
Something you get for a job well done
drawer & reward
Rapid flapping of wings on a bird or butterfly
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what Marie Kondo wants you to get rid of
flutter & clutter
Rule of ____
drive
thumb
Completely lacking understanding or awareness
Clueless
Afrikaans not meaning "going without underwear" gives us this word for a squad that carries out raids
commando
Person controlling an entrance
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What you put on a person to identify them
gateman & nametag
A small compressed block of sugar
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the Eastern Himalayas, to World War II pilots
lump & hump
A perfect ____
chaser
storm
It's a small pepper from a variety of Capsicum chinense that's named for a place in the Caribbean
Habanero
Partly from Russian, it's a person like a witch doctor believed to have access to the spirit world
Shaman
Lived on this earth
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Fictional or mythological evil being
Lived & devil
A small, fatty bit of bacon
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to absolve of a crime
lardon & pardon