ALSO A CANDY
LET'S "SEE"
CAT LOVERS
RESTAURANT HIJINKS
TALK LIKE A PIRATE
ENEMIES--NOT A LOVE STORY
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Athos, Porthos & Aramise

Three Musketeers

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The intended recipient of a letter

the addressee

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Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace

Catherine the Great

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"Have it your way"! In 2016 a Neb. man threatened to rob this fast food place, left, came back & the cops were waiting

Burger King

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In this film Cary Elwes as the dread pirate Roberts calls Chris Sarandon a "warthog-faced buffoon"

The Princess Bride

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This 3-letter enemy completes the query "Friend or...?"

a foe

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It's when you get your peanuts for all your hard work

payday

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4-syllable adjective meaning within the range of anticipation

foreseeable

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This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"

Koko

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In 2017 a Florida man called this important number--twice!--to complain the clams he had at a seafood shack were too small

911

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This Steven Spielberg title pirate is described by Smee as being "so deep he's almost unfathomable"

Hook

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I'm rhymin', I'm stylin' & I'm profilin' as I'm chillin' like a this in a phrase meaning I'm stress-free, baby

a villain

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An article called the Chicago Bears of 1938 this kind of team since they set "a season's record of 56 fumbles"

a butterfinger team

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"See" is right in the middle of this old-timey word meaning to beg or implore

beseech

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Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador DalĂ­ owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America

an ocelot

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In 2018 an Aussie restaurant owner gave customers water pistols to keep these marine birds away at meals

seagulls

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"And you can buy an eye what actually fits & is made of glass" is spoken in this movie franchise

Pirates of the Caribbean

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This 5-letter word for a competitor or enemy comes from a word meaning people from an opposite bank

rival

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This purrrfect club of Whig leaders in London sounds just like a chocolate wafer bar

a Kit-Cat

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Absolutely boiling with unexpressed anger

seething

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This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"

Poe

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A 2018 headline read, "I want my data back, data back, data back": this restaurant chain "hit by data breach"

Chili's

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"It is, it is a glorious thing to be a pirate king", says a song from this Gilbert & Sullivan show

The Pirates of Penzance

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A group of secret sympathizers with an enemy who work to subvert a nation from within are this 2-word ordinal group

a fifth column

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NASA called the activity in this type of galaxy reminiscent of the end of a pyrotechnics show

a starburst (galaxy)

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Tiny pungent plant part used in the New Testament as a symbol of faith

a mustard seed

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Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens

Nightingale

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A pop-up restaurant paying tribute to this '90s sitcom had Bayside Burgers & Mac & Screech on the menu

Saved by the Bell

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"It's the world against us & us against the world", says Errol Flynn as this sanguine title pirate

Captain Blood

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This word for one who deliberately destroys tools or machinery is borrowed from French--note the ending

a saboteur