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2+2=1
(Two 2-letter words combined to make the word you'll give.)
100

In 2021 tens of millions watched Oprah interview these 2 people about their struggle to preserve their mental health

Harry and Megan 

100

Toss a standard pair of dice & your odds of rolling the total known by this serpentine name are 1 in 36

snake eyes 

100

"The Million Dollar Piano" was the Las Vegas residency of this "Rocket Man"

Elton John 

100

This government program that relocates testifiers & keeps them safe is run by the U.S. Marshals Service

witness protection 

100

To exist (or not to exist, that is the question) + a commercial, for short = a small, round stone threaded on a wire

Bead 

200

Oprah's OWN Network has featured stories of Black families like "The Kings of" this California winemaking mecca

Napa 

200

Once upon a midday weary, researchers in Sweden found these birds were better at planning ahead than apes or 4-year-olds

Raven

200

These two magicians have been called the longest continuously running headliners in Vegas

Penn and Teller 

200

In 1990 international soccer rules made the wearing of these lower limb protectors mandatory in games
Cartographic hip-hop verse

shin guards 

200

A singular Santa laugh
+
a chopping tool with a long handle =
a trick

Hoax 

300

In 2021 Oprah used launch day of Oprah Daily, an online community, to announce she had gotten this & how relieved she felt

COVID vaccine 

300

The trail named for this pair winds 4,900 miles through 16 states

Lewis & Clark 


300

"What a girl wants" is tickets to the residency of this singer at the Venetian

Christina Aguilera 

300

This animated movie character says he is a Space Ranger in the Universe Protection Unit


Buzz Lightyear 
300

"A long, long way to run" in a "Sound of Music" song
+
Spanish for "of"
=
to dim

Fade

400

Oprah's friend for nearly 50 years, she's the co-host of "CBS Mornings" & entered the O-zone when both worked at WJZ Baltimore

Gayle King 


400

Supreme Court Justice John Campbell wrote a concurring opinion in the 1857 decision about this enslaved man

Dred Scott 

400

On Sept. 29, 2023 U2 began its residency at this spectacular arena at the Venetian

The Sphere 

400

According to the National Fire Protection Assoc., new signs displaying this important word must have letters at least 6 inches high

Exit

400

A word that can follow "make" +
I, in objective case
=
a type of sports venue

Dome 

500

Oprah says of her book club picks, "There's none more essential than this Isabel Wilkerson book that puts race in its class context"

Caste 

500

This 5-letter word can stand by itself or precede Mennonite to refer to a Christian group in America

Amish 

500

This duo made up of Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak had a residency at Park MGM in 2022

Silk Sonic 

500

After the death of this man in June 1968, the Secret Service began protecting major presidential candidates

Bobby Kennedy (RFK)

500

A math term &/or a Greek letter
+
a Britishism for "thanks!"
=
a form of bread

Pita