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Woohoo! Drinks are on me!

Let’s try SPEED

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  1. A gauge on your dashboard measures it, with mph in the USA.
  2. Methamphetamine, for short.
  3. Hare had it, but Tortoise’s wisdom beat it.
  4. In 1994, Sandra Bullock had to maintain it, or explode.
  5. “______ of light” (186,282 miles per second).
403
  1. Truckers’ double-nickel
  2. Lincoln’s roommate
  3. Warp, perhaps
  4. Ludicrous, to Dark Helmet
  5. Animated Racer
404
  1. Anime’s Racer
  2. Methamphetamine
  3. Faster type of merchant
  4. Type of trap employed by Highway Patrol
  5. Full to ahead bridge
405
  1. Maverick felt the need for it
  2. Long Tall Sally was built for it
  3. Commit a traffic infraction
  4. You can’t break light’s
  5. Roddenberry’s warp
406

I’ll go with this winner…

@Wheelz you’re up.

407

Let’s try

MICKEY

408
  1. Morty and Ferdie’s uncle
  2. Annette was one of his alumni
  3. He invented the first date rape drug
  4. Yankees’ Mantle
  5. Charles’s potrayer in Barfly
409
  1. He’s so fine he blows your mind
  2. Murine muse of mouseketeers
  3. Mariska’s musclebound old man
  4. Minnie mate
  5. Monkee Dolenz
410
  1. He’s so fine he blows your mind
  2. Murine muse of mouseketeers
  3. Mariska’s musclebound old man
  4. Minnie mate
  5. Monkee Dolenz

Consider switching out your 1.

  1. “Mind blown cause he’s so fine?”

Then you’d have 5 point, across the board alliteration. Awesome either way. Cheers! :clinking_glasses: :wine_glass: :beers:

411
  1. Rocky’s trainer
  2. Toni’s mind-blower
  3. Canadian booze bottle
  4. Rooney or Gilley
  5. Mantle of New York
412

Oops, let this go a little too long, so let’s do this…

I liked

I always enjoy words you don’t see too often, and “murine” is a good one!

Gonna give @Spoons the win for

which could be a head-scratcher for a non-baseball fan.

Go for it, Spoons!

413

Thanks, Wheelz! I was hoping it would be seen as a head-scratcher.

Okay, this time around, let’s try something we’re all missing this season …

PARTY

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  1. It’s mine; I’ll cry if I want to.
  2. Democrat or Republican?
  3. The Mad Hatter had one with tea.
  4. Of more than four, tipping is automatic.
  5. With “City,” US chain store.
415
  1. A date is one of two
  2. It follows a search or a slumber
  3. The first part of a contract
  4. Old phone line
  5. You can throw it and also have it
416

Well, I guess that’s all we’re going to get, so might as well wrap this one up. I’m going to award this one to RivkahChaya for the following:

Seems pretty obvious, but at the same time, it is so obvious that as an experienced solver, I’d find myself doubting my first thought–maybe it’s some kind of “gotcha”?. In other words, I’d want a couple of letters crossing before I was absolutely sure.

Nicely done, Rivkah. Let’s have our next word.

417

I can’t believe this hasn’t been done, but how about TRICK?
Also, unless someone swoops in and says “Nooooo!!” How about giving it extra time? 48 hours? I doubt there will be many players tomorrow.

418
  1. Turned for a John
  2. Correct number of this makes a contract
  3. Other option is a treat
  4. Something an old dog won’t learn
  5. Momentary advantage, not to be missed
419

Rivkah, I was also thinking about letting this one go for a couple of days, and I like your idea, for the reason you stated. So, your idea works for me, and has my vote. Perhaps we should do the same over New Years–what does anybody think?

420
  1. Bridge unit
  2. Fool
  3. Indian rope is one
  4. Genesis’ tail quirk?
  5. Mandrake stunt