Crossword Clue Game

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Can each clue writer explain these entries?

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There’s a Guitar manufacturer based in Toronto called “Frank.” I thought if I’d heard of it, it must be pretty well-known. Maybe not Gibson, but I’m not a guitar player, nor any kind of musician, so I really figured it must be something people knew about.

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Oh, and the “Supported John” makes sense to me: Sen. Frank Church gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 1960.

But, probably not everyone can name all the Democratic keynote speakers from the 20th century, in order, like my father could, and some of it rubbed off.

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So many good choices and I learned a few things, but I’ll go with the RHPS reference.

Take it away @Spoons!

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Right idea, but wrong Frank. I was actually thinking Sinatra, who supported JFK in 1960. But Church works too, so there you go.

Thanks, Knowed Out! Okay, the next word is …

MIDDLE

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  1. Malcolm was there for seven seasons
  2. The part of the ground where compromise occurs
  3. The part of next week where someone lands after being hit really hard
  4. Betwixt and between
  5. Halfway point
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  1. Not the eldest or youngest child
  2. Where you’re stuck with me?
  3. One type of linebacker
  4. Where on earth is Bilbo?
  5. School or English
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  1. Chaucer’s English, for example
  2. The most varied stage of a chess game.
  3. Your 40s & 50s, with “age.”
  4. Broker or retailer, with “man.”
  5. ________march (by Mary Ann Evans)
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  1. The driving finger
  2. The man you like to skip
  3. The name most people rarely use
  4. ____ Ages or age
  5. The furthest point of nowhere
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  1. A line of symmetry.
  2. Part of the road walked by a centrist.
  3. This America consists of average citizens.
  4. The monkey’s position in a come-and-get-it game.
  5. The class that makes the backbone of the American economy.
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This one made me laugh, so it’s the winner:

Take it away, needscoffee!

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I stole borrowed that from @Tripolar a few months back.

New word:

DRIVE

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  1. Golf shot
  2. Football team’s effort
  3. Rodeo is one
  4. Cars’ hit?
  5. Radio morning or afternoon
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  1. Ambition
  2. Chauffeur’s job description.
  3. With “flash” or “disk.”
  4. One way to commute.
  5. _____ crazy (annoy).
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  1. Hard part of a computer
  2. Put down your phone and do this
  3. Virility
  4. 2011 Ryan Gosling movie
  5. Line in baseball
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Tough call!
I’m going to give First Place to @Knowed_Out with

but @Spoons was right up there with

and @RivkahChaya with

Your turn, @Knowed_Out!

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Thanks @needscoffee.

The new word is STREAM.

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  1. Listen to music on a computer this way.
  2. “Field & _________” (outdoor gear retailer)
  3. Ford it? or caulk the wagons and float?
  4. With Yard; rival of Zoom and Instagram.
  5. With Line; efficient design.
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  1. What you row your boat gently down
  2. What flags do o’er the ramparts
  3. Brook or rill
  4. With Air, an aerodynamic trailer
  5. Anagram of MASTER