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MI6

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UK foreign intelligence service (M, i, 6)

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Edie

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Peter Gunn’s girlfriend on the TV series, played by Lola Albright

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Olga Korbut

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Russian gold medalist gymnast in 1972 and 1976

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Jennifer Beals

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actress in Flashdance

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Owen Wister

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father of Western fiction, biographer of U.S. Grant, author of the The Virginian series of novels

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Bobsey Twins

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series of children’s novels by Laura Lee Hope

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Nan & Bert

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older (girl and boy) Bobsey twins

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Freddie & Flossie

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younger (boy and girl) Bobsey twins

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mummer

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performer of a mumming (or mumming play), i.e. a play not performed by professional actors

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to top

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to chop the top part or head off of somone or something

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Fotheringhay

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village in North Northamptonshire, site of Mary Stuart’s beheading

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duck, duckie

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British term of endearment

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bonce

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(British slang) head, skull

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Solihull

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town in West Midlands

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Basingstoke

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town in Hampshire

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oafish

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clumsy, unmannered, stupid

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groundling

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ground-dwelling animal; uncultured, tasteless person

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vole

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subfamily of rodent known as field mouse in the U.S.

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tosh

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(British) nonsense

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Guildford

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town in west Surrey

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jobbing

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part-time, piecemeal (as regards work)

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Jock

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Scottish English nickname for “John”; by extension, derogatory term for a Scottish soldier or just a Scot

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bint

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(Brit.) derogatory term for girl or woman

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to snaffle

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to appropriate, pilfer, steal

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piles

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a nontechnical name for hemmorrhoids

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sod

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annoying, unpleasant person (British slang)

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minx

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pert, impudent or flirtatious girl

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John Phillips, Cass Elliot

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two members of The Mamas & the Papas

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“Mama Cass”

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nickname of Cass Elliot

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McKenzie Phillips

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actress on TV show One Day at a Time, daughter of John Phillips

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fly in the ointment

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a flaw that spoils an entire work or product

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two Titan siblings

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Atlas and Prometheus

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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movie directed and written by Paul Schrader about the author Yukio Mishima

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The Book of Five Rings

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a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645

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kenjutsu

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umbrella term for all traditional schools of Japanese swordsmanship

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taxi dancer

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paid dance partner

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to tromp

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to roundly defeat, to shellac

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anile

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of or like a foolish, doddering old woman

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Ernie Els

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South African golfer

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slough (verb)

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(pronounced “sluff”) to jettison, dispose of, shed

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slough (noun)

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(pronounced “sloo”, also spelled “slew” or “slue”) swamp, hole; condition of degradation

42
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das Hoheitsgewässer

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territorial waters (Ger.)

43
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der Dorsch

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codfish (Ger.)

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der Viecher

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critter (Ger.)

45
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bei jdm ist der Groschen gefallen

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sb has understood (a lightbulb went on)

46
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der Binnenmarkt

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Common Market (Ger.)

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der Hebel

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lever

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am längeren Hebel sitzen

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to have the upper hand

49
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Die Biene Maya

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Maya the Bee (German cartoon)

50
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“I Believe in Father Christmas”

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Greg Lake Christmas rock song (“They say there’ll be peace on Christmas…”)

51
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UK foreign intelligence service (M, i, 6)

A

MI6

52
Q

Peter Gunn’s girlfriend on the TV series, played by Lola Albright

A

Edie

53
Q

Russian gold medalist gymnast in 1972 and 1976

A

Olga Korbut

54
Q

actress in Flashdance

A

Jennifer Beals

55
Q

father of Western fiction, biographer of U.S. Grant, author of the The Virginian series of novels

A

Owen Wister

56
Q

series of children’s novels by Laura Lee Hope

A

Bobsey Twins

57
Q

older (girl and boy) Bobsey twins

A

Nan & Bert

58
Q

younger (boy and girl) Bobsey twins

A

Freddie & Flossie

59
Q

performer of a mumming (or mumming play), i.e. a play not performed by professional actors

A

mummer

60
Q

to chop the top part or head off of somone or something

A

to top

61
Q

village in North Northamptonshire, site of Mary Stuart’s beheading

A

Fotheringhay

62
Q

British term of endearment

A

duck, duckie

63
Q

(British slang) head, skull

A

bonce

64
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town in West Midlands

A

Solihull

65
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town in Hampshire

A

Basingstoke

66
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clumsy, unmannered, stupid

A

oafish

67
Q

ground-dwelling animal; uncultured, tasteless person

A

groundling

68
Q

subfamily of rodent known as field mouse in the U.S.

A

vole

69
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(British) nonsense

A

tosh

70
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town in west Surrey

A

Guildford

71
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part-time, piecemeal (as regards work)

A

jobbing

72
Q

Scottish English nickname for “John”; by extension, derogatory term for a Scottish soldier or just a Scot

A

Jock

73
Q

(Brit.) derogatory term for girl or woman

A

bint

74
Q

to appropriate, pilfer, steal

A

to snaffle

75
Q

a nontechnical name for hemmorrhoids

A

piles

76
Q

annoying, unpleasant person (British slang)

A

sod

77
Q

pert, impudent or flirtatious girl

A

minx

78
Q

two members of The Mamas & the Papas

A

John Phillips, Cass Elliot

79
Q

nickname of Cass Elliot

A

“Mama Cass”

80
Q

actress on TV show One Day at a Time, daughter of John Phillips

A

McKenzie Phillips

81
Q

a flaw that spoils an entire work or product

A

fly in the ointment

82
Q

Atlas and Prometheus

A

two Titan siblings

83
Q

movie directed and written by Paul Schrader about the author Yukio Mishima

A

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

84
Q

a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645

A

The Book of Five Rings

85
Q

umbrella term for all traditional schools of Japanese swordsmanship

A

kenjutsu

86
Q

paid dance partner

A

taxi dancer

87
Q

to roundly defeat, to shellac

A

to tromp

88
Q

of or like a foolish, doddering old woman

A

anile

89
Q

South African golfer

A

Ernie Els

90
Q

(pronounced “sluff”) to jettison, dispose of, shed

A

slough (verb)

91
Q

(pronounced “sloo”, also spelled “slew” or “slue”) swamp, hole; condition of degradation

A

slough (noun)

92
Q

territorial waters (Ger.)

A

das Hoheitsgewässer

93
Q

codfish (Ger.)

A

der Dorsch

94
Q

critter (Ger.)

A

der Viecher

95
Q

sb has understood (a lightbulb went on)

A

bei jdm ist der Groschen gefallen

96
Q

Common Market (Ger.)

A

der Binnenmarkt

97
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lever

A

der Hebel

98
Q

to have the upper hand

A

am längeren Hebel sitzen

99
Q

Maya the Bee (German cartoon)

A

Die Biene Maya

100
Q

Greg Lake Christmas rock song (“They say there’ll be peace on Christmas…”)

A

“I Believe in Father Christmas”

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