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Dropboxes VIII
In this teaser, you will be given rows, each with three clues. The answer to the second clue of any row will consist of the letters -- usually rearranged -- of the answer to the first clue in that row, minus one letter. The answer to the third clue, likewise, will consist of the letters from the second answer, minus one. If you put each dropped letter into the box following the word from which it was dropped, reading down the two columns of boxes will give a phrase, or two terms that are somehow related.
1. Pierced [_] 2. Moistened a turkey [_] 3. Negative balances
4. Celebrations [_] 5. Fairy [_] 6. Echelons
7. Tyrant [_] 8. Warehouse [_] 9. Having digits
10. Hold back [_] 11. Picks up [_] 12. Handy weapon?
13. Voice quality [_] 14. Excellence [_] 15. Remove, especially an edge
16. Elevator? [_] 17. Crushed [_] 18. Firstborn
19. Setup program [_] 20. Intestines [_] 21. Buck's arms
22. Fall apart [_] 23. Burden [_] 24. Tiny piece
1. Pierced [_] 2. Moistened a turkey [_] 3. Negative balances
4. Celebrations [_] 5. Fairy [_] 6. Echelons
7. Tyrant [_] 8. Warehouse [_] 9. Having digits
10. Hold back [_] 11. Picks up [_] 12. Handy weapon?
13. Voice quality [_] 14. Excellence [_] 15. Remove, especially an edge
16. Elevator? [_] 17. Crushed [_] 18. Firstborn
19. Setup program [_] 20. Intestines [_] 21. Buck's arms
22. Fall apart [_] 23. Burden [_] 24. Tiny piece
Answer
1. stabbed [B] 2. basted [A] 3. debts4. parties [A] 5. sprite [P] 6. tiers
7. despot [S] 8. depot [P] 9. toed
10. stifle [E] 11. lifts [L] 12. fist
13. timbre [B] 14. merit [E] 15. trim
16. pedestal [A] 17. pestled [P] 18. eldest
19. installer [L] 20. entrails [I] 21. antlers
22. crumble [L] 23. cumber [E] 24. crumb
"Baseball" and "apple pie" -- two symbols of Americana.
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