| Hint | Word |
| Introductory part of a novel, play or film | |
| The common word in NFL, MLB, MLS, and NHL | |
Madonna song or a fashion magazine headed by Anna Wintour | |
| Organ of taste and speech | |
| Smooth transition | |
| To arouse curiosity and fascination | |
| Caribbean ballroom dance | |
| Opening act of any late night talk show | |
| To make a case for or against | |
| A pedantic teacher | |
| The Vltava river flows through this European capital city | |
| Unclear and indefinite | |
| People are dying to get into this place | |
| Jewish house of worship | |
| | Hint | Word |
| Bach or Mozart work | |
| Like Watson to Holmes or Watson to Crick | |
| A malarial fever and common crossword puzzle word | |
| Judicial capital of the United Nations | |
| Long, intense verbal attack | |
| A public speaker who seeks to gain from appeals to the audience's emotion and prejudice | |
| Mercutio: 'A _______ on both your houses!' | |
| One of the abovementioned houses | |
| Female X-Men member or how Sarah Palin is going? | |
| Conversation | |
| Accent from the Emerald Isle | |
| What one will feel after a marathon | |
| Pastry topping made with egg whites | |
| Concluding part of a novel, play or film | |
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