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These puzzles are in black and white, and have been read all over. But where are they taking you?

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"DOWN FOR THE COUNT"
"PERSONS OF NOTE"85
"NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY"76
"BYE-LINES" +3
"IN PLAY"43
"TERMINAL CONNECTIONS"
"CHEERS FOR UNCLE SAM" -333
"INFRACTIONS"26
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"COLLISION COURSES"47
"FOR MOTHER"36
"PLUSES AND MINUSES"
"UNEMPLOYMENT LINES"
"THE FOOTBALL FAN" +3
"WINTER FIGURE" -153
"FORWARD THINKING" +4
"HOW'S TRICKS?" -458
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"GETTING IN SHAPE"80
"SOFT OPTIONS"19
"TRAPPED MOISTURE"
"BUZZ CUT" -359
"IF THE CLUE FITS ..."
"GO UP IN SMOKE"
"BARISTA TRAINING DAY" +1
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"FOUR-LETTER WORDS" +1
"SET YOUR MIND AT EASE"96
"YOU'RE TELLING ME!"23
"THIS N' THAT"
"PARLOR TRICK"
"GO FIGURE" +327
"WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN" -1
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"SIX-PACK" -1
"GRAMMAR LESSON"
"TWO OUT OF THREE"
"TWO-BY-TWO" +1
"CORE O' NATIONS"44
"WORDS OF INTRODUCTION"84
"CATCH PHRASE" +351
"PARONOMASIA"45
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"LETTER RECYCLING"
"COMMON CORE"
"'TWAS PUZZLING"75
"A WHIFF OF COLOGNE"37
"PUT A LID IN IT"92
"GOSSIP SESSION" -427
"SOME THEME'S MISSING" +2
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