COPPING SOME Z's (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a 3-word phrase and each word contains one or more instance of the letter Z. Using the clues as a solving aid, try not to snooZe figuring out the answers. 

Example:

___ ___ ZZ ___

 Z ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___

(Soft downy primates confined to a protected enclosed habitat)

[Answer: "FUZZY ZOO CHIMPANZEES".]


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Round 1:

___ ___ ZZ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___

___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___

(Extremely remarkable high wire act magicians)

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___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ 

___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___

(Old shriveled up Brazilian rainforest dwellers)

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___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___

Z ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ZZ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Spicy cheese variety turned into a block of ice)

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Z ___ ___ ___

(Dangerous area for cattle to forage)

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___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ZZ ___ ___ ___

(Unbelievable award-worthy creator of brainteasers and the like)

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