Sunday, January 24, 2021

+/- FACTOR (Round 7)

How to Play:

Each entry comes with a +/- clue and a missing +/- letter in parentheses at the beginning or ending of the series of blank spaces. Using the +/- clue as a solving aid, fill in the blanks and the missing +/- letter will reveal either a longer / shorter common word, or a longer / shorter well-known person's last name.

Example(common words)

➤ 
Legal +/- Terrible =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

[The missing +/- letter is "L"; the answer to the clue is “(L)AWFUL", with “LAWFUL” being the + answer to the clue “Legal”, and “AWFUL” being the - answer to the clue “Terrible”.]

Example: (well-known person's last name)

➤ New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor +/- "Small" comedian =

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( ___ ) 

[The missing +/- letter is "Z"; the answer to the clue is “SHORT(Z)”, with SHORTZ" being the answer to the clue “New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor” (Will Shortz), and SHORT” being the - answer to the clue "'SmallComedian” (Martin Short).]

Round 7:

Common Words:

➤ Sparkle, as a dewdrop on a leaf +/- Practice attentiveness in hearing =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ Human liquid waste sac +/- If you unrung this, it would collapse =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
___


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ Cause to be humbled or restrained +/- Be quick to do something =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


Well-known Persons:

➤ Oscar-winning South African-born actress +/- American soul and jazz poet (with Scott) =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ 
___ ___


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ Famous lawyer, defender of O.J. +/- African-American choreographer and activist =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ "Rendezvous with Rama" author +/- "Downtown" songstress =

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( ___ )


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


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