Wordy Wednesday 52: Deck Dynasty

WORDY WEDNESDAY #51
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #52
DECK DYNASTY
 
A. Charles who founded a brokerage firm                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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2. Wastefully luxurious                                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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3. Setting for Ang Lee's “Eat Drink Man Woman”          ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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4. Nakedness                                            ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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5. ______ of S.H.I.E.L.D.                               ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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6. Explosive outburst                                   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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7. Act like a sponge                                    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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8. Kind thing to do with a rented VHS tape              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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9. Basketballer Kevin, or a Bug- and Steel-type Pokémon ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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10. Extremely wide, as a hole                           ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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J. Small, pointy beard                                  ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Q. Pierre de Fermat's was famously too small            ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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K. Small monkey which is used in medical research       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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PATREON UPDATE
10 patrons on my Patreon are currently pledging a combined total of $51 a month. Assuming none of my patrons reduce or cancel their pledges before the end of the month, I will start posting an extra puzzle on every month with 5 Wednesdays (including this upcoming month of July). Truly, this is an exciting development.

If you hate pushy sales pitches, then don't worry; I don't plan on including a "Patreon update" in every post. I just wanted to announce that there might be more puzzles on this blog every so often. :)

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* Wordy Wednesday 53 tasks you with deciphering words, but this time, they're not in a sentence to help you out! Don't get cross!

Until next time, yappy solving!

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