Hoad-in-the-Toll
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the embedded word(s) clued by the sentence(s) in which it resides:
1.
'Vulgar' is how he described his brother's flashy attire, replete
with sequins, a battery-powered neon tie and oddly compatible spats.
2.
The clown's gait was a sham! Blending an awkward walking style and
pouty face, he was merely feigning sadness to gain the sympathies
of the audience under the Big Top tent.
3. Sam Atica
leaned into the bitter Canadian northerly waiting for just the
right light. He'd come all this way to capture images of Montreal's
1967
World Expo. Sure, he'd packed for colder temperatures, but who could
have predicted near freezing temperatures, harsh, snow-bearing winds
and the indiscreet public disclosures by his ex-wife, Chantal?
4. The principal
gave the school population the impression that the Jennings Award
(given to the 'best graduating student') was determined without
method or conscious choice when he decided the winner unilaterally
without consulting a teacher and omitted to mention the criteria
used to decide its questionable recipient.
5. Can NYC man
take the World Scrabble title? Yes, methinks, as his mental muscle
verges on the mesomorphic. (2 words)
6. The stammering
huckster moved his cart into our street, unveiling a gawdy array
of black velvet paintings, exhorting "Exchange your used books for
these wonderful p-p-p-paintings. Take one h-h-h-home to fully, er,
appreciate these er superb art, er, er, wer, works."
7.
Nathan had had little
success pitching the idea of a newfangled submerged pump that would
automatically purge the waste water and sewage flowing into the
covered cistern.
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