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Sunday Puzzle: Hopefully, You Paid Attention In Anatomy Class

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz stumps NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzle winner Mike Strong of Mechanicsburg, Pa., with an anatomical word puzzle.
Sunday Puzzle.

: Every answer today is a word that contains part of the human body in the exact middle. Ex. Group of Native Americans, starting with T and ending with E --> TRIBE,1. E ____ Y Mournful poem2. W ____ Y Tired3. A ____ G Very sore4. EL ____ SE Geometrical shape5. LE ____ ES Beans and peas6. RE ____ AL Opposing argument in a debate7. OB ____ TE Out of date8. RA ____ SS Quality of a harsh voice9. FLA ____ ESS Showy display

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