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    Sep 23, 2021 5 minutes

    WORDPLAY SANTA’S FAVORITE GAME

    What property do these words have in common?

    CASE

    GIST

    SAWED

    TASE

    CAP

    SEWER

    CARE

    WISE

    SAP

    PITON

    ANY

    PINE

    TAUGHT

    SIT

    SANE

    CARD

    —David Baskind

    FOR THE RECORD HIS NAME IS HER NAME, TOO

    Several Major League Baseball players have names that are identical to the names of female entertainment celebrities. Can you identify them using the clues provided?

    1. Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame pitcher / Current Good Morning America host

    2. Atlanta Braves outfielder of the early ‘80s with a GWTWlike name / Star of the TV series Grace Under Fire

    St. Louis Cardinals outfielder of the ‘30s and ‘40s who later became a coach / Oscar

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