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Cryptic Classroom #9: Final Exam

In this closing installment of the Cryptic Classroom, we present your final exam. Use your knowledge of the wordplay styles presented in this column over the last year to complete this variety cryptic, which was crowd-created by the members of our Facebook group, Games Magazine Enthusiasts.

The authors of this puzzle have many reasons to celebrate—one thousand, to be exact! The Facebook group recently admitted its 1000th member. To that end,

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