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1. Emeril's exclamation while cooking
4. Show with arias, like 'Carmen'
6. Killed, in an old ballad
7. Tough and durable
8. Word joining two things
1. Facial hair on a chin
2. Bone-dry, like a desert
3. A whole lot
4. Federal workplace-safety agency, in brief
5. Blueprint or scheme
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