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  1. 3. The official state food of this US republic is chili
  2. 4. City that always remembers?
  3. 6. With Buck, part of the longest-tenured commentator pair in NFL history
  4. 7. Family who knows less about football than they think
  5. 8. USMA class of ‘77 graduation location not used again until 2020: The _____
  6. 9. Cowboys leader-turned-color commentator (who we’ll forgive for being a Navy brat)
  7. 11. Egg-citing breakfast dish?
  8. 15. A football team only supported by the most resilient sports fans
  9. 16. State of the Big Apple and your big day
  10. 20. Nasty, nasty summer side dish
  11. 23. Sport involving eagles and other birdies
  12. 25. Tenth month of the year, known for great birthdays
  13. 27. Accessory popular with stalkers, golfers, and Gerald Belcher
  14. 30. The 22nd most populous city in the US, and the most populous in West Texas
  15. 31. Class of ‘78 football QB whose passing skills inspired the cheer “Throw the ball, Bean Ball, throw the ball!”
  16. 32. Military academy associated with the “Long Gray Line”
  17. 33. The best board game piece color
  18. 34. Tactical officer Captain Ray Roe’s unflattering nickname and homophone of [INSERT CLUE # FOR ZERO]
  19. 35. Year the Class of ‘77 received the first issued calculators in West Point history (in USMA slang)
  20. 36. Bittersweet result of a breakup?
  21. 37. Radio station with all the hits
  22. 41. What C1 called the basement in [INSERT CLUE # FOR LEE]
  23. 42. Swedish car brand known for safety and driven for life
  24. 43. Dessert that's good for your eyes?
  25. 44. Country that is home to the third-greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, only fewer than Italy and China
  26. 45. Team whose games are often interrupted by bats
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  1. 1. 2015 recipient of the Literarian Award whose “Maximum Ride” series was banned in Florida schools
  2. 2. Army football wins plebe year + total football wins vs. Navy for the Class of ‘77
  3. 5. Your home away from home (firstie year)
  4. 10. Cow year's big show
  5. 12. Carrier of West Nile and itchy saliva
  6. 13. Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John
  7. 14. Democratic Representative of Mississippi from 1983-1990
  8. 17. Snack store ultimately replaced by Davis Barracks
  9. 18. Fast Triplet who retired in Glendale
  10. 19. The perfect Father's Day present
  11. 21. Company founded in 1961 and initially based out of the Pentagon
  12. 22. [INSERT CLUE # FOR PATTERSON] protagonist who has caught Washington, DC baddies 31 times
  13. 24. El Paso desert roadkill?
  14. 26. Mid-Atlantic university founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
  15. 28. Your home away from home (years 1-3)
  16. 29. QB that helped knock the Cowboys out of the 2023-24 NFL playoffs
  17. 31. You are the 186th black graduate of West Point since this buffalo soldier
  18. 38. Olympic symbol, or Dallas’ Super Bowl haul
  19. 39. Caught in a stream?
  20. 40. Source of shoe polish and other sundry needs