Familiar Fragments

5×5

general-knowledge

Where the clues are only half the story.

This puzzle tests your knowledge of common phrases and pop culture, with clues that cleverly point to just one piece of a familiar saying or name.

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Group whose 'P' is for Protestants
5A
Involved with, informally
6A
Pen name that follows Mark
8A
What an '-ran' in a race is
9A
Extend a welcoming hand to

Down

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The 'end' of one's rope, mentally
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First name of the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Sadat
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First half of a deadlock in chess?
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Composure often partnered with grace
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The alternative to 'Believe It' in a Ripley's title

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