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Just the Beginning

The answer is only part of the story.

Solve clues where the answer is only the start! This general knowledge puzzle is full of wordplay based on common phrases and pop culture references.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

2.Bandleader Shaw
5.Mysterious character carved in stone
6.Florida reptile with a thirst-quenching namesake
8.An award for bravery
9.Head of state associated with headache relief?
11.What the Twenties did?
12.Uncredited author

Down

1.Tolkien creature one letter shy of a whale
2.Heavenly slice?
3.Folks digesting a digest
4.Object of great devotion
7.Deck with a Fool, but no Joker
8.Foundation of a study of gods and heroes
10.A seer's crystal ball, for instance

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