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Crossword 205: Just Wing It

George Vicat Cole, Leaves are but the Wings on which the Summer Flies
George Vicat Cole, Leaves are but the Wings on which the Summer Flies

It’s time to test your etymological knowledge!  To which question might this puzzle’s title phrase, in its original meaning, have been an appropriate response?
A. “How do I make this blob of tofu look like a turkey?”
B. “A bird is attacking me—should I shoot to kill?”
C. “What’s a good slogan for a specialized chicken restaurant with no thighs, or breasts, or legs?”
D. “I forgot to learn the play I’m acting in this afternoon—what should I do?”
The answer may be found in the first letter of 2 Down in the attached puzzle.


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