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Farewell FRWRKS - Answers

1. Cable cars. The twin cars of the funicular railway were attached to a moving cable; the cars counterbalance each other, one moving up the slope as the other comes down.

2. Purse. For the coming-out party, Chris carried a gold-mesh reticule. (The word can also refer to a network of wires, dots, lines, etc.)

3. Heaven, the sky. The gospel singer said he’d wait to welcome his wife in the welkin.

4. Jewish snack. Knishes are small pieces of dough stuffed with meat, cheese, potatoes, etc., then baked or fried. They are usually associated with Jewish cookery.

5. Super sweet—often too sweet, cloying. The sneaky speaker’s syrupy, saccharine spiel warned us that he was probably trying to sell us something we didn’t want or need.

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