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My mother showed me that when tin or zinc was bent it uttered a special ‘cry’. ‘It’s due to deformation of the crystal structure,’ she said, forgetting that I was five, and could not understand her - and yet her words fascinated me, made me want to know more.
Oliver Sacks Uncle Tungsten chemistry childhood science

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SEX 452 clues
SCIENCE 169 clues
WORK 163 clues
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HUMOR 135 clues
MOTHER 88 clues
GIVING 78 clues
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CHEMISTRY 16 clues
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  6. Grocery sacks 72.00%
  7. Oliver's boss 72.00%
  8. Oliver's plea 72.00%
  9. Oliver's co-star 71.43%
  10. Sleepers' sacks 69.23%
  11. Military sacks? 69.23%
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  14. Oliver's nickname. 68.97%
  15. Oliver's sidekick 68.97%
  16. "Oliver!" composer 66.67%
  17. Oliver 66.67%
  18. Rakers' sacks 66.67%
  19. Oliver Warbucks' "Annie." 66.67%
  20. Like some sacks? 66.67%
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Unscramble OLIVER6-letter words that start with O6-letter words that end in R6-letter words containing LI6-letter words containing ER6-letter words with O and L
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Hint 1 meaning
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
Hint 2 anagram
TCAL
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BABY DOCTOR FOR SHORT
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