We are displaying the solving process step by step in case you need to clarify some unsolvable piece.
Solving Steps
1 [plug in 🪫] is replaced by 'charge'
2 [🗞️ freedom of the ➡️ ___ ⬅️ charges 🚨] is replaced by 'press'
3 [press or prod] is replaced by 'urge'
4 [activity we are told "doesn't pay"] is replaced by 'crime'
5 [really bad crime 😵] is replaced by 'murder'
6 ["the kissing disease"] is replaced by 'Mono'
7 [starting spot in Monopoly] is replaced by 'Go'
8 [Go ___ (simple card game)] is replaced by 'fish'
9 [murder:crows::___:fish] is replaced by 'school'
10 [word (ironically?) before noon] is replaced by 'after'
11 [sell aftermarket tickets for a profit] is replaced by 'scalp'
12 [scourge of the schoolchild's scalp] is replaced by 'lice'
2 [🗞️ freedom of the ➡️ ___ ⬅️ charges 🚨] is replaced by 'press'
3 [press or prod] is replaced by 'urge'
4 [activity we are told "doesn't pay"] is replaced by 'crime'
5 [really bad crime 😵] is replaced by 'murder'
6 ["the kissing disease"] is replaced by 'Mono'
7 [starting spot in Monopoly] is replaced by 'Go'
8 [Go ___ (simple card game)] is replaced by 'fish'
9 [murder:crows::___:fish] is replaced by 'school'
10 [word (ironically?) before noon] is replaced by 'after'
11 [sell aftermarket tickets for a profit] is replaced by 'scalp'
12 [scourge of the schoolchild's scalp] is replaced by 'lice'
The Answer
Alice Huyler Ramsey and her friends drive cross-country
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