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Solving Steps
1 [💪 bench ➡️ ___ ⬅️ release 🗞️] is replaced by 'press'
2 [important impressions] is replaced by 'first'
3 [___ honcho] is replaced by 'head'
4 [word after booty or prank] is replaced by 'call'
5 [heads up, you lose (if you call this)] is replaced by 'tails'
6 [tails ridden by opportunists] is replaced by 'coat'
7 [Lab coat?] is replaced by 'fur'
8 [furter pictured here 🌭] is replaced by 'Frank'
9 [-Hur or Franklin] is replaced by 'Ben'
10 [the first one was patented by ___l Benz in 1886] is replaced by 'Car'
11 [rooster lover] is replaced by 'Hen'
12 [😜 Carrey or Henson 🐸] is replaced by 'Jim'
13 [something to cut someone who needs a break] is replaced by 'slack'
14 [Republic with slacks] is replaced by 'banana'
15 [access a banana] is replaced by 'peel'
16 [place for a peel 🧖] is replaced by 'spa'
17 ["and" en español] is replaced by 'Y'
18 [where you might need Yen for what you yen for] is replaced by 'Japan'
2 [important impressions] is replaced by 'first'
3 [___ honcho] is replaced by 'head'
4 [word after booty or prank] is replaced by 'call'
5 [heads up, you lose (if you call this)] is replaced by 'tails'
6 [tails ridden by opportunists] is replaced by 'coat'
7 [Lab coat?] is replaced by 'fur'
8 [furter pictured here 🌭] is replaced by 'Frank'
9 [-Hur or Franklin] is replaced by 'Ben'
10 [the first one was patented by ___l Benz in 1886] is replaced by 'Car'
11 [rooster lover] is replaced by 'Hen'
12 [😜 Carrey or Henson 🐸] is replaced by 'Jim'
13 [something to cut someone who needs a break] is replaced by 'slack'
14 [Republic with slacks] is replaced by 'banana'
15 [access a banana] is replaced by 'peel'
16 [place for a peel 🧖] is replaced by 'spa'
17 ["and" en español] is replaced by 'Y'
18 [where you might need Yen for what you yen for] is replaced by 'Japan'
The Answer
Emperor Jimmu founds Japan
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