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Solving Steps
1 [gear for a steep hill ⛰️] is replaced by 'first'
2 [___ the ___ (back up one's words with action)] is replaced by 'walk'
3 [things that go bump __ the night] is replaced by 'in'
4 [-in without a reservation] is replaced by 'walk'
5 [walk walked during Fashion Week 😽] is replaced by 'cat'
6 [vacation in London 🇬🇧] is replaced by 'holiday'
7 [month with no big-time holidays in the 🇺🇸] is replaced by 'August'
8 [St. Augustine's diocese or a hungry hungry one] is replaced by 'Hippo'
9 ["first, do no ___" (not actually a direct quote from the Hippocratic Oath)] is replaced by 'harm'
10 [something yelled in a crowded theater in some examples in law school] is replaced by 'fire'
11 [some firehouses apparently have one between floors] is replaced by 'Pole'
12 [festive Pole] is replaced by 'North'
2 [___ the ___ (back up one's words with action)] is replaced by 'walk'
3 [things that go bump __ the night] is replaced by 'in'
4 [-in without a reservation] is replaced by 'walk'
5 [walk walked during Fashion Week 😽] is replaced by 'cat'
6 [vacation in London 🇬🇧] is replaced by 'holiday'
7 [month with no big-time holidays in the 🇺🇸] is replaced by 'August'
8 [St. Augustine's diocese or a hungry hungry one] is replaced by 'Hippo'
9 ["first, do no ___" (not actually a direct quote from the Hippocratic Oath)] is replaced by 'harm'
10 [something yelled in a crowded theater in some examples in law school] is replaced by 'fire'
11 [some firehouses apparently have one between floors] is replaced by 'Pole'
12 [festive Pole] is replaced by 'North'
The Answer
The New York Philharmonic performs in North Korea
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