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Solving Steps
1 [stood for office] is replaced by 'ran'
2 [arroz __ pollo] is replaced by 'con'
3 [voluntarily not eat] is replaced by 'fast'
4 [radiator or fastball 🥵] is replaced by 'heater'
5 [openly gay or in theaters] is replaced by 'out'
6 [conference with a lot of shouted questions] is replaced by 'press'
7 [espresso + milk] is replaced by 'latte'
8 [latter's counterpart] is replaced by 'former'
9 [your ideas for new Transformers have seemingly fallen on deaf ___] is replaced by 'ears'
10 [period without class] is replaced by 'free'
11 ["o'er the ___ of the free" 🇺🇸] is replaced by 'land'
12 [capital of Poland?] is replaced by 'p'
13 [insulting term for a toupee (🏉 - 🐝)] is replaced by 'rug'
14 [struggle depicted in "Succession" 🔌] is replaced by 'power'
15 [mobile 📱] is replaced by 'cell'
16 [class where you might hear "mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell", for short 🧫🧪] is replaced by 'bio'
2 [arroz __ pollo] is replaced by 'con'
3 [voluntarily not eat] is replaced by 'fast'
4 [radiator or fastball 🥵] is replaced by 'heater'
5 [openly gay or in theaters] is replaced by 'out'
6 [conference with a lot of shouted questions] is replaced by 'press'
7 [espresso + milk] is replaced by 'latte'
8 [latter's counterpart] is replaced by 'former'
9 [your ideas for new Transformers have seemingly fallen on deaf ___] is replaced by 'ears'
10 [period without class] is replaced by 'free'
11 ["o'er the ___ of the free" 🇺🇸] is replaced by 'land'
12 [capital of Poland?] is replaced by 'p'
13 [insulting term for a toupee (🏉 - 🐝)] is replaced by 'rug'
14 [struggle depicted in "Succession" 🔌] is replaced by 'power'
15 [mobile 📱] is replaced by 'cell'
16 [class where you might hear "mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell", for short 🧫🧪] is replaced by 'bio'
The Answer
Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army
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