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Solving Steps
1 ["___ of the free"] is replaced by 'land'
2 [landlord's levy] is replaced by 'rent'
3 [like a parent who does not budge on bedtime] is replaced by 'strict'
4 [🧣 feather ➡️ ___ ⬅️ constrictor 🐍] is replaced by 'boa'
5 [🎶 "___ down you're rockin' the boat" 🎶] is replaced by 'sit'
6 [Shrek, e.g.] is replaced by 'ogre'
7 [⏳ progress ➡️ ___ ⬅️tender 🍻] is replaced by 'bar'
8 ["___ me" you say, holding the Sbarro door for your date] is replaced by 'allow'
9 [Halloween purchase] is replaced by 'mask'
10 [tattle] is replaced by 'tell'
11 [employer of tellers but not showers] is replaced by 'bank'
12 [mask that suggests you might be about to rob a bank] is replaced by 'ski'
2 [landlord's levy] is replaced by 'rent'
3 [like a parent who does not budge on bedtime] is replaced by 'strict'
4 [🧣 feather ➡️ ___ ⬅️ constrictor 🐍] is replaced by 'boa'
5 [🎶 "___ down you're rockin' the boat" 🎶] is replaced by 'sit'
6 [Shrek, e.g.] is replaced by 'ogre'
7 [⏳ progress ➡️ ___ ⬅️tender 🍻] is replaced by 'bar'
8 ["___ me" you say, holding the Sbarro door for your date] is replaced by 'allow'
9 [Halloween purchase] is replaced by 'mask'
10 [tattle] is replaced by 'tell'
11 [employer of tellers but not showers] is replaced by 'bank'
12 [mask that suggests you might be about to rob a bank] is replaced by 'ski'
The Answer
the optimal position for water skiing is discovered
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