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Solving Steps
1 [this much past is 30 minutes] is replaced by 'half'
2 [half of a disapproving rebuke] is replaced by 'Tut'
3 [title for Tut, Lear, or Kong] is replaced by 'king'
4 [term of address for a king] is replaced by 'sire'
5 [burning desire?] is replaced by 'arson'
6 ["for ___'s sake!"] is replaced by 'Pete'
7 [Neverland gang leader Peter] is replaced by 'pan'
8 [one in your pants] is replaced by 'ant'
9 [it's money, some antsy people say] is replaced by 'time'
10 [British capital 💷] is replaced by 'pound'
11 [with fist, a pound] is replaced by 'bump'
12 [the time that things go bump in] is replaced by 'night'
2 [half of a disapproving rebuke] is replaced by 'Tut'
3 [title for Tut, Lear, or Kong] is replaced by 'king'
4 [term of address for a king] is replaced by 'sire'
5 [burning desire?] is replaced by 'arson'
6 ["for ___'s sake!"] is replaced by 'Pete'
7 [Neverland gang leader Peter] is replaced by 'pan'
8 [one in your pants] is replaced by 'ant'
9 [it's money, some antsy people say] is replaced by 'time'
10 [British capital 💷] is replaced by 'pound'
11 [with fist, a pound] is replaced by 'bump'
12 [the time that things go bump in] is replaced by 'night'
The Answer
Johnny Carson leaves "The Tonight Show"
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