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Solving Steps
1 [kind of van that is great for families] is replaced by 'mini'
2 [a mini one might have exorbitant prices] is replaced by 'bar'
3 [invisible barrier that impairs communication] is replaced by 'language'
4 [like a potent drink 🍸 or potent language #*!%$] is replaced by 'strong'
5 [crap___ (a risky or uncertain matter) 🎲🎲] is replaced by 'shoot'
6 [size of talk a straight shooter might have had enough of] is replaced by 'small'
7 [Neil Armstrong maintained he said "one small ___ for *a* man" 🌒] is replaced by 'Step'
8 ["a word to the ___"] is replaced by 'wise'
9 [golf shot one better than a birdie (still a bird) ⛳️] is replaced by 'eagle'
10 [like some eagles or lie faces] is replaced by 'Bald'
11 [Baldwin or Guinness] is replaced by 'alec'
12 [like a wisecracking aleck or ass] is replaced by 'smart'
13 [archetypal smart kind of scientist 🚀] is replaced by 'Rocket'
14 [store with a horn-wielding staff 🦶] is replaced by 'shoe'
15 [word with shoe 👞 or moon 🥴] is replaced by 'shine'
16 [💸 make it ➡️ ___ ⬅️ or shine ☀️] is replaced by 'Rain'
2 [a mini one might have exorbitant prices] is replaced by 'bar'
3 [invisible barrier that impairs communication] is replaced by 'language'
4 [like a potent drink 🍸 or potent language #*!%$] is replaced by 'strong'
5 [crap___ (a risky or uncertain matter) 🎲🎲] is replaced by 'shoot'
6 [size of talk a straight shooter might have had enough of] is replaced by 'small'
7 [Neil Armstrong maintained he said "one small ___ for *a* man" 🌒] is replaced by 'Step'
8 ["a word to the ___"] is replaced by 'wise'
9 [golf shot one better than a birdie (still a bird) ⛳️] is replaced by 'eagle'
10 [like some eagles or lie faces] is replaced by 'Bald'
11 [Baldwin or Guinness] is replaced by 'alec'
12 [like a wisecracking aleck or ass] is replaced by 'smart'
13 [archetypal smart kind of scientist 🚀] is replaced by 'Rocket'
14 [store with a horn-wielding staff 🦶] is replaced by 'shoe'
15 [word with shoe 👞 or moon 🥴] is replaced by 'shine'
16 [💸 make it ➡️ ___ ⬅️ or shine ☀️] is replaced by 'Rain'
The Answer
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
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