DID YOU HEAR ABOUT XIII

Did you hear about..........................

1. The scandal involving Noah?
2. The scandal involving Magellan?
3. The scandal involving Silicon Valley?
4. The scandal involving San Francisco?
5. The scandal involving small plots of land?
6. The scandal involving a commencement?

Answers:

1. Floodgate
2. Circumnavigate
3. Electronic gate
4. Golden Gate
5. Garden gate 
6. Starting gate

Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick
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