The clues below lead to answers which share an unusual quality. Can you determine what it is?

1. Parent in a southern US state - informally
2. Banner of an island nation east of Africa
3. Passage linking two oceans
4. Until tomorrow in Spanish
5. Magic words

Answers:

1. ALABAMA MAMA
2. MADAGASCAR'S FLAG
3. PANAMA CANAL
4. HASTA MANANA
5. ABRA CADABRA

The unusual quality of these phrases is that they are spelled using only the vowel A, with six A's in ALABAMA MAMA and five A's in each of the other answers.

Credit:
Susan Amick
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