MIND FLEXERS XLIII

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the choices below. The relationships are disguised by double meanings and/or altered spacing within words. The choices are in random order.
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1. Rower's job
2. Security guard's job
3. English heat wave
4. "Lap swim starts in 10 minutes."
5. December 21, officially
6. Encyclopedia about romance
7. Exam for amnesia
8. "To boldly go ...... " for example

CHOICES:
a. London broil
b. Blank check
c. Sweep the floor
d. Fall through
e. Split infinitive
f. How to Hug
g. Go to the bank
h. Pool cue

Answers:

1. g - Go to the bank
2. c - Sweep the floor
3. a - London broil
4. h - Pool cue
5. d - Fall through (Fall - the season)
6. f - How to Hug
7. b - Blank check
8. e - Split infinitive

Credits:
1-2: Samuel A. Donaldson
7-8: Merl Reagle