This One's for the Birds

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Find an answer for each "crossword" clue.  Drop one letter from your answer to get the name of a common bird.  Take the first letter of each bird name and you will have seven consecutive letters in the alphabet, not necessarily in order.

1.  Put it on the short grass  

2.  A chase with no running

3.  Taking the edge off

4.  Addict's bane

5.  Bonk on the noggin

6.  Brave men seldom do it

7.  Hale's rue

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Don't Touch That Dial

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"Do you see this thin wound beneath the victim's left shoulder blade?  Its symmetry and size leave little doubt as to the murder weapon.  I"ll inform the captain to hold the suspects since they all had access to the kitchen."

Now that I have your attention, pick two consecutive words from this excerpt.  Rearrange the letters to name the genre of the story.

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Now That's Funny

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Rearrange the letters in  Balkan anise, fitful rise, lanai worker and lifetimes.  Put the new phrases in the proper order to come up with a humorous two line proverb.

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Stuck in the Middle

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Since tomorrow is a federal (and national) holiday, I'll mix picnics and politics.  Rearrange the letters in a sourer incumbent to make two new words.  One word can be placed in front of the word sandwich to make a common phrase.  The other word can be placed after the word sandwich to make another common phrase.  What words are these?

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