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PROFITEROLEA small case of choux pastry with a sweet or savoury filling PELOPONNESEThe southern peninsula of Greece, joined to central Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth ADOLLSHOUSECopenhagen premiere of 1879 ISAACSINGERAmerican inventor associated with the sewing machine whose first patent was for a machine to drill rock LOSESLUSTERBecomes less interesting over time RUPERTGRINTEnglish actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series HYDROPONICSThe practice of growing plants without soil SKYETERRIERShort-legged, long-bodied dog with long wiry hair and erect ears SOFTHEARTEDEasily moved, maybe KEEPANEYEONWatch or monitor carefully (4,2,3,2) RHAPSODIZESDoesn't curb one's enthusiasm JACKSPARROWCaptain of the Black Pearl (4,7) FASTBREEDERA type of nuclear reactor that produces at least as much fissionable material as it uses BAKERSDOZEN13 buns (6,5)