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Before and Alter

ANSWER: GRADE

Author: Brian Widerman

Solvers have to put two parts of the clue together to form a Jeopardy-style Before and After phrase. Then they'll use a third part of the clue to change a letter in the last word. Take the letters from the original word that are changed and it will spell GRADE.

  1. Weird Al [G/C]ore

  2. Neil Diamond in the [R/D]ough

  3. Full House of C[A/U]rds

  4. The Mystery of the Abbey Roa[D/R]

  5. Six Feet Under the S[E/P]a