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[rhu]

Am I confused? 24D appears to be DOGGONED for "Blamed" and I'm not sure I can make that connection in one hop. I mean, sure, "blamed" and "damned" could connect as past imperfect verbs, and "damned" and "doggoned" would connect as past participles. But I can't come up with a sentence in which "blamed" and "doggoned" can replace one another. What am I missing?

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[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

I had no problem with that "blamed" clue. Took a few ticks to figure out its meaning was in this sense.