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Pairings for Nov/Dec

A puzzle for people who know New England

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The clues:

First: Earl Silas Tupper, born in 1907 to a poor, hardworking New Hampshire farm family, became a self-taught inventor and eventually found work as a plastics chemist. His invention of an airtight, watertight lid that emitted a famous "burp" helped launch a national retailing phenomenon.

Second: For more than 20 years Andre was one of Maine's best-known tourist attractions. Found abandoned as a pup in 1961, Andre spent winters at the New England Aquarium and then swam north each summer to entertain thousands of tourists in Rockport's harbor. A book and movie celebrated his fame.

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Previous Pairings

Ruth Wakefield's luckiest day was running out of baker's chocolate for the cookies she often served her guests at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. Making do, she substituted bits of a semisweet chocolate bar. Those little chunks didn't melt completely, and America's favorite treat, the Toll House chocolate chip cookie, was born.

Thousands of visitors hoping Mother Luck is on their side pour into Connecticut's Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos every day.

Answer: Lucky Chips

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