RACECAR -- Palindromic Autos
GAMES March 2013


Racecar isn't the only automotive palindrome out there.   Use the descriptions to write in a palindrome, placing the make and/or model of a vehicle in each set of black blanks.
For example, if the answer were WON KIA, I KNOW, the three blanks for KIA would be colored black.

1. When a luxury car company asks me to portray a character, count me in.
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2. Got the welder out again after painting my sports car crimson, you complete waste of space.
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3. Despite wanting to open Japanese car dealerships in tropical island buildings, Stuart couldn't.
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4. Statement to a ruler: "That clever German car company made a mistake left over from previous efforts."
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5. This morning, my American car was swapped for another, dude.
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6. While my compact car gets customized, game tile is stuck amid the trench.
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7. That student instructor was let down by her knock-off electric car when driving by the sandwich shop.
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8. Appeared behind the wheel of that mid-century family car.
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9. A British car company has a sports official's approval, but an American truck needs safety upgrades.
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10. That Japanese cargo vehicle was slammed by the folks in battleships and submarines.
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11. You can mash up your own slogan for the British car firm.
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12. You and I deride Japanese trucks while attending church.
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13. Land's sakes, that group of thespians is overrun by the prosecutor's newly acquired muscle car!
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14. That said, supplicating oneself before an American car will float a bathroom fixture.
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15. Guitarist Paul swears he didn't take drugs when driving an old American car.
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16. That glad-handing Japanese car enthusiast now likes ruminants as well, and got no objection from me.
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17. Inventor Whitney stews over my description of the folder detailing his American car's ruination.
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18. Currently hip Japanese vehicle once owned by the dead man is suitable for quartets, but the coach is not, apparently.
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19. The German carmaker blames erected highway markers.
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20. Holy cow! Can singer Reese leave her Japanese car while singer Frank moved his Japanese bike manually?
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