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• Serves as Simon
• Washington et al.
• They're red or blue, on some maps
• Swears to
• This puzzle's circled pairs, nowadays
• Chimes in with
• Declares frankly
• In America
• Says confidently
• With 12-Down, turns down
• Asserts something
• "Survey ___ ..." ("Family Feud" phrase)
• Claims it's true
• 'Survey ___....' ('Family Feud' phrase)
• "Survey ___...." ("Family Feud" phrase)