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You are having a bad day if 12 peers deem you to be this
Both old people and owls are said to be possessing this trait
What has roots that nobody sees, and is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet it never grows.
I have five letters and people eat me. When you remove my first letter I become a crime. Remove my first two letters and I am an animal. If you remove my first and last letters I'm a form of music
Has no feet, but travels far. Is literate, but not a scholar. Has no mouth, yet clearly speaks.
When is it bad luck to see a black cat?