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Brain Teaser: "Start to Finish"

#### Task:
For each clue, find a corresponding word that starts and finishes with the same letter. There is one word for each letter of the alphabet except for i, j, q, u, v, z.

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Solution:

1. Spend time in front of the mirror.
- Word: PRIMP (already provided)

2. Intuitive inkling.
- Clue suggests a feeling or hunch.
- Word: HINT

3. Pioneer in photocopying.
- The pioneer in photocopying is Xerox.
- Word: XEROX

4. Bitterly sarcastic.
- A person who is bitter and sarcastic can be described as cynical.
- Word: CYNIC

5. Gas in some signs.
- Signs often use neon gas.
- Word: NEON

6. Inuit transportation.
- Inuits traditionally use sleds pulled by dogs.
- Word: SLED

7. Chinese medicinal root.
- Ginseng is a well-known Chinese medicinal root.
- Word: GINSENG

8. Where a rubber duckie lives.
- Rubber duckies live in water.
- Word: WATER

9. Roll in the mud.
- Rolling in the mud is associated with pigs.
- Word: PIG

10. Pleasure traveler.
- A person who travels for pleasure is a tourist.
- Word: TOURIST

11. Temporary loss of memory.
- Temporary loss of memory is called amnesia.
- Word: AMNESIA

12. Deadly.
- Something deadly can be fatal.
- Word: FATAL

13. Pizza herb.
- Oregano is a common herb used on pizza.
- Word: OREGANO

14. Very knowledgeable.
- Someone very knowledgeable is erudite.
- Word: ERUDITE

15. Forty-eight hours before tomorrow.
- Forty-eight hours before tomorrow is yesterday.
- Word: YESTERDAY

16. The most.
- The superlative form of "most" is "utmost."
- Word: UTMOST

17. Excessive.
- Excessive behavior can be described as extravagant.
- Word: EXTRAVAGANT

18. Feudal land.
- Feudal land is known as a fief.
- Word: FIEF

19. Trepidation.
- Trepidation is fear or apprehension.
- Word: FEAR

20. Water storage area.
- A water storage area is a reservoir.
- Word: RESERVOIR

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Final Answer:

| Clue | Word |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|
| Spend time in front of the mirror. | PRIMP |
| Intuitive inkling. | HINT |
| Pioneer in photocopying. | XEROX |
| Bitterly sarcastic. | CYNIC |
| Gas in some signs. | NEON |
| Inuit transportation. | SLED |
| Chinese medicinal root. | GINSENG |
| Where a rubber duckie lives. | WATER |
| Roll in the mud. | PIG |
| Pleasure traveler. | TOURIST |
| Temporary loss of memory. | AMNESIA |
| Deadly. | FATAL |
| Pizza herb. | OREGANO |
| Very knowledgeable. | ERUDITE |
| Forty-eight hours before tomorrow. | YESTERDAY |
| The most. | UTMOST |
| Excessive. | EXTRAVAGANT|
| Feudal land. | FIEF |
| Trepidation. | FEAR |
| Water storage area. | RESERVOIR |

Final Answer:
\boxed{HINT, XEROX, CYNIC, NEON, SLED, GINSENG, WATER, PIG, TOURIST, AMNESIA, FATAL, OREGANO, ERUDITE, YESTERDAY, UTMOST, EXTRAVAGANT, FIEF, FEAR, RESERVOIR}