Solution: 11/19
Answer: BONE ASH
This is the Only Connect puzzle. Categories are:
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League of Legends Ahri abilities: Orb of Deception, Spirit Rush, Fox-Fire, Charm
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Geographic locations with extra letters per word: Cra(f)ter La(t)ke, D(r)ead Sea(r), Sahara(n) De(s)sert, (A)mount (b)rainer
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Phrases that can have one of the 7 Deadly Sins added to it to form a real phrase: (Pride and) Prejudice and Zombies, (Envy-)free Allocation, The Grapes (of Wrath), In Pursuit (of Greed).
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Phrases where when individual words are replaced with a synonym, form a real food: Freeze (Ice) Yellow (Cream), Polyester (Cotton) Sweets (Candy), Scared (Chicken) Digits (Fingers), Attractive (Hot) Mutt (Dog)
The imposters are Bone Skewer and Volcanic Ash.
Author’s Notes
Wanted an OC puzzle (we watched a bunch of OC that day). Didn't finish writing this – initially it was to ID the missing member of the final group but that puzzle didn’t quite work or feel like it used all the answers. The impostor modification was added weeks later before the first testsolve.