TEST SET

Each clue leads to an answer that is a palindrome. The blanks will tell you the number of words and letters in the answer.

EXAMPLE:   "brain teaser collection" _ _ _ _   _ _ _
leads to this puzzle's title.

  1. the place where I work out
    _ _   _ _ _
  2. dark blue mover's truck
    _ _ _ _   _ _ _
  3. Mexican food feline
    _ _ _ _   _ _ _
  4. made out to be a god
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  5. one who wakes another
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  6. enthusiastic prima donna
    _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _
  7. cylindrical junk food containers
    _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _
  8. female sheep in storm drains
    _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _
  9. intelligent male sheep
    _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _
  10. quaint master
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  11. railroad buggy
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  12. wristwatch belonging to a Sooner
    _ _ _ _’_   _ _ _ _ _
  13. childlike bottled water
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  14. Indiana pro basketball summary
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  15. royal ale
    _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _
  16. put forth lunch hour
    _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  17. forsaken acetaminophen
    _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  18. private jets located near Tel Aviv
    _ _ _ _ _   _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _
answers
A palindrome is a series of letters that read the same forward and backward, ignoring spaces and punctuation, e.g. "TEST SET."