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Deadly spores?

anthrax. I hope whoever is sending anthrax through the mail dies of the inhalation form him or herself (or themselves).

Stuffin' critters?

taxidermy. I believe this was a hobby of Norman Bates in the movie 'Psycho'.

Beauty product mogul?

Max Factor. He helped movie stars look gorgeous in Hollywood's glory days.

Agent 99's partner on a 60s TV show?

Maxwell Smart & Max Smart. Sorry about that, Chief!

Rule of conduct?

maxim & axiom. Maxim is also the name of the hero in the book 'Rebecca'.

A TV show AND a vehicle or form of transportation?

Taxi. This show was a vehicle--get it?--for many fine actors including Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman, Carol Kane, and Christopher Lloyd.

Straw-colored?

flaxen. I think of 'flaxen' as a fairytale word--flaxen hair, ruby lips, and so on.

Short for facsimile?

fax. Fax machines seem less necessary now that we have email.

Branford Marsalis is one.

saxophonist. I've also seen the word 'saxist' in music criticism.

None of your _______!

beeswax. I think it's amazing how bees construct honeycombs--making all those perfect little hexagonal honey compartments out of wax that they make in their own bodies.