1953 National Book Award-winning novel by 45-Across (2 wds.) Crossword Clue

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1953 National Book Award-winning novel by 45-Across (2 wds.) Crossword Answer

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NATIONAL (noun)
1. a person who owes allegiance to that nation
NATIONAL (adjective)
1. inside the country
2. concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

More Daily Pop Crossword (3/9/2025) Answers

Across

1. "The Tell-Tale Heart" writer Edgar ___ Poe

6. Cars that were once made in Sweden

11. Park diversion for two

13. Actress McDonald who plays Madame de Garderobe in 2017's "Beauty and the Beast"

16. Nautical "yes"

17. "Have you ___ wool?"

18. Sausage serving

19. Simba's playmate in "The Lion King"

21. Beer dispenser

23. James Clavell's "___-Pan"

24. Sports league with the Grizzlies and the Pelicans (Abbr.)

26. Time of power for a monarch

28. Posthumously published novel by 45-Across

31. Flowing garments worn by Batman and Superman

32. "Give it ___" (try) 2 wds.

33. Slip-__: shoes without laces

34. Urgent distress signal

36. "The ___-Spangled Banner"

40. "Biloxi Blues" playwright Simon

42. Advent month (Abbr.)

44. Sidewalk stand beverage

45. 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.)

48. "That's ___!" ("Don't do that!") (2 wds.)

49. "No Exit" playwright Jean-Paul

50. Thick like fog

51. "True Grit" Oscar winner John

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1. Burmese or Thai

2. Actress Lotte mentioned in Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife"

3. Be honest (with)

4. "___ Grew Older" (Langston Hughes poem) (2 wds.)

5. "For All Mankind" org. (Abbr.)

6. "Blueberries for ___" (Caldecott Honor Book by Robert McCloskey)

7. "Earth's Children" series novelist Jean

8. "Fess up!" (2 wds.)

9. Shakespearean actor Kenneth

10. Started to make sense (2 wds.)

12. Flirt with, in a way (2 wds.)

15. 'Catch ya later!'

20. "Three Days in June" novelist Tyler

22. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" kid

25. Porgy and ___ (George Gershwin folk opera)

27. Right fielder Slaughter in the Baseball Hall of Fame

28. Actress Garofalo of "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later"

29. 20th Greek letter

30. Art studio props

31. "Heart of Darkness" novelist Joseph

35. Many a poem by Shelley

37. Delicious

38. Hang decorations on

39. "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" actress Zellweger

41. ICU caregivers (Abbr.)

43. Nail-removing hammer part

46. Furrow-making garden tool

47. "Porgy and 25-Down" co-writer Gershwin

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