(5/7) After a couple of laps, it's time for a break. You ___ on a pool noodle, eyes closed, drifting lazily under the warm sun. Crossword Clue

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(5/7) After a couple of laps, it's time for a break. You ___ on a pool noodle, eyes closed, drifting lazily under the warm sun. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
2. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
(verb)
1. be in motion due to some air or water current
2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DRIFTING (adjective)
1. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
DRIFTING (noun)
1. aimless wandering from place to place
COUPLE (verb)
1. link together
2. form a pair or pairs
COUPLE (noun)
1. two items of the same kind
2. a pair who associate with one another

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ALOFT

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Across

1. Morning hours: Abbr.

4. Plant part that falls during the fall season

8. ___ Beta Kappa (college society)

11. Furry household member

12. Like many a Disney villain

13. Camera button for capturing a video, for short

14. (1/7) Summer is here! The sun is shining and the skies are a brilliant shade of ___. What better day to head to the pool?

16. Missing fish in a Pixar film

17. Santana's "___ Como Va"

18. Longitude's partner, for short

20. Spotify or SoundCloud, for short

22. Simon ___ (children's game)

24. French holy title, for short

25. Unimpressed utterance

26. "K" in KG

29. "These are ___ of my favorite things ... " (2 wds.)

33. It has a very large bed

34. Grassy lawn patch

35. Cooked-up story

36. (2/7) You arrive at the pool and pick a comfy seat under a big, shady ___. Spreading out a towel, you get ready to relax in the sun!

39. Agency that investigates tax fraud: Abbr.

40. Hoppy beer letters

41. Sticky strip for wrapping gifts

43. Browse the aisles, maybe

45. ___ Van Winkle of folklore

46. ___ Speedwagon, "Take It on the Run" band

47. (3/7) Before you dive in, you reach for the ___. You slather it on, making sure not to miss your nose. No sunburns today!

53. "I'd say ..." in textspeak: Abbr.

54. Fire up, as an engine

55. Fe, to scientists

56. (4/7) With a quick ___ of your toes, you test the water. It's cool and inviting. You take a deep breath and cannonball in with a splash!

57. Get a little shuteye

58. Lois ___ (Superman's love)

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Down

1. Urgent police alert Abbr.

2. Name before "B" or "C" of the Spice Girls

3. Disco ___ (character from "The Simpsons")

4. Pre-Easter period

5. Lady of Eden

6. Dart thrower's asset

8. Stage accessory in a play

9. "___ Jude," hit by the Beatles

10. (6/7) You're craving a snack and nothing screams summer like poolside ___ cream! You savor your cone before it melts in the heat.

15. "Tarzan" actor, Ron ___

19. Pop a question

21. Podded produce

22. Things are not always as they ___

23. Melville's whale-obsessed captain

24. Burger's fizzy companion

25. East Lansing school: Abbr.

27. “Now You See Me” actress ___ Fisher

28. Texter's "very funny" Abbr.

30. (7/7) The sun begins to set, bringing your perfect pool day to an end. You slip into your ___-flops, gather your things, and head home!

31. Ireland, to one in Dublin

32. Hollywood's Anderson or Craven

37. "Flying Down to ___" (1933 movie starring Fred Astaire)

38. Actor Omar ___ who starred in "House"

41. Nervous twitch

42. Month to host an Earth Day celebration

43. Prefix with "circle" or "solid"

44. Basketball target

45. Wedding invitation letters

46. Purged, with "of"

48. Java holder

49. Group that regulates power generated through fusion or fission: Abbr.

50. "Golden" or "Jazz" follower

51. Countless years

52. Opposite of "SSW": Abbr.

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