(5/7) You decide to test your luck at the claw machine! You insert a coin, eyes on the ___. The claw drops, grips ... and grabs! Crossword Clue

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(5/7) You decide to test your luck at the claw machine! You insert a coin, eyes on the ___. The claw drops, grips ... and grabs! Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. goods or money obtained illegally
2. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
(verb)
1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
2. regard highly; think much of
(adjective)
1. of superior grade

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MACHINE (noun)
1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
2. a group that controls the activities of a political party
MACHINE (verb)
1. make by machinery
2. turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
INSERT (noun)
1. (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
2. (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
INSERT (verb)
1. insert casually
2. put or introduce into something

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Across

1. Pirate's vessel that may sink

5. Summer cooling appliances: Abbr.

8. Arrow's partner:

11. Within arm's reach, say

12. Scottish headwear (anagram of "mat")

13. Honest President on the penny, lovingly

14. Prefix with "present" or "potent"

15. Aloe ___ (soothing lotion ingredient)

16. Lobster eater's mealtime wear

17. Place to see lions and pandas

19. (1/7) Bright lights, buzzing machines, and the smell of buttery popcorn ... your perfect arcade day starts now! Ready to ___ some games?

21. Ambulance crew member: Abbr.

22. Golfing legend Ernie ___

23. Letter in a dollar sign, phonetically

26. Suffix with "mountain" or "auction"

28. Burger's fizzy companion

32. (2/7) First stop: the ___ coin machine. You feed it some cash and watch as a pile of coins tumbles out. Let the games begin!

34. Celestial sphere, like a planet

37. Video's counterpart, for short

38. Shape on a Chinese checkers board

39. "Who Wants to ___ Millionaire?": 2 wds.

40. Curtain holder

41. Soap-maker's ingredient

44. Organization for the Yankees and Dodgers: Abbr.

46. (3/7) Where to next? You spot the racing game and slide into the driver's ___. Hands on the wheel, foot on the pedal ... the race is on!

47. Tilt, like the tower in Pisa

50. Detonation letters

52. Make frothy, as cream

55. In the thick of

57. Santana's "___ Como Va"

58. Wine valley in California

59. (4/7) Time for some Whac-A-___ action! You raise the mallet, take aim, and start bopping those sneaky critters before they disappear!

60. Slangy "sure"

61. Approving head bob

62. "The ___ & Stimpy Show" (animated series)

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Down

1. ___-cone (cold treat)

2. Skirt's sewn border

3. “Lost” actor Somerhalder

5. Had a smoothie bowl, say

6. ___ diem ("Seize the day!")

7. "S" on a T-shirt

8. One in a diaper

9. Kimono sash

10. Spider's woven trap

15. Participate in elections, say

18. Scary sign of things to come

20. The “A” of LMAO

23. Flying saucer passengers: Abbr.

24. Regular pub crawler, perhaps

25. Reggae's kin (anagram of "ask")

27. Loot a house, say

29. Dinghy propeller

30. Jack and Jill, e.g.

31. Use a plus sign

33. "Perry Mason" series writer ___ Gardner

35. "Everybody Hurts" band

36. (6/7) One last challenge: the pinball machine! You launch the ___ and it zooms through ramps and bumpers. Can you beat the high score?

42. "Contagious" sign of sleep or boredom

43. Actor ___ Hawke of "Before Sunrise"

45. Laser light

46. Choreographer's unit

48. "Omnia Vincit ___" ("Love conquers all")

49. Cleopatra's river

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53. Wall Street launch Abbr.

54. A mouse may move across one

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