___ contested (controversial) Crossword Clue

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(adverb)
1. in a heated manner

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CONTROVERSIAL (adjective)
1. marked by or capable of arousing controversy

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1. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "island of Indonesia...population 107,581,306"

5. NOUN: "a Bantu language"

10. Phoenix is there (abbr.)

14. Abba of Israeli history

15. Boca ___ (Florida city)

16. Expose to light

17. NOUN: "the [moment] at which there are so many of a thing that no more can be added successfully"

20. Foodie's fun

21. "Just let me ___ minute" ("I need to get this off my chest")

22. ADVERB: "an affirmative reply"

23. Half-___ (coffee type)

24. Planned out

28. Famed luxury liner, briefly

30. Come-___ (advertising gimmicks)

33. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "state in the western U.S."

34. Hangs a left, say

35. Wish you hadn't

36. NOUN PHRASE: "the earliest, most obvious, or most superficial manifestation of some phenomenon"

40. Prior to, in poetry

41. Waken from slumber

42. Rae of "Awkward Black Girl"

43. ___ Spiegel (German newsmagazine)

44. "What ___ funny?"

45. NOUN: "the point around which a circle or sphere is described"

47. Book next to a dictionary on the shelf, maybe (abbr.)

49. Tow provider

50. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city in northeastern Ohio...historically known for its rubber tire industry"

52. NOUN: "any of a large class...of mollusks (such as snails and slugs)"

58. PHRASE: "used to say to someone that he or she should have listened and followed one's advice"

60. NOUN: "precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow"

61. Part of RBG

62. The Matterhorn and such

63. ADJECTIVE: "alone in a class or category"

64. Mike who voices Shrek

65. NOUN: "a sleeveless garment for the upper body"

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1. Unserious chatter

2. Quatrain rhyme scheme, sometimes

3. Winery behemoths

4. "Sometimes you feel like ___" (old TV ad line)

5. For adults only

6. Cant stand

7. Mr. Redding

8. Chimney sweep's cover

9. "Barbara ___" (Beach Boys hit)

10. “Half ___ is better than none”

11. NOUN: "a tropical woodland"

12. CONTRACTION: "[fails to be]"

13. NOUN: "the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet"

18. ___'s Syndrome (rare condition)

19. Give major props to

23. The prez

24. ADJECTIVE: "toned down"

25. Pop ___ (need to use a spare)

26. NOUN: "documents (such as financial records) from which a person's actions may be traced"

27. Meal in a bowl

28. NOUN: "a dipping sauce of melted cheese and chopped chili peppers"

29. County of New York, Pennsylvania, or Ohio

31. NOUN: "a person who cares for the sick or infirm"

32. Elzie who created Popeye

34. Therefore

37. NOUN: "one attached to another by affection or esteem"

38. Coin ___ (football game starter)

39. NOUN: "a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage"

45. Brings the food

46. NOUN: "a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount"

49. Daisy family flower

50. "Horton Hears ___!"

51. NOUN: "a medieval sovereign of China and ruler over the Turkish, Tatar, and Mongol tribes"

52. Aussie's opener

53. Helper

54. ___ V (king of Norway from 1957 to 1991

55. Gomer played by Jim Nabors

56. Thats not good!

57. NOUN: "fine particles of matter (as of earth)"

59. Company called "Big Blue"

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