___ the finish (competitive) Crossword Clue

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COMPETITIVE (adjective)
1. involving competition or competitiveness
2. showing a fighting disposition
FINISH (noun)
1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
2. event whose occurrence ends something
FINISH (verb)
1. finish eating all the food on one’s plate or on the table
2. finally be or do something

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33. Letters on a lawyer's business card

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36. NOUN: "the struggle that precedes death"

37. NOUN: "a short projecting skirt worn by a ballerina"

38. The Red Sox, on scoreboards

39. "What do ___?"

40. Where sailors and pirates head

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44. Government arm, often (abbr.)

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53. NOUN: "fervor"

54. 'Ratatouille' rat

55. Seized

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58. Rose part

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61. COMBINING FORM: "guest; foreigner"

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1. Wine container

2. The ___ A (America)

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4. NOUN: "a dry Italian sparkling wine"

5. Start for bahn or biography

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7. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "the capital and most populous city of Ukraine"

8. Mendeleev for whom a chemical element is named

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13. NOUN: "a recorded song...that accompanies the lead selection on a single"

14. ADJECTIVE: "frail or flimsy in appearance or structure"

20. NOUN: "the act of a center's putting the ball in play from its position on the ground by quickly passing it between the legs back to a teammate (such as a quarterback)"

21. Buffalo Bill's last name, or the Wyoming city named for him

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25. NOUN: "the Celtic language of [Dublin's country]"

26. ADJECTIVE: "conforming to or permitted by...established rules"

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49. Spot on the Web

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51. Tree's "toe"

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53. Branch of Buddhism

56. Of the utmost importance

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