"___ on a true story" Crossword Clue

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"___ on a true story" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. having a base
2. having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TRUE (adverb)
1. as acknowledged
TRUE (verb)
1. make level, square, balanced, or concentric
TRUE (adjective)
1. accurately fitted; level
2. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
TRUE (noun)
1. proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
STORY (noun)
1. a record or narrative description of past events
2. a trivial lie

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22. Polaroid product

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24. Stable parents

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30. ___ d'être

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38. Some sesame or sunflower products

42. 'You ___ not pass!'

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48. Seeing red

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56. "... and if I am?"

57. Fixated on materialism

58. Hammer and sickle, for example

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Down

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