Academy Award winner Mahershala Crossword Clue

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Academy Award winner Mahershala Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
2. the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ACADEMY (noun)
1. an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
2. a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
WINNER (noun)
1. a person with a record of successes
2. the contestant who wins the contest

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13. Like Mercury, but not mercury

14. Fuzzy images

17. Sitcoms are often filmed in front of them

20. Spot for a stud

21. Psychoactive ingredient in pot brownies

22. Ropelike strand of hair

23. Bit of data

25. Verge

28. Decline to take

30. Unaccompanied

31. Muppet who lives in a trash can

33. Dark film genre

34. Relatives, for short

36. Brewery products

38. Back to square ___

39. Part of a restaurant's standard salad

43. "All I wanna do is have some ___ / I got a feelin' I'm not the only one" (Sheryl Crow lyric)

44. 2020 Pixar film about a jazz musician

45. 'Inside the NBA' channel

46. Secondary Insta accounts

48. Must-haves

50. Masala omelet ingredients

54. Thai currency

55. Little one

56. Landlocked West African country

57. You listening?

61. Obtained

63. Prayer surface

64. Gripe to the manager, say

67. Sticky stuff

68. Marinated Filipino dish

69. Two-step or tango

70. Fitting

71. Canadian tuxedo material

72. Totally lit party

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Down

1. Evaluate

2. State vegetable of Idaho

3. Like "geese" and "cacti"

4. Hat, informally

5. Mark up, like text

6. Calculator with beads

7. ___-ray disc

8. Pal

9. Very dry

10. Cookie often eaten during Passover

11. Vowing

12. "He lost ___ groove"

15. Feudal laborer

18. "You're being unreasonable!"

19. Like highlighter colors

24. "Silken" protein

26. Brilliant red shade

27. Lacking color

29. Miner's find

32. Place to have a picnic on a road trip

35. Mule's dad

37. Tax form ID

39. Round toy that's twirled

40. Perfectly punctual

41. "With all ___ respect..."

42. Agenda part

43. Totes amazing

47. Go ___ (attend by yourself)

49. Lady with a labradoodle

51. Playing Minecraft, say

52. Take a quick peek

53. Person looking after pets

58. Used a Kindle

59. Kissed and ___ up

60. Macro or micro subj.

62. Acronym after a long text

64. Airport near JFK

65. ___-Wan Kenobi

66. Small battery

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