ADJECTIVE: "shabby; run-down" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "shabby; run-down" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. somewhat ill or prone to illness
2. shabby and untidy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RUN-DOWN (adjective)
1. worn and broken down by hard use
2. having the spring unwound
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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14. Martinique et Guadeloupe, e.g.

15. Goddess of discord

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19. NOUN: "a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms"

20. Org. with lists of ranked movies

21. Tell a tall tale

22. NOUN: "a state of intense or overwhelming fear"

25. The same

28. Attention-getting grunt

30. ADJECTIVE: "having a fast-moving [pace]"

34. ABBREVIATION: "the term of office of an administrative officer or body"

37. Actor Morales in the recent "Mission: Impossible" movies

39. Swinging ring king

40. NOUN: "a thin breaded veal cutlet"

44. Historian's period

45. It has a Huron County

47. NOUN: "the relaxation of strained relations or tensions (as between nations)"

50. NOUN: "an opening in a wall or fence"

52. Tending to order others around

54. NOUN: "the basic monetary unit of Czechia"

58. PHRASE: "used to emphasize a statement"

61. Suffix with pepper

63. ___ sequitur (irrelevant reply)

64. NOUN: "the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one's awareness of and attentiveness to political issues"

69. Another county of 45-Across

70. COMBINING FORM: "guest; foreigner"

71. One who brings tanks into the water

72. NOUN: "a strong desire or propensity"

73. Acorn makers

74. ADJECTIVE: "appealingly piquant or lively"

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1. Frill of lace

2. VERB: "to avoid adroitly"

3. Clear drink

4. Suffix with "consist"

5. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "(Nelle) Harper 1926–2016 American novelist"

6. Irritate

7. Kemper in "Happiness for Beginners"

8. Middle Eastern flute

9. Find work for

10. Language spoken by about 85,000 Canadians

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12. Regarding

15. Both kings start a chess game on it

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18. ADJECTIVE: "having a continuous horizontal surface"

23. Crops need it

24. German for "without"

26. NOUN: "a thick-shelled edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the U.S."

27. ___ arms (irate)

29. Fits well (with)

31. Pencil puzzle

32. Said "not guilty," maybe

33. Like macadamia nuts

34. Totally amazed

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36. NOUN: "animal tissue considered especially as food"

38. ___-fi

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42. '. . . which ___ say . . .'

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48. Online money-back

49. Socially unacceptable, to Brits

51. Related to

53. Grabbing sound in cartoons

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57. ___ Birds

58. Phil of poker fame

59. Boggy area

60. Ireland, poetically

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65. Start for skeleton

66. Vast expanse

67. Wood-shaping tool

68. Tell a cover story

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