Author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Crossword Clue

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Author of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

AUTHOR (noun)
1. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
2. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
AUTHOR (verb)
1. be the author of
WOLF (noun)
1. a cruelly rapacious person
2. a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
WOLF (verb)
1. eat hastily

Hint 3: Anagram

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Across

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7. Yosemite or Yellowstone

11. Hairstyling stuff

14. Send out of the country, as goods

15. One of many in an autumn pile

16. Alter ___ (secondary identity)

17. Rap songs and such

19. Certain endurance race, in brief

20. Bowling venue

21. Singer Tori

22. "You got that right!"

23. Brewski

24. Places to stick wallets

26. ___ of the D'Urbervilles

28. "There's ___ in 'team,' but there is one in 'win'"

29. Longtime TV brand

31. Paula of "American Idol"

35. Something named on a license plate

39. Risky time for beach property owners

42. Chose

43. Highway stopover

44. Married

45. Keg attachment

47. French fashion magazine

49. Singer with the 1961 #1 hit "Hit the Road Jack"

55. "The Thin Man" terrier

58. Salt Lake City's home

59. "___, and ye shall find" (Matthew 7:7)

60. Tehre are two in tihs clue

61. ___ B, a.k.a. Scary Spice

62. "Woo-hoo!" … as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across

64. Slight amount

65. The slightest amount

66. Make fizzy, as a drink

67. Actress de Armas

68. Freight car weights

69. Picnic food holder

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Down

1. Physical therapy and such, informally

2. Send out of the country, as a disgraced leader

3. Fruit pastry that pairs well with vanilla ice cream

4. Stick together

5. Land of Priam and Hector

6. Motor oil brand

7. Pleasingly round

9. ___ d'etre (justification for being)

10. Colonel Sanders's chain

11. "See what I mean?"

12. Wading bird

13. Gird one's ___

18. ___ Tai (cocktail)

22. Japanese dog

24. Big banking inits. in the U.K.

25. Sportscaster Howard who cried "Down goes Frazier!"

27. Responded to a doctor's request

29. Greek P

30. Baking quantity

32. Fish ladder locale

33. Chicago-style pizza chain

34. Live and ___ live

36. Right now!

37. Nursery rhyme's "little piggy"

38. Finish line?

40. Gag

41. Observes

46. Afghan language

48. Features of lasagna or an onion

49. Dance from Cuba

50. Stayed home for dinner

51. Site where Allies met in 1945

52. Showed again, as on TV

53. City NE of Manchester

54. Barely manage, with "out"

56. Rich cake whose name comes from German

57. Strong suit

60. Ellington's "Take ___ Train"

62. Tit for __

63. Taxi

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