Automatic alternative Crossword Clue

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Automatic alternative Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
2. a small handbook
(adjective)
1. doing or requiring physical work
2. requiring human effort

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

AUTOMATIC (noun)
1. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
2. light machine gun
AUTOMATIC (adjective)
1. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
2. without volition or conscious control
ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ALUMNA

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5. Tropical tree

9. Best Casting, for one

14. Provide free of charge

15. Bhutan's continent

16. Chicago hub

17. Wham-O toy with some serious bounce

19. Peeled

20. Sources of precious metals

21. Kenai Fjords National Park state

23. Floating aimlessly

25. Camp bed

26. 12/24 and 12/31

29. Lady Marmalade singer LaBelle

30. "___: The Art of Creative Knotting"

32. Sticky substance

33. Sparkly headpiece

35. This instant

36. School safety exercise

39. Ziploc product

42. Searches for

43. Insurance company named for a volcano

47. '90s Nickelodeon show with Kenan Thompson

49. ___ Gras

50. Sounds good to me!

51. WNBA's Sky, on scoreboards

54. Ready for takeoff or landing

56. Nickname for a longtime Yankee

57. Polite refusal

59. Burning the midnight oil

63. Vote into office

64. I solved it!

65. Condescending Wonka, e.g.

66. To-do list items

67. Negroni liquor

68. "NBA Countdown" network

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Down

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2. Astros, on scoreboards

3. Potato chips, for Art Vandelay

4. Drink before dinner

5. "Blue Ribbon" brewer

6. Happy __ clam

7. Pale purple flower

8. Seasonal Nabisco cookies featuring graham cracker and chocolate

9. "That was clumsy of me!"

10. Salt dispenser

11. Group of travelers

12. 'What ___ you up to?'

13. Shiraz, e.g.

18. Put a fresh surface on

22. Pong maker

23. World Party Day mo.

24. "Lost" star Daniel ___ Kim

27. Angsty music genre

28. Work with a Singer

31. Fried Squid Dish

33. Sprouts canines

34. "Not sure," for short

37. Show emotion, say

38. Bill Withers song with the lyric "I'm right up the road / I'll share your load"

39. Chesapeake, e.g.

40. Part of IPA

41. Part of a Meg Griffin costume

44. Plods

45. Confidentiality doc

46. Homophone of 40-Down

48. Sudden feeling that kills romantic attraction

52. Item on a dog's collar

53. Like Tulum

55. Theater and painting, for two

57. After expenses

58. '___, como vai?'

60. Sushi tuna

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62. Pig holder

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