Baseball & Hollywood great Jackson, who turns 80 today Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HOLLYWOOD (noun)
1. a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
2. a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
HOLLYWOOD (adjective)
1. flashy and vulgar
JACKSON (noun)
1. United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
2. United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)

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GREIGE

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7. Candy ___ (1-Across shared his name with one named after him, starting in 1978)

10. "The Night of the ___" (Tennessee Williams play)

11. 1982 hit for Duran Duran

12. The Friendly Ghost

13. Abbr. on tubes of toothpaste

14. Daylight Savings setting (abbr.)

15. "The ___ Gun" (hit 1988 comedy in which 1-Across is programmed to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II at an Angels game)

17. Probable non-hits

19. Laughs or cries, say

21. ___ double life

22. About, briefly

25. New-agey chants

26. With 23-Down: In this 1994 comedy, 1-Across plays the title character personal baseball coach

29. Compete

30. Hoodwink out of money

31. "All My ___ Live in Texas"

32. All of the Department of Motor Vehicles employees in "Zootopia," e.g.

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1. Tim who co-wrote "Evita" and "Chess"

2. "My word!"

3. Big burst of wind

4. "Mind the ___" (London Underground warning)

5. Suffix with serpent

6. Deserve your good luck

7. Slow the car down

8. Helpers

9. Springsteen's "Thunder ___"

16. Movie starters, often

17. Michael Jackson album with five #1 hits

18. ___ down (eats quickly)

19. DJ's contribution, often

20. Makes more tolerable

21. "___ Island USA"

22. Sharpen, as one's appetite

23. See 26-Across

24. Casual shirts

27. "___ Be Gone in the Dark" (2020 true crime series)

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