Best someone, but just barely Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SOMEONE (noun)
1. a human being
BARELY (adverb)
1. almost not
2. by a little

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17. Sides of circles?

18. Not settled

19. Seal team?

20. Chloride and oxide, for two

21. Fetes

23. Unchecked

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25. "Is that an amazing offer or what?"

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31. X

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36. Sunfish feature

37. Modern car accessory

38. Literary bird with a one-word vocabulary, apparently

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44. Aerosol output

45. Malaysian state or island

46. Doesn’t guzzle

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50. Sikorsky or Stravinsky

51. "To nobody's surprise ..."

54. It's a piece of work

55. Categorize narrowly

56. They might be red or blonde

57. One of 12 on a euro coin

58. Wires, say

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Down

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3. Put down

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6. "No need to respond right now"

7. Natural incubators

8. Bit of energy (and of "energy")

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