Block a shot, maybe? Crossword Clue

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Block a shot, maybe? Crossword Answer

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SHOT (noun)
1. an estimate based on little or no information
2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm
SHOT (adjective)
1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
BLOCK (noun)
1. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
2. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone’s movements
BLOCK (verb)
1. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
2. stop from happening or developing

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Across

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14. Entitled one?

16. Cheap eats

18. ___ buco (braised-veal dish)

19. "This meeting could have been an ___"

20. Bite-size taqueria offering

22. Like clothes that come out of a malfunctioning dryer, maybe

25. "Totes unacceptable!"

26. Clumsy sort

29. Spherical object

31. "My love!"

32. Reaction to some snake oil, maybe

38. 2007 Alicia Keys album

39. "___ of Man" (Phil Collins song for the Tarzan soundtrack)

40. "That was so mischievous of me!"

41. Night mare?

44. ___-bitty

45. Kangaroo mama

46. President pro ___

47. Sea that borders Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

50. Detach from a source of dependence

53. "Certain" je ne sais quoi

55. Grips with one hand, as a basketball

59. It works around the clock?

60. 'Amazing!'

63. Diamonds, e.g

64. Layered French baked good that is soaked in coffee syrup

65. Poke

66. Millennium Falcon, e.g.

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Down

1. Make inroads?

2. Prime individual?

3. The Big Easy, familiarly

4. Dungeons and Dragons spell caster with Wild Shape ability

5. Mowgli's wolfy friend in The Jungle Book

6. Device with a 🔴 button, for short

7. Tuber that gives some baked goods a purple hue

8. Bat-fight word

10. "The guy's perfect—it's just ..."

11. Word before ball or fever

13. Some Ivy Leaguers

15. Piece that begins in the corner

17. Yelp reviewers who might give everything one star

21. Place for baked blackbirds

23. Group that wields pitchforks and torches, in a movie trope

24. Text that's not poetic

26. Shimmery sushi fish

27. "Not to mention..."

28. "Those are the rules!"

30. Like some shoulders or smiles

33. Celebration after a good run?

34. Medicine that might be administered after a dog swallows chocolate

35. Bestow

36. Blowout, maybe

37. Cheese that's made in reverse?

42. Marriott competitor

43. French born?

47. They're smokin'!

48. Eagerly accepted

49. Neighborhood in L.A. or NYC

51. ___ score (newborn-health measure)

52. Many characters in Breaking Bad

54. Def Jam drops

56. ___ Chase (New Orleans chef and author known as the "Queen of Creole Cuisine")

57. Sushi whose name translates to "roll"

58. Part of a flight

61. Longest public holiday of the year in Vietnam

62. Title akin to Mme.

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