Buck the establishment Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. break with established customs
2. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
(noun)
1. `Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
2. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ESTABLISHMENT (noun)
1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
2. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
BUCK (verb)
1. resist
2. move quickly and violently
BUCK (noun)
1. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
2. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

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26. Delight

27. Vulcans, for one

28. Christmas carol contraction

29. Actress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon"

30. Slow-but-steady advancements

31. Get a Lyft, say

32. Short greetings

35. They may stop the presses

36. Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated

37. Initial challenge

38. Knock one out of the park

39. With, en français

40. Org. offering jumps

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44. Split

46. Remains to be seen?

47. Certain expectant parents

48. Stopped vacillating

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Down

1. Focus of an airplane battle, maybe

2. Legendary rock singer?

3. Containers that are often red

4. Halley of Halley's comet

5. Cornrow, e.g.

6. Skate park fixture

7. Mount for Quixote's squire

8. Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson

9. Assistance for short drivers?

10. Walk with exaggerated motions

11. ___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker

12. California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign

14. Type of argument with conflicting accounts

17. Result of sleeping in, say

21. Moves along quickly, as a horse

24. Protects oneself, possum-style

25. Fumble around in the dark

27. Home of Banff National Park:

29. Wonder Woman portrayer

30. Brouhaha

31. "Welsh" dish with melted cheese

32. Cuban container

33. Water cooler?

34. Colorful shawls

35. "Are you done guessing?"

36. Get bested by

37. Grain with a nutty flavor

38. Safe job

41. Netflix offerings until 2023

43. Source of some flashbacks

45. Sucker, for short

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