Butterfly or fish catchers Crossword Clue

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BUTTERFLY (noun)
1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
BUTTERFLY (verb)
1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
FISH (noun)
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
2. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
FISH (verb)
1. seek indirectly
2. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

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15. Put on the market

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18. Cleaned the floor with a broom

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22. "Old what's-___-name"

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33. Muscat's country

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36. The Cowboys, on scoreboards

37. Tonic's bar buddy

38. Baby’s room

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44. Flying nocturnal mammal that uses echolocation

45. Cul-de-___ (road leading to nowhere)

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