Cable lead-in to TV Crossword Clue

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Cable lead-in to TV Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

LEAD-IN (noun)
1. the introductory section of a story
2. wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
CABLE (noun)
1. television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
2. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
CABLE (verb)
1. send cables, wires, or telegrams
2. fasten with a cable

Hint 2: Anagram

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RUT

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18. Some anxious behavior on one's feet

20. Stew (over)

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24. Buffet stand vessel

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26. One way to take a bull

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33. Hits from the side, informally

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39. Stretch

40. Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters

41. Right-eous path?

42. Footwear for a bride, perhaps

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50. Jump in skates

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56. "All that being said ..."

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59. Yes, ___!

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62. Many a vacation package

63. Transcript ruiners

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3. Ready to go

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10. The "R" of P.R.

11. Vodka-and-pineapple juice cocktail popularized on "Sex and the City"

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28. "S.N.L." V.I.P.

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45. Go "Phew!," say

46. "He has my permission"

47. Total slimeball

49. Intl. org. with 12 stars on its flag

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53. Elided farewell

54. Do pretty much nothing

55. Between you and me

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