Catch in the act Crossword Clue

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Catch in the act Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. take into custody
2. seize suddenly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CATCH (verb)
1. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
CATCH (noun)
1. the act of catching an object with the hands
2. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
ACT (verb)
1. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
2. behave unnaturally or affectedly
ACT (noun)
1. something that people do or cause to happen
2. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Hint 3: Anagram

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BAN

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Across

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21. Per-hour cost to record music, say

22. Host of a 1990s late-night talk show that was briefly revived 20 years later

24. Completely exclude

25. Low-fat dairy desserts

26. Columbus’s birthplace

28. L.L. Bean competitor

29. Dug through for digital analysis

30. Auto racer ___ Patrick

32. Subway commuters, informally

37. Promoted boastfully

39. Others to Ovid

40. Old-fashioned garnishes

47. M.L.B. V.I.P.s

48. Al Capone adversary who only ever met him once in person

53. Selling points

55. [Boo-hoo!]

56. Hamlet or Laertes

57. Longtime children's clothing store with a portmanteau name

58. Dabbles in

60. Loads

61. Ratted

62. Make ready for new use

63. Exhibits brilliance

64. Something one might need to look good in the morning

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69. Not-so-joltin' joe?

71. ___ group (chemistry classification)

72. Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe

73. Good lighting?

74. Spill the tea

75. Playground retort

77. Doses of a certain hallucinogen

82. ___ breve

83. Russian range

84. Sounding as if the speaker has some swollen glands

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89. Got up and at ’em

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Down

1. Cornrow or challah feature

2. Playwright Federico García ___

3. Like freshly poured concrete

4. Medical buildup of fluid

5. - (5 Down)

6. Verbally reacts to in awe

7. Links letters

8. Where Waterloo is

9. Picks

10. - (10 Down)

11. Something you might get a break with?

12. Composition of Catullus in ancient Rome

13. 'Les __'

14. Creator of the mystery-solving C. Auguste Dupin

15. Prior to, old-style

16. German soccer legend Manuel who innovated the "sweeper-keeper" role

17. "Abominable" ones

19. Rap title?

21. BART stop, for short

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34. High up

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38. What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you

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46. - (46 Down)

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50. Have as food, formally

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54. Light to stop at

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67. Lets go of

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69. - (69 Down)

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104. - (104 Down)

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