Cause of a boom Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAUSE (noun)
1. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
2. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
CAUSE (verb)
1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
BOOM (noun)
1. a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
2. a deep prolonged loud noise
BOOM (verb)
1. make a resonant sound, like artillery
2. hit hard

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Across

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5. Electrifying people, so to speak

14. Dog howling at night, maybe

15. Vintage bike feature

16. Good name for a yoga instructor?

17. Hairy get-up

18. Wych ___ (tree type)

19. Miss Doolittle of "Pygmalion"

20. Civil rights activist Williams, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr.

21. Splits apart

23. Annual coll. basketball competition

25. Class for some aspiring bilinguals, in brief

26. Led

27. Play casually, say

29. Like some kitchens

30. Harps on

33. MacMurray of "Double Indemnity"

34. Throw in at the end

35. Pulls off

37. Jarring film transition to a new scene

39. Sired

40. Give a hand?

41. Language of southern India

42. Sierra, e.g.

45. Nasty

46. Rainwater reservoir

47. Duane ___ (New York-based pharmacy chain)

49. Figures in "Puss in Boots" and "Hop-o'-My-Thumb"

51. Sickly looking

52. "I don't care either way"

54. Magician's accessory

55. Use of a popular song to make a scene iconic, in film-speak

56. "Your turn to speak"

57. Difficult time for farmers

58. Hot ___

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Down

1. Big name in meal prep kits

2. Tell me!

3. Line of attack?

5. Material for the blue eyebrows on the mask of Tutankhamen, in brief

6. Mother of Don Juan

7. "Here goes nothing"

8. Brian of ambient music

9. Part of a bass in a jug band

10. :

11. Get new life out of

12. Eponym for a lounge chair

13. "I can't believe that price" bargain

15. Made hay?

19. Uniform

22. Puma rival

24. Setting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis"

27. Transition

28. Competitor of the early Chevrolet 490

30. Sticks

31. Dangerous ocean phenomenon

32. Edible algae dubbed "green caviar"

34. Break the ice?

36. Knockouts

38. Blind followers, informally

39. Friend of Nancy Drew

41. Moor

42. Daily ___

43. Element of a poetry analysis, maybe

44. Baseball's Stengel

46. Sing like Michael Buble

48. Threads

50. Food item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn"

53. Occasion that may involve fine china

54. Common end to an address

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