Compensated work break, for short Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)

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COMPENSATED (adjective)
1. receiving or eligible for compensation
BREAK (noun)
1. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
2. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
BREAK (verb)
1. enter someone’s (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
2. be released or become known; of news

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Across

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14. Get outta here!

16. Things that might go downhill fast?

17. Many of them turn into roads

18. East, abroad

19. "u r a lifesaver!"

21. Where Bruce Springsteen's original keyboardist, David Sancious, lived

22. Hashtag that might accompany a picture of a steaming-hot meal

25. Selfish starter?

26. Concern for those re-tiring, for short?

27. Vague amount

28. Beetle whose jaws look like antlers

29. Renounce

34. City that's home to the Golden Driller statue

36. Party ___ (prom-night vehicle)

37. Quarterback play on fourth and 1

39. They're called "mini albums" in J-pop

40. Face coverings often paired with an abaya

43. "___ noche en Miami" (early Bad Bunny hit)

44. Short "Stop!"

45. What "#" can mean

46. Video-game voice actor Baker

47. Things that must be put up with for a good outcome

51. Platinum Jubilee number

52. Drag queen Bianca ___ Rio

53. T, in Morse code

54. "Lemme look!"

56. 2006 Supreme Court appointee

58. Budget product?

59. Must

60. It never passes the point of no return?: abbr.

61. Low-quality AI content

62. Sharpen

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1. Traditional Japanese condiment made from kōji and soybeans

2. "You won't hear another word from me"

3. Stays dry?

4. Undesirable bread slice

5. British DJ ___ J

6. The Grapes of Wrath figures, familarly

7. Goes places, maybe

8. Crackers in a viral food challenge

9. Blushes on date night, for example?

10. Sport with clay pigeons

11. Jape

13. East, abroad

14. Certain slow-smoked southern cooking, briefly

15. "Watermelon Sugar" singer Styles

20. __ filter

23. Polarizing yuletide beverages, familiarly

24. Tourist city known for Baja Med cuisine

30. It goes all around the country, for short

31. Where cultural research might be done?

32. Purple drink with a lot of social-media clout

33. Ask away!

35. Devices that deal with current events?: var.

38. Devastating punishment for a child in the era of dumbphones

41. Epic Games Launcher button

42. Affliction often confused with a chalazion

44. Feature of a Bath & Body Works candle

47. Like the Google Pixel 10, vis-à-vis the Google Pixel 9

48. Ghosted actor Chris

49. Major food-distribution company

50. Valley where Goliath was slain

51. Phone-y voice?

55. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" monogram

57. Subject of the show Suits

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