Courteous Crossword Clue

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Courteous Crossword Answer

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NICE

(4 letters)

CIVIL

(5 letters)

GENTEEL

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners
2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

Hint 2: Clue Definition

COURTEOUS (adjective)
1. exhibiting courtesy and politeness
2. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NICE
(4 letters)
CIVIL
(5 letters)
GENTEEL
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
PIOLET

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18. Emmet Cohen jazz style

19. "I'm so sure" sound

20. Part of a remedy for a sick burn?

22. Overact, perhaps

24. Either "P" of P2P file sharing

25. Most kind

27. Parts of cherries

29. Lite-Brite piece

30. Little laugh

32. "___ Body Is Bible"

33. Rose features

36. Don't ___ yourself short

38. Creature unlikely to be invited to Rivendell

39. Performing without accompaniment

41. Country singer Jo ___ Messina

42. Cookie you can deep-fry

44. Walk quietly

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49. Moves briskly

51. Word before "curl" or "dip"

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55. Ghostly apparitions

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66. Tip jar bills, often

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3. In absolutely no way certain

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5. "Whoa, ___ is the color of your energy"

6. Prophet

7. Fiery salsa ingredients

8. 'I'll take that as ___'

9. Stays too long, say

10. Kept an option available, say

11. Hotel room box

12. Second Reddit account, say

15. Design detail, for short

21. Sleeveless garments

23. "Not loving that"

26. Catch fire

27. Get outta here!

28. "Glee" character Schuester

31. Put into office

34. "That looks good on you"

35. ___-Caps candy

37. "___ just say . . ."

40. Sure I'll give you a ride!

43. Highway entrances

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50. Leave the workforce

52. Actors listed in a playbill

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56. Pile

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59. Perk for salaried workers (Abbr.)

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