Deface Crossword Clue

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Deface Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person’s body)
2. the month following February and preceding April
(verb)
1. make imperfect
2. destroy or injure severely

Hint 2: Clue Definition

DEFACE (verb)
1. mar or spoil the appearance of

Hint 3: Anagram

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Across

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9. Move awkwardly (up)

16. Sources of fur in some luxury clothing

17. “The Sopranos” airer

18. Carpool home from the bar, say

20. Piece of junk?

22. Eldest of a trio of musical brothers

24. Bush family member

25. 'Sorry to say . . .'

27. No-goodniks

29. Is in Montreal?

30. Like Buffalo, N.Y., about 167 days a year, typically

33. Prophet

35. Prefix meaning 'everything'

36. Job for a detective

37. Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom

39. Wolf (down)

42. Valley of the Kings viper

43. Employ

44. 2013 film whose titular character is captured by Somali pirates

46. Halloween-themed event

48. Imaging procedures that measure metabolism

51. Tri-, tripled

53. Philippine seaport with a repetitive name

56. Cougar

57. Staying power, informally

59. Large mall space

61. Typical marketing expense

63. Hold on to

64. Rn : radon :: Sn : ___

65. Radar abnormalities

66. Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville

67. Certain fallacy … or what's indicated by every "sign" in this puzzle's grid

71. Bed on a base

72. Spawn

74. Crestfallen

75. Air Max maker

76. Hall’s musical partner

78. Old coin worth 1/20 of a pound

80. Composer Zimmer

81. Godly-minded

82. Connect

83. Popular surfing destination

85. It might be at the end of the road

89. Request from

91. Very quickly pop in and out?

94. Member of la familia

95. Symbol of wisdom

97. Hindu teacher

99. What might support an arm

100. Hairstyle that lasts only several months, despite its name

101. Groups of whales

103. Lavish care (on)

105. Eerie and then some

107. Cool, old-style

108. Mouthful after a wipeout, maybe

111. Polynesian party

113. Sam who co-starred in "Jurassic Park"

115. Insignias often seen on the letterheads of representatives

117. Mockumentary band with the real-life album "Break Like the Wind"

121. Pertaining to conflict, in behavioral science

122. Bulb type, for short

123. Staticky laundry phenomenon

124. Postscript

125. Bovine found in high-altitude regions

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Down

1. Includes in a chain, in a way

2. “Give me a break!”

3. Mole, maybe

4. Unable to be heard, in a Zoom call

5. Taiwan-based computer company

6. I've got it!

7. Stat after hitting a triple with someone on base

8. Source of caffeine

9. It's all there in black and white

10. British bathroom

11. Out of bed

12. Hanukkah candle-holder

13. ___ California

14. "Micro" or "macro" class

15. Stranger, informally

18. Music that's a little offbeat?

19. Common accompaniment for butter chicken

23. ___ of Liberty (American Revolution group)

26. Constellation shaped like a harp

28. Nurse

31. Sanskrit word for "sitting posture"

32. Little demons

34. TV giant with a Deportes channel

36. Curve together, as one's hands

38. They might be head-scratching

40. Commuter travel method

41. Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf

44. Bumpy ride?

45. Denials

47. Season in December

49. Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle

50. Pool implements

52. Spry

54. Fat-removing procedures, in brief

55. Kiln on a hops farm

57. Org. on TV's "9-1-1"

58. Day before a big day

60. Year, in Portugal

61. [Mayday! Mayday!]

62. What's stored in the cloud

63. Issue for a dehydrated muscle

64. Expressions of shame

66. "Fernando" group, 1976

68. Somewhat

69. Dark half of a famous duality

70. Young turkey

73. GPS guesses, for short

77. Begin, with "off"

79. Display

80. Selection at a paint store, perhaps

81. Completely rid (of)

84. In the middle of a tussle

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86. Sturdy boot feature

87. The sky is its limit

88. GoPro, e.g., informally

90. Slowly appears on scene

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93. With devotion

95. Special ___

96. Sources of distress

98. To a greater degree

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102. Metal-shaping tool

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106. Division of Warner Bros. Discovery

109. Loads

110. Operate, as a bar

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114. ___ other

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118. Tiny projectile in a food fight

119. Texter's "Not sure"

120. Book divisions: Abbr.

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