Dreaded words on a homework assignment Crossword Clue

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Dreaded words on a homework assignment Crossword Answer

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HOMEWORK (noun)
1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
ASSIGNMENT (noun)
1. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
2. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

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15. Junior

16. Bright pinkish red

17. Unthinking

18. Chi-town paper, with “the”

20. Palindromic part of a machine

21. What one’s quads might do after leg day

22. Maker of the arcade game Breakout

24. Small dog . . . or, when doubled, an object a small dog might resemble

25. Regions

26. Really missed

28. Believe

29. Samples the wine, say

30. Ill-advised decision

34. Ornette Coleman’s instrument, for short

35. Auto-tune source?

36. Like the soil in some bogs

39. “Reelin’ in the Years” band Steely ___

40. Mail, e.g.

41. Wild West name

42. “Mercedes Benz” singer Joplin

44. Feast

45. Biblical twin

46. "Be right there …"

48. X, on a clock

49. “Just circling back . . .”

52. Climax of a French novel?

53. Baking amts.

54. Isn’t for them?

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Down

1. Sticks for Wile E. Coyote

2. Opposite of "sans"

3. Worker concerned with seams

4. Rocket-shaped candy

5. Drug used to treat high cholesterol

6. Change

7. Name that sounds like a letter

8. Something used in lieu of bookkeeping?

9. Intertwine

10. Some ancient Greeks

11. ___ buddies

12. TiK ToK singer

13. “The Merchant of Venice” character who says, “The quality of mercy is not strained”

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27. Quick ___

28. Classic joke setting

30. Gripping part of a flight?

31. Come clean?

32. Model-train brand

33. Sophia with a lifetime-achievement Oscar

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36. Zoomorphic marshmallow treat

37. Stand for a painting

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42. Leaves at the altar, say

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50. Sure thing

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