Fancy word for a self-taught person Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a person who has taught himself

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PERSON (noun)
1. a human being
2. a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party

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21. With 22-Across, container used to bake a pastry crust

22. See 21-Across

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31. Beginning of a rom-com relationship

33. 1998 De Niro crime thriller

34. Firework that makes a "pfft" instead of a "BANG!"

35. Greek I's

36. Person shopping at a store

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42. "End of ___" ("I'll stop my tirade now")

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44. Some online communications, for short

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Down

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