Fast-paced scam, such as the shell game Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FAST-PACED (adjective)
1. of communication that proceeds rapidly
SHELL (verb)
1. remove the husks from
2. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
SHELL (noun)
1. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
2. the exterior covering of a bird’s egg

Hint 2: Anagram

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TORCHONS

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8. App brought back by Microsoft in 2024

11. Swear

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16. BEFORE (Deck 1): Slackers

18. Celebrity

20. BEFORE (Deck 2): PlayStation and Switch

22. Laterite, for example

23. Folkie DiFranco

24. Chills

26. "___ Recall," 1990 sci-fi film

31. Jay who hosted the 2020s revival of "You Bet Your Life"

33. Wild European rabbit in Australia, e.g.

36. Beer buy

37. Join tightly

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43. Casino maneuvers carried out three times in this puzzle?

46. AFTER (Deck 3): Crucial moment in a tennis match

47. Osso ___ (veal dish)

48. "The Emperor's New Groove" setting

49. Blond, but not really

51. Many a discovery in the Valley of the Kings

55. Visit by plane

57. ___ With Friends

61. Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

62. Telepathy, e.g.

65. AFTER (Deck 2): Noted quality of the Fonz

67. Geraldo Rivera uncovered his "vaults" on live TV

72. "___ the Day" (Thomas Pynchon's longest novel)

73. AFTER (Deck 1): Slackers

74. Was up the river

75. Awards achievement reached in 2026 by Steven Spielberg

76. Outdo

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1. Paul who played William Shakespeare in "Hamnet"

2. Vocalize

3. Digitize, as a document

4. "Just What I Needed" band, with "the"

5. Disney+ series whose name sounds like a compound conjunction

6. Got via the "five-finger discount"

7. "The Complete Works of …" books, say

8. Booker T.'s backing band

9. Neighborhood mentioned in "Werewolves of London"

10. Former queen of Jordan

11. Portable bed

12. Mixed martial arts org.

13. Bay Area airport code

14. ID thief's target: Abbr.

17. Instrument ridge

21. Valvoline rival

25. Gathering, informally

27. Cat that's spotted in South America

28. It’s on a roll

29. Sale caveat

30. Permitted to

32. Repelled

34. Scrapbook keepsake

35. Popcorn ___ (fried vegan treat)

38. Subject of a declassified Pentagon document, in brief

39. Averted a tag, maybe

40. Start of a counting-out rhyme

42. Lions and Bears are in it, in brief

43. Stagger

44. "Hey, doing my best"

45. Goulash, e.g.

46. UV blockage fig.

50. Medical moniker

52. Final score of at least 10% of professional soccer matches

53. Glad I'm back?

54. Thanksgiving kitchen tool

56. Research for a political hit, slangily

58. Map lines

59. Give minimum effort

60. British glam rock band of the 1970s

63. Lenient

64. 411

66. TV's Nick at ___

67. Gray, say

68. Record

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