"Fire-breather" in the night sky Crossword Clue

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"Fire-breather" in the night sky Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
2. a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BREATHER (noun)
1. a short respite
2. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
NIGHT (noun)
1. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
2. Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

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16. "That's terrible!"

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19. Crafty

20. Jake ___, 1980 Oscar-winning role for Robert De Niro

21. [Hey, I can hear you, you know]

22. Criticize very harshly

25. Old-time winter excursion

27. Loosey-goosey

28. Not yet posted, in brief

29. Bit in a nutrition bar

30. Flattering lines?

31. Indian yogurt dish

34. Susceptible to bribery

38. "Seriously, though ..." or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across

41. Unit of magnetic flux density

42. One who says "Hell if I know!"?

43. Subtle greeting

44. Letter-shaped part of a blueprint

46. Part of every day, in Italy

47. Improvised instrument in folk music

48. Pugilist's pain point, perhaps

53. Serious aversion

54. Make

55. Farm storage building

57. Short-term job

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66. Dust-ups

67. Loud speaker, maybe

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Down

1. What's shaken in the order to "Shake!"

2. Filled up on

3. Gymnast Suni

4. Virile

5. It's west of the Bering Strait

6. Appears to be going down the drain

7. Overact

8. Mammal with a long ringed tail

9. "We're on!"

10. Tricked

11. Dish with vinegared rice

12. Eyed lustfully

13. Question exclaimed after misfortune

18. One way to spell relief, per ads

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22. Part of a homecoming parade

23. Big scoop

24. Leaps for Michelle Kwan

26. Fine cigar

28. Hardships

32. Madre's hermana

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37. Overlook

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40. Hummus bean

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48. Started

49. Not leave a bet as is

50. Gave a push

52. Relays and rallies

53. Shenzi in "The Lion King," e.g.

56. Bottom

58. Luxury resort amenity

59. Relatively short Morse code bit

60. Sign of summer

61. Blunder

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