First Lady before Michelle Crossword Clue

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First Lady before Michelle Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front
FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else

Hint 2: Anagram

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AURAL

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Across

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17. Activity that might have a picture round

18. “Time for me to split!”

20. Device that clips to the head of a guitar

21. ___ Lanka

22. Apt rhyme for grab

23. They can be dramatic or culinary

24. Tiny dog that shares its name with a state

27. Sound from a 24-Across

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32. Pay through the nose

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35. Approves

37. “I’m so in!”

39. Certain community fitness ctrs.

40. U.S. intelligence org. established during the Second World War

41. Director of “Nomadland” and “Hamnet”

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45. Place of pandemonium

46. Nintendo Switch predecessor

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56. Gets people a little too excited about

57. Full of froth

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Down

1. Heroism

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3. Structure for an outdoor wedding reception

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6. End __ era

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8. “You’re lying!”

9. They’re held by equestrians

10. Place where icicles form

11. Fold (in)

12. Agcy. that prohibits alcohol above a hundred and forty proof

13. Moves from side to side, in a way

15. Not pulling any punches

19. Go team!

23. Sighs of relaxation

25. Back-yard layers?

26. Extend an invitation for

27. Taunt hurled at some chickens

28. Distinctive atmosphere

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35. Like one’s scalp on wash day, maybe

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44. Mechanical buzzing sounds

47. “This wasn’t my day”

48. Italian coffee brand with a red-and-white logo

49. Tithed, say

50. Poetic tributes

51. Leering glance

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53. Take stock of

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