First step to a new story? Crossword Clue

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First step to a new story? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
STORY (noun)
1. a record or narrative description of past events
2. a trivial lie

Hint 3: Anagram

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16. Took the Jeep, say

17. With 15-Across, toy twirled around the waist

18. Spanish for "love"

19. Was super-loving

20. Official order

22. Nickname that drops "O" and "ia"

24. "Up First" airer

25. Horse gait

26. "Helluva Boss" boss

28. "The Avengers" film franchise, to fans

30. Nyan Cat or Taco Cat

32. Boil with anger

35. Mess up

36. Make less stiff, like new shoes

38. Small battery size

39. Sites that are collaboratively edited

41. Pesky bug

42. Last step in a hot cocoa recipe

43. Glimpses

44. __ of Eden

45. ___ enemies (bitter rivals)

46. "Paper Doll: Notes From a Late Bloomer" author Mulvaney

48. Cryptid that's also a drinkware brand

50. Flower whose name means "star"

53. Lion features

56. When the foods in 3-, 7- and 11-Down might be cooked

61. Alliance enemy in World of Warcraft

62. Fill with anger

63. Trig ratio

64. Admission of guilt in a social deduction game

65. Artisan's website

66. At Last singer James

67. Scorch on a grill

68. Airport org

69. Bygone Russian ruler

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Down

1. "Pokemon" protagonist

2. Color of bantha milk in "Star Wars"

3. Abrupt way to quit a habit

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6. Fluffy lapdog for short

7. Sounds good to me!

8. Tax day month

9. Tack on

10. Third-place medal

11. Game with a lot of quick passes

12. “Get ___ it!”

13. Cranberry color

21. Detangling tools

23. Stop by

27. Number of seasons of "Smallville"

28. Kitten sounds

29. Expressed sadness

31. Huge

33. Word before "bow" or "tie"

34. Deserve

37. Roar singer Perry

40. Moana or Lilo, e.g.

42. Playground fixture kids go back and forth on

44. Treelike fantasy creatures

45. Superfan

47. Inquired

49. One of the Bronte sisters

51. Wading bird

52. Total hoots

54. Makes changes to crossword clues, say

55. Figure on a holiday parade float

56. "Get a load of ___!"

57. A straw has one

58. Opera showstopper

59. International traveler's need

60. 2025, e.g.

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