Fourth-down surprise Crossword Clue

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Fourth-down surprise Crossword Answer

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FOURTH (adverb)
1. in the fourth place
FOURTH (adjective)
1. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
FOURTH (noun)
1. one of four equal parts
2. following the third position; number four in a countable series
SURPRISE (noun)
1. the act of surprising someone
2. a sudden unexpected event
SURPRISE (verb)
1. attack by storm; attack suddenly
2. cause to be surprised

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18. Fish eggs

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24. Holier-than-___

25. Partridge’s tree in a Christmas song

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30. Hard to watch

32. Part of a tennis match

33. Villain's hideaway

34. Wrist ring

35. Defensive specialist in volleyball

37. Horse gait faster than a trot

38. Packing a punch

39. John ___ (Keanu Reeves action role)

40. Day in Spanish

42. Like a really thin excuse

44. A rolling stone gathers no ___

45. Gin flavoring

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48. Stately abode

50. “Waste ___, want ___”

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61. Stoned

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Down

1. Obamacare, for short

2. Kitten's cry

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6. Brazil's ___ Paulo

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8. On a tear

10. “Certainement, monsieur”

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12. Roadwork substance

14. Alliance of countries

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21. Some people’s favorite part of the Super Bowl

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24. Three-person band

26. Goaded

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37. Ta-ta!

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39. Song-spoofing specialist

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47. Tragic fate

49. Simian animal

50. Big Ten and Pac-12 organization

51. Volcanic fallout

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53. Succumb to gravity

55. Alternatives to bands, for weddings

56. Smartphone precursor

57. Back muscle

58. 'I'll keep an ___ out for it'

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