Gem with a "black" variety Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BLACK (verb)
1. make or become black
BLACK (noun)
1. popular child actress of the 1930’s (born in 1928)
2. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
BLACK (adjective)
1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
2. extremely dark
VARIETY (noun)
1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
2. a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

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18. Not had by

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20. It's used for hair therapy

22. Racket

23. That way

24. Subject of "the talk"

25. Swear off, with "of"

27. Offering on a sushi menu

28. How one might react during a scary movie

30. Win dough?

34. "No duh!," in modern lingo

35. Kidney-related

36. ___ Trung Thu, harvest festival in Southeast Asia

37. Chick of jazz

39. One

41. Game show figure

43. Twist targets, informally

44. Currency of Qatar

45. Sail on the front of a foremast

46. Trophy

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56. Bad way to be caught

58. Source of umami in Japanese cuisine

59. Boisterously joyful

60. Pot filler

61. 'Darn tootin'!'

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1. Incredibly bad

2. Exclamation often made while covering the face

3. L.G.B.T.Q. vacation destination on Cape Cod, for short

4. Spam might fill them

5. Angling tool

6. Ducks are seen on ice here

7. Showy purple flower

8. Organic energy source

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10. Betray

11. ___ cat

12. Brand associated with push-ups

13. Form of literature coined by Sartre

14. Face justice, in a way

21. Unexposed side

24. Author Silverstein

26. Mathematician's output

27. Plant whose nectar produces the mildly toxic "mad honey"

28. Dormant

29. Brings in

30. Places to keep play things

31. Set for service?

32. *Regardless

33. ___ Day and the Knights, fictional R&B band in "Animal House"

37. Salad choice

39. Lenten event

40. High point of 1950s car design?

42. Close of business?

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46. Good looker?

47. FLIP

48. Like a baby's fingers, perhaps

51. Plant that thrives in dry climates

52. Hangs out, with "around"

53. Give the finger?

55. "That hurts!"

57. Condition of Freud's "Rat Man," in brief

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