Give away the twist, say Crossword Clue

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Give away the twist, say Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
2. have a strong desire or urge to do something
(noun)
1. the act of stripping and taking by force
2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TWIST (verb)
1. twist suddenly so as to sprain
2. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
TWIST (noun)
1. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
2. turning or twisting around (in place)
AWAY (adverb)
1. out of the way (especially away from one’s thoughts)
2. from one’s possession
AWAY (adjective)
1. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
2. not present; having left

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
POLIS

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20. “You went there!”

21. 'Bro!'

23. Guadalajara greeting

26. Dirty stuff

27. Two-wheel sport

28. Casual affirmative

31. Obsessive fan, in slang

35. Construction crew

37. Columbus sponsor

40. Restaurant workers’ assignments

43. Dynamite inventor

47. Addams family nickname

48. Courtroom statements

51. Nickname on 1952 posters

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54. Like much salt

57. Playground retort

58. Reap

60. “What’s your plan?”

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70. Shankar pieces

71. “So help me!”

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Down

1. OMG enough!

2. Ages upon ages

3. Mark, as a survey

4. Brownies bunch

5. Borat portrayer’s first name

6. Montana moniker

7. Resort near Park City

8. Easy victory

9. Article in many rap song titles

10. Yemen’s largest city

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13. Canada’s easternmost provincial capital

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22. High-priority task

23. Many early picks in the NFL draft

24. Worker at home

25. Start for biology or skeleton

26. Flightless bird

29. Big holdup

30. Catering container

33. Words before “Isn’t Love” and “Was a Movie” in song titles

34. Gift at Daniel K. Inouye International

36. “Anderson Cooper 360” network

38. Hopping herbivores

39. Cold case aid

40. Michael with a Super Bowl ring and Daytime Emmys

41. Steering system bars

42. Very many

44. Profession, informally

45. Scratch (out)

46. Was in front

49. Staff additions

50. Maker of Bravia TVs

53. Cabaret cost

55. Shocking treatment by an ER doc

56. Poetic justice

58. Swigging sound

59. Hawkeye portrayer

62. Copying

63. D&D, for one

64. Earth, in combinations

65. Close

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