Groundbreaking 1988 Japanese animated action film Crossword Clue

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GROUNDBREAKING (noun)
1. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
GROUNDBREAKING (adjective)
1. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
ANIMATED (adjective)
1. having life or vigor or spirit
2. made to appear to move as living creatures do

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Across

1. Library acquisition

5. Insta and Snap

9. Start

14. Roughly equivalent (to)

15. Homie

16. Maine-to-Florida hwy.

17. What shares a key with "(" on a keyboard

18. Reason to buy a magazine, perhaps

20. Hockey feints

22. Like someone who knows everything about a niche subject, maybe

23. Prefix with cache or tag

24. Person in hot pants?

26. Name on a prestigious award

28. It may be blond or pale

31. Disgusting!

33. C-suite types

36. Last stop before security, often

38. Words of communal support

39. Texter's 'Then again . . .'

42. Orchestra tuning instrument

43. Negligent

45. Turnabout, they say

47. Tiny amount

48. Pay taxes via the internet

49. Air traveler's info

50. Drinks served at fountains

52. Govt. IDs

54. Down Under land: Abbr.

56. Computer acronym since the 1960s

58. Inventor Nikola

62. The IBM Simon Personal Communicator is considered the world's first one

65. Couple, in gossip

66. Aw shucks

67. Decorative pitcher

68. Wacky

69. Lords' lands

70. Tells on

71. After 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed "around" the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases?

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Down

1. Genesis or Yes

2. Many a character in "The Grapes of Wrath"

3. Barnyard sound

4. Prepare to be knighted

5. Epitome of simplicity

6. Genre for Genesis or Yes, informally

7. Lead the way

8. Glossy finishes

9. Active and enthusiastic sort

10. Approx.

11. Easily found on the internet, say

12. Memo heading

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21. You might heave a big one

25. Places

27. Mike in "Breaking Bad," for example

28. Cancel, as a space launch

29. Procrastinator's mantra

30. What someone seeking validation might need

32. Shallow boat with a square stern

34. Neighbor of a Slovene

35. Take it easy

37. Brother to Groucho

38. Mournful cries

41. One in a box at the theater?

44. Tranquilizes

46. Penalty in Monopoly

48. Artist known for his "impossible staircases"

51. Symbol of divine authority in hieroglyphics

53. Grab control of

54. Words before a date

55. Tentative greeting

57. The Hawkeye State

59. Show extreme fandom for, in slang

60. Give temporarily

61. Ryan and Adams of Hollywood

63. Whistle blower or flag thrower

64. Hosp. hot spots

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