Grow by leaps and bounds Crossword Clue

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Grow by leaps and bounds Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BOUNDS (noun)
1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
GROW (verb)
1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
2. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

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Across

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20. Infamous Houston energy company

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23. Word after "make," "take" or "fake"

24. Look to be

25. Baby food

29. Overdone sentimentality

31. Word ignored in alphabetizing

32. Org. in many spy novels

33. Play about Capote

34. Mousetrap brand

35. Result of irregular service?

36. Inflatable at a kids' party

39. Swim-bike-run contest, for short

41. Flabbergast

42. Airport org.

43. FaceTime platform

44. That woman

45. Truant of 1980s cinema

49. Alternative to a bar?

52. French lover's word hidden in "Shanghai Metro"

53. Coffee vessel with a spigot

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55. "La ___" (Ritchie Valens hit)

56. Myers-___ personality tests

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62. Mouth-puckering

63. Academic address ending

64. Requests one's presence at

65. "Sorry ___ sorry"

66. Recipe amt.

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Down

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2. More uniform

3. Edict

4. The Earth may eclipse it

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6. Actress Danes of "Homeland"

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9. Poppy narcotic

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37. *$%# is one

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47. Integrates, as a video on a web page

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