Hardly provocative Crossword Clue

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Hardly provocative Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. correct by punishment or discipline
2. make less strong or intense; soften
(adjective)
1. brought from wildness into a domesticated state
2. very docile

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROVOCATIVE (adjective)
1. intentionally arousing sexual desire
2. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
HARDLY (adverb)
1. almost not
2. slowly and with difficulty

Hint 3: Anagram

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34. Cheers for

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36. Toucan ___ (Froot Loops mascot)

37. Baubles on some bracelets

38. Rogers of classic children’s television

39. Estimates by sight alone

41. All lathered up

42. Rage

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Down

1. Book that begins with Genesis

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3. “Wait, I know this!”

4. Put the kibosh on

5. Mate of an ostentatious bird

6. Turned on, as a security system

7. Colored ring around a pupil

8. Forbidden act

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11. Tender cut of meat

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16. Equivalence in value

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22. Postings at LAX or LGA

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