Harpagon or Scrooge, in literature Crossword Clue

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Harpagon or Scrooge, in literature Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LITERATURE (noun)
1. the humanistic study of a body of literature
2. creative writing of recognized artistic value
SCROOGE (noun)
1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

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10. R u srs??

13. Behave rudely with receipts?

15. Breathe it in!

16. Bloody Mary, e.g.

17. ___ PreCheck

18. Certain South Asian honorific

19. Perfumery tool

20. Participates in a spin class

22. Garden feature in a popular Homer Simpson meme

24. Scotch product

26. Org. whose minimum age for membership is actually 18

27. Headline seen frequently during March Madness

30. Time-out sans Time or Out, for example

33. __ run

36. "Although that may be true ..."

37. Like a serious vow

38. "It ___ sunk in yet"

39. Workplace for an attaché, maybe: abbr.

42. When the volume might be all the way up?

44. Vintage video-game console: abbr.

46. ___-on favorite

47. Beginning phase

51. Some of them are brats

53. Prepares to throw a dart

55. Top choice?

56. “I knew it!”

57. "This situation is the woooorst"

60. Morsel similar to a drupe or a legume

61. French-style "sleight of hand"?

62. ___ & Him (indie-pop duo)

63. Walked heavily, maybe

64. "Bow down, suckers!"

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Down

1. Pied-à-___

2. Champing at the bit, maybe

3. Hacks role for Hannah

4. Tubes that typically serve as semiliquid conductors

5. Unassisted

6. Syrups used in mai tais

7. Word in many a wedding announcement

8. Stop a subscription

9. Ed, Edd n ___ (Cartoon Network show)

10. Vegan options at many cafés

12. Comprehend

13. Fecund

14. Beverage brand whose logo depicts leaves

21. "Rapture" poet Duffy

23. Brewery whose eponymous line of reference books was distributed to pubs

25. Bit of butter

28. Bay Area airport code

29. Don't let it go to your head

30. "I've seen better"

31. Telenovela actor Longoria

32. Like the housewives of television's Wisteria Lane

34. Symbols after some company names

35. __ takers?

37. IMessage alt.

39. Official currency of El Salvador: abbr.

40. Prepped for surgery, maybe

41. Like an early-week crossword, compared with Sunday's

43. Certification for Hebrew National hot dogs

44. Nickname for socialites in Truman Capote's milieu

45. "Not on my watch!"

48. Pilfer or purloin

49. Unsettling

50. Many a Heartstopper character

52. Lean

54. Dress that ends between the knee and the ankle

58. "I remember years ___ / Someone told me I should take / Caution when it comes to love" ("Impossible" lyrics)

59. 'my dms are open'

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