Isn't it ironic? Crossword Clue

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Isn't it ironic? Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
2. cover, plate, or edge with steel
(noun)
1. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
2. an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ISN (noun)
1. Switzerland’s information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations
IRONIC (adjective)
1. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
2. humorously sarcastic or mocking

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29. Yet to be realized

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39. Indefinite series

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44. Hold oneself aloof

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46. Rapid transport

49. Roman conqueror

50. Markups

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Down

1. Knock, in two ways

2. Balanced

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5. "Italian penicillin"

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8. Bar display

9. Rule broken by geishas

10. Old as dirt

11. Whopping

15. Gird

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27. Knots and cords

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34. Leverage privilege

35. "... — quit!"

37. Cropped card category

38. First class offerings

40. Ceutical starter

41. Short and sour

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51. No longer, in context

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