It might hardly give a hoot? Crossword Clue

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It might hardly give a hoot? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. young owl

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HARDLY (adverb)
1. almost not
2. slowly and with difficulty
MIGHT (noun)
1. physical strength

Hint 3: Anagram

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19. "Oh, and one more thing..."

20. Common halo-halo ingredient

21. "Simmer down, now!"

23. Hoodwink

25. Frolics

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31. Waxing gibbous, e.g.

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38. Bug-ridden and bedridden, say

40. Tut relative

42. Shares questions

43. Yosemite formation, familiarly

45. That's not a good look!

47. Documents that might be stored in a safe-deposit box

48. Cooked with a pan

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27. Thoughts

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