“It’s just a figure of speech!” Crossword Clue

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“It’s just a figure of speech!” Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FIGURE (noun)
1. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
2. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
FIGURE (verb)
1. judge to be probable
2. be or play a part of or in
SPEECH (noun)
1. (language) communication by word of mouth
2. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

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Across

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7. Not all at once

15. Some appetite stimuli

16. Bone-shaking action?

17. Most ready for picking

18. “Gotta be honest with you . . .”

19. Extract metal from

20. Hard to get a reaction out of

21. Celebratory initialism that reverses to an incredulous initialism

22. Focus during a vision test?

24. Excellent pair

25. Dish with rice noodles and bean sprouts

28. Unlikely to fall in love, for short

29. Greeting that can be used instead of “Oi!”

30. Maintains

33. Seize without permission

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40. Bit of Spanish pillow talk

41. Retreat destination

42. “Munch” kin

43. Assortment

45. Breakaway group

47. Joined together

50. Producer of the history podcast “Throughline”

51. Flower in a Walt Whitman elegy for Abraham Lincoln

52. Jabbed

56. For good measure

58. Case for indirect objects

59. Genre for Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley

60. Instrument in much Indian classical music

61. Joint cuddle sesh?

62. Slobbers

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Down

1. Restaurant waiting areas

2. Part of a bowl or a bowler

3. Get by

4. Frittata relative

5. Something to break on purpose, perhaps

6. “Quid ___ veritas?” (question attributed to Pontius Pilate)

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8. Having more amenities, say

9. 'Close call!'

10. Fumigation installation

11. Origami or kirigami

12. Where one might be fore-warned?

13. Like a GOAT

14. Huge quantities

20. Most aloof

23. Leaf accumulator

24. Chelsea buns?

25. Sci-fi vessels

26. ___ paratha (bread stuffed with potato)

27. Steps in for a limited time?

28. Escort service, e.g.?

31. Alias in a 1973 court case

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34. Absolutely transfixed

35. Work with an audience

37. “Having said ___ . . .”

38. Computer co-designed by Jony Ive

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46. Printer brand

47. Egyptian peninsula

48. Profusion of feathers

49. Zaps with a beam

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53. Metric weight unit, for short

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55. They might be lined with books

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