Kind of code Crossword Clue

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PENAL

(5 letters)

POSTAL

(6 letters)

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(verb)
1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
2. kill and prepare for market or consumption
(adjective)
1. suitable for formal occasions
2. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
(noun)
1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
2. clothing in general

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CODE (noun)
1. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
2. (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
CODE (verb)
1. convert ordinary language into code
2. attach a code to
KIND (adjective)
1. agreeable, conducive to comfort
2. tolerant and forgiving under provocation
KIND (noun)
1. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PENAL
(5 letters)
POSTAL
(6 letters)

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25. When doubled, a cry of approval

26. Souvenirs fired from hand-held cannons

27. Pep rally yells

28. Inquires

29. "Hoo mama, that's hot!"

31. Singer Lovato

32. Wrestling move named after a pesticide

34. Why Keanu is such a generous tipper?

42. Revenue-raising legislation

43. The "Y" of Y.S.L.

44. Bad thing to bring to bed, it's said

45. Rapper Kool Moe ___

46. Bone doc

47. Heartburn

49. Make out

51. Needle holder

52. 1960s singer swindles Nashville awards?

57. Online euphemism for "killed" used to avoid demonetization

59. 'See ya!'

60. Part between the shoulders

61. Well-known song with a trilingual version in English, French and Inuktitut

64. Come back in force

68. Order to go?

71. Actress ___ Lee Nolin of "Baywatch"

73. "No joke!"

77. Scottish cryptid spotted by the French?

83. Bad sound from a fan

84. Bothered to no end

85. Java tea

86. Bygone retail giant

88. Senatorial greeting

89. Bathroom brand

91. 1998 tech debut

93. Volcanic gems found on every continent

94. Harsh taskmaster taken to task?

98. Totally played out

99. Alien leader?

100. "... to hold, as ___, the mirror up to nature": Hamlet

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104. Eastern currency

105. Opening of le soliloque d'Hamlet

107. Innocent sort

110. What a modest play has in common with the answer to each italicized clue?

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120. Pub quaff

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Down

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2. "Altho ..."

3. Cacio e ___ (Roman pasta dish)

4. Nervous agreement

5. Make-up artist?

6. General with a chicken dish named after him

7. Goofball

8. Some, in Saltillo

9. "S.N.L." alum Nwodim

10. Tom ___, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" satirist

11. Tahini, essentially

12. Certain open enrollment options, for short

13. "Roundabout" rock band, 1971

14. 'Gross!'

15. Onetime stargazer's education channel

16. Cries of self-described "idiots"

17. 'Now I get it!'

18. Fireball-throwing demons from Doom

20. In good spirits

23. Name in many skyscrapers

24. Jam band with a Ben & Jerry's flavor

30. ___ paint (sign tragically noticed after sitting on a park bench)

31. End of a redundant legal doublet

32. Jorts material

34. ___ to go

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36. Emergency removal, in brief

37. Light in the night sky also known as Alpha Lyrae

38. Whiskey mixer

39. Altitude sickness side effect

40. Returned to air, as an old pilot, perhaps

41. Have an inkling

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50. Viola score symbol

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54. Chess pieces

55. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" or "Out of sight, out of mind"

56. Social class

58. Unpacked, say

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66. Shout in a slasher film

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69. Catapult

70. Kitchen brand

72. Martial art mastered by Steven Seagal

74. Taper

75. Empty inside

76. Tater ___

78. How sun-dried tomatoes are packed

79. Dog-___

80. Dog-___

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82. Scorch

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92. It can carry a tune

93. Modern "art"

95. Word after high or holy

96. Fast-food chain whose name has two hyphens

97. Washstand item

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102. Sleepy murmur

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105. Shade in the desert

106. "___ remains to be seen"

108. Clubber's tank top material

109. Verve

111. 4G letters

112. QB Ward or Newton

113. To's opposite

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115. Move the needle?

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