Lead-in to determined or destined Crossword Clue

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Lead-in to determined or destined Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

LEAD-IN (noun)
1. the introductory section of a story
2. wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
DESTINED (adjective)
1. (usually followed by `to’) governed by fate
2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students’

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Across

1. Replay technique, informally

6. "Baby ___" (2008 comedy)

10. Fiddlesticks!

13. Woodworking machine

14. Burden

15. A big one might be challenging to work with

16. Sewing/cooking class, informally

17. User of the Force

18. Mrs. in Spain

19. Remove from power

20. Boarding pass info

21. Like cabernet sauvignon vis-à-vis white zinfandel

23. Restaurant booking, for short

24. "Shoulda listened to me!"

26. Rang out

27. Carrier based in Ben Gurion Airport

29. Milan's La __

32. Dole out

33. Gomez's cousin on 1960s TV

35. Bring shame upon

37. "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; ___ for the arrow that flieth by day": Psalms

38. Always there

40. Otolaryngologist, for short

42. Estrange

44. N.B.A. great ___ Archibald

46. Wrath

47. Cabernet sauvignon et zinfandel

49. Golf gimme

51. Center of a Scrabble board

55. Puma's pad?

57. D.O.J. bigwigs, in brief

59. Bass, e.g.

60. CVS Health subsidiary

61. Law enforcer in Leicester

63. Decide to deal with at a later time

65. Labor Day follower: Abbr.

66. With 68-Across, long-shot candidates … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle

68. See 66-Across

69. Prefix with -logue

70. "You just made that up!"

71. Feature of the Cyclops

72. You might be asked for your "last four" of this, in brief

73. With 58-Down, "Bugonia" actress

74. Dips a toe in, say

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Down

1. This might be ground-breaking

2. San Diego suburb

3. Person reached by dialing 0: Abbr.

4. Comes face-to-face with

5. Choreograph

6. Magic power

7. Freshly

8. Stuff that's slung

9. Parenthetical remark

10. That's enough out of you!

11. Accept the terms of

12. Pack rat

13. Summer vacation locale

20. Letter in support, informally

22. Blitzkrieg Bop band

25. Approximate no.

26. Winning hit at Wimbledon, maybe

28. Endures

30. Media sales agent, in brief

31. Be on one's back

34. Face card's value, often

36. One-named artist who sang the U.S. national anthem at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony

38. Real genius

39. Org. often concerned with fund-raising

41. Super Mario Bros. platform

42. Performs at a Thunderbirds show

43. Lists of starters

45. Packed it in

46. Big Dutch bank

48. Leif, to Eric the Red

50. "Deadwood" actor McShane

52. Typewriter feature

53. Spots where pins are dropped?

54. Pee Wee of baseball

56. Serve, as soup

58. See 73-Across

61. Pack it in

62. Gumbo ingredient

64. Enemy of Wonder Woman

67. Bocce player's skill

68. Trendy

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