Lightning ___, revolutionary device popularized by Benjamin Franklin that protects buildings during lightning storms Crossword Clue

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Lightning ___, revolutionary device popularized by Benjamin Franklin that protects buildings during lightning storms Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a square rod of land
2. a gangster’s pistol

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

REVOLUTIONARY (noun)
1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution
REVOLUTIONARY (adjective)
1. markedly new or introducing radical change
2. of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
LIGHTNING (noun)
1. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
2. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

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More Daily Themed Crossword (1/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Alien transport: Abbr.

4. Venomous Nile snake

7. James Bond, e.g.

10. Perform at karaoke night, say

12. Zodiac symbol with a mane

13. "___ is me!" (cry of grief)

14. Cleveland's Great Lake

15. Monday follower, for short

16. Most suitable, as a reply (anagram of "pat")

17. When you can expect a touchdown: Abbr.

18. Capital city of Massachusetts where Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706

20. Deli bread option

22. Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr.

23. Rodent in the subway, maybe

26. Downed a sub, say

28. Actor Omar ___ of "House"

32. "What can ___ for you?": 2 wds.

33. Single ___ whiskey

35. Palindromic constellation

36. "___ Richard's Almanack," yearly colonial bestseller written by Benjamin Franklin

38. Actress ___ Ryan from "Sleepless in Seattle"

41. Month before May, for short

44. Barking buddy

46. Villain's nemesis

47. Hundred ___ bill, U.S. currency that features Benjamin Franklin as a tribute to his legacy

51. ___-faced (dishonest)

53. Oscar equivalent for television

55. Mystical glow

56. Female sibling, for short

57. Shark's home

58. Carpe ___ (Seize the day)

59. Hard-working critter on a hill

60. Grassy lawn patch

61. Sticky tree secretion

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1. "___ and throw"

2. America's first ___ department, emergency service that was established by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia in 1736

3. "I'm working ___": 2 wds.

4. Choir voice below soprano

5. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" author Dr. ___

6. "Dead ___ Society" (Robin Williams movie)

7. Graceful pond glider

8. Sound of a bubble bursting

9. "The best is ___ to come"

11. Shifting car part

18. Alpha follower

19. Back to square ___

21. Thanksgiving tuber

23. Washington Irving's "___ Van Winkle"

24. "Without further ___ ..." (without any delay)

25. "This ___ shall pass"

27. Street of nightmares

29. Golfer's goal

30. Opposite of "con," on a list

31. Blue feeling

34. Cuddly toy bear

37. "Barbie" actress Issa ___

39. Icky sticky stuff

42. Printing ___, place where Benjamin Franklin apprenticed and thus, began his love for publishing

43. "___ + Juliet" (film starring Claire Danes)

45. Pleased as punch

46. Dinner party organizer

48. "Despacito" singer ___ Fonsi

49. Nevadas __ 51

50. Wheelchair-friendly incline

51. Airport screening organization: Abbr.

52. Take home the trophy, say

54. "___ Max: Fury Road," movie starring Tom Hardy

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