Like a plastered-on smile Crossword Clue

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Like a plastered-on smile Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. tamper, with the purpose of deception
2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive
(noun)
1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
(adjective)
1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PLASTERED (adjective)
1. very drunk
2. (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
SMILE (noun)
1. a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
SMILE (verb)
1. change one’s facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
2. express with a smile

More New Yorker Crossword (10/9/2024) Answers

Across

1. Makes a wager

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9. What someone who’s about to cry might feel in their throat

13. Dull pain

14. Huddled rugby formation

16. Bitter beers, for short

17. House ___ (common songbird)

18. Food products that the comedian Jim Gaffigan once described as meat-filled Pop-Tarts

20. Glowing, like a pearl

22. 1995 thriller starring Sandra Bullock as a computer programmer

23. <3

24. “Gadzooks!”

25. Hideouts made from sheets and comforters, perhaps

28. The “F” in the physics law F=ma

29. Actress Rapp who has played Regina George in film and stage versions of “Mean Girls”

30. Beverage that might be enjoyed with scones

34. Wrote in C or Python, maybe

35. “___: The Jellicle Ball” (2024 revival of a classic musical, set in the ballroom scene)

36. Texting format: Abbr.

37. Fluffy perch for a cartoon angel, perhaps

38. Prickly plants

39. Pop star with the 2023 début album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”

41. Leaves in a hurry

43. Sumptuous meal

44. Tycoons

45. Shindig where someone may take a stand?

48. History-making computer scientist with a biography subtitled “The Enigma”

50. Tempt

51. Citrus fruit used in Japanese cuisine

52. One of the vital signs

53. Major for some future C.F.O.s

54. Editorial “leave it in”

55. Ran, as ink

56. The ___ the limit!

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Down

1. Really let the tears flow

2. Beige hue

3. “West Side Story” gang led by Bernardo

4. Grammar-class subject that has a subject and a predicate

5. Went ___ (set foot on dry land)

6. Groups that might earn merit badges

7. Partner of crafts or sciences

8. Li’l dog

9. Compares (to)

10. Knock over

11. Chess victories

12. Subtle "Over here!"

15. Went via automobile

19. Steep slide at a water park, e.g.

21. Stepped-on tool in a classic slapstick gag

24. Basketball strategy where each person guards an area of the court, rather than a specific player

25. Ride-or-die pals, for short

26. Rich soil

27. Out of patience

30. Shell station on the road?

31. R. & B. singer James

32. Z __ 'zebra'

34. Suddenly stops talking

35. Transactions at a dealership

37. Shout repeated during a rally, say

38. Applaud

39. Treat that’s a hybrid between a crescent-shaped pastry and a ring-shaped pastry

40. Four-___ friends

41. “Cheerio,” in Châteauroux

42. Mania

44. Bodies of water near Tampa and San Francisco

45. “___ Bill” (SZA song with a Tarantino-inspired music video)

46. City that fell to a giant-wooden-horse-based invasion, in myth

47. Strong cravings

49. Massage

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