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PROMPT (verb)
1. give an incentive for action
2. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
PROMPT (noun)
1. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
2. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
PROMPT (adjective)
1. performed with little or no delay
2. according to schedule or without delay; on time
ESSAY (verb)
1. make an effort or attempt
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
ESSAY (noun)
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt

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21. 401(k) alternatives

22. Long-snouted fish

23. Out of the wind, nautically

24. Those crossing a line?

26. Defy

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30. Features of some sports cars

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32. Prov. found in Toronto?

35. It's old news?

39. Verb that sounds like the name of a letter

40. A number divided by two?

41. Mislead

42. Canadian national park that's home to Lake Louise

43. Temporal

44. Awaken

46. Neutrogena competitor

48. Course offered at many public libraries: abbr.

49. Sheet you wouldn't want to sleep on

50. Blushes

52. Sun screen

55. Class of refreshing beverages

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58. Boba ___ (Star Wars character)

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Down

1. Dot on a die

2. One handling current events?

3. Confidence-stoking stance

4. “Interview with the Vampire” author Rice

5. It may be found in a nursery

6. Knot again

7. Excited reaction to a friend's good news

8. Lion's ___ (mushroom also called "deer butt" and "monkey head")

9. Batter's asset

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12. Scathing

13. Tablelike formations

14. Inquires

20. Successfully impersonated

22. Boast from a prankster

24. IRS figures?

25. Takes on a new role?

27. Resolve

29. Woo!

33. Balance-sheet calculations

34. Internet attention seeker

36. Symbol in Viking inscriptions

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38. Broadcast

42. "¡___ tardes!"

43. Top-selling Toyota sedans

44. Margin unit?

45. Enjoying a hot streak, casually

47. Feudal superior

49. Heron's hunting spot

50. Response to a raise?

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54. Haircut slightly longer than a bob

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