Literary device that covers up plot holes Crossword Clue

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LITERARY (adjective)
1. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
2. knowledgeable about literature
DEVICE (noun)
1. any clever maneuver
2. an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

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27. Holy __!

28. It gets billed first

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32. Brainiacs

33. 'Then what?'

36. Excessively dainty

37. “We are the ninety-nine per cent” movement, briefly

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40. Kvetch

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6. Unique

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