Mates Crossword Clue

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PALS

(4 letters)

PAIRS

(5 letters)

SPOUSES

(7 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

MATES (noun)
1. a pair of people who live together

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

PALS
(4 letters)
PAIRS
(5 letters)
SPOUSES
(7 letters)

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6. Turbine component

11. Portable bed

14. Fabled author?

15. Hang, as a curtain

16. Colorful card game

17. "That's quite the commotion!"

19. Shaq's Southern alma mater

20. Flattering poem

21. Like the grin of a villain

23. Like an Adele album named after her age at its release

27. Young plant shoot

28. Word after "gal" or "pen"

29. The "Y" in FYI

31. Shakespearean king

32. Some running shoes

34. "Until we meet again!"

36. Draft beer sources

39. Tenant's expense

40. Heed, as advice

41. Bruins' sch.

42. "Here are the CliffsNotes" letters

43. "And after THAT ..."

44. Leia and Han's romance, in the "Star Wars" franchise

45. "Je t'___" (French for "I love you")

47. Overrun (with)

49. Yam in purple ice cream

50. Garden-variety

51. Quahog's location

53. Saint Patrick's plant

56. Notable period

57. Toronto Pearson, for Air Canada

58. "That's doable!" ... or what one might say about the ends of 17-Across, 11-Down and 25-Down

63. Roth ___

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66. Touch on the back

67. Extraterrestrial

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Down

1. Crow sound

2. "That's sorta funny"

3. Fiestaware's country of origin, for short

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6. Nutrition stat

7. Fantasy brutes

8. Spicy rolled chip brand

9. Like the layout in "The Office" but not "Office Space"

10. End a career

11. "Karma Chameleon" group

12. Initial stage

13. Concert series

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22. Absorb

23. Mind-boggling works

24. Valencia alternative

25. Like Mr. Magoo without glasses

26. How a couple might go for their date?

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33. Space with a skylight

35. Gin and ___

37. Prop in geography class

38. Fully filled

40. Supported one's farmer's market

44. Predicting a Wall Street decline

46. Yacht spot

48. Took a plane

50. "Star Trek" officer

52. Food from heaven

53. Send, as a package

54. Sleeveless top, for short

55. Joint for proposing

59. IRS ID

60. Federal URL ending

61. All the rage?

62. Lowest number containing both binary digits

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