Means of self-defense Crossword Clue

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Means of self-defense Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an official who carries a mace of office
2. (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SELF-DEFENSE (noun)
1. the act of defending yourself
DEFENSE (noun)
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

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ACME

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17. Patriotic recitation since 1892

20. Concoct, with "up"

21. It may include toms and a snare

22. Abbr. on a scale

25. First lady?

26. Tagging symbols

27. Expresses support without meaning it

31. Bit of ink

34. Quite the stir

35. Bygone "before"

37. Joan of Arc, for one

38. It's just a state of mind, to some

39. Cruz known as the Queen of Salsa

40. Some midflight announcements, in brief

41. Molecule in protein synthesis

42. Disposes of securely, in a way

43. Start of the names of four of the U.S.'s 20 largest cities

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46. Term of affection in the U.K.

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2. Address letters

3. A Stooge

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7. Happen to

8. Cut

9. Great Basin tribe

10. Chews out

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12. Central points

13. Woodpecker food

18. Attacks

19. Words that might come before a meal

22. Major works of art

23. Mexican revolutionary Emiliano

24. Resident of Aleppo

28. Moccasins and loafers, e.g.

29. Free of animal products

30. Wrath

31. Writer Gay

32. Hallucinatory experiences

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36. Chicago exchange, in brief

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39. Sculptor's tool

41. French composer who refused the Legion of Honour in 1920

42. Skewered

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45. Tough nut to crack

46. “Network” director Sidney

49. Hurdle for an aspiring atty.

50. Words of reproach following a betrayal

51. Big blow

52. Things confessed

54. Ancient wrap

56. 'I don't wanna'

57. It might be on a lot

58. "___ Possible" (2000s animated series)

59. Perchance

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