Meteor shower? Crossword Clue

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Meteor shower? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a magnifier of images of distant objects
(verb)
1. crush together or collapse
2. make smaller or shorter

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

METEOR (noun)
1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth’s atmosphere
2. a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth’s atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
SHOWER (noun)
1. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
2. washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
SHOWER (verb)
1. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
2. rain abundantly

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22. Browbeaten

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27. In the way of

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29. Time to go fast?

30. Audacious, informally

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36. Paws

40. Take a hankie to, say

41. Nora who wrote "When Harry Met Sally …"

43. Counterpart of Brahma and Vishnu

46. Expand, as dough

48. Hawaiian fish with a palindromic name

49. Dessert

52. Deciduous tree often found in regions dominated by conifers

54. Just a number, they say

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56. Turn over

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Down

1. And so on, in brief

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15. Hoop alternative

18. Neighbor of Switz.

22. Something inside or outside a wine bar?

23. Count of "A Series of Unfortunate Events"

25. Unpredictable

26. Gingham or seersucker

28. Common policy at a neighborhood BBQ

31. Remote sensing technology that uses lasers

32. Eponymous Belgian resort town

34. Cringeily cute

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38. Spray from a plane

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51. Clear stuff in a restaurant

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61. First name signifier?

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