Middle-earth meanie Crossword Clue

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Middle-earth meanie Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MEANIE (noun)
1. a person of mean disposition
MIDDLE (adjective)
1. equally distant from the extremes
2. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
MIDDLE (noun)
1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
2. the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
MIDDLE (verb)
1. put in the middle

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25. Prison that Johnny Cash sang about

26. Like most Gallaudet University students

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29. Right, e.g.

30. Butterfield of “Hugo”

31. Hottie trading punches?

34. Family nickname

35. Immune system agent

37. Dear, to Donatello

38. "Gave it my best shot"

41. Serial fabulist

43. 'How's it goin'?'

45. Beaver unable to speak?

49. Corruption catcher

51. Meaningless

54. Summer’s result

55. Evasive move on the ice

56. Load-bearing machines

58. Cuatro doubled

60. Edit, say

62. Turmoil between the Hatfields and McCoys?

65. Bus. ender

66. Pointer’s pointer

69. Co. bailed out in 2008

70. Reacts to a missed call

71. It might make you see some unbelievable things

72. Gin-flavoring fruit

73. News agcy. since 1958

74. General who’s part of many orders

75. Recede

76. Church seating for a couple of whales?

79. "The Art of Fugue" composer

81. Place to get cheap drinks

82. Rhetorical comparison

83. 'And another thing . . .'

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90. Selects carefully

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