Modern lead-in to quit or bait Crossword Clue

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Modern lead-in to quit or bait Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. something that is desired intensely
2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
(verb)
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
2. be violent; as of fires and storms

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LEAD-IN (noun)
1. the introductory section of a story
2. wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
MODERN (adjective)
1. relating to a recently developed fashion or style
2. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
MODERN (noun)
1. a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
2. a contemporary person

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
AGER

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17. Enhancing "blemish" (3x)

19. Rip (apart)

20. Something to belly up to

21. Tennis's "King of Clay," familiarly

22. Cautious

23. ''My guess is . . .''

25. Teach, playfully (3x)

29. Pinocchio's tell

31. South American capital where Simón Bolívar was born

32. ___ Wowie (cocktail with a rhyming name)

33. PC Key

34. 'Wait for it . . .'

35. Sweet popcorn coating (4x)

39. Sci-fi pilot ___ Solo

40. Call, as a poker bet

41. Roman author of "Metamorphoses"

42. Fred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarry

45. Tech review site

46. Nut in Sausalito cookies (3x)

48. Bundles in a stationery shop

52. Pointed remarks

53. "Famous" cookie entrepreneur

55. Church fixture

56. Black mark on a credit report, in brief

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61. April's ___ Day

62. Bug on a pug

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64. Acrimonious, as a breakup

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6. Taking charge?

7. Happy-sounding advocacy grp.

8. Scuff up, say

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10. Instrument associated with beans and salsa?

11. Was a ham

12. Scrunchied hairstyle

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18. Audition

22. Word that can precede cry or baby

24. Picky, picky, picky

26. Sch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate)

27. Housemother

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30. Day break?

32. Got it all off his chest?

33. Disc golf "hole"-in-one

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39. "Well, let me think"

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44. Almost a quarter of the Super Bowl's run time

45. Sometimes-uncredited appearances

47. Da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, for example

49. Gift from a teacher's pet

50. Free-for-all

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