Muse of history Crossword Clue

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Muse of history Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of history

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HISTORY (noun)
1. a record or narrative description of past events
2. all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
MUSE (verb)
1. reflect deeply on a subject
MUSE (noun)
1. in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
2. the source of an artist’s inspiration

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COIL

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1. Gossiped-about duo

5. River whose southernmost source is found in Burundi

9. Animal that expresses anger by spitting

14. Curbside call

15. Egg’s outline

16. Traditional Vietnamese garment whose name means "long shirt"

17. 2000 Eminem single with lines from his "biggest fan"

18. St. Benedict, for one

19. Central meeting points

20. TimiL

23. 50¢ or $1: Abbr.

24. Fish more formally known as a batomorph

25. Capital of Portugal, to natives

29. Crown of jewels

31. Penultimate Greek letter

33. One of four seen on Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man"

34. Goat's cry

35. Golfer's suppor-

38. Move like a fox

40. Get a lode of this!

41. John from Britain

42. Evade

44. Bad beginning?

45. Like news that everyone already knows

46. Legal boundaries?

47. Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat

50. More melted, as a marshmallow

53. Tree alongside a ski run

54. Bro, e.g.

55. P | u | n | c | h | e | s

59. Sound of a perfect basketball shot

62. "Beware the ___ of a patient man": John Dryden

63. Ordered

64. Increase, as interest

65. German Ms.

66. Pupil's surroundings

67. Environmentalist Adams

68. Site for many stars?

69. Sounds of disapproval

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1. Short negative review

2. Floor covering in a Japanese tearoom

3. Bingo

4. Stole material

5. Southern denial

6. Something tickled on a piano

7. "Buy ___. They're not making it anymore" (old saying)

8. Philanthropic group with a clock face in its logo

9. The so-called "Pineapple Isle"

10. Goes around and around

11. Make sense, with “up”

12. "Maggie ___," classic folk song covered by the Beatles

13. ChatGPT, Claude, etc.

21. Inflicts

26. Lasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically

27. Milkshake flavor

28. Gospel shout

30. "Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly on Three Shoes" painter, 1945

31. Contented sounds

32. "Changed my mind," in editing notation

35. Curl

36. Hip-knee connectors

37. Source of linseed oil

38. It's all a haze

39. Drug bust unit

43. Model Miranda

47. Make neat

48. Large-eyed African antelope with a duplicative name

49. Fixate

51. Give (out)

52. Neighbor of Ricky and Lucy, on 1950s TV

53. Far from house-trained

56. Dodgy

57. 100%

58. End piece

59. Belinda's business on "The White Lotus"

60. Prevail

61. Some test figs.

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