"No! Stay with me instead" Crossword Clue

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"No! Stay with me instead" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

INSTEAD (adverb)
1. in place of, or as an alternative to
2. on the contrary
STAY (verb)
1. hang on during a trial of endurance
2. stay the same; remain in a certain state
STAY (noun)
1. the state of inactivity following an interruption
2. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

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17. Unfair omission

18. "No pain, no ___"

19. Unaccompanied

20. 31-, 36- and 40-Across, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

23. Prickly parts of rosebushes

24. Futbol announcer's shout

25. Cunning like a fox

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29. Foldable bed

30. Just slightly

31. Northernmost of the three 20-Across

33. "No man is an ___"

35. Low-lying land

36. Central of the three 20-Across

38. Fairy tale baddie

39. Sings wordlessly

40. Southernmost of the three 20-Across

42. Lionel Messi, for the 2022 World Cup

43. Genre for GloRilla

45. Put a coat on

49. Tousles, like hair

51. Intensify

52. Stifles oneself

54. Knights title

55. Vietnamese New Year

56. Location of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final

59. Beg

60. Chimpanzee e.g.

61. Farmland measure

62. Impulsive speed

63. All over the ___

64. Hibernation site

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Down

1. Fishnetlike material

2. ". . . but I could be mistaken"

3. 'Quiet down!'

4. Pretax amounts

5. Colorful, ornamental flower

6. Some Polynesian feasts

7. ESPN sportscaster Andrews

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11. Piece of a soccer goal

12. China's largest ethnic group

13. World Cup cheer

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22. Saag paneer scooper

26. Touch___ (side boundary of a soccer field)

27. Since Jan. 1

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31. Tent-pitching places

32. Get rid of

34. Goal-oriented father?

35. Horn that was a staple of the 2010 World Cup

37. Wood-splitting tool

39. Let me think

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46. Positive shift

47. Note after D?

48. Explosive stuff

50. Wet impact sound

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54. It's part of the process!

56. Speed stat

57. Rejuvenating place

58. Cold treatment for injuries

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