Novelist Tan Crossword Clue

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Novelist Tan Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

NOVELIST (noun)
1. one who writes novels
TAN (noun)
1. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
TAN (verb)
1. get a tan, from wind or sun
2. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
TAN (adjective)
1. of a light yellowish-brown color

Hint 2: Anagram

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

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28. Bell-tower sounds

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31. Blazed a trail

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35. Talk nonsense

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40. Candle material

44. Orderly grouping

45. Bout with scores to settle

47. "Solved it!"

48. Barrel of laughs

49. Tiresome pattern

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51. Gala in gyms

52. Square-dance lass

53. Figure skaters' score-waiting area

57. Phoenix neighbor

58. Peace Nobelist Wiesel

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63. Diploma owners

65. Dark brown drinks

66. Can't help but

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105. Read online downer content

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17. Rules, informally

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26. Dickensian clerk

29. Online ’zine

32. Contests in rings

33. Smartly attired

34. Curved paths

35. Enter abruptly, with "in"

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40. Henry VIII's sixth

41. Locally grown, as crops

42. Optimistic comment

43. Specified

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56. Preliminary text

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75. Brief squabble

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