Older and ___ Crossword Clue

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Older and ___ Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

OLDER (adjective)
1. skilled through long experience
2. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

Hint 2: Anagram

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

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Across

1. "Frankenstein" star Oscar

6. Cheetos package

9. "So adorable!"

12. "Schitt's Creek" matriarch

13. "You do realize the bebe is crying. ___ it scheduled to be dormant by now?" (12-Across quote)

15. Neighbor of Libya

17. Tax investigation

18. Person prone to stretching the truth

19. "Flashback when you met me / Your buzzcut and my ___ bleached"

20. Opportunity to begin again

22. Jazz singer Jones

23. Bridal couture designer Elie

24. Get it

26. Bearded Collie, e.g.

27. Mai ___

30. Snow-removal vehicle

32. Laundry day challenges

34. E-file org.

35. Enjoy an Emo's Not Dead cruise, say

37. Spanish Steps city

38. Celebratory smooch that often follows a countdown

43. Like diluted coffee

44. Early recording of a song

45. Spanish for "to be"

46. Lab glassware

48. "That wasn't even close" defeat

50. The S in STEM (Abbr.)

51. Musical talent

52. "You can't ___ with us" ("Mean Girls" quote)

54. March Madness org.

56. "Dark Angel" star Jessica

58. "Ready for my next chapter" time

63. Squishmallows, e.g.

64. Wilbur's friend, in "Charlotte's Web"

65. Off-limits

66. Scissors sound

67. “Gravity” singer Bareilles

68. Blow like Mount Doom

69. Sci-fi creatures

70. Small recipe amt.

71. Places

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Down

1. Apple desktop computer

2. *Heart and ___

3. Assistant

4. Opera highlights

5. Little snooze

6. ___ Hot 100 (music industry standard record chart)

7. Tokyo Disney Resort's continent

8. Pesky flies

9. Massage target, maybe

10. "Can you catch me up to speed here?"

11. "Gimme a moment"

14. Palo Verdes and palms

16. Takes foreeeever

21. Quesadilla condiment

25. French for "to be"

27. Cookie container

28. "Is it just us two?"

29. "This is the way, trust me"

33. Just fine

36. Cookie made with citrus zest

39. Tibetan ox

40. ___ out (barely gets)

41. ___ for (give a guarantee about)

42. Respectful title

46. Pulsates

47. Repeated musical phrases

49. Takes a lick of

53. Pet's reward

55. Pac-Man console

57. Nile vipers

59. Makes a blunder

60. Share a border

61. Tug-of-war item

62. Little kids

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