One who goes “a-leaping” in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” Crossword Clue

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One who goes “a-leaping” in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a titled peer of the realm
2. a person who has general authority over others
(verb)
1. make a lord of someone

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHRISTMAS (noun)
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
LEAPING (noun)
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

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16. Pump or wedge, for example

17. Bear such as the National Zoo’s Bao Li or Qing Bao

19. Autumnal equinox mo.

20. 'Whichever'

21. Adhesive skin-care products that might be advertised as unclogging

23. 'Not to ___ my own horn . . .'

24. Big name in speakers and headphones

25. “No surprise to me”

31. Quartet for a Sonata?

32. Dashboard indicator

33. URL ending for the I.R.S.

35. Chip in for a round of poker

36. St. ___ Cathedral (London landmark)

37. Carmaker owned by Volkswagen

38. Word before “It Go” and “It Snow” in song titles

39. Rock that produces sparks

40. Salty, meat-tenderizing solution

41. Sassy question in response to a question

44. "Layla" singer Clapton

45. Slinkys and Lincoln Logs, for example

46. Was suddenly unable to remember . . . or lucked out in Scrabble

49. Bio or chem, e.g.

52. Recuperate

53. Lickable candy-within-a-candy

55. Mountains in the opening credits of “The Sound of Music”

56. Pale shade whose name means “unbleached” in French

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58. Eye ailment

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2. Destroy

3. One ___ (vitamin brand)

4. Object toppled by a bowler

5. Dishes for which broths are kept simmering at the table

6. Go back to the beginning

7. Focus of a Napa Valley tour

8. Includes in the total

9. Wetlands whose decaying plant matter makes them carbon sinks

10. St. Francis of ___ (patron saint of Italy)

11. Batman foe who’s been played by Danny DeVito and Colin Farrell

12. I'm such a butterfingers!

13. "When Harry ___ Sally ... "

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23. Overly cutesy

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29. Popularity among a small but fervent fan base

30. Heaven forbid!

34. Perk of a penthouse, perhaps

36. Appeased

37. Synagogue cabinets

39. Texter’s “Should you care to know”

40. Monarch crowned in childhood, like Tutankhamun

42. Unspecific ultimatum ending

43. Lots and lots

46. Shoulder muscle, for short

47. ___ Raton, Florida

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