Part of a comic strip Crossword Clue

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Part of a comic strip Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. select from a list
2. decorate with panels
(noun)
1. electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
2. (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STRIP (verb)
1. lay bare
2. take off or remove
STRIP (noun)
1. an airfield without normal airport facilities
2. a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
COMIC (adjective)
1. arousing or provoking laughter
2. of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
COMIC (noun)
1. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Hint 3: Anagram

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PENAL

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17. Narrow access spot under a house

19. Sneaky ploy

20. Break the fourth ___

21. Place for chickens

23. Fan setting

24. Org. that regulates traveling?

26. A pop

28. Belly buttons

30. Spoil a movie ending for a friend, e.g.

31. Device for saving TV shows

32. Fish whose name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "pretty"

33. Uterus

35. Makes things right

37. Tread carefully

42. Brings together

43. Target audience for "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"

45. Yellow songbird

47. Electric guitar hookup

50. Fire ___ (red stinging insect)

51. Handbag type

52. Pinocchio, when his nose is growing

53. Horse food

54. Lithium-___ battery

55. Nut that contains caffeine

57. Sounds on dairy farms

59. “Call of ___” (video game series)

61. Spread quickly in a wild way

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66. March Madness org.

67. Liquefy in a blender

68. Some deli loaves

69. Word before "ad" on some YouTube videos

70. Made a scolding sound

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1. Manhattan's home, for short

2. Rowing tool

3. Meat often cooked on a rotating spit

4. Des Moines state

5. Like some r's in Spanish

6. Person who works from home?

7. Eggs Benedict recipe word

8. Food in a shell

9. Two-person basketball game

10. Place to play beer pong

11. Protective talisman

12. Leave the band, perhaps

13. Distorts, like data

18. Bulgarian, e.g.

24. Fresh

25. Facial feature that can be tweezed

27. Sly

29. Pop by

32. Small ornamental tree

34. Brutally honest

36. Cravat

38. "You've got a ___ for that!"

39. Loud noisemakers on fire trucks

40. Genesis boat

41. Italian volcano

44. Pigpen

45. Overcast

46. ___ Anne's (pretzel chain)

48. First word for some babies

49. Essay directive

51. Spiced apple drink

52. Hawaiian veranda

56. Good fortune

58. Major work

60. "Agreed!"

62. Best Melodic ___ Performance (Grammy category)

63. Once called

64. 'Thank you for coming to my ___ Talk'

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