Peter ___, physicist with a field and a particle named for him Crossword Clue

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PHYSICIST (noun)
1. a scientist trained in physics
PARTICLE (noun)
1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
2. a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

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12. Business-casual tops worn in the summer

14. Devout

15. Beatles compilation album with 27 chart-topping hits

16. Big name in pain relief

18. Anti-trafficking agcy.

19. *Knack for success

21. Makes angry, old-style

22. Reveal

23. Still on the run

25. Something grilled at a tailgating party

27. *Source of ongoing income, informally

29. Do more work on, as a farrier might

31. Slow-moving tree-dweller

32. Landscape photographer Adams

33. Green-lights

34. Surprisingly dangerous "river horse"

38. Warning before your breaking point?

40. Fund-raising drive participants

41. *Reckless motorist in "The Wind in the Willows"

45. Mothers in a flock

46. Plans (to)

47. Ctrl+V action

49. Dragon's den

50. Remarks void of meaning … and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues

54. What the prefix "omni-" means

55. Easily broken

56. Ancient Greek region along the Aegean coast

57. Rolled randomizer

58. Like some martinis and jokes

59. Sweat ___

60. Sure thing

61. Workers in a colony

62. Made haste

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1. Meat sold in a can

2. Showgirl at the Copacabana, in song

3. Vessel for a pub pint

4. *Where new features are released?

5. Nintendo Switch predecessor

6. "Sooooey!" and "Here, piggy, piggy!"

7. Really should

8. Total jerk

9. Suddenly cease all communication

10. Tightly wound, maybe

11. Mad Hatter's collection

13. Breakaway group

14. Word after smart or flip

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21. *Metal lathes and drill presses

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25. Supportive undergarment

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30. Bygone

33. Get the better of

35. Get 40 winks in 20 minutes, say

36. Historic introduction?

37. Pre-C.I.A. spy group

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40. Historic Normandy date

41. Chivalrous address to a noblewoman

42. Bad way to get caught

43. Julia of 10 Things I Hate About You

44. In an appropriate way

48. Big gulp

51. Cherry discards

52. Break bread

53. Org. promoting responsible choices for youth

55. Medicine-approving grp.

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