Plush and gentle, like a puppy's fur ... or the start to the name of a diamond sport with an underhand pitch Crossword Clue

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Plush and gentle, like a puppy's fur ... or the start to the name of a diamond sport with an underhand pitch Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. not brilliant or glaring
2. (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
(adverb)
1. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNDERHAND (adjective)
1. marked by deception
2. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
UNDERHAND (adverb)
1. slyly and secretly
2. with the hand swung below shoulder level
DIAMOND (noun)
1. the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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Across

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8. "Through thick and ___"

12. Hotel offering

13. Relaxed run in the morning

14. Give stars to an app, say

15. Home buyer's loan

17. ___-aging cream (beauty product)

18. "Gold," to someone from Spain

19. “American ___” (reality show)

20. "About the author" blurb, for short

22. Body part with toes ... or the start to the name of a gridiron sport where touchdowns win the day and the game

25. Custard dessert often topped with caramel sauce

27. Lead-in to "fetched" or "sighted"

28. Beach ___ (summertime physique, perhaps)

31. Container for picnic supplies ... or the start to the name of a sport where you shoot hoops and set up alley-oops

34. Fix, as a TV

36. "How Can ___ Sure?" (1967 hit by the Rascals): 2 wds.

37. Identify in a Facebook photo

39. Ready, willing and ___

40. Tax advisor: Abbr.

41. Talking ___ brick wall (futile conversation): 2 wds.

42. Fish name that rhymes with "harp"

46. Ring of flowers

48. Like an unaccounted-for GI: Abbr.

49. "A whole new ___," idiom for a completely different situation ... or an apt description of all the sports hidden in this puzzle: 2 wds.

54. "___-hoo!" (cry of delight)

55. Partner of "ohs" in a paper-and-pencil game

56. "___ me when you get here" ("Drop me a message")

58. Caustic cleaning chemical

59. Work like ___ (idiom for working extremely hard): 2 wds.

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Down

1. Cost an ___ and a leg (be expensive)

2. Dove's call

3. "Neither here ___ there"

4. Ambulance crew member: Abbr.

5. Slightly open, like a door

6. "I need to ___ from work now to reach the station on time" ("I need to sign out now"): 2 wds.

7. "Ice ___: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (2009 animated film)

8. Genetic attribute

9. Body part with fingers and a thumb ... or the start to the name of a sport that is usually played in a walled court

10. "Leave ___ me" ("I'll handle that"): 2 wds.

11. ___ Armstrong who walked on the moon

16. Icky sticky stuff

20. Acid counterpart in chemistry ... or the start to the name of a diamond sport popularly known as "America's Pastime"

21. Tattoo artist's paint

23. Rowing stick used rhythmically

24. Inedible source of iron

25. Law enforcement organization with a "Most Wanted" list: Abbr.

26. Science experiment site, for short

28. "Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves":

29. Liquid used to fry onion rings

30. Dr. ___, rapper of "Let Me Ride"

32. "The list goes on," for short

33. Clickety-clack dance style

35. Bread, in Portuguese

38. The Milky Way, for one

41. “Just discovered this,” in textspeak: Abbr.

42. Imitates a crow

43. What Horton heard in a Dr. Seuss title: 2 wds.

44. Top of the mouth

45. What a book review might spoil

47. "What ___ is on your mind?" ("Tell me more")

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50. Valedictorian's statistic: Abbr.

51. Red Cross effort

52. Letters near a "6" on an old phone keypad

53. It may be dropped in soup

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