Pop music's Rita Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MUSIC (noun)
1. punishment for one’s actions
2. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
POP (verb)
1. bulge outward
2. drink down entirely
POP (noun)
1. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
2. music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock’n’roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
POP (adjective)
1. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

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7. Long-range basketball shots

13. "It's gone!" sound

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17. Nobility rank

18. Empty promises

20. Snacks that cause orange fingers

22. Instrument in some Sufjan Stevens songs

23. "Crying emoji" feature

24. Garment that might have a hook and eye fastener

25. "Beware of opening this at the office" letters

29. Tell on someone

31. Curve

32. Like Warheads candies

33. Deleted

34. __ and aahs

36. School grp. that might hold a coat drive

37. Texter's "didn't know that!"

38. 'Code Switch' network

40. Like riders on a log flume, often

41. Small jump

42. Sunbeam

43. Suffix with "four" or "nine," but not "three" or "five"

45. Enter a username and password

47. Cozy lodges

49. Chicago Bulls org

50. Pod veggie

51. Rational

52. New Era product

53. Fishing spools

55. Working hard

57. Idina Menzel musical named for a tall tree

59. Like ridged french fries

63. ___ Minor

64. Dance clubs

65. Music genre prefix

66. Bog substance

67. Manages

68. Golf peg

69. Doc signed to protect secrets

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1. Blueprint deet

2. "What Now?" host Trevor

3. "Coal Miner's Daughter" singer-songwriter

4. Art supplies that need sharpening

5. Eye part

6. Deplete

7. Reality show with one woman and 25ish men

8. Long sandwich

9. Baltimore NFL squad

10. Name found in "angel investor"

11. "Yadda yadda yadda," for short

12. ___/they pronouns

14. Armadas

19. Sadness

21. Knack

24. Steamed bun

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27. Versatile piece of furniture

28. Sandwich option

29. ___ Attack (Nintendo game with blocks)

30. "Wicked" actress Grande

35. Super excited

39. Partial refund

44. Doze in the daytime

46. Matured

48. Occasion to communicate with spirits

54. 'That's unfortunate'

56. MMA fight enders

57. "Don't run in the house," e.g.

58. Numbers to analyze

59. Public health org

60. Brazilian city, for short

61. AOL, for one

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