Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat? Crossword Clue

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Pose for which you must plant your body on the mat? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
2. annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POSE (verb)
1. introduce
2. be a mystery or bewildering to
POSE (noun)
1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
2. affected manners intended to impress others
PLANT (noun)
1. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
2. buildings for carrying on industrial labor
PLANT (verb)
1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
2. put firmly in the mind

Hint 3: Anagram

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LOUTS

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23. Stay singer Lisa

24. In unison

26. To an extreme degree

29. Oh no!

32. Stone that's often carved

34. "And you ___ . . .?"

35. No thanks

37. Tiny pieces of technology

42. Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North Pole

43. Sound of a stone landing in a pool

45. Tone used to create an antique vibe

46. So darling

48. Scare the bejesus out of

50. Lead-in to Pen

51. Speck in the sea

53. Zebras in the field?

54. Article of summer wear

58. On which to watch the Beeb

60. Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four letters

61. Bring home

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70. Cease-fire

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6. Dessert in a boat, literally

7. Found darling

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10. Opposite of virtually, to texters

11. Ball bearer

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13. 'Wheel of Fortune' purchase

14. Big name in surround sound

20. Dessert with a streusel-like topping, literally

25. Drinks with or without pulp, for short

27. Peaked

28. Cold-weather coat

29. Follower of "Gossip" or "Gone"

30. Potatoes, in some Asian cuisines

31. Pole e.g.

33. Music producer Brian

36. "Intelligence is the ability to ___ to change": Stephen Hawking

38. Triangular dessert, literally

39. Early Ron Howard TV role

40. Small squabble

41. Comments

44. Aromatic bit of attire

47. Some text beneath a headshot, in brief

49. Fish that may return to the ocean to spawn

52. Flashing light

54. Accessory on "Downton Abbey" or "Bridgerton"

55. So-called "Rubber City," home of Goodyear

56. Cereal box abbr.

57. Sounds of laughter

62. Working hard

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66. Damage caused by a mole, maybe

68. Syllables of hesitation

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