Preliminary version, as of an essay Crossword Clue

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Preliminary version, as of an essay Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a large and hurried swallow
2. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
(verb)
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something
2. engage somebody to enter the army

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRELIMINARY (noun)
1. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
2. a minor match preceding the main event
PRELIMINARY (adjective)
1. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
VERSION (noun)
1. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
2. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

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1. ___-Mart Stores, Inc. (former name for a big retail chain)

4. Black ___ (secret missions)

7. Listening organ

10. Inflated sense of self

11. Nope's counterpart

12. Lumberjack's tool

13. Alpha, ___, Gamma

15. It's the end of an ___!

16. Get ___ of (discard)

17. Signal "yes" with the head

20. Reads a barcode, say

22. Multitask by balancing various tasks, like 46a does when she cooks dinner, helps with homework, and handles work calls all at once

25. "Wee" backward

26. "You don't seem pleased, should I take that as ___?" (refusal): 2 wds.

27. Hoover or Three Gorges, e.g.

29. Common bridal veil fabric

33. Before I forget… in textspeak: Abbr.

34. Track down, like what 46a does when she magically locates your missing sock, even though you could swear you already looked

37. Unit of pressure: abbr.

38. "___ unrelated note ...": 2 wds.

41. Brit's "Toodle-oo!" that sounds like a singular unit of circular oat cereal

43. ___ Barrett of Pink Floyd

45. Busy California airport Abbr.

46. Parent honored in May and the star of this puzzle, with a heart as big as her hugs, whose presence makes even the impossible seem easy

49. "I ___ see that coming!" ("I was not expecting that!")

53. Away from the wind, on a boat

54. Furry sitcom extraterrestrial

57. Hawaiian feast

58. Affectionate peck from 46a that is a magical cure for ouchies or boo-boos

59. "Just an update," in a memo: Abbr.

60. __ Games: Fortnite developer

61. Platform for an iPad or iPod

62. Austin's state, for short

63. One of the animals on Michigan's state flag

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Down

1. Spider's creation

2. Birthday candle count

3. Parking ___ (place for cars)

4. "___ Como Va" (1971 Santana hit)

5. Small handbag that 46a carries, which has just what you need exactly when you need it, as if it were a bottomless treasure chest

6. Astronaut's domain

7. Make, as an income

8. Earth's line of rotation

9. Color associated with Mars

14. "Gemini Man" director ___ Lee

18. ___ Navy (clothing brand)

19. Like many users of sign language

21. Belt-hole making tool

22. Poke with a stick

23. "Do ___ others as you would..."

24. Dress worn to a ball

28. Podcaster's essential, for short

30. Month between March and May, for short

31. Franchise launched in 2000: Abbr.

32. Vowel trio after “a”

35. Organization for Penguins and Ducks: Abbr.

36. "___ Poets Society" (Robin Williams movie)

39. What a phoenix rises from

40. Bill ___ the Science Guy

42. Banishment from one's own country

46. Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed

47. Spaghetti aglio e ___

48. Thomas Hardy's "___ of the d'Urbervilles"

50. Take for a ride

51. Final ___ in the coffin (ending blow)

52. Put to bed snugly, with "in," like when 46a gently wraps you in blankets and chases away any monsters under the bed

55. Strong alkali

56. Repair, like what 46a does when she glues your favorite toy back together or patches up your clothes with love

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