Protection of intellectual property, or a phonetic hint to 16-, 23-, 30-, and 44-Across Crossword Clue

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Protection of intellectual property, or a phonetic hint to 16-, 23-, 30-, and 44-Across Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
(verb)
1. secure a copyright on a written work

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INTELLECTUAL (adjective)
1. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
2. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
INTELLECTUAL (noun)
1. a person who uses the mind creatively
PROTECTION (noun)
1. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

More LA Times Crossword (3/30/2026) Answers

Across

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9. Carrier on rails

13. Monumental

14. Herb in poultry stuffing

15. Purifying filter acronym

16. Adrift after a storm, perhaps

18. Happily ___ after

19. Weighing device

20. Cheddar shredders

22. Collectively

23. Jodie Comer's "Killing Eve" co-star

24. Subterfuge

25. Cone alternative at an ice cream shop

26. Rebound

27. Triage pro

28. Detective Spade of "The Maltese Falcon"

29. Precious stone

30. Stir-fry vegetable

35. Bands sound booster

36. Special __: some mil. missions

37. Word before devil or dog

39. Top-notch

42. NNW opposite

43. Maker of jet-powered pogo sticks, in cartoons

44. “Let me explain . . . ”

46. "Hadestown" writer Mitchell

47. Choppy, layered style with black bangs

48. Corp. shake-up

49. Second to ___

53. Easy- Bake ___

54. Pilates target

55. Short message

56. Pharmacy orders, informally

57. "The Music of Tori and the Muses" singer-songwriter

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2. American marsupials known for playing dead

3. "The Simpsons" character in a rhinestone suit

4. Gas pump number

5. 'East,' in Spanish

6. Some four-year degs.

7. Generational divide

8. Long for

9. Lady's partner in an animated spaghetti scene

10. Unmask

11. Italian liqueur in a spritz

12. Like wetlands

17. Brewpub brew

21. Pros who know all the hot spots?

22. Where the Wild Things ___

23. Basic arithmetic homework

25. Goldfish, for one

28. Pastry that may be deep-fried in ghee

29. Stare in amazement

31. Cornish roasts

32. Overly inquisitive

33. Snail commonly cooked in butter

34. Supremely powerful

38. Thats correct

39. Promising youngster

40. Get rid of

41. Pressed, as clothes

42. Trippy fungus, informally

43. Bless using oil

45. Neo-pagan religion

46. Gassy prefix

48. Loaves that may be marbled

51. Con's opposition

52. Contact list no.

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