Reason given for avoiding certain foods Crossword Clue

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Reason given for avoiding certain foods Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CERTAIN (adjective)
1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
2. certain to occur; destined or inevitable
REASON (verb)
1. present reasons and arguments
2. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
REASON (noun)
1. a rational motive for a belief or action
2. the state of having good sense and sound judgment

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MEDIATION

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18. River associated with Shakespeare

19. On a par with

20. "La Bamba" singer Ritchie

22. ___-Williams (paint brand)

23. Circuit made before the race begins

24. Huge amount

25. Canoe-rental area

26. What an open parenthesis might represent

29. “Scary Movie” actress Anna

30. Run out of juice

31. ___-Tahoe International Airport

32. Coca-Cola brand with many flavors

33. Oft-replaced piece in a clarinet

34. Mangia!

35. Products from Schwinn or Trek

36. Rare finds in crowded subway cars

37. “Apollo 13” actor with the line “Failure is not an option”

39. Apollo 13 director Howard

40. Reddish brewery offering

41. Indigenous people of western New York

45. Spanish naval force of 1588

46. Unit equivalent to approximately 1.3 horsepower

47. R.S.V.P.s sent with regrets

48. What the Batcave lies beneath

50. Here today, __ tomorrow

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52. Runners Down Under

53. Fermentation agent

54. Hearty one-pot meal

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Down

1. Vending-machine offerings

2. Like the writers Claire Keegan and Sebastian Barry

3. “Sweet Dreams” star Jessica

4. Not none, but not many

5. Repressed, as feelings

6. Pertaining to bees

7. Clear choice for a cinematographer?

8. Segment of a journey

9. Nation whose capital is less than forty miles from Vienna

10. Libra’s symbol

11. Concept that hasn’t been explored before

13. 35-Across whose popularity boomed in the seventies

15. Become increasingly attractive to

21. Unreturned serves

23. What junkers might be sold for

25. Highway divisions

26. Phrase on an egg carton

27. Pilots’ briefing area aboard an aircraft carrier

28. Available to order

29. Hindu ascetic

32. Hit me with your questions!

33. Successes for subscription services

35. Born and ___

36. Williams-___ (cookware store)

38. Humiliates

39. Acquiesce after much resistance

41. Some trigonometry ratios

42. That's enough out of you!

43. Make amends

44. Spread around

46. “The Closer” star Sedgwick

49. Suffix with 'lemon' or 'lime'

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