Scholarship basis Crossword Clue

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Scholarship basis Crossword Answer

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MERIT

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(verb)
1. have need of
2. require as useful, just, or proper
(noun)
1. anything that is necessary but lacking
2. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCHOLARSHIP (noun)
1. profound scholarly knowledge
2. financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
BASIS (noun)
1. the most important or necessary part of something
2. a relation that provides the foundation for something

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MERIT
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Hint 4: Anagram

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DENE

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29. Encircled, as with smoke

31. 5th Dimension frontwoman Marilyn

33. Hilarious folks

34. Opening line?

37. Spur...or a bum rap?

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48. Toyota minivan

49. Brest bestie

50. Sure thing...or a falconer’s hawk?

52. — premium

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56. Rocker Rose

57. Like a typical building by architect Henry Hobson Richardson

58. Recite rapidly

61. Brandy made from winery pulp

66. Arrested

67. Dopey...or like babies, what with their fontanels?

70. Bike part

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74. About a sixth of Tibet’s population

79. Sleeper cell?

81. Halibut habitat

83. Inter ___

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85. Annoyance...or a result of watching a long tennis match?

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94. Object of a high-tech treasure hunt

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4. Pitifully small

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7. Cold burst?

8. Standard soap opera trope

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16. “O, she ___ teach the torches to burn bright!”: Romeo, spying Juliet

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