Schoolyard comeback Crossword Clue

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Schoolyard comeback Crossword Answer

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CANSO

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ARESO

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SCHOOLYARD (noun)
1. the yard associated with a school
COMEBACK (noun)
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
2. return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

CANSO
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ARESO
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Hint 3: Anagram

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ATONER

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20. Fixes, as shoelaces

21. Action that might precede a brawl

23. Litmus reddener

24. Opportunity to retire?

26. D.C. bigwig

27. So-called “Island of the Gods”

28. Facing the sky, perhaps

32. Fort Worth sch

34. Online chats, for short

36. Instrument named from the Persian for “three string”

37. "So long!"

39. Big brute

40. Doctor's orders

41. Complete range

42. Cavs on a scoreboard

43. Pocatello sch.

44. Food Network’s “Essence of ___”

46. Tahoe runner

48. L.A. clock setting

51. In shorter supply

53. Riboflavin, alternatively

54. Russian opposition leader Navalny

56. Skin care product derived from bird fat

58. Graph gradient

59. Court worker’s machine

61. Eye-defying works

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64. Bygone birds

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Down

1. Strong cotton fabric

2. Individually

3. Without a moment to spare

4. "The Grapes of Wrath" figure

5. Place for a 'pawdicure'

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8. They may be minced

9. Bad trait for a poker player

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11. Neural transmitter

12. Asian secret society

13. Bit of binary code

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22. Fourth qtr. followers

25. Hipbone-related

27. Greyhound boarding needs

29. “Isn’t my place to decide,” or, spoken aloud, a component of 3-, 7-, 9- and 27-Down

30. Baseballer with a W on his cap

31. Hesitant sounds

33. Swing teacher

35. Worrisome note on a quiz

37. Epoch division

38. Spillway site

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49. Takes the wrong way

50. El Greco Museum setting

52. Mend a seam

53. 'On the other hand . . .'

54. Purina brand

55. Bridge engineer’s calculation

57. Blanc, par exemple

58. Yard goods?

60. Character from Euripides?

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