Scott of "Severance" Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
2. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SEVERANCE (noun)
1. the act of severing
2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
SCOTT (noun)
1. United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
2. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)

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Across

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26. Ready-to-light dispensary purchases

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37. Protagonist of a second-person novel

38. ___ and fauna

39. Nineties Game Boy release with a “Red” companion version

42. Soca band with the 2017 song “Hello”

43. Best-selling Eiichiro Oda manga

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Down

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12. More than just a glance

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