Sea-shanty singer Crossword Clue

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Sea-shanty singer Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
2. any member of a ship’s crew

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHANTY (noun)
1. a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
2. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
SINGER (noun)
1. United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
2. United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991)

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19. Up

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23. Dutch artist Jan van der ___

24. Curtail

25. Stick in an orchestra

26. Spot likely to smear

28. They aren't party people

29. Cut, as with a box cutter

30. Fun-size

31. Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"

34. Words of retaliation

38. Word with fire or false

39. Hotel listing

40. One and the other

41. Big name in chip production

42. Bundle

43. Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"

44. Refuge

45. Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed

47. It's perfect

48. "Might as well give it a shot ..."

51. Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously

52. Something blocked by censors

53. 1944 Pacific battle site

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Down

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2. It might be on a rack

3. Ski town that shares its name with a tree

4. High time

5. Image that's just over a foot, informally

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10. Repeat

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20. Items on many a back-to-school supply list

22. "Is this possible?!?"

24. Take a little off the top

25. Dog treat

27. Silent sort

28. Fancy!

30. Kind of instinct

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32. Shade of red

33. Big name in fast food

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35. Argumentative

36. Get to

37. Minimal coverage provider?

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42. Tricks

43. Unwitting mark

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46. Raced

49. Dot follower in academia

50. Spicy

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