Setting for “The Crucible” Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
2. a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CRUCIBLE (noun)
1. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
SETTING (noun)
1. the context and environment in which something is set
2. arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

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25. Hunk

28. Explosive play from a legendary Laker

31. Blended hair-color effect

33. Researcher’s undertaking

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37. “I can take it”

39. Some undergraduate T.A.s

40. Unsubtle, as comedy

42. Brand whose name is Italian for “wasp”

43. “What a killer outfit!”

46. Condition sometimes treated with ketamine therapy, briefly

47. Drawings with stand-out features?

49. Carried on, as a campaign

51. Aw-shucks sorts

52. Actor Gulager whose name sounds like it’s hinting at something

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Down

1. “Gimme a frickin’ break!”

2. El Amazonas y el Orinoco, por ejemplo

3. “Accurate”

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5. Type of brick

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7. Clear and fluent

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10. Hoofing it

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12. Of two minds

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15. Situation concerning very few

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49. Vessels sometimes used for deep-frying

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56. Little one

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