Short instant Crossword Clue

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Short instant Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites
2. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
(adjective)
1. (of champagne) moderately dry

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INSTANT (noun)
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
2. a particular point in time
INSTANT (adjective)
1. occurring with no delay
2. demanding attention
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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17. Give off, like rays

18. Running total

19. It requires a delicate balance

22. College, to a Brit

23. Surgeon's workplaces: Abbr.

24. "Finders keepers, ___ weepers"

28. Country with a famous canal

30. Film that might have someone wired?

32. Capitol Hill group

34. "Makes no difference to me," in texts

35. Bubble tea morsels

40. "So cute!"

41. 'I'm gonna pass'

42. Perches for frogs

46. H Mart and Kmart

50. ___ card (ATM directive)

51. Nintendo consoles with Nunchuks

52. 911 responder

53. Money from the fire department?

57. Strums, like a guitar

60. Type of bean used as a pho garnish

61. Agitate

62. Summer camp boat

63. It might help you choose sides?

64. "___ of Dogs" (Wes Anderson film)

65. Teapot part

66. "Don't delay!"

67. Loch with a cryptid

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Down

1. Talk to

2. Scannable eye part

3. Starting point

4. Garden walkway

5. Long rides?

6. Lose your footing

7. Be adoring

8. "Arrested Development," e.g.

9. 'You don't say!'

10. Long, narrow fish

11. Pen ___ (snail-mail friend)

12. Texter's "Whoops"

14. Hotter cousin of a jalapeño

20. Marisa who played Aunt May

21. Raisman with three Olympic gold medals

25. Malicious

26. Unburdens

29. Venomous viper

30. Palindromic math subject, for short

31. ___ up (invigorates)

33. __-washed jeans

35. Bed size for one person, ironically

36. Tools for making belt holes

37. Becoming less harsh

38. Bit of hijinks

40. "Dear Girls" memoirist Wong

43. Possible response to "Who, me?"

44. Like one's favorite radio stations, often

45. Off-road ride

47. Restful state

48. Contacts via Google or Yahoo

49. Fashions, trends or fashion trends

51. Casual "Shall we?"

54. The Crown actor Corrin

55. Desires a do-over

56. CNN host Burnett

57. Non-Mac computers

58. Track meet unit

59. “Sorry, it’s ___ from me”

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