Sink or swim Crossword Clue

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Sink or swim Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
2. the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SINK (verb)
1. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
2. appear to move downward
SINK (noun)
1. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
2. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
SWIM (noun)
1. the act of swimming
SWIM (verb)
1. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

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21. Droop

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24. Open up, as a flower

26. Red, in Spain

28. 100-meter ___

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40. "I wandered lonely ___ cloud" (Wordsworth)

41. Deceptive hockey move

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43. Moistens

45. The whole ___ yards

47. Emerge from an egg

48. JFK alternative

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52. "No jumping on the bed," for one

53. Overly

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Down

1. Insect with ghost and fire varieties

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4. Place to store wine

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6. Roll with it!

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9. Readily accessible

10. Phony

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20. ___ pit

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23. Collared tops

25. Fix, as metaphoric fences

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29. Like digitally enhanced notes?

30. Group workout with elevated platforms

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46. Tangle up

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51. What a bride walks down

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57. German pronoun

58. More of ___ same

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