Starting squad Crossword Clue

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Starting squad Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

STARTING (noun)
1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
STARTING (adjective)
1. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
2. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
SQUAD (noun)
1. a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
2. a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

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Across

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16. Like close friends and stiff muscles

17. Light, floral shade of purple

18. ___ dub (heartbeat sounds)

19. Bye!

20. Female deer

21. Temple fixtures that house Torahs

23. One of three in a triangle

24. ___-trained (prepped for interviews)

26. Start of the work week (Abbr.)

27. “Spring forward, fall back” standard (Abbr.)

28. Suggestion, for short

29. Meat that’s often honey-baked

30. Precollege exams

31. "Nothing but net" sound

33. Skilled

35. Feel aftereffects from a weight-lifting session

36. “The Earth without ___ is just ‘eh’”

38. Sends via FedEx or UPS

41. Neighborhood organization, for short

42. Plans similar to 401(k)s

43. Capital of Albania

45. Shows up to

47. Long time period

48. In the long ___

49. Lil ___ X

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52. Digitally authorize a contract

54. Assessments

56. Tennessee NFLers

58. Formalwear ensembles, or the four sets of circled letters

62. Make an engine go “vroom vroom”

63. Sailor with a skull-and-crossbones flag

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Down

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6. __ dots

7. Burdensome responsibility

8. What a spider spins

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10. Place to dock a boat

11. List for a meeting

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13. Begins

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23. Wakes up

25. Shallowest of the Great Lakes

26. Fuming

29. Accessories for cowboys

30. Mix with a spoon or straw

31. Person from Edinburgh or Inverness

32. “How dare he!”

34. ___ and Ferb

35. Epiphany exclamation

37. Hoarse vocal quality

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42. Parts of feet opposite arches

44. Track-and-field great Shelly-___ Fraser-Pryce

46. Lack of difficulty

47. Formal decrees

53. Award-season omissions

54. ___/them pronouns

55. Rotisserie rod

57. Golf ball prop

58. Tyus Jones’s brother who also plays in the NBA

59. Anger

60. Prefix meaning 'three'

61. "Ready, ___, go!"

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