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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23. Letters for hobbyists

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28. Metrical foot

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32. *Cloud environment

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41. *Jealousy

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46. "u r 2 funny"

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49. Computer brain, for short

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54. GPS course

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58. "Chocolate" pooch

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Down

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2. Saudi's neighbor

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28. "If you ask me"

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32. Lug

33. Lower arm bone

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48. Portable Plains Cree dwelling

49. Big stringed instrument

50. Exploratory spacecraft

51. Regular order, with "the"

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55. Behavioral quirks

57. Greenish blue

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