Stately shade provider Crossword Clue

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Stately shade provider Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
2. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STATELY (adjective)
1. impressive in appearance
2. of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
PROVIDER (noun)
1. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
2. someone who provides the means for subsistence

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18. Dance craze named for a Southern city

20. Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across

22. Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across

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24. Lead-in to struck or luck

26. Fashionable time to arrive, it's said

27. "Odyssey" figure with many suitors

30. Carry a debt

32. Business magnate

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36. Affectionate sign-off

37. Like thrifted goods

38. What's heard exactly twice in a lifetime?

40. The Emerald Isle

41. Tabs with psychedelic properties

42. Hang in the balance

43. Soft volleyball hits

44. Jazz genre for Cannonball Adderley

45. Worked to learn

48. James of The Godfather

50. Thailand, once

51. A.L. West team, on scoreboards

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57. See 54-Across

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Down

1. Viola of "The Woman King"

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7. Smooching on a park bench, e.g., for short

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10. Neutralizing serum

11. Masonry

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27. Capsule

28. Shocking

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31. Ones paying or receiving alimony

32. Future amaryllis, e.g.

33. Colleague

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38. Spy novelist Deighton

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42. Like the scent of some air fresheners

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46. Swiss cough drop brand

47. Squealed: Var.

49. Word with double or free

51. Hurdles for future J.D.s

52. Nestlé bars filled with tiny bubbles

53. Skillful

54. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 6: Abbr.

55. Squealer

56. Thick piece

58. Cashless deal

60. U.K. award

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