Substitutes, informally Crossword Clue

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INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

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Across

1. "About," in dating

6. Japanese buckwheat noodles that are thinner than udon

10. ___ Krabappel, Bart's teacher on "The Simpsons"

14. "We shook on it! You can't back out now!"

16. Sounds from a dairy farm

17. Lemon-lime soda that was replaced with Starry in 2023

18. City that's home to Iowa State University

19. Sound repeated by someone shaking their head and wagging a finger

20. The "P" of P.B.R.

21. "Burnt" Crayola color

22. Kind of tea with tapioca pearls

23. Cultural stereotype embraced by some feline-loving single women

25. Playbill distributors at a Broadway show

28. Hebrew scrolls

29. Patient record

30. Online messaging spaces

33. Fast food chain that originally just had drive-ins

34. "___ Misérables"

35. Actress Shire of "Rocky"

36. Apt cry of dismay upon discovering Fido ran away?

38. Live and breathe

39. "Well, gosh"

40. Sets of fundamental beliefs

41. Water flask

43. ___ and robbers (classic playground game)

44. Saudis and Omanis, e.g.

45. Barton who founded the American Red Cross

47. Opposite of post-

50. Flat-topped landform

51. "Oh, boo-hoo. You think we're sympathetic?!"

53. Oil price-regulating grp.

54. Fermented cabbage that's a common side in German cuisine

55. Lunch bag

57. Predecessor of Zoom and Google Meets

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1. ___ of characters

2. Wading bird with a curved bill

3. Re-e-e-eally stink

4. Middle: Abbr.

5. ORD, LAX, SFO, LGA, etc.

6. Brazilian dance whose name becomes a lion from "The Lion King" if you change the second letter to an "I"

7. Sashes worn by geishas

8. Playfully boastful description of the part of the U.S. that includes California, Oregon and Washington

9. Lawyer: Abbr.

10. What messages in your inbox from Nigerian princes almost certainly are

11. "C'mon, I need this one favor!"

12. With ___ in sight

13. Analyze for purity

15. Some Scandinavian cars made until 2011

21. Curated sets of items for new hobbyists

22. "One moment, please!"

24. Paintings and sculptures, e.g.

25. West Coast sch. south of L.A.

26. "Get out of here, fly!"

27. "One moment, please!"

28. Not our

30. Kind of technology used at some power plants to reduce harmful emissions

31. Paste used to make some traditional Japanese soups

32. Some college entrance exams

37. French word used before a maiden name

40. Kitchen tool that might be used when making apple pie

41. Clothes with splotchy, earth-toned patterns, familiarly

42. Colombian corn cake

43. Walking sticks

46. Brutish sort of person

47. "Eat, ___, Love" (2006 memoir made into a 2010 movie)

48. Extend one's tour of duty

49. Toward sunrise, in Spanish

51. U.S. org. with cryptologists

52. Boat for pairs of biblical beasts

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