Subtle warning sound Crossword Clue

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Subtle warning sound Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUBTLE (adjective)
1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
2. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
SOUND (noun)
1. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
SOUND (adjective)
1. logically valid
2. having legal efficacy or force
SOUND (verb)
1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
2. make a certain noise or sound

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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Across

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18. Prince ___ (false identity adopted by Aladdin)

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22. Urgent smartphone messages

23. Routes known to locals

25. Org. that made helmets mandatory in 1943

26. ___ v. Arizona (1966 Supreme Court case for which a law-enforcement warning is named)

27. Crude transports

30. Like a work that makes fun of another work

31. Legal org. headquartered in Chicago

34. Low wall that’s high up

35. Edward R. ___ (newscaster who hosted the fifties radio show “Hear It Now” and its TV adaptation “See It Now”)

38. “WTF with ___ Maron” (long-running interview podcast)

39. For instance

40. Like much of Arnold Schoenberg’s music

41. Photographer Adams

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Down

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2. Café specification

3. Oktoberfest souvenirs

5. Forbid

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7. Lukewarm response

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9. Leaves painted by Monet

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13. One with its head in the sand, maybe

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18. Competence

19. Bit of a song

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24. Unified

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29. Catches the eye

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34. ___ hat

35. “Only When I Laugh” actress Mason

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37. Turbine parts

38. Bird that can crack open Brazil nuts with its beak

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