Take a load off Crossword Clue

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Take a load off Crossword Answer

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SIT

(3 letters)

RELAX

(5 letters)

SIT

(3 letters)

REST

(4 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TAKE (noun)
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
TAKE (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
OFF (verb)
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
OFF (adverb)
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
2. at a distance in space or time
OFF (adjective)
1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
2. in an unpalatable state

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

Sit
(3 letters)
RELAX
(5 letters)
SIT
(3 letters)
REST
(4 letters)

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Across

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22. More than enough

27. Expert

30. Exclamation of feigned innocence

31. Increased

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35. Took a train, say

38. "Look who just showed up!"

42. Subtle signal

43. On the ___ (fleeing)

44. Lofty goal

45. Starting group of players

47. Signing tool

49. Gene messenger

50. Investment options when leaving a job

54. Mayflower Compact signer John

55. Halloween mo

56. Sharp picture letters

60. Close with a bang

61. Break away

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Down

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3. Rip

4. President before Garfield

5. Corner key letters

6. Resort town on the Gulf of Salerno

7. Implement for 33-Down

8. Useful connections

9. Stocking stuffer

10. Ran playfully

11. Crossed, as a puddle

12. Wide receiver Beckham

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18. Mother of Artemis and Apollo

22. Biter of Cleopatra

24. "Everything's fine!"

25. "Hurry!"

26. Basilica recess

27. Narrow-waisted stinger

28. Little rascals

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33. Ones with brand loyalty?

34. Dispenser of dollars

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39. Antarctica’s Prince ___ Coast

40. Celebrity

41. Merrill of “Operation Petticoat”

46. Really long stretch

47. Spear with a club?

48. Noted Deco designer

50. Coarse files

51. Jump by a skateboarder

52. Laughs loudly

53. Lighthouse location

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