Tale of ___ (sob story) Crossword Clue

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Tale of ___ (sob story) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. misery resulting from affliction
2. intense mournfulness

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SOB (noun)
1. convulsive gasp made while weeping
2. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
SOB (verb)
1. weep convulsively
TALE (noun)
1. a trivial lie
2. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

Hint 3: Anagram

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19. Idyllic place

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23. Employee badges, e.g.

24. Rude person

25. Type of seed in tahini

27. Lock of hair

29. Mo. city

32. Grand __ National Park

33. Ungraceful person

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37. Group of cattle

38. Like a Swiss Army knife or storage bench

41. Nick in a manicure

44. Red Wings' league

45. ___ blanche (free rein)

47. Deplete

49. Unpleasant smells

53. Leisurely walk

55. Bad thing to be stuck in

57. Vim

58. Image in the "ta-da" emoji

62. Drive-___ window

63. Highlighter colors

64. Stood up

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66. Do a jig

67. 'That makes sense'

68. Tosses in

69. Icy precipitation

70. Sloppy debacle

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3. Strongly opposed

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22. Permit

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30. Planning-oriented personality

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41. Loops in on an email

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50. Object to

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61. Overly proper

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