Thanksgiving bird thought to have been promoted by Benjamin Franklin as the national bird but turned out to be a myth Crossword Clue

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Thanksgiving bird thought to have been promoted by Benjamin Franklin as the national bird but turned out to be a myth Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
2. a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BENJAMIN (noun)
1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
2. (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
THANKSGIVING (noun)
1. a short prayer of thanks before a meal
2. fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

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Across

1. Rainbow shape

4. Summer cooling appliances: Abbr.

7. Chocolate ___ cookie

11. Peek-a-___

12. Bashful or timid

13. Cousin's mom

14. Beans container

15. Completely destroy

16. "More" opposite

17. Corner sandwich shop

19. Surveillance set-up: Abbr.

21. ___-warrior (green activist)

23. "The Price Is ___" (game show with cash prizes)

27. ___ Hancock, Founding Father known for his fancy and dramatic signature and the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence

28. Japanese cartoon style

29. Nat ___ (channel)

31. Pioneer in email: Abbr.

34. Approving head bob

35. Alters a document, say

38. Liberty ___, symbol of American freedom that is known to have the former spelling of Pennsylvania etched on it

41. Sweet treat with a hole

42. Bright thought?

43. Cheering sound made at a stadium

45. Celestial symbols on the U.S. flag whose orientations have shifted over time

49. "The ___ Knight," Nolan's Batman movie

52. Spot for a tattoo sleeve

55. Biblical son of Isaac

56. "How ___ may I assist you?"

57. San Francisco's ___ Hill

58. Time of ___ (landing schedule), for short

59. "Don't leave!"

60. "___ number on" (deceive): 2 wds.

61. 16th letter, phonetically

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Down

1. "Shark Tank" network: Abbr.

2. "Abbey ___," album by The Beatles

3. Pine ___ (pine tree offering)

4. Sun Devils' Institution, Abbr

5. Elegantly fashionable

6. Lip-___ (pretend to sing)

7. ___ Coolidge, 30th President of the United States whose birthday coincidentally falls on the 4th of July

8. Gradation of color

9. Walk-___ (like some closets or customers)

10. Scoreboard figures, for short

15. Wealthy

18. "War and Peace" writer ___ Tolstoy

20. "___-la-la" (humming tune)

22. “He’s ___ roll!”: 2 wds.

24. ___ and tonic

25. U.S. medical insurance group: Abbr.

26. ___ Talks (source of YouTube inspiration)

27. Become a member of a club, say

29. High school diploma alternative: Abbr.

30. Tokyo, in days of yore

32. ''Star Wars'' character __-Wan Kenobi

33. ___ Zeppelin with the hit "The Rain Song"

37. Letters repeating in "standard" and "station"

39. Victor Hugo's "___ Miserables"

40. "Better ___ than never!"

44. Body part whose mark was accidentally left while printing the Declaration of Independence and remains to this day

46. “Immediately!”: Abbr.

47. One-in-a-billion, say

48. "Are you ___?" (certain)

49. Word before Moines or Plaines

50. Key near the space bar

51. Cape Town's home: Abbr.

53. Hopper from Down Under, informally

54. Wall Street degree, perhaps: Abbr.

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