They "can obscure the truth," per Maya Angelou Crossword Clue

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They "can obscure the truth," per Maya Angelou Crossword Answer

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OBSCURE (adjective)
1. not drawing attention
2. not famous or acclaimed
OBSCURE (verb)
1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
TRUTH (noun)
1. the quality of being near to the true value
2. United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

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18. Low notes?

19. Plants, maybe

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22. Three-part event, informally

23. Roofing supply

24. "___ crazy?"

26. Sore loser's wail

28. Common additive in chewing gum

30. Throat lozenge, often

31. Act like everything's normal despite how one feels

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39. Call in a casino

41. Let go to pot?

42. Lowest of the low?

43. Get dressed (up)

45. Time on end

46. Shadow

48. Cries of faux despair, say

49. Leave it to beaver?

52. 'Feliz ___ novo!'

53. Some Elomi products

55. Its stripes represent wisdom in Buddhism

57. Government V.I.P.

59. Bad thing to do when you see red

62. Literature Nobelist Morrison

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64. "It's ... OK"

65. "Oh, what's the worst that could happen?"

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2. Not quite right

3. Places in the heart

4. Philadelphia tourist attraction

5. Goddess known as "Great Mother"

6. Ring bearer?

7. Discreetly fill in, in a way

8. Garlic-rich topping

9. Charge

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12. Present-day attire?

13. Watered-down espresso, essentially

14. Arabic name that means "wealthy"

21. Lay the groundwork for, say

24. Make amends

25. 1960s-'80s singer/TV host Marilyn

27. Claws or bites

29. Be in rough shape

31. Droid, e.g., for short

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34. Tolkien menace

35. Well-pitched

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48. Trashy TV character?

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51. Social movement introduced in 2006

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56. Flat fee?

58. ___ Grande

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61. One may cover estates

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