They may be covered Crossword Clue

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COVERED (adjective)
1. overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
THEY (pronoun)
1. The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.

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17. "Well, now everyone will know"

19. Family nickname

20. Spot for a light punishment

21. Eponym of U.S. track and field's Male Athlete of the Year Award

22. Member of the World Cup's "Tartan Army" fan base

23. Acronymic weapon

25. Tree whose name has multiple pronunciations

27. Laugh, laugh, laugh

30. Geneticist's finding

31. Wasteful government spending, informally

32. Big name in sandals

33. "It's ___ or nothin'!" (classic kids' commercial slogan)

34. Many of the characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

35. Word with block or platform

36. Tangy hybrid

37. Gobsmacks

38. Elephant mascot of the Alabama Crimson Tide

39. Elf, say

42. Opportunity on Mars, say

43. Piece of ice in the drink?

44. Name of "the other reindeer" in a common Christmas mondegreen

46. Waffle patterns

48. Where baked Alaska is believed to have been invented, oddly enough: Abbr.

51. Field you make tracks in

54. Blue rasp-"brr!"-y treat?

55. Flying nuisance

56. Besmirches

57. What someone might get quickly around lunchtime

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1. Sets (on)

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5. Ski slope vehicle

6. Lose affection for

7. Wiped out, in slang

8. Fusses

9. No-nos at some highway intersections

10. Trap neighbor

11. Relationship-defining question

12. Bejeweled target of a heist in "Ocean's Twelve"

13. McMullin of Utah politics

14. Features of some early presidential portraits

18. Whole lot

22. Films in which many stars might appear

24. Grills, say

25. Competitor of Rao's

26. One likely to be "healthy, wealthy and wise," per Benjamin Franklin

27. Vocal critic

28. Iris settings

29. Lofty

30. Bit of threaded hardware

31. Attempt to seize control

34. Perspective

38. One dish commonly in the 12-dish Sviata Vecheria, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dinner

40. Faire ___ (get by with, in French)

41. Charm

43. European fixture

44. Skip over

45. Title boy in a 2021 Pixar film

47. Word that comes from Sanskrit for "bread"

48. Score somewhat akin to an A-

49. Flexible practice?

50. Website associated with the domain www.news.com

52. Tour org.

53. Fields Medal winner Terence

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