Thumb ___ reader, biometric scanner predicted right on the button by the "Back to the Future" sequel in 1989 Crossword Clue

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Thumb ___ reader, biometric scanner predicted right on the button by the "Back to the Future" sequel in 1989 Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. reproduce by printing
2. put into print
(noun)
1. a visible indication made on a surface
2. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SCANNER (noun)
1. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
2. a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

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Across

1. Bottle topper

4. Large antlered animal

7. Letters on a sunblock bottle

10. Englishman, informally

12. Glide, like an eagle

13. ___ chi (Chinese form of exercise)

14. ___ Rogen, Canadian actor who starred in "Knocked Up"

15. Skunk ___ Le Pew from cartoons

16. Gallery collection

17. Tire Filler

19. ___ glasses, augmented reality specs that the "Back to the Future" sequel saw coming in 1989

21. Salty solution

24. "Slippery" fish used in Japanese cuisine

25. Outrage

26. ___-I-Am (Dr. Seuss protagonist)

28. ___ hydrator, rehydrating oven predicted by the "Back to the Future" sequel in 1989, yet we still microwave leftovers

32. ___ Moines, Iowa (city that was almost named "Fort Raccoon")

33. Kissing at the beach, e.g.Abbr.

34. Wage ___ of words (fight): 2 wds.

35. ___ coast, region with Boston

37. Flying ___, everyday commute vehicle predicted by the "Back to the Future" sequel in 1989, yet we remain grounded

40. ___ out a living (barely manage)

41. Special ___ (military missions)

44. Laundry basketful

46. "Les ___" (musical starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway)

50. Prefix with corn or cycle

51. Faulkner's "As ___ Dying": 2 wds.

52. "___ girl!" (birth announcement): 2 wds.

56. Popular celebrity gossip website: Abbr.

57. Persistently bug

58. Video ___, on-screen chat which was a prediction by the "Back to the Future" sequel in 1989 that came to life

59. Actor Sheridan of "Ready Player One"

60. American football six-pointers, for short

61. Cupid, to the Greeks

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Down

1. "Eye" network: Abbr.

2. "What ___ you saying?"

3. Cherry's core

4. Unbiased hiring letters

5. Expire or run out, as a subscription

6. Krispy ___ ("Original Glazed" donut place)

7. Lead actor, perhaps

8. Hair division

9. In good physical shape

11. Bangkok cuisine

12. Thanksgiving feast, informally

18. "Pink Panther" Clouseau's rank, for short

20. ___ Romeo (sports car brand)

21. Sunny ___ up (egg dish)

22. Carpeting measure

23. "Why settle for ___?"

27. McDonald's Big ___ (burger)

29. Was in debt

30. Whiskey barrel wood

31. ___ Parker, Jaden Smith's character in "The Karate Kid"

36. Pedicured foot unit

38. McBeal played by Calista Flockhart

39. Fish-to-be

43. Dieter's meal with veggies and dressing

45. Cold ___ (frigid): 2 wds.

46. Mixed-breed dog

47. "___ Head," song by Ariana Grande: 2 wds.

48. ___-adjusting jacket, auto-tailored coat predicted by the "Back to the Future" sequel in 1989, yet we're still stuck with elastic

49. Grocery carriers

53. Road-laying goo

54. ___-mo replay

55. "Weird" Yankovic and singer Green, for two

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