Unexpectedly successful competitor Crossword Clue

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UNEXPECTEDLY (adverb)
1. without advance planning
2. in a way that was not expected
SUCCESSFUL (adjective)
1. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

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19. Go deep-sea diving

20. Things in the plus column

21. A smaller amount

23. Lightly lit?

24. PBS fundraising thank-you gift

25. Baltic country on the Gulf of Finland

27. Sudden

29. Soccer star Oluwaseyi

30. Deli-case contents

31. Pixar film featuring Heimlich the caterpillar

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37. Ecological region such as a tundra or a taiga

38. Award-show recognition, for short

39. Stretch of road where people are often caught driving too fast

42. "Sound the ___!"

44. Bird-shaped Easter candy

45. Digit that some promises are made with

46. Six-time Tony winner Audra

50. Dark blue hue

51. Knitter's material

52. Scuff up

53. Builds, like a monument

56. Donkey's sounds

58. It might scare you awake

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61. "Never have I ___..."

62. Bangladesh's continent

63. Packed compactly

64. Australian bird that can run nearly 30 miles per hour

65. Risqué message

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3. Top-of-the-line

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49. Take the wheel:

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57. 'What did I tell you?'

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