Use watercolors Crossword Clue

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Use watercolors Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
2. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
(verb)
1. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
2. apply paint to; coat with paint

Hint 2: Clue Definition

USE (noun)
1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage
2. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
USE (verb)
1. use up, consume fully
2. avail oneself to

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12. Lumberjack's need

13. "Don't take that ___ with me!" ("Don't talk to me that way!")

14. Mineral water containers

17. Bee Gees song "___ a Liar"

18. Play ___ keeps (do with serious intent)

19. "A Day in the ___," 1967 song by the Beatles that describes the day's every detail, without using the title in the lyrics

22. Entrance to another dimension in sci-fi or fantasy movies

25. "Long ago in the dark room, lit by ___ light bulb ..." (not bright): 2 wds.

26. Refinable rock

27. Brother or sister, for short

29. Prefix with "maid" to refer to Disney's Ariel

30. "Subterranean Homesick ___," 1965 song by Bob Dylan where the title is perhaps subterranean, because it can't be found in the lyrics

32. Jet ___ (Kawasaki watercraft)

33. Feminine suffix to "govern" or "lion"

34. Lobe's locale

35. Document that confirms property ownership

36. "I've got a bad feeling about ___" (cliched dialogue from a horror movie)

38. Popular type of casino machine

40. Satisfied a growling tummy

41. ___ down (frisk at the airport)

42. New York baseball team

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50. Aspiring attorney's exam (Abbr.)

51. Summer coolers: Abbr.

52. Common dessert that is divided into slices

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1. Pat gently, as makeup

2. Angsty genre of music

3. Sharp humor

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5. Former romantic partners

6. Victor Hugo's novel "___ Miserables"

7. From ___ to finish (beginning to end)

8. Colorful pond carp

9. Quaint roadside retreat

10. "Have we ___ before?" ("Do we know each other?")

15. It's us against ___

16. Tiny openings in the skin

18. Golf cry that sounds like “four

19. "So uncool!" slangily

20. ___ of March (day on which "Julius Caesar" plays out)

21. Best position in a race

22. ___ one's heart out (confess)

23. Opposite of liability

24. "Smells ___ Teen Spirit," 1991 song by Nirvana that perhaps left its title backstage, because it can't be found in the lyrics

28. Offer at an auction

30. "So ___" ("I accept"): 2 wds.

31. ___ tag (recreational sport)

35. Morse Code components

37. “___ la vista, baby!

38. "___ Oddity," 1969 song by David Bowie that is an oddity which doesn't feature its own title in the lyrics

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44. Paragraph starter

46. Partner of "hem," in a phrase

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48. Like, slangily

49. Conjunction akin to "but"

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