Waiting for support, maybe Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

WAITING (adjective)
1. being and remaining ready and available for use
WAITING (noun)
1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
MAYBE (adverb)
1. by chance

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17. Doing some theater work

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19. One whose beauty is on the inside

20. Whole kit and caboodle

22. ___-Latin (like some modern coinages)

23. Plant that's toxic to cats

24. Some babysitters

25. A cold one is unexpected (and usually unappreciated)

26. Since Jan. 1, on a pay stub

27. Tuesday, in French

28. Song commonly performed outdoors

29. Food that can be prepared de canasta

30. ___ Tuesday (end of the pre-Lenten season)

31. One toeing the line?

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36. Editorialize

37. Overly self-assertive

38. Like a good sponge cake

39. Down Under bird that scientists are working to "de-extinct"

42. Singular, with or without its first letter

43. Origin story family in DC Comics

44. Facility

45. Certain care provider, for short

46. Re-fresh?

47. It might be marked with an X

48. Linked with

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53. Life partner, perhaps?

54. Old coin with a picture of Generalissimo Franco

55. Treated with respect

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Down

1. How a supervillain might brag

2. FLIP

4. Like untended plots

5. Funeral __

6. Broad band?

7. Royal Australian Air Force insignia

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9. Professor Dumbledore

10. Contest

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47. Stack up

49. Casting need

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