Washington ___, "Rip Van Winkle" writer Crossword Clue

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Washington ___, "Rip Van Winkle" writer Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
2. United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WINKLE (verb)
1. remove or displace from a position
2. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
WINKLE (noun)
1. edible marine gastropod
2. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
WRITER (noun)
1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2. a person who is able to write and has written something

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1. 'No __, ands, or buts!'

4. Location for a luxurious massage

7. ___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr.

10. Decompose, as food

11. Fireplace wood

12. Black chimney dust (rhymes with "foot")

13. Tofu source

14. On the summit of

16. ___ one's own horn (boast about yourself)

17. Braying beast

18. "Julie drifted ___ out of consciousness all night": 2 wds.

20. "___ School Musical," teen drama starring Zac Efron as a musically-inclined jock, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026

22. ___ City aka Vegas

23. Company that owns Facebook and Instagram

24. Speed ___ (telephone feature)

26. Vinyl albums: Abbr.

29. College seniors' test: Abbr.

30. Large coffee dispenser

31. XXX counterpart, in tic-tac-toe

32. Palindromic parent celebrated in May

33. Tattered cloth

34. "___ Up," teen drama starring Channing Tatum as a hip-hop dancer, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026

35. Brand of pens and lighters

36. ___-turn (road sign): 2 wds.

38. Prefix with "pressure" or "puncture"

43. Animated film about talking vehicles, featuring Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026

46. Bench supports

48. Soil-turning tool

49. Prefix with “present” to mean everywhere at once

50. Tennis legend Arthur ___

51. Eggs in a fertility lab

52. "Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy road film starring Abigail Breslin as an aspiring beauty queen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026

53. Scholastic book fair organization: Abbr.

54. Course number

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1. Organization that collects taxes: Abbr.

2. Dave Grohl's band ___ Fighters

3. Muddy pen for pigs

4. Separator represented by "/"

5. Flower ___ (plant containers)

6. "Four score and seven years ___..."

7. Goofy or Bugs Bunny, e.g.

8. "The ___ Shepherd," spy film starring Matt Damon as a CIA officer, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026

9. Cousin from "The Addams Family"

12. __ Lee of Marvel Comics

15. Leaning Tower of ___ (Italian landmark)

17. Businessman Prince ___ Khan

19. Zero, in sports matches:

20. "Anti-___" (Taylor Swift song with the lyric "It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me")

21. Couple, in paparazzi lingo

23. ___ Grand, Las Vegas hotel

24. Count ___ (vampire in a horror novel by Bram Stoker)

25. Suffix with "floor" or "roof"

26. Car's parking area

27. "The Fall of the House of Usher" writer Edgar Allan ___

28. Soak up, as gravy with bread

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35. On a need-to-know ___

36. "___ at the Museum," fantasy film starring Ben Stiller as a museum watchman, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026

37. "Are they coming by road ___?" (taking a boat): 2 wds.

40. Chain famous for its flapjacks: Abbr.

41. Bossa __

42. Reverse, e.g.

43. "Dot" follower in URLs, usually

44. Parisian pal

45. ICU attendants: Abbr

47. Psychic’s mind reading skill: Abbr.

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