What the meter maid leaves as a "gift" Crossword Clue

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What the meter maid leaves as a "gift" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. money extracted as a penalty
(adverb)
1. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
2. in a delicate manner
(verb)
1. issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
(adjective)
1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
2. characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

Hint 2: Clue Definition

METER (noun)
1. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
2. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
METER (verb)
1. measure with a meter
2. stamp with a meter indicating the postage

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
NEIF

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15. Place for a horseshoe

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19. Cargo weight

21. Enjoy an entree

23. "Space Oddity" singer David ___

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29. Sixty + twenty = ?

30. Roomy market bag

31. ___-Margret, actress from "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles"

33. "Can ___ honest with you?": 2 wds.

34. (2/6) Respect the ___ limit posted everywhere, because every road has its sweet spot for safe traffic flow

36. Prison resident

39. Wasabi-coated legume

40. High mountain in Switzerland, perhaps

42. Animal that sounds like you?

43. “I’d like you to know,” in text-speak: Abbr.

44. ___-cone (ground-up ice)

45. Bowl-topping Amazon berry

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2. Throw off, as radiation

3. Granny, affectionately

4. Palindromic exclamation that's much like "aha!"

5. Court someone romantically

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7. Alcoholic Christmas special milk punch

8. "She was promoted ___ senior management position": 2 wds.

9. Let the tears flow

10. ___-haw (donkey's call)

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25. "Should ___ straightened up more?" (question you ask yourself after putting up a portrait): 2 wds.

26. Bird's-___ view

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28. "Would you like to have ___ or a coffee?": 2 wds.

29. Letter that rhymes with "pen," phonetically

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