What the ugly duckling grew up to be Crossword Clue

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What the ugly duckling grew up to be Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
(noun)
1. stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DUCKLING (noun)
1. flesh of a young domestic duck
2. young duck
UGLY (adjective)
1. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
2. provoking horror

Hint 3: Anagram

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

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5. Baseball club

8. Omelet-making utensil

11. "The Wood" actor ___ Epps

12. Be in debt, say

13. Not on, as a switch

14. Hummus-holding bread

16. Close friend, slangily

17. Green with ___ (covetous feeling)

19. ___ Waters, singer whose performance of "Another Brick in the Wall" enthralled 150,000 fans at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, in 1990

21. Barbie's man

22. Segment of history

23. Brownie ___ mode 2 wds.

26. Beverage that may be green or black

28. Tony Danza sitcom "___ the Boss?"

32. ___ Rossi, singer whose rendition of "Sally" enthralled 225,000 fans at Modena in 2017

34. "Waka Waka" singer

37. Industrial show, for short

38. It's found in a balloon

39. Contract-signing need

40. Restaurant boss, for short

43. What Humpty Dumpty did on a wall

45. ___ Williams, singer whose performance of "Angels" enthralled 135,000 fans at Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2003

48. Famous boy king of Ancient Egypt, informally

50. State of outrage

51. ___ Domino of "Blueberry Hill"

54. Rappers Wayne and Jon

57. Sound of the seventh letter

58. "___ one-eighty" (turn around): 2 wds.

59. "Let me let you ___ a little secret ...": 2 wds.

60. Soak up, as gravy

61. Attach a pocket to a skirt, say

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1. Move like a kangaroo

2. "Who ___ to judge?": 2 wds.

3. "Better ___ than never!"

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5. Hello Kitty's hair accessory

6. Well ___ (in the know)

7. Voice between baritone and alto (anagram of "toner")

8. Vatican City's VIP

9. Come from ___ (miles away)

10. Giants or Titans' organization: Abbr.

15. "Auld Lang ___" (New Year's Eve song)

18. Blocking vote

20. Stare at in wonder (rhymes with “hawk”)

23. "___ Maria" (hymn)

24. Not too strict, as security

25. Snake on a pharaoh's headdress

27. "___ matter of fact, I am not okay with it": 2 wds.

29. Joined at the ___ (inseparable)

30. Rock that may contain silver or gold

31. ___ Juan, capital of Puerto Rico

33. Toothed tool for your hair

35. Belonging to that boy

36. "I smell ___!" (suspect trickery): 2 wds.

41. Animated Internet file suffix: Abbr.

42. Peruses the newspaper

44. Garden bulb from the Netherlands

45. Fixes, as a game

46. ___ Cakesters, soft-baked treat

47. Pager sound

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52. Tip of a stocking

53. Took in, as a movie

55. Gehrig of MLB

56. NBC show that launched the careers of many comedians: Abbr.

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