Wild guesses Crossword Clue

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Wild guesses Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

WILD (adverb)
1. in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
WILD (adjective)
1. without civilizing influences
2. without a basis in reason or fact
WILD (noun)
1. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

Hint 2: Anagram

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

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Across

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18. "Not guilty," e.g.

19. Groups of workers or athletes

20. One might be used to make a bass instrument in a jug band

22. Top scores

25. Fasteners through which locks are hooked

26. City southwest of Barcelona on the Mediterranean

29. Lose one's feathers

30. Apple tablet?

31. Film that hasn't been edited

35. Cry heartily

36. Alternative to frosting often used for elaborate cake decorations

37. ___ the line

38. See 5-Down

40. Twofold

41. Assists

42. Professionals who may help people find their personal fashion sense

44. Starting move in tennis

46. Measure of light passing through a camera lens

47. Large-scale event for galleries

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53. Pointy sewing kit items

54. Store sign by some products from infomercials

58. Slushy beverage

59. "But wait, that's not all!"

60. Kind of stain on a gardener's knee

61. Dangles

62. Assist with a crime

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3. Diarist Frank

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6. Feel poorly

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11. What a movie with a small but devoted following might be said to have

12. Bind with rope, say

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21. "Shucks!"

23. The Princess and the Frog princess

24. Debris after some woodworking

26. Big name in credit cards

27. Each, informally

28. Certain fellow student in a chem class

29. Houseplants meant to bring good luck

32. Things that have been proven to be true

33. Farm animal whose name has become synonymous with being the best ever

34. Slithery sea creatures

36. U.P.S. competitor

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40. Certificate of completion from a school

43. Body parts that are "girded"

44. Pleasant-tasting

45. First of six in a line of Danish kings

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49. Org. concerned with protecting workers

51. Turnable part of a door

52. To be in French

55. One of 100 in D.C.

56. Small unit of work

57. Doc for a dachshund

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