*Words before a grand finale Crossword Clue

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*Words before a grand finale Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

WORDS (noun)
1. an angry dispute
2. words making up the dialogue of a play
FINALE (noun)
1. the closing section of a musical composition
2. the temporal end; the concluding time

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65. Second try

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67. Don't go!

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2. In the manner of

3. Docs' degrees

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