Would-be kings Crossword Clue

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Would-be kings Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

WOULD-BE (adjective)
1. unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

Hint 2: Anagram

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

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18. Ironic exclamation after an epic fail

20. Parisian pal

21. Make a choice

23. *Heading from the hangar to the runway

24. Fancy fundraising parties

27. Shawkat who played Maeby Fünke

29. South American rodent with spots and stripes

30. *Quality of seawater, but not freshwater

32. ___ pole

33. Thomas who criticized his contemporary David Hume

34. White part of an orange

36. "Dude," in Spanish

37. *Subgroup of a Canadian Indigenous people

40. Gift of ___

43. Operator

44. Scary part of a carnival ride

46. Prep for a bodybuilding contest

48. *Facility with squash courts

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52. Signature sneaker of A'ja Wilson

53. "Shrinking" star Jason

55. *Makers of beanies and bowlers

57. Pointe pivot point

59. Baton Rouge campus, for short

60. Tubes in the digestive system

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Down

1. Something packed for an emergency

2. Wafting scents

3. Comparable

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5. In the style of

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7. Child-rearing style that emphasizes respect and autonomy

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9. Anxiety

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26. Provoke, as trouble

28. That so?

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58. Diminishes

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63. Pique

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