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Coming of Age (meta)

◆ · By rickybillingsgate

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a five-letter word.
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  • kurtalert 🤓6:32 · 2024-04-25T17:56:18.498Z
    Very nice, smooth meta - thanks Ricky.
    • I K Snamhcok 3s · 2024-04-25T19:06:07.797Z
      Quite nice!
      • Hector 🤓8:42 · 2024-04-25T21:13:48.727Z
        Nice (as those ABOVE AVER)!
      • Laura M 🤓13:05 · 2024-04-26T21:34:26.256Z
        Enjoyed this, thanks!
        • Abide 🤓11:45 · 2024-04-26T22:04:43.980Z
          Very effective "penny drop" moment! Thanks for the puzzle.
          • An Ephemeral Collation 🤓5:14 · 2024-04-28T21:10:43.296Z
            I wish I fully understood how I was supposed to get to the meta (I got lucky guessing five-letter words that felt related to the theme implied by the title), but honestly I'm just glad that I got it. Nice work, Ricky!
            • rickybillingsgate constructor · 2024-04-30T01:41:15.867Z
              Thanks for solving! I will post the answer on xword-muggles.com after tomorrow's deadline
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            Lose strength
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              Lose strength
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              High-end camera
            3. 10A
              Arthur of tennis
            4. 14A
              Noted human rights lawyer Clooney
            5. 15A
              ___ shirt (colorful short-sleeved attire)
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              Festooned with bathroom tissue, informally
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              Apple variety named for a town in Ohio, not Italy
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              Quick snacks
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              Be in charge of
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              * River creature creation
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              Asia's shrinking ___ Sea
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              Dumbbell abbr.
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              Issa of "Insecure"
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              Like a body no longer at rest?
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              Falls flat on one's face
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              * Green Day or Black Sabbath
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              Places for shooting stars?
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              Thai currency
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              Drinking spot?
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              * Catholic liturgy from 1570 to 1969. familiarly
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              Company with a bucket list?
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              Lukas of "Inception"
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              Suffix with disk
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              * Crossbar supporter
            25. 48A
              Six-point throw, briefly
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              Bang up, say
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              Injury application, sometimes
            28. 52A
              Call letters of the 80s?
            29. 53A
              Eggnog ingredient
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              * Male news crew employee
            31. 57A
              University of Hawaii campus locale
            32. 58A
              Snarl
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              Something often stuck to an envelope
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              Coarse powder
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              Pertaining to the iris
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              Once again
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              Holders of some dry bouquets
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              They're raised by farmers
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              Salon selections
            Down
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              Tweet
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              Slide presentations?
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              It means "I bow to you" in Sanskrit
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              Mt. hgt.
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              Beady-eyed maze explorer
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              Drop in speech
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              Bit
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              HS class with lots of bonding
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              Batteries for remotes, perhaps
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              Pumping
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              Give a keynote before, say
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              Ancient Greek
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              Genre for Skrillex
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              US benefits plan law of 1974
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              Aviary cry
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              Legal deeds
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              Hush-hush compact
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              Letters on Cards hats
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              Charged, in a way
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              Resistance units
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              Prejudice
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              Red-bearded god
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              Annual dinner
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              Indy 500 initials
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              CIA enemy in many a Cold War novel
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              More sudsy
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              An official language of Barcelona
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              Boss Tweed's Hall
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              Certain runner
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              Majs.' superiors
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              Cue preceder
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              Immune system circulators
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              Muscle-bone connectors
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              "That is to say..."
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              Spanish sparkling wine
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              Assert as a fact
            37. 56D
              Opposite of extremely
            38. 57D
              "Get in contact," in textese
            39. 58D
              Manipulate, as a sore muscle
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