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adjective

• being or moving lower in position or less in some value

noun

• soft fine feathers

• English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

• (American football) a complete play to advance the football

• (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

• fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

adverb

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

• away from a more central or a more northerly place

• paid in cash at time of purchase

• from an earlier time

• to a lower intensity

• in an inactive or inoperative state

adjective satellite

• extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

• becoming progressively lower

• being put out in a game of baseball

• understood perfectly

• lower than previously

• shut

• not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

verb

• drink down entirely

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• bring down or defeat (an opponent)

• shoot at and force to come down

• cause to come or go down

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

20%3 Genre for 1- & 22-Across, 22- & 26-Across, 26- & 46-Across and 46- & 49-Across
noun

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

• a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

• music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

adverb

• like a pop or with a pop

adjective satellite

• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

verb

• bulge outward

• hit a pop-fly

• make a sharp explosive noise

• fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise

• cause to make a sharp explosive sound

• appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly

• put or thrust suddenly and forcefully

• release suddenly

• hit or strike

• drink down entirely

• take drugs, especially orally

• cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound

• burst open with a sharp, explosive sound

19%7In a position or direction across something; crosswise
adverb

• at right angles to the center line of a ship

• at an oblique angle

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