ABBREVIATION: "[a major American sports association]" Crossword Clue

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ABBREVIATION: "[a major American sports association]" Crossword Answer

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ASSOCIATION (noun)
1. a social or business relationship
2. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
ABBREVIATION (noun)
1. a shortened form of a word or phrase
2. shortening something by omitting parts of it

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Across

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9. Pirate-y utterance

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11. INTERJECTION: "used to express surprise"

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21. NOUN: "June 6, 1944"

22. NOUN: "the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet"

23. ___ de terre (potato, in Paris)

24. NOUN: "a right of final decision"

26. NOUN: "a playing card added to a pack as a wild card"

28. "Ball four!" shouter

31. Sexologist Hite

32. ___ Paulo Brazil

33. Dermatologist's injection

34. Body part with a uvea

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Down

1. Move live a dog's tail

2. Prior to, poshly

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4. NOUN: "a tall brimless hat worn by a chef"

5. Part of UAE

6. NOUN: "a contrived action involving constant pursuit, near captures, and repeated escapes"

7. Granny, to Germans

8. "May I help you, ___?"

14. VERB: "to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for"

15. Stringed instrument, for short

16. "___ that it matters"

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19. NOUN: "a strong alkaline liquor rich in potassium carbonate leached from wood ashes and used especially in making soap"

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23. TRADEMARK: "used for borosilicate glass and glassware resistant to heat"

25. Prefix with "nautical" or "dynamic"

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29. NOUN: "the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar"

30. He wrote about a raven

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