Competent Crossword Clue

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Competent Crossword Answer

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CAPABLE

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. having a strong healthy body
2. have the skills and qualifications to do things well

Hint 2: Clue Definition

COMPETENT (adjective)
1. adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional
2. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CAPABLE
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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BALE

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10. Stretch across

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16. Arrived

17. Double-reed instruments

18. Revise

19. Italian peaks

20. *Space-themed billfold?

23. "Toy Story" villain

26. Refusals

27. Run out, as a subscription

28. They refract light

30. Pumpkin-picking season

32. Org. that monitors narcotics

33. *Musical performance featuring a horn solo?

36. Not in favor of

37. Fuss

42. *Hammer at a shipping warehouse?

47. Recede

50. Must-have

51. "You know the rest"

52. Midday nap in 47-Down

54. Hairstyling substance

55. "How did I miss that?!"

56. *Niche shop in the Garment District?

60. Soothing succulent

61. Protagonist

62. No problem at all

66. Moniker

67. Question from Caesar, or a phonetic hint to the starred clues' answers

68. Furry animal native to Siberia

69. Help break the law

70. Vocal roughness

71. Practice for a competition

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Down

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2. Rowdy crowd

3. Activist Yoko

4. Taunt

5. 'My treat!'

6. Follows up on "Ready or not, here I come!"

7. Ford a stream, say

8. "You sure?"

9. Recover from illness

10. Resell illegally

11. Ashen

12. Unit of electrical current

13. Lipton competitor

21. Expense

22. Wheel shaft

23. Org. that shelters strays

24. De-crease?

25. Filth

29. Barbershop sound

30. Washed out

31. Tons

34. Bundle in a field

35. Soft mineral

39. Ran in the laundry

40. Shannon of Thirty Seconds to Mars

41. Carve

43. Stake made of chips

44. Dress shoe material

45. Mild-mannered

46. As much or more

47. Nacion de Barcelona

48. Place for pipettes and Petri dishes

49. Turn into

53. Sport with clay disks

54. Word before "chat" or "hug"

57. Facebook's parent company

58. Liberal ___ college

59. Bygone Russian ruler

63. Sports org. with nets and the Nets

64. Boxer Laila or Muhammad

65. Animal enclosure

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