Forerunner of 36-Down Crossword Clue

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Forerunner of 36-Down Crossword Answer

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FORERUNNER (noun)
1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down

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Down

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