Start the bidding Crossword Clue

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Start the bidding Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
2. not defended or capable of being defended
(verb)
1. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
2. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
(noun)
1. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
2. where the air is unconfined

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BIDDING (noun)
1. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
2. a request to be present
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Hint 3: Anagram

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30. Mindreading skill

32. Test result for a H.S. student

34. Car rental choice

36. Apt name for a chef

37. Tall monster in EverQuest

38. "Boy, is my face red!"

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45. Does a sous-chef's job

48. Of the highest quality

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51. Lyft reservation stat (Abbr.)

53. ___ or neuters

54. Battery size for some dog toys

56. Tool for making apple pie

58. Sugar-glazed holiday dish

61. Fancy-schmancy

64. Totally ludicrous

65. Tibetan monk

66. 81, for a 9x9 square

67. Part of a bike

69. Cryptid seen on the Expedition Everest ride

70. Add to the family

71. ___ Lanka

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31. Catch in a trap

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39. Used a sieve on

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42. Alley-___

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49. '. . . more or less'

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60. Go from solid to liquid

61. Settle the bill

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