Like ice cream that's been sitting on the counter for a while Crossword Clue

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(adjective)
1. not brilliant or glaring
2. (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
(adverb)
1. in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COUNTER (noun)
1. a return punch (especially by a boxer)
2. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
COUNTER (verb)
1. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
2. speak in response
COUNTER (adjective)
1. indicating opposition or resistance
SITTING (noun)
1. a meeting of spiritualists
2. (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
SITTING (adjective)
1. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
2. not moving and therefore easy to attack

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28. Consumption

29. Some promissory notes

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33. Serving vessel

34. American Girl who lived through the Great Depression

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39. Trap

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59. Verb in a cookbook

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1. Fruit with edible skin and seeds

2. Sermon response

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10. Sunbaked building material

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21. Stuck ___ rut

22. Genre with world-building

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24. Faulty item

25. Divine mother in Egyptian mythology

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27. Squeak or creak

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32. Stuck between two options

36. %: Abbr.

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42. FLIP

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48. Grew older

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53. Allow

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