Mystery writer, in brief? Crossword Clue

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(adverb)
1. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WRITER (noun)
1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2. a person who is able to write and has written something
MYSTERY (noun)
1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
2. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

Hint 3: Anagram

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22. Body with many pages

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32. Harbor markers

33. Longtime wire service inits.

34. Haunted house feeling

35. Italian for "baked"

37. Danger in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon

38. Point at, in a way

39. Pizzeria purchase

40. Golf course

42. Whiskey soda

43. Yours, in French

44. Dave or Ray of the Kinks

45. Quebec city

48. Cut some slack?

50. Strong push

51. Alpha male (double)

55. Stands at first, say

56. Vivacious, theatrical and passionate type, it's said

57. Info in a job posting

58. Casting director's offering

59. Candy in plastic dispensers

60. "Maybe. Give me time to think"

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2. Off-line, to those online

3. Plaything

4. Put at risk

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6. Lob in the direction of

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8. Kind of lens for long-distance shots

9. Bit of medieval weaponry

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11. Long, long time

12. Pointed the finger at

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18. Poor mark

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22. Singer Gomez

23. Fake

25. Casual greeting

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27. Entire, in Italian

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30. To the ___ (with style)

32. Notable site of enlightenment

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36. At the end of the day

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39. More than a few

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42. 1960s dance craze

44. 'Obviously'

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52. One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance

53. Realm of Charlemagne, for short

54. Fashion designer’s asset

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