On the ___ (running from the law) Crossword Clue

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On the ___ (running from the law) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. give a thrashing to; beat hard
2. flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run
(noun)
1. a rapid escape (as by criminals)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

RUNNING (noun)
1. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
2. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
RUNNING (adjective)
1. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
2. measured lengthwise

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Across

1. Setting for much of "Battlestar Galactica" or "Star Trek"

10. Candy that's pulled

15. Ginormous retailer

16. Ancient Greek marketplace that lends its name to a difficult phobia

17. Exclamation from someone who is *totally* overwhelmed

18. Former Yankee Jeter

19. Opposite of profit

20. ___ for oneself (cope without assistance)

21. Word with camp or web

22. Shorthand that means "particularly"

23. Sigmund ___, founder of psychoanalysis

25. Casual, layered haircut

27. Incredulous question, or affirmative response to the question

29. Plea from a kid who wants to attend a party

31. Slimy pond organisms

34. Apple variety that shares a name with a Japanese mountain

35. ___ Anderson, "The Royal Tenenbaums" director

36. Hypothetical device that could destroy all life

40. Grp. of entertainers for the military

41. Reduplicative affirmative, in Spanish

42. "Roots" protagonist Kunta

43. "The Starry Night" made out of plastic bricks, e.g.

45. Absolutely have to

47. Like someone who's often asked "Do you play basketball?," presumably

48. Grabber for a bird of prey

50. Paper or plastic selection at a grocery store

53. Exam

55. Lean to one side

56. Teeming (with)

57. Enthusiast of an invention by Erno Rubik, in lingo

58. Self-congratulatory summation of a job well done

60. Accident-___ (likely to have broken bones, perhaps)

61. "Warning! Something really geeky is taking place!"

62. On edge

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Down

1. Say cheese!

2. ___ Bill, fictional cowboy who was married to Slue-Foot Sue

3. In a state of shock

4. Items in a pantry

5. Clock setting in N.Y.C.

6. Former tennis pro Graf

7. Floats just above the ground

8. ___ Cara, "Flashdance … What a Feeling" singer

9. Swinging thing in a physics classroom

10. Tiny amounts

11. Prejudice against older generations

12. "This will lead to victory!"

13. Person without commitments that restrict their choices

14. What "Y" is for, in many animal alphabet books

24. "Whoa, ___ vu!"

26. Casting session for a model

27. End of a philosophical conclusion made by Descartes

28. Actress Thompson of “Thor: Ragnarok”

30. Sounds from a clock

31. Grown-up

32. Consequence of either of the licorice squares in Candy Land

33. Web crawler for a noted search engine

34. Relative of “BTW”

37. Mud minus water

38. Radioactive substance that's the rarest naturally occurring element in the earth's crust

39. Goal for a batter or a boxer

44. Mary-Kate and Ashley, e.g.

45. Teeth in the back of the mouth

46. Cluttered

49. First blank on a tax form

50. President who had a cameo in "Parks and Recreation"

51. In flames

52. L.A. art museum, with "The"

54. Three-pointer, in basketball lingo

56. Move, to a real estate agent

57. Tax pro

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