Perfect specimen Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
2. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PERFECT (adjective)
1. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
2. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
PERFECT (verb)
1. make perfect or complete
PERFECT (noun)
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
SPECIMEN (noun)
1. a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes
2. an example regarded as typical of its class

Hint 3: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (12/13/2024) Answers

Across

1. Put away for now

5. Lose your footing

9. Banks or limits preceder

14. “How did it take me so long to see that?”

15. Short on thrills

16. Unscrupulous man

17. Away from public view

20. “Tommy” or “Tosca,” say

21. Fizzy glassful

22. Half of hex-

23. Noted pop artist

27. Camera type

28. ___’wester (kind of hat)

29. Psychic's claim

32. Taj Mahal site

36. Overused

40. DiCaprio/Hanks movie

44. Warren Buffett’s hometown

45. Tiniest speck

46. Big hallucinogen

47. One of four of 52

49. Prefix with light

52. Time to talk turkey

61. Edebiri in “The Bear”

62. Hardly a threat

63. Yankee Yogi

64. Very essence

68. Winning

69. Single

70. Lendl up at the net

71. Food from a tandoor

72. Consequentially

73. Garr in “Young Frankenstein”

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Down

1. Flavor, in Tierra del Fuego

2. Italy’s longest river, in full

3. “I didn’t know you’d be here!”

4. Does 360s

5. Normal: Abbr.

6. Part of a lock

7. Summer complaint

8. Key partner?

9. Home to the Thunder

10. "A" in French

11. Reutlingen relative

12. “The First Time ___ Saw Your Face”

13. Frankincense or amber, e.g.

18. Do exactly right

19. Lacking, poshly

24. Study in the hallway, maybe

25. Pretty meh

26. Dancing duds

29. System starter, sometimes

30. He poured beers at Cheers

31. Fundraising org.

34. Grande or Bravo preceder

35. Toward the wake

37. Athletes often tear it

38. Part of UNLV

39. Wind down

41. Wacky Jackie

42. Overrated writer

43. Cooler brand

48. “Full Court Press” channel

50. The New York Liberty are its current champs

51. “We’re on the same page here”

52. Touch lightly, as a shoulder

53. African scavenger

54. Cane-shaped part of the body

55. Sneakiness

56. About to receive

57. In a competition

58. Determination

59. Making cat noises

60. “Live at the Acropolis” musician

65. III, to Jr.

66. Word with special or photo

67. Jensen Huang, notably

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