Rube Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Hint 2: Clue Definition

RUBE (noun)
1. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

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18. One choice at a dry cleaner

19. Say but not really mean

20. English town known for its mineral water

22. Historical event that acquired its name almost two decades after it ended, in brief

23. Car once promoted with the slogan "It's Your Money … Demand Better," informally

24. Joy of television

25. Windjammer, e.g.

26. 33-Down platform, for short

27. Deceived, maybe

28. Retreats

29. Move around from here to there

31. Unhelpful response to Why?

32. Rabbit food?

33. Pats down

34. Progresses slowly

35. Something chewed over

38. Sections of history

39. Has legs

40. Something to climb in a WWE match

41. "Stop! We get it!"

43. Literature Nobelist who wrote "Siddhartha"

44. People whose flag depicts the Lion of Judah

46. Animal that sleeps while floating on its back

48. University of California campus locale

49. "The Ultimate Trivia Destination," per its website

50. Moves in the shadows

51. Parts of cassette players

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2. Actress Lombard of classic Hollywood

3. "Above the ___, as high as heaven itself?": Shak.

4. Ejects

5. Villainous group of science fiction

6. __ Fridays

7. Cant stand

8. Dis

9. "The only ___ is mediocrity": Martha Graham

10. Ingredient in meringue cookies

11. #1 on BBC's list of greatest 21st-century TV series

12. Comics

14. "This work is getting to be too much"

17. Apple skins?

21. Buildings that aren't water-resistant

24. "La Cousine ___" (Balzac novel)

25. Overly wise, say

27. Feels thirsty

28. Gives accolades

29. Edges

30. You can see right through them

31. Phenomenon of experiencing something as strangely new even though one has experienced it before

32. Designate, as funds

33. Series of mental blocks?

35. Retail giant that opened its first store in Seattle in 1983

36. Persuade to pay more than originally intended

37. Popular farm vehicles

39. Falls short, say

40. Lead-in to active

42. American in Paris?

43. Certain earring

45. Poetic contraction

47. Some courses for honor students, for short

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