"The Maltese Falcon" detective Spade Crossword Clue

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"The Maltese Falcon" detective Spade Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MALTESE (noun)
1. the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
2. a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
FALCON (noun)
1. diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
FALCON (verb)
1. hunt with falcons

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20. "___ boy!" ("Nice going!")

23. "Waiting on the World to Change" singer John

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54. Voice part in four-part harmony

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