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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (17 Across) preen (Verb) 1. Dress or groom with elaborate care. Synonyms: dress, plume, primp. Crossword clues for preen
sometimes include: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig
up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out,
trick up. 2. Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement. 3. Clean with
one's beak, as a bird does. Synonym: plume. Derives from Middle English:
proyne, preyn, prene.
Did You Know? (49 Across) Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco
Verdi, 1813-1901, was an Italian operatic composer, whose operas remain today
among the greatest in history. His first opera, Oberto, was produced in
1839. His works Aida; Falstaff; Otello; and Rigoletto; are among the
most popular of all operatic productions.
NOTE: For a bit of trivia on Andre Agassi, (44 Across), see
Easy Crossword 033.
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