Linguist Chomsky Crossword Clue

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Linguist Chomsky Crossword Answer

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CHOMSKY (noun)
1. United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928)
LINGUIST (noun)
1. a specialist in linguistics
2. a person who speaks more than one language

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MANO

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Across

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5. Concert sound boosters

9. "La Boheme," e.g.

14. __ cost you!

15. Mardi Gras city familiarly

16. Swore

17. “Reelin’ In the Years” group

19. Spiral-horned antelope

20. “The Taming of the Shrew” setting

21. Reverently preserve

23. There are six in one fl. oz.

25. Spa day sounds

26. Tennis great Gibson

29. Mexican beer brand

33. Spoil

34. “Flight of Icarus” group

38. "Give ___ rest!"

39. Dismiss with disdain

40. Recipe fig.

41. “How You Remind Me” group

43. N95 masks, gloves, etc.

44. Prompt

45. Paper cutter?

48. Nearly all

50. “East of Eden” twin brother

51. Place for a deck chair

54. Potato pancake

58. Bouquet ___ (chef’s herb mixture)

59. Heavy rock group, and a punny descriptor of 17-, 34- and 41-Across

61. Encourage

62. Prefix with present or directional

63. Store with furniture and meatballs

64. Thompson of Creed

66. Swarm (with)

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Down

1. Speech therapist's concern

2. Lead-in to boy or girl

3. Ran in the wash

4. Private eye

5. 'Whichever'

6. Ways things are done

7. Prepare for tomorrow

8. Stark who becomes Queen of the North, on “Game of Thrones”

9. Be in need of coolant, perhaps

10. Common pre-law major, for short

11. McGregor of “The Phantom Menace”

12. Philosopher Descartes

13. Throw in

18. Zap, in a way

22. John B. Stetson, for one

24. Trouble-free

26. Important acid type

27. Language for Livy

28. Parcel of land

30. Change as needed

31. Pace set by a metronome

32. Word on a door

35. Tease

36. Birds ___ feather…

37. Credit card chip protocol letters

39. Wheat product used for pasta

42. Ginza garments

46. Toy store buy

47. Not just yet

49. Pumbaa’s partner in “The Lion King”

50. CVS Health subsidiary

51. Book unit

52. Assns.

53. Trial version

55. Film shot

56. Tibia’s top

57. Dutch cheese

58. Acquire

60. Useful skill for darts players

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