2016 Olympics city, for short Crossword Clue

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2016 Olympics city, for short Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OLYMPICS (noun)
1. the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

More WSJ Crossword (3/10/2025) Answers

Across

1. Short and to the point

6. “New Attitude” singer LaBelle

14. Be helpful to

15. Diagonal spar supporting a sail

16. Finish

17. Chain that claims to have invented the deep-dish

19. Get sum?

20. One of two on a jacket

21. Dreamy sleep state

22. Gooey cheese

23. Patel of 'Slumdog Millionaire'

24. Possible result of an international economic dispute

26. Propane for one

29. __ de plume

31. Poet Ogden

32. Play divisions

34. Doctor Zhivago heroine

37. One who may cry “Uncle!”

40. “Why so worried?” (and a hint to the last words of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across)

43. Olympic gymnast Strug

44. Infamous day in March

45. Fraternal order since 1868

46. Gluttony, greed, et al.

48. Napkin spot

50. Bering or Baltic, e.g.

51. Fireplace utensil

55. Taxing org

57. Lets a ground ball go through one’s legs, say

58. Night before a holiday

59. “That’s a doggone lie!”

63. Critical hosp. area

64. Valentine’s Day couple

66. Cul-de-__

67. Japanese fencing with bamboo swords

68. Sales pitch

69. "For shame!"

70. Like pretentious gallery visitors

71. Speed for the symphony

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Down

1. Reveille’s counterpart

2. Like Bond foes

3. Tear down

4. Evaluated, with "up"

5. First two-digit prime

6. Next-to-last letter of the Greek alphabet

7. In two places at once?

8. '___ words were never spoken'

9. One of Dorothy’s companions

10. Skater Midori

11. Auto movers in most pre-2000 cars

12. Gandhi’s land

13. More peculiar

18. Mutiny

22. Next to

25. 'Aw, rats!'

26. Stare stupidly

27. Post-marathon feeling

28. Awed by celebrities

30. Hawaiian food fish, when doubled

33. Gets naked

35. Cranberry color

36. Second son in Genesis

38. Wedding reception dessert

39. Frozen sister

41. ___-Tibetan (Asian language family)

42. NBA center Hartenstein

47. Kebab stick

49. Mass producer?

51. Bank robbery

52. Killer whales

53. Important happening

54. Saxophones, oboes, bassoons, etc.

56. Sinister professor at Hogwarts

60. Barbershop offering

61. Dance unit

62. Scandinavian capital

64. Reggae relative

65. Plaything

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