(6/6) You freeze as a spine-tingling howl echoes through the house, but it's only the ___ rattling against the windows! Crossword Clue

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(6/6) You freeze as a spine-tingling howl echoes through the house, but it's only the ___ rattling against the windows! Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
2. catch the scent of; get wind of
(noun)
1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
2. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RATTLING (adverb)
1. used as intensifiers; `real’ is sometimes used informally for `really’; `rattling’ is informal
RATTLING (noun)
1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
RATTLING (adjective)
1. quick and energetic
2. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
TINGLING (noun)
1. a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
TINGLING (adjective)
1. exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

More Daily Themed Crossword (10/26/2025) Answers

Across

1. Slender or thin

5. Have a debt

8. "No ___, no gain"

12. ___ bar (Hawaiian-themed spot)

13. Get ___ of (eliminate)

14. Opposite of "redo," on a computer

15. "Never Have I ___" (popular drinking game)

16. "Baywatch" actress Pamela ___

18. "The Devil ___ Prada," movie starring Meryl Streep

20. Easter coloring agents

21. Liquid known as "black gold"

23. "That is the ___ of our worries" ("We have other problems")

27. (1/6) You're home alone on Halloween when an eerie rustling by the window catches your attention, but it's just the ___ fluttering in the breeze!

31. ___ band (NSYNC, for one)

32. Taylor Swift's music genre

33. "Path" of Chinese philosophy (anagram of "oat")

34. Before, poetically

35. (2/6) Suddenly, you spot a pair of glowing eyes in the dark that makes your heart race, but it's just your tabby ___ curled up on the floor!

36. Ramen bit

39. Bar counter seat

42. Neither's partner

43. (3/6) Out of the corner of your eye, you see a looming figure by the door and panic, but it's just the clothes ___ stacked with hats and shirts!

46. One of 24, in a day

49. Jet-setter's document

53. Group of nations that produce 21a: Abbr.

55. (4/6) Peering out the window, you gasp at what looks like bony arms reaching in, but it's just the ___ branches swaying outside!

56. I see what you ___ there

57. Water body for koi fish, often

58. "I ___ lot at the party" (gorged oneself): 2 wds.

59. Feminine suffix with “lion”

60. Video game console by Nintendo: Abbr.

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Down

1. Slow-cooked meat dish

2. "Saturday Night ___," NBC's sketch comedy show

3. Ready-to-assemble furniture brand

4. (5/6) You glance across the room and jump when you spot a face staring back, but it's just your own reflection in the vanity ___!

5. "Do you want an apple ___ banana?" (question at breakfast, maybe): 2 wds.

7. "Ed, Edd n ___" (animated series)

8. Small handbag with straps

9. Opposite of "question," for short

10. “Yes,” at the altar: 2 wds.

11. ___-negotiable (unchangeable)

17. Moray or Conger, for two

19. Basic dog command

22. Longitude's partner, for short

24. Cain's biblical brother

25. ___ throat (painful condition)

26. Nautical rope (anagram of "yet")

27. Layer of paint

28. "I solemnly swear that I am ___ no good" (Marauder's Map phrase): 2 wds.

29. Actor McKellen who has been knighted

30. Time for a power nap, perhaps

32. HP or Dell products: Abbr.

37. La-la preceder

38. Wilt, like thirsty plants

40. "Are they traveling by land ___?" (taking a ferry): 2 wds.

41. Race track unit

44. Secret cipher that needs to be cracked

45. "The Kardashians" matriarch:

47. "Once ___ a midnight dreary..."

48. Actress ___ Russo of "The Intern"

49. School group that holds an open house: Abbr.

50. It might imitate life

51. Word before "I told you so," often

52. 6-pointers, in football: Abbr.

54. Music buys that can be "burned": Abbr.

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