__ and proper Crossword Clue

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__ and proper Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. dress primly
2. assume a prim appearance
(adjective)
1. affectedly dainty or refined
2. exaggeratedly proper

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PROPER (adjective)
1. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person’s character, needs
2. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

More USA Today Crossword (7/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. Amino ___ (protein building block)

5. Dr. visit

9. "Slimy, yet satisfying" morsel for Timon or Pumbaa

13. Copenhagen resident

14. Vehicles not allowed on Mackinac Island

15. Baggy

16. Comment after a restful night

19. Run out of battery

20. Gloom's partner

21. Salsa choice

22. Kit for a budding myrmecologist

24. "Riverdale" actress Nichols

27. Just okay

28. Brazilian berry

30. Big name in sportswear

31. Dorm supervisors

34. Pasta __ Norma

36. Obtain

37. Billie Jean King or Serena Williams, e.g.

40. Mathematician Lovelace

42. Bygone days

43. “L.A. Law” star Susan

44. Foot treatment, briefly

46. "And Still I ___"

48. Eve's grandson, in Genesis

52. Competitive video gaming

54. Some temporary mandalas

57. Garfield's canine pal

58. Bug bite symptom

59. Abu Dhabi's country, for short

60. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" artist

64. Revise

65. Act like an adoring grandparent

66. Blend

67. Source of creative inspiration

68. 1990s gaming console (Abbr.)

69. Closes a tab

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1. Big name in sportswear

2. Vegas venue

3. Fjords and coves

4. Civil rights activist Ruby

5. Person making a scene?

6. "Sweatpants" singer Faith

8. Judgy sound

9. Green ___ (Marvel supervillain)

10. Stop or yield, e.g.

11. Flash drive port

12. "Halo" singer's nickname

15. Secret hideaway

17. Kissing on the train, e.g.

18. Sent a message with a click

23. "Look out for that golf ball!"

24. Shopping complex

25. Said yes to

26. Allow

29. Jobs for Nancy Drew

32. 'Whichever'

33. Involuntarily made noise while laughing

35. Number on a birthday card

37. Frogs-to-be

38. "Bearded" flower

39. Green-___ monster

40. Chimpanzee e.g.

41. __ Moines Iowa

45. I, on the periodic table

47. Setting for the board games Obsession and Last Will

49. Feeling after going on a ride with screens, maybe

50. By mouth

51. Knights’ rides

53. Cantaloupe part

55. Land area units

56. "Heated Rivalry" org.

58. Pic to double-click

60. "Kapow!"

61. Bird on some Australian coins

62. Commercials

63. Rascally one

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