___ and tuck (closely contested) Crossword Clue

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___ and tuck (closely contested) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a tart spicy quality
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
(verb)
1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
2. squeeze tightly between the fingers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TUCK (verb)
1. fit snugly into
2. draw together into folds or puckers
TUCK (noun)
1. a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
2. a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
CLOSELY (adverb)
1. in a close manner
2. in an attentive manner

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More Daily Themed Crossword (11/7/2025) Answers

Across

1. Sheep's cry

4. Travel by airplane, say

7. Spinning toy

10. Mai ___, cocktail with curacao liqueur

11. Fancy fish eggs

12. Fairy ___, story that may feature a princess and a fairy godmother

13. “___ and Peace,” novel by Leo Tolstoy

14. "Grand Theft ___" (video game series)

16. Finishes

17. Cylindrical soda containers

19. Spacecraft that defies gravity by firing strong thrusters and discarding empty tanks on the way up

21. Swing and a miss, at a baseball game

23. "Well, obviously!"

24. Take one for the ___ (sacrifice for the collective good)

25. Cat or hamster, e.g.

26. Trash holder

29. Governor ___ Landon

30. "It's time to raise the ___" (have higher standards)

31. High-flying diamond-shaped toy with a tail that defies gravity by letting the wind create enough lift to hold it up

32. Meshed tool for catching fish

33. "Seize the ___!" ("Carpe diem!")

34. Pixar's lost clownfish

35. Family gathering attendee, for short

36. Remote-controlled gadget that defies gravity by spinning rotors to push air downward

38. Exit ___ (election-time survey)

39. Deviation (anagram of "way")

40. ___ bubble, airy detergent sphere that defies gravity by holding lighter air inside to make it float

42. Wilfully leave out

44. Mischievous little kid

47. ___ in (surrendered)

48. Suffix for "bass" or "buff"

49. Spanish for gold

50. Uno, dos, ___, cuatro

51. Opposite of positive, for short

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Down

1. "Oh, and also ..." in textspeak: Abbr.

2. Battery size for a remote

3. Passenger-carrying plane that defies gravity by pushing itself through the air and letting the wind push its wings upward

4. ___ Sinatra who sang "Strangers in the Night"

5. Spoil, with "up" (anagram of "ousel")

6. "Are we there ___?"

7. Where a car stores its fuel

8. Ye ___ Shoppe (vintage shop sign)

9. Farmer's annoyance, like a locust (rhymes with "fest")

12. ___ support (help with the computer)

15. "That's an ___" (command)

18. Laser tag player's asset

20. Opposite of "in"

21. __ Lee of Marvel Comics

22. Prefix with "phone" or "graph"

25. Handle the bill, say

26. "Muy ___, gracias!" ("Very well, thank you!")

27. "Hello, is ___ you're looking for?" (Lionel Richie lyrics): 2 wds.

28. Keanu's role in The Matrix

30. Hot air ___, sky-riding basket that defies gravity by using warm air that's less dense than the surrounding air

31. “Did you ___?” (fact-starting words)

33. Button on a keyboard that removes characters to the right

35. Boxing ring borders

36. "___ Young," 1991 film starring Julia Roberts

37. ___ race (daily grind)

38. Smooth over, as a road

40. ___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

41. Boat propeller

43. Tavern owner in "The Simpsons":

44. TV network founded by Bud Paxson

45. Radiology procedure: Abbr.

46. ___ Smoke, rapper of the mixtape "Meet the Woo 2"

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