___ Banks (barrier islands of North Carolina) Crossword Clue

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___ Banks (barrier islands of North Carolina) Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. being on or toward the outside of the body
2. being on the outside or further from a center

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BARRIER (noun)
1. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
2. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
CAROLINA (noun)
1. the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

Hint 3: Anagram

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OUTRE

More NYT Crossword (6/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. The "S" of N.S.F.W.

5. Invite to enter

10. Artist Salvador

14. “___ Your Enthusiasm”

15. Totally sus, say

16. Scholarly "same"

17. Wave of antigovernment protests in the early 2010s

19. Old name of Thailand

20. What's rolled out for yoga

21. Pint in a pub, maybe

22. Performance at Lincoln Center

23. Heading back to where one lives

28. Sitting on

30. Shows signs of hunger

31. Harsh, as a takedown

34. Hollywood workplace

38. Some undergrad degs.

39. Low-tech cooler on a hot day

41. Container at a beer blast

42. "Wha-a-at?"

43. "___ Got Talent"

46. Madame : France :: ___ : Spain

48. Playground denial

50. Golf club often numbered 3 to 9

51. Repository of seeds from all corners of the globe, informally

56. What volcanoes do

57. Pie ___ mode

58. What the light from a lighthouse may pierce

61. Singer James

62. Track-and-field event with a sandpit ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23- and 51-Across

66. "But ___ again ..."

67. Fingers crossed!

68. Area east of the Urals

69. Group

70. Light brown and dull, as hair

71. Actions at the Bellagio or Encore

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Down

1. Hoodwink

2. Vibe

3. Beer pong venue, maybe

4. Flow out

5. Garden of Eden fruit

6. Brilliant at negotiating

7. Ornamental fish in a pond

8. Holiday ___

9. MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards

10. Get rid of

11. "Goodbye, mes amis"

12. "Live and ___"

13. What the "face with steam from nose" emoji suggests

18. Piano player in "Casablanca"

22. Compel

24. Pick with for

25. Elbow's place

26. King's partner in castling

27. Birds of peace

28. Group whose "Gold: Greatest Hits" is the second-best-selling album in U.K. history

29. Disneyland transport

32. Unprecedented

33. Fastened, as a corset or shoe

35. Explosive personality trait

36. Continental money

37. Greater ___

40. Grandma, affectionately

44. Spreading unchecked

45. Miso bean

47. Zero in soccer

49. The Roku Channel, Hulu and others

51. Little specifics, in slang

52. One dental specialty, informally

54. Narrow backstreet

55. Abu Dhabi's land, for short

59. Leave out

60. Transcript figs.

62. ___ Cook, longtime tech C.E.O.

63. Letter before sigma

64. Debtor's note

65. Boxing punch

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