___ detector test (polygraph exam, informally) Crossword Clue

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___ detector test (polygraph exam, informally) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. assume a reclining position
2. originate (in)
(noun)
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions
DETECTOR (noun)
1. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
2. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

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More Daily Themed Crossword (10/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. Gym-goer's physique, slangily

4. Cookie container

7. Trade-___ (compromises)

11. Motley ___ (heavy metal band)

13. Suffix with "lemon" for a refreshing summer drink

14. Bottom of a sandal

15. Landlord's document

16. Soccer ___ (over-involved parent)

17. "Sounds too good to be ___"

18. Telecom giant succeeded by Verizon (anagram of "get"): Abbr.

20. Dedicated poem

22. "Gimme More" singer Britney ___

25. What a hotel offers

27. ___ Walker, former baseball player who had many rituals centered around the number three, including sporting the number 33 and batting third

28. Wand-wavers at the airport: Abbr.

29. Volcanic aftermath

32. "Three," in Roman numerals

33. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a ___" (Muhammad Ali quote)

34. Company's top dog: Abbr.

35. "Untold Stories of the E.R." channel: Abbr.

36. Black-tie event garb, for short

37. ___ Harper, baseball player whose ritual involves eating waffles and taking seven showers before a game

39. Freshly painted, as a bench

40. ___-country skiing (winter sport)

41. Rafael ___, former tennis player whose elaborate ritual involved adjusting his shirt sleeves and bouncing the ball on his racket nine times

44. Prepared to do a pole vault

45. Like ___ of sunshine: 2 wds.

48. Grateful ___ (rock band)

52. U.S. state with the Twins and Vikings, for short

53. "Don't make an ___ of yourself" ("Don't behave in a silly manner")

54. ___ McConnell, baseball player whose ritual involved scavenging for pins, believing that finding one would break his batting slump

55. Where two faces meet?

56. ___ down (part of 28a's routine)

57. "___ your inside voice" ("Quieter, please")

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Down

1. Letters following "A"

2. What a miner mines

3. "With all ___ respect ..."

4. LeBron ___, basketball star whose pregame ritual involves tossing powdered chalk in the air to make a white cloud

5. "Without further ___ ..."

6. Feeling of deep regret

7. Prefix related to bones

8. "___ Pete's sake!"

9. Viral illness

10. "___ you later!"

12. ___ Allan Poe, writer of "The Raven"

19. Take a crack at something

21. ___ number on (hurt someone): 2 wds.

22. Long cut in a dress

23. Bucket for carrying water

24. "Tears in Heaven" musician Clapton

26. ___ Thanksgiving Day Parade

28. ___-Mex cuisine

30. Attention span measures, these days, for short

31. Long-handled garden tool

33. Conjunction that's not well-received when following good news

36. Graham Bell's patent, for short

37. Undergarment with straps, usually

38. ___ Rousey, female former WWE wrestler

39. ___ Gretzky, former hockey player whose pregame ritual involved a precise series of drinks from Diet Coke and water to Gatorade

40. Peak of a wave

41. Info on a birth certificate

42. Dry, as a desert

43. "Shoot!"

46. Cozy spot for a cat

47. Mirabel's "floral" sister, fondly

49. Fast Australian bird

50. Muscles that might ache after a plank, for short

51. Pink hair's need

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