___ reaction (instinctive response) Crossword Clue

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___ reaction (instinctive response) Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. relating to or affecting the viscera
2. obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INSTINCTIVE (adjective)
1. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
RESPONSE (noun)
1. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

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More USA Today Crossword (2/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. Home of the Mets and Yankees, for short

4. Goes on and on and on

8. Pats on the back, perhaps

13. Rowing equipment

15. Stat!

16. "Sounds ___ right"

17. Like sriracha

18. One of 6.2 in the Skiathlon event

19. What some play for

20. It prevents grounds from getting into a cup

23. Like temperatures at the Summer Games compared to the Winter Games

24. Vegas opener

25. Garfield for one

28. Horseshoe Las Vegas machines

31. Have a negative effect on

33. Six-pack muscles

36. Ingredients in Cheerios

38. Jeans brand

39. Bookstore section in which you might find "We Can Do Hard Things"

43. Wintry precipitation

44. Apple assistant

45. Like boundary-pushing art

46. Like Ashley, among the Olsen sisters

48. Currency in the Philippines

50. Prof's aides

51. Palindromic ABBA song

53. Sand___

58. "Seems like just yesterday!"

61. Stands up to

64. Strong smell

65. Assist with something illegal

66. Welcome to Maui!

67. Longer of the forearm bones

68. A unicycle has one

69. No longer in style

70. Color similar to turquoise

71. You got it captain!

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Down

1. Take it down a ___

2. 'Yippee!'

3. ___ fair (market for art vendors)

4. Place for billiards, pinball and darts

5. “Like that would ever happen!”

6. Island east of Java

7. Compete in a bee

8. Fundraiser that might involve brownies

9. Lyft alternative

10. Caviar

11. Young dog

12. Rds. and aves

14. Prepares flour for a recipe

21. ___ sauce (sushi condiment)

22. Wee bit

25. Gave in

26. Growing older

27. Like someone who's hangry

29. Faucets

30. Bacon unit

32. Spider-Man Pointing or 6-7, e.g.

33. Opposite of a liability

34. Model Hadid

35. Skeleton and luge, e.g.

37. ___ loser (poor sport)

40. Concert ticket add-on

41. 'What a shame'

47. AAA service

49. Clumsy person

52. Dark beer variety

54. Window blind part

55. Knee-ankle connector

56. Wary

57. Cosmetics mogul Lauder

58. "lolol"

59. Not up to much

60. ___ Lisa

61. Short-lived trend

62. In the style of

63. Rollaway bed

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