"___ the thing ..." Crossword Clue

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"___ the thing ..." Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

THING (noun)
1. a vaguely specified concern
2. an action

Hint 2: Anagram

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More Universal Crossword (11/1/2026) Answers

Across

1. Soothing ointments

6. "Didn't expect to see you"

10. "Pronto!"

14. "Couldn't be better"

16. The "T" of MIT, for short

17. People on the fast track?

18. Cost of doing business?

19. Couch potato's spot

20. Played a small part

22. Runs out of juice

24. Defeated in chess

25. Gain altitude

28. Shoe that's the height of fashion?

30. The 2% in 2% milk

32. Part of a Dracula costume

33. Says exactly what's on one's mind

35. Google Sheets unit

36. Intangible qualities

37. Bull's target

38. Meaty ones are "gravy" to some Italian Americans

40. With 46-Down, grilled Mexican meat dish

41. Venmo, e.g.

42. Slow-moving boats

43. Absolutely devastated

44. Slippery setting

46. New Glarus Brewing Company's Spotted Cow and Moon Man, for two

47. Superman's realm

50. Common skin condition

54. ___ Blanc (European peak)

55. Where SpongeBob SquarePants lives

57. Therefore, in Latin

58. "That's news to me"

59. Like some emotional conversations

60. Tomato variety

61. Fishing spools

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Down

1. Auction actions

2. Hairstyle for Angela Davis

3. Part of a fall pile

4. Major mergers, maybe

5. Nikon F3, e.g.

6. Annual crossword awards show that's aptly an anagram of "Oscar"

7. Take, as advice

8. Overconfident animal in a fable

9. "The situation is terrible"

10. Tactic, for short

11. Joint endeavor

12. Had no co-conspirators

13. ___ Von (comedian)

15. Played Madden, e.g.

21. Stanford's state, for short

23. It's found in a pen

25. Ghana's capital

26. Overnight rating

27. Dip into low temperatures?

29. Road trip estimates, briefly

31. Keyed in

33. "Diligence is the mother of good ___" (Ben Franklin)

34. "Don't believe one word of it"

36. French goodbye

39. _sian _merican and _acific _slander

40. Pool stick

43. New York Jets coach Aaron

45. Winning

46. See 40-Across

47. Hit up on Insta

48. Sound in a cave

49. Unit sold in "The Office"

51. Work in Python

52. Christmas carol

53. Important periods

56. Supporting

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