___ world (hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth) Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HYPOTHETICAL (adjective)
1. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
HYPOTHETICAL (noun)
1. a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
WORLD (noun)
1. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
2. people in general considered as a whole
WORLD (adjective)
1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

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RAN

More The Atlantic Crossword (1/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Not extraneous

8. Shraddhanand and Vivekananda, for two

14. Foster

15. Bubble up

16. 2023 Best Actress in a Supporting Role nominee for The Whale

18. Pattern on some school uniforms

19. No harm no foul!

22. JCPenney competitor

23. It's straight from the horse's mouth?

24. Third-person possessive pronoun with two apostrophes

26. The Imitation Game setting, for short

27. Designation for summer hrs. in London, Ontario, and Gainesville, Florida

28. Meal plans

30. South Korean polymath Terra ___

31. Exactly what you need

33. Historical symbol of Festival de Cannes

34. Food that can be prepared a la cubana or a la valenciana

35. Lickety-split, say

38. Jaws that might be gaping

39. Least thought through

40. "I've ___ enough!"

43. Touring group?

45. Opportunities to get back on track?

46. Like one's legs after climbing up a lot of stairs, maybe

47. Counterpart of tired and inspired, in a meme

49. "Certainly so"

50. Get outta here!

51. ___ by (followed without objection)

53. Game that uses hand signals

55. Professional in a pickup game, e.g.

56. Jake Shimabukuro's instrument

57. Food hall or bistro, for example

58. Like the walls of some retro living rooms

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Down

1. Available for employment

2. ___ to the spot

3. Really puts one's foot down?

4. Almost 1 percent of the atmosphere

5. Cave with a distinctive sound?

6. Kinda sorta

7. UTF-8, for example

8. Got settled before watching a movie

9. Not very convincing, say

10. Symbol hidden in the FedEx logo

11. Person who's really good at solving problems?

12. Language in which Elena Ferrante's novels were first published

13. Intuitively picking up, maybe

17. Like pilots when they're not working?

21. Course in which you might get an A?

24. "Okey dokey, your grace!"

25. Völva of Norse mythology, e.g.

28. Item thats made to measure

29. Gamer's plan, informally

31. God referenced in the proclamation "God is man and man is God"

32. Going quickly

33. Piece of Lab evidence?

35. "You've made that abundantly clear"

36. Home of the Fish River Canyon, Africa's largest canyon

37. A Literature of ___ Own (Elaine Showalter book)

40. Spam maker

41. Fit for growing crops

42. Showed off, for short

44. ___ wren (songbird found in grassy marsh habitats)

46. Cod piece?

48. Animal on the cover of Stephen Graham Jones's The Only Good Indians

50. Eschew

52. ___ ___ Desert (Mario Kart track)

54. Early Stranger Cole genre

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