Abrupt expulsion Crossword Clue

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Abrupt expulsion Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
2. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
(verb)
1. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
2. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXPULSION (noun)
1. the act of forcing out someone or something
2. squeezing out by applying pressure
ABRUPT (adjective)
1. marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
2. extremely steep

More WSJ Crossword (7/11/2026) Answers

Across

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6. Adler who outwitted Sherlock Holmes

11. Donkey beaten with a stick, perhaps

17. Yellow flower in the daisy family

18. Where gladiators fought

20. Patisserie treat

21. Victor’s award in an ancient Greek city?

23. Cork’s place

24. Golfer Ernie

25. “Aye, true!”

26. Knife on a flint?

28. Title start of many 108-Down

29. Loads from lodes

31. T cell producer

32. Tankard fill

33. Prepare for planting

35. Castor or Pollux, e.g.

37. Squeezed (out)

39. Eats

40. Hitch, say

42. Swabbing tool

44. No longer the rage

45. “Arabian Nights” fliers

46. Seriously injure

48. Round-the-world trip

50. Ewe said it

52. Early ’60s gatherings with Chubby Checker records?

56. Safety features in some showers

61. Regular tendency

62. Willem of “Platoon”

63. Bench activity

64. Kwanzaa mo.

65. Get ready to run

66. March through the marsh?

68. Title character of song who “walked like a woman but talked like a man”

69. Ottoman Empire hat

70. Microwave feature

71. Make blank

72. Jeopardy

73. Spots for swingers

75. Jargon that’s easygoing?

77. Hit 1999 Nas album

78. Torment

79. Wailing water bird

80. Phone fillers

83. 8.5-pound award

86. High hit

88. Striped shoe brand

92. ___ avis

93. Satirist Mort

94. Paul of “Ant-Man”

96. Chris of “The Good Wife”

97. ___-Magnon man

98. Trailed at the end

102. Delights

104. Spot in la Seine

105. Browsing on Zillow, say?

110. “Huh-uh”

111. "East of Eden" brother

112. Site of over 1,000 works by Goya

113. Pastiche combining Dalí’s watches and Warhol’s soup cans?

116. Won back, as territory

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119. Answers from toadies

120. Boarding spot

121. Ranch ruminant

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Down

1. Site of a historic 1799 discovery

2. Bold feat

3. Premium chips ingredient

4. Norse god for whom Tuesday is named

5. Argument

6. Out of sorts

7. Nutrition label nos.

8. Blow one's stack

9. CBS journalist O’Donnell

10. Abrasive powder

11. Place for un pique-nique

12. “Happy Birthday” writer, maybe

13. Simba's love in "The Lion King"

14. Allies of the Cheyenne

15. "Funky Cold Medina" rapper

16. Julie made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II

18. Dawn

19. Kin of venison

20. Swinging strikes

22. The Hindenburg, e.g.

27. Good laughs

30. Seattle quarterback Darnold

34. Heads for the hills

36. Support from the stands

38. Cheapen

39. Twins-lion go-between

41. Suffragist Carrie Chapman ___

43. Preceding

44. Greek consonants

47. Tussaud title

49. Paging devices

51. Six-pack makeup

52. Kleptomaniac’s crime

53. Heron or ibis, e.g.

54. Mediterranean island known for its dance music club scene

55. Hotel room posting

56. Fully understand

57. Result of a flipped card, maybe

58. Embellish

59. Thing of the past

60. Bass part

63. Magistrate in 18-Across

66. Doodads

67. Staggering

68. 2013 Sheryl Sandberg book

70. Crumpet go-with

72. Trudge

74. Fibonacci's birthplace

75. Iron, in France

76. Plan intended to achieve a goal

78. Fragrant firs

80. Tell tale activity

81. One who doesn’t finish his sentence

82. Induces

84. Pinkish orange color

85. Dice, say

87. Potential flower

89. “And you’re telling me this why?”

90. Not in custody

91. Protect

95. Scars on cars

99. Out on a limb, maybe

100. Mark for madrileños

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103. Hits the mall

106. Historians’ focuses

107. Wedding reception sight

108. Dedicated works

109. 1992 Heisman winner Torretta

114. Beltway Series player

115. Placed

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