Absent, for short Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ABSENT (verb)
1. go away or leave
ABSENT (adjective)
1. nonexistent
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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More NYT Crossword (11/12/2026) Answers

Across

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17. Overhauls

18. 0%

19. Boom box, e.g.

20. Dries out, with "up"

21. Image Awards org.

23. One of the six so-called "simple machines"

24. Scores that usually occur on fourth downs, in brief

26. Some snowmobiles

28. ___ factor

31. Turns

33. Furnish (with)

34. French verb with a circumflex

35. Contented sighs

36. Bridal shop fabric

37. "___ she blows!"

38. Stay tight (to)

40. Word with red, pink or Golden

41. "Surprise Symphony" composer

42. It's all around you

43. Drinks that might be hand-squeezed, informally

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47. Flamenco shout

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50. Novelist Butler

52. In which students might seek the root of their problems?

54. Alan of "Marriage Story"

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62. "Imagine that!"

63. Bargain ___

64. Followers of quarters

65. Lack of musical talent

66. As of now

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Down

1. Some Nikons, for short

2. Rendezvous

3. Symphony known as "Eroica"

4. Dressed like, at a costume party

5. One of four on a pool table

6. Mag staffers

7. "Street Fighting ___" (Rolling Stones song)

8. Toy meant to be looked into

9. People who are told what to say?

10. Meaning of the Arabic greeting "As-salamu alaykum"

11. Next in line, maybe

12. Stops vacillating

14. Actress Reid of "The Big Lebowski"

16. Broccoli ___

22. Arouses

23. In need of laundering, perhaps

24. Big altercation

25. Lacrosse player with specialized padding

27. As is fitting

29. Bed rock item?

30. Germ, as of an idea

32. 1040 fig.

34. Info from Delta, or a letter soon after delta

39. Nagged

41. Adjustable feature of a car seat

44. Volkswagen compact

46. Ibadism is a branch of this

49. Shape-shifting organism

51. More insane

53. Beekeeping or birdwatching

54. Representative

55. Move quickly?

56. Bad look

57. Ballerina's move

58. Children's TV character who refers to himself in the third person

59. Simon or Diamond

60. Diesel in a muscle car?

61. Parisian fashion monogram

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