Accepts defeat, in slang Crossword Clue

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Accepts defeat, in slang Crossword Answer

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TAKESTHEL

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SLANG (verb)
1. fool or hoax
2. abuse with coarse language
SLANG (noun)
1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
2. informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
DEFEAT (noun)
1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
DEFEAT (verb)
1. win a victory over
2. thwart the passage of

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TAKESTHEL
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More Universal Crossword (2/25/2026) Answers

Across

1. Note before la

4. ___ browns

8. Model airplane wood

13. Second-tallest bird

14. State whose postal code is an exclamation

15. Medieval weapon with a long handle

18. Spin around

19. Cobra or mamba

20. Supergirl's birth name

22. DJ's opener?

24. Woolly females

25. Very frequently

27. Frequently

30. Baba who said "Open sesame"

33. Scaleless, slender fish

35. Long parts of neurons

37. ___-Tac-Toe

38. Joins forces

40. ___-mo

41. Stumbles on a banana peel, say

43. Shoe that makes you look sharp?

45. Astronomy, but not astrology: Abbr.

46. Something to skip

47. One of the Haim sisters

48. Type of insurance

50. Places known for robes and wraps

52. With 61-Across, wastes creative energy ... or what this puzzle does via the ends of 16-, 20-, 33-, 43- and 52-/61-Across

57. Map Book

60. Think highly of

61. See 52-Across

63. Leading to something

64. Olden times

65. Distinctive time period

66. Like all glasses, initially

67. "The ___ of the Rings"

68. Sound from a champagne bottle

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Down

1. Opposite of rises

2. Country found in "no man's land"

3. Slovenian Lakers star

4. Watering can fillers

5. I solved it!

6. Opposite of rise

7. Greeting en espanol

8. Liquor

9. Charlie Parker's jazz instrument

10. King in a Shakespeare title

11. Make full

12. Skating jump

15. Big shrimp

17. ___ out a living (scraping by)

21. Lands on a lake?

23. Granny Smith's center

25. Play features that anagram to "cast"

26. Works tirelessly

28. Devour

29. Allegro is a fast one

31. Tosses and turns

32. Bay or sound

34. Beings who aren't Earthlings, for short

35. Tailless primate

36. Bottom of a foot

39. HI instruments

42. Musician who sits on a bench

44. Toffee bar brand

46. Stuff in a strong structure

49. Sunscreen target, informally

51. Felt with a furry foot

52. Sack ___ (picnic competition)

53. Cheese named for a Dutch town

54. Morning announcement

55. "Bye now," in a text

56. Cry to a fly

58. Prefix with space

59. A ___ in the face

62. Screw up

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