Acorn, essentially Crossword Clue

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Acorn, essentially Crossword Answer

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NUT

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(noun)
1. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
2. one of the outstanding players in a tournament
(verb)
1. place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
2. bear seeds

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ESSENTIALLY (adverb)
1. in essence; at bottom or by one’s (or its) very nature
ACORN (noun)
1. fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NUT
(3 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Newsday Crossword (10/3/2025) Answers

Across

1. Surveillance, so to speak

5. Pay deduction acronym

9. Marlon Oscar role

13. Long lunch?

14. Fairgoer of rhyme

15. Beauty bar brand

16. Little Mermaid prince

17. They're down-to-earth

19. Get a loan on

20. Cost to get your cash

21. Ending like -ling

22. Seek enlightenment

23. Store to improve

24. Yolk surrounder

26. Unite

31. Wrapped up

32. Last Jedi general

33. Emulating

34. Helm a film, in show biz slang

35. Intellectual aid

39. Iffy attempt

42. Butterfly, for short

43. Table pastime

46. Coffee shop machine

47. Consider in advance

51. Chesapeake Bay occupation

53. Case worker's org.

54. Do-say connector

55. Tkt. seller

56. Not at all eager

60. Followers meaning "followers"

61. Amazonian ecosystem

63. "You're wrong!"

64. Austen protagonist

65. Cellar dwellers

66. Be vexed

67. Heartfelt

69. "Simpsons" bus driver

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1. Leon Uris novel

2. Street artist's medium

3. British mason

4. What you'd expect to be around a foot

5. Coffee shop accessory

6. Title akin to rabbi

7. Salon offering

8. Henry's 2nd or 4th

9. Mediterranean diet staple for short

10. "It's just a scratch"

11. Break for a bit

12. Raw bar array

14. Puck's Beverly Hills place

18. Nearly none

23. Off yonder

25. Cling

27. Early show of interest

28. Chair artisan

29. Brothers Grimm magician

30. Azores' __ Miguel island

36. UN delegate

37. "___ big fan"

38. Eyesight suffix

39. Ran the wrong way?

40. No-win situation

41. Best yet, per record books

44. Not precisely

45. Lamppost flier subject

48. Fueled (up)

49. Shills with, say

50. Meet successfully

52. Victoria Cross awarder

57. Solemn exchange

58. Where the Detroit River ends

59. Name meaning 'born again'

60. "Tips" found in the five longest answers

62. Break for a bit

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