Act the wolf Crossword Clue

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Act the wolf Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
2. a suggestive or sneering look or grin
(verb)
1. look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WOLF (noun)
1. a cruelly rapacious person
2. a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
WOLF (verb)
1. eat hastily
ACT (verb)
1. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
2. behave unnaturally or affectedly
ACT (noun)
1. something that people do or cause to happen
2. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Hint 3: Anagram

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REEL

More WSJ Crossword (9/19/2025) Answers

Across

5. Nose of a ship

9. Grouse or snipe

13. “And let me add...”

14. Horny beast

15. Hell’s Kitchen, e.g.

16. Former life

17. Not just willing

18. Award presented in June

19. Ended a fast

20. Sign at an ATM

21. Trail markers

23. This is where you’ll find a hint (with 45-Across)

26. Mets or Jets

27. Tempest-teapot link

28. Wiener wrapper

31. Hula or hoop follower

33. Enjoy oneself

36. Teller of tales

37. Did farrier’s work

38. Takes unfair advantage of

39. Many Falcons fans

41. Top of a range?

42. Choice on a ballot option

43. Overthrow, e.g.

44. Rise suddenly

45. See the note at 23-Across

50. Woman in charge

53. Two-bit writer

54. Columnist Hentoff

55. Spiky plant

56. Extremely haggard

58. “Bus Stop” creator

59. Pop music’s Turner

60. Advances gradually

61. Feel the heat

62. Item on a to-do list

63. “Friends” friend

64. Top corp. title

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Down

1. Wash up against

2. Fill with joy

3. Sine qua nons

4. Disintegrate

5. Solid, gas, plasma or liquid

6. Appropriate

7. What I can be

8. Declined in quality

9. Kathy of “Titanic”

10. It’s a scorcher

11. Monopoly payment

12. Calendar units

14. Sphere of influence

20. Informal discussion

22. Lateral mover

24. Land in Rome

25. Floor decor

28. Person who’s homeward bound

29. Beehive State natives

30. Robin's retreat

31. Wow a comedy club audience

32. High-flying toy

33. Bracelet bit

34. Zillions of years

35. In the country

37. “The ballot is ___ than the bullet”: Lincoln

40. Pupil of Seneca

41. Barnyard strutter

44. Sunnis or Shiites, e.g.

45. Sideshow performer

46. Some mob enforcers

47. BVD competitor

48. Postal Service symbol

49. Doesn’t delete

50. Damon with Golden Globes

51. Et follower

52. Hauling units

57. Alarums and excursions

58. Little rapscallion

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