Against a backdrop of Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BACKDROP (noun)
1. scenery hung at back of stage
AGAINST (preposition)
1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; in this sense often preceded by over.

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More Missing Letter Crossword (5/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. NOUN: "a witty or funny observation"

5. “Blame It on the ___ Nova”

10. That was a close call!

14. Love, to the Caesars

15. PHRASE: "in reserve"

16. ADJECTIVE: "not having or showing concern or respect for the rights and feelings of other people"

17. INTERJECTION: "used to express farewell"

18. Central Asian language

19. Big birds

20. PHRASE: "used to suggest something unexpected"

23. ___ feed (frequently-updated source)

24. Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er ___”

25. NOUN: "a network of personal computers in a small area (such as an office)"

26. NOUN: "a [device] used to start a car, truck, etc., when its battery is not working"

32. 18th-century French revolutionary

35. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city on the Wei River in east central China population 5,853,500"

36. Rage

37. ___ P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox role)

38. NOUN: "a substance that...consists of very small drops or particles mixed with the air"

40. Closely related (to)

41. ADVERB: "used with a word or phrase to...give it an opposite meaning"

42. ADJECTIVE: "excellent"

43. Marathon or decathlon, e.g.

44. PHRASE: "used as a response after being thanked by someone"

48. Fish eggs

49. "Either you take care of this, ___ will"

50. Joke around

53. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "strip of territory in [Central America] that ceased to exist as a formal political entity Oct. 1, 1979, but remained under U.S. control through 1999"

59. Famed Roman poet

60. ADJECTIVE: "not completely dry"

61. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "country in southwestern Asia"

62. Bigger than micro-

63. "Good karma is headed my way!"

64. Reutlingen rejection

65. Paper-cut source, often

66. Hands out cards

67. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city in northwestern Indiana on Lake Michigan; population 80,294"

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Down

1. Country that only borders Saudi Arabia

2. New England sch.

3. Tiniest bits

4. Baby carriage, to Brits

5. NOUN: "The underside of something"

6. With inside info

7. Location

8. NOUN: "a mark remaining (as on the skin) after injured tissue has healed"

9. Prefix with nautical

10. Easier-than-usual to build, as a house

11. ADJECTIVE: "resembling [members of our species]"

12. ABBREVIATION: "the knowledge and development resulting from the process of learning or being taught"

13. NOUN: "the direction where the sun sets"

21. Be bordered by

22. NOUN: "custard baked with a caramel glaze"

26. The NFL's Jaguars, on scoreboards

27. Kick out of school

28. "___ 2" (2014 animated sequel)

29. Roller coaster vehicle

30. Moriarty in "The Boys"

31. Fired off, as a letter to the editor

32. Lots and lots of

33. ___ masala (potato dish)

34. On the flight home, say

38. Pledge

39. Barbary Coast animal

40. Abbr. on Monopoly cards

42. Judge

43. Former "SNL" player ___ Wakim

45. Worker with the band

46. NOUN: "an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country"

47. Tries to rouse the crowd

50. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "peninsula 600 miles (966 kilometers) long and 135 miles (217 kilometers) wide in eastern Asia between the Yellow Sea and the East Sea (Sea of Japan)"

51. "...the bombs bursting ___"

52. Laine or Hamlin

53. Ostentatiousness

54. Sneaker brand

56. Follow me

57. Turturro in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

58. NOUN: "a quality that makes something exciting, interesting, etc."

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