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(adjective)
1. understood in a certain way; made sense of
2. be affected with an indisposition

Hint 2: Clue Definition

USE (noun)
1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage
2. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
USE (verb)
1. use up, consume fully
2. avail oneself to

More Newsday Crossword (1/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Stately house

6. Resorts with hot springs

10. Astaire or Flintstone

14. Chicago airport

15. Folded Tex-Mex food

16. Very hard to find

17. Workers' pay ranges

19. Novelist O'Brien or Ferber

20. Slipped up

21. Slow-moving animal in a shell

22. Sheet-fastening device

26. Confidential matter

27. Bike's foot levers

28. Slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal

30. Per item, informally

33. 50%

37. It's a ___ formality

38. Three, on a sundial

39. Spoken aloud

40. Crystal ball gazer

41. Super-

43. Formal ceremony

44. Hunts, as a lion, with "on"

46. Highly decorated

48. Zigzag ski race

51. Collects in bulk

52. "Dear Sir or __ . . ."

53. Lawyer's assignments

55. Help in wrongdoing

56. Parts of novels visible on a shelf

61. Part for an actor

62. Vampire novelist Rice

63. Lloyd Webber musical

64. Three, in Spain

65. Oboe accessory

66. "Blowin' in the Wind" composer

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Down

1. Cut the grass

2. I get it now

3. Pester persistently

4. Mineral that's mined

5. Offer used goods

6. Ringo of the Beatles

7. Nearly colorless

8. Scored 100% on

9. Ship's distress signal

10. Coiled brass instruments

11. Airplane tracking device

12. Bert’s “Sesame Street” buddy

13. Handed out poker cards

18. Wave's top

21. 'On your mark, get ___ . . .'

22. Sends junk email to

23. Old West tent dwelling

24. Really love

25. Disposable picnic dishes

26. Boy in the family

28. Birds fly through them

29. 'Star Wars' princess

32. Well ventilated

34. Diva's solos

35. Espresso with milk

36. Runs away from

41. Emerald or ruby

42. Hefty volumes

45. CD-__ drive

47. Spoke hoarsely

48. Intelligent

49. Parts and __ (repair bill lines)

50. British singing star

51. Posed a query

53. Edible ice-cream holder

54. Top-tier

56. Common butter shape

57. Wall-climbing plant

58. Nothing

59. Incoming plane stat: Abbr.

60. __ Juan, PR

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