Alternative name for planet Earth Crossword Clue

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Alternative name for planet Earth Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
EARTH (noun)
1. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
2. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
EARTH (verb)
1. connect to the earth
2. hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Hint 2: Anagram

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RATER

More NYT Crossword (3/25/2025) Answers

Across

1. Groups of soldiers

7. Initials on an invitation

11. Mil. installations

14. Like Eeyore in "Winnie-the-Pooh"

15. Langston Hughes poem about the hope for equality

16. Workout unit, for short

17. "The Lego Movie"?

19. Oldest Gershwin brother

20. Lesions

21. ___ mater

22. Crew propellers

23. Star trek?

26. Schlemiel

29. "Old Man ___ at Cloud" (bit from "The Simpsons" that became an internet meme)

30. Fury

31. Perch for a plant or a pie

33. Sends reeling with a punch

36. Breaks in continuity

38. Coped (with)

41. Subpar grub

42. Channel for the Mavericks and Cavaliers

44. Thorn

46. Luau instrument, informally

47. Tokyo-based company that produces cameras and office equipment

50. Political platform, perhaps

52. "Finding Nemo"?

55. Second Amendment subject

56. Scruff

57. Smallest country in the European Union (122 square miles)

61. "That surprises me"

62. Planet Earth

64. Completely dominate, informally

65. ___, Brute?

66. Not filled, as a role

67. Trawling equipment

68. Character name on both "This Is Us" and "The Last of Us"

69. ___ Vallarta, Mexico

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Down

1. Tbsp. divisions

2. Popular candy wrapped in gold foil

3. Minnesota representative Ilhan ___

4. Have a bee in one's bonnet

5. Places where puppies are pampered

6. Hindu honorific

7. Winchester, for one

8. Ren's cartoon buddy

9. Hit 1958 song officially titled "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"

10. When doubled, a cheerleader's accessory

11. Locale famous for roasts

13. Involuntary contraction

18. Laugh like a witch

22. Leers at

24. Not a base

25. Obsolete

26. Communicate with the hands

27. Horse that excels in equestrian sports

28. Cabinet division

32. Lecture counterpart, sometimes

34. Gorilla that famously learned to 26-Down

35. X-ray ___ (novelty goggles)

37. Complete messes

39. Went the distance

40. Pants, informally

43. Device with tracking tech

45. Spirit guide?

48. Worth mentioning

49. Game in which players tend to avoid the queen of spades

51. Actor Guy of "Memento"

52. “Oregon Trail” vehicle

53. __ there yet?

54. Highest grade

58. Whopper server?

59. Try, as patience

60. Regarding

62. Like a fresh coat of paint

63. How's it hangin'?

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