Alternative to "solve" or "buy a vowel," on "Wheel of Fortune" Crossword Clue

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Alternative to "solve" or "buy a vowel," on "Wheel of Fortune" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause to spin
2. prolong or extend
(noun)
1. rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
2. the act of rotating rapidly

Hint 2: 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
FORTUNE (noun)
1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
2. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

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More USA Today Crossword (8/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. Semisolid precipitation

6. Crochet or macrame

11. Sticky note brand

13. Sports cars with horse logos

16. Like a joke understood by few

17. Cause a temperature warning on a phone

18. Reduce the power of, in gaming

19. Scatter around

21. History textbook unit

22. Some steak orders

24. Settle up

26. Bookish

29. Cassette

30. Yoga pose

31. They have a big E at the top

35. Word after "T." or "Oedipus"

36. Any of 150 Biblical songs

37. Promise to settle up later

38. Cashless payment tool

41. "Beautiful Things" singer Benson

43. Steals from

44. Required

46. They generate interest

48. "Squid Game" or "My Golden Life"

49. Smile's shape

50. Bigfoot or Godzilla

51. "10/10, no notes," for example

55. Pastry treats on sticks

58. Beach day container full of ice

60. Like November, among the months of the year

61. Back-baring top

62. Virginia, for one

63. Doesn't succeed

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Down

2. Solitary

3. Letters on pre-1991 maps

4. Become less flexible

5. Started a game of Sardines

6. Workers on a ship

7. Movie with the song "Naatu Naatu"

8. Ooh and __

9. Portion of the day during which teachers don't actually get downtime

10. Wonder Woman's headwear

12. Edison rival Nikola

13. Running test at the NFL combine

14. Holiday preceders

15. "Don't leave!"

20. WNBA great Weatherspoon

23. "This American Life" host Glass

24. Go team!

25. Anti-pollution org.

26. Fat in some piecrusts

27. Understood

28. Income range considered by the IRS

29. "31 Days of Oscar" channel

32. Respected seniors

33. Vocal quality

34. Took to court

36. Mac alternatives

39. Charged particle

40. Channel with "Modern Family" reruns

41. Pow!

42. In the midst of a hot streak

45. Success on a dating app

46. Fabric full of holes

47. Some doctoral exams

48. Retained

50. What a radius is and a diameter is not

52. Range above tenor

53. Selina Meyer sitcom

54. Goofs up

56. Actress Longoria

57. Odie or Garfield, to Jon

59. Clumsy type

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