Animated character Crossword Clue

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Animated character Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHARACTER (noun)
1. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person’s qualifications and dependability
2. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
CHARACTER (verb)
1. engrave or inscribe characters on
ANIMATED (adjective)
1. having life or vigor or spirit
2. made to appear to move as living creatures do

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More WSJ Crossword (9/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Neutral and reverse, e.g.

6. Get out!

10. Rascally kids

14. Barreled toward

16. Shopper's aid

17. Namesake of the world’s largest tennis stadium

19. Sharif of "Funny Girl"

20. “The Doors” star Kilmer

21. Ernie’s buddy

22. Mumbai's nation

23. Coats a cake

25. *“Master of None” star who was the first Asian-American man to win a Golden Globe for TV acting

28. Adrenaline rush

30. Offensively smutty

31. Small criticism

32. Binary question type

33. Diet high in fat

34. Cobbler's kin

35. *With 37-Across, “M*A*S*H” star with six Emmy wins

37. See 35-Across

39. Life force in Chinese philosophy

41. Luau souvenirs

43. Photo-sharing site, for short

47. Soccer great Hamm

48. Dance unit

49. Oust from office

50. *Landscape photographer awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter

53. Call out

54. Take another stab at

55. Marcel Duchamp’s genre

57. In the style of

58. Possible nickname for the starred answers, considering their initials

59. Another possible nickname for the starred answers, considering their initials

62. Food drive donations

63. Grave

64. No longer fashionable

65. Kind of D.A.

66. Strong smell

67. Vet visit deliveries

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Down

1. It keeps people grounded

2. Swimmer's woe

3. Dancer’s toppers?

4. Cheer from the bleachers

5. Paltry pencil

6. “P-Valley” network

7. Antagonistic

8. "I know the answer!"

9. Lunch hour, for some

10. Tap targets on a phone

11. New York mayor Zohran

12. Grassy tract

13. Connector of seas

18. Honest-to-goodness

22. Not Rep. or Dem.

24. Gaza neighbor

26. Letters after epsilons

27. Gone badly?

29. Texting guffaw

33. Jointly attacked?

34. Violet’s kin

36. Utah ski resort

38. Racket

39. Multiplexes

40. Speeds up

42. Tablet with an Ultra Retina XDR display

44. Cross-referencing phrase

45. Like the Burj Khalifa, among the world’s buildings

46. Books with legends

47. Rattly instrument

48. Cunning

49. Meat-grading org.

51. Eponymous physicist Mach

52. Political comedian Bill

56. Ratchets (up)

59. Agitation

60. Travel mug part

61. Spa sound

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