Ascends, like a rock wall Crossword Clue

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Ascends, like a rock wall Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

LIKE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
LIKE (adjective)
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. conforming in every respect
LIKE (noun)
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person
ROCK (verb)
1. move back and forth or sideways
2. cause to move back and forth
ROCK (noun)
1. hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
2. pitching dangerously to one side

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More USA Today Crossword (7/11/2026) Answers

Across

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7. People invited to una fiesta

13. Brush up on

15. Basketball great Lisa who was the first player to dunk during a WNBA game

18. Like an underappreciated hero

19. ___ drum (national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago)

20. “The King and I” setting

22. Roti flour

23. WNBA official

25. Guarantee

27. Top ___ Entertainment (record label)

30. Tweak, like a manuscript

32. What's black-and-white and cute all over

35. Clarinet's cousin

36. Fun ___ (turkey trot, e.g.)

37. Utterly downhearted

38. Ben Stiller, to Anne Meara

39. ’Tween

41. Outdoor gear retailer

42. Actress Plaza named for a Bread song

44. Female lobster

45. Furry companions

46. Eyelid issues

47. Combine

48. ___ we forget …

49. Takes in, like pants

51. Airport screening org.

53. Skin condition

55. Seeks consent

57. "Such nonsense!"

61. Frog sounds

63. El Capitan's park

65. Technicolor ___ (Lucille Ball's nickname)

66. Delicate French sandwich cookie

67. Apt rhyme for "treats"

68. Publishing VIPs

69. CPR pro

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1. Storylines

2. Turn into a puddle

3. Ballet bend

4. ___-knit sweater

5. Hospital triage sites (Abbr.)

6. Burden

7. Homecoming invitees

8. 'It's Raining ___'

9. Actress who played President Barbie

10. Like penne made from lentils

11. "___ Too Proud" (jukebox musical)

12. Sonic the Hedgehog company

14. Come out of hiding

17. Unrealistic expectation

21. Uninvited picnic guest?

24. Puget Sound transit option

26. “Once ___ a Mattress”

27. South Asian rice pancakes

28. Concerning

29. Just barely prevailed

31. Expected

33. Songs for two

34. Elite group of celebs

37. "Leaves of the Banyan Tree" author Albert

39. Nuisance

40. Slithery swimmer

43. Let go

45. Blood bank donation

47. "___ White in the hall with the rope" (possible Clue accusation)

50. Makes simpler

52. Technical details, briefly

53. Performs in a musical

54. Rowing team

56. A few

58. Add to the team

59. Small matter

60. Left

62. DIYer's purchase

64. Blue

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