Author Jong Crossword Clue

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Author Jong Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any plant of the genus Erica

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

JONG (noun)
1. United States writer (born in 1942)
AUTHOR (noun)
1. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
2. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
AUTHOR (verb)
1. be the author of

Hint 3: Anagram

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AREIC

More Newsday Crossword (8/2/2026) Answers

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1. Ugly duckling, really

5. Gee preceder

8. Corrodes, as iron

13. Former Italian money

17. Pop singer Amos

18. Fancy party

20. Opening remarks

21. Veep after Cheney

22. Persuasive technique for commercials

25. Blame-avoiding story

26. Seasonal workers, for instance

27. Tiny earring

28. Military missions, for short

29. Seventh planet from the sun

30. At a __ pace (slowly)

32. IPhone cover

35. Corp. leaders

37. Deploy

38. ACLU concerns

39. Nursery school, informally

42. Naval forces

46. Enormous quantity

51. Ability to ignore some sounds

55. Roughly

56. Catch in a trap

57. Untidy stack

58. Buffoon

59. Treasure holder

60. Freight measure

61. Awkward person

63. Pot pie morsel

64. Loud explosions

65. Inventor's impossible quest

70. Hedge cutters

73. "One last thing ... "

74. Fireworks that fail

75. Solemn assent

78. Scam victim

79. Obsessive enthusiast

81. Amelia director Mira

83. Suburban London county

85. Shows on TV

86. Text with multiple clauses

89. Kids' elevated hideaway

91. Lipton competitor

92. Lee of Marvel fame

93. Craft-beer designation

94. CBS forensic franchise

96. Ship of 1492

98. Small snack stand

106. Letter after kappa

110. Baltimore bird

111. __ jiffy (right away)

112. Heron cousin

114. Televised again

115. Bond investor's concern

116. Place to shoot hoops

119. Ranchland measures

120. Native Midwesterners

121. Et ___ (and others: Lat.)

122. Slurpee alternative

123. Installs, as carpeting

124. Gridiron measures

125. Gas additive letters

126. Not as often

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1. Decides not to delete

2. LPGA members

3. Bakery fragrance

4. Very fussy person

5. Self-perception

6. Stadium spectators

7. Shoes without heels

8. Tear in fabric

9. Prepares to move, as a houseplant

10. Vast grassland

11. Curbside collection

12. Note before la

13. Purple flower

14. Frozen voice Menzel

15. Puzzle with pictures

16. Licorice flavoring

19. Class-reunion attendee

21. Least adorned

23. Archipelago part

24. Oral health advocate: Abbr.

29. Remove from a social media post

31. Cushiony

33. Sneaky scheme

34. Maine college city

36. Minor mistake

39. Whispered "Hey you!"

40. City near Tahoe

41. Lively spirit

43. Online party notice

44. Long, thin fish

45. None of __ above

46. Enterprise, informally

47. Actress Lindsay

48. Metal sources

49. Aide, for short

50. Round specks

52. Salad stalk

53. Genesis shepherd

54. Go wandering

59. Hangers' hangout

62. Surgical ctrs.

63. Tablet of paper

64. Auction action

65. No longer stylish

66. Canvas covering

67. Take down, as 71-Down

68. Shelley or Keats

69. Large soup dish

70. Minor to-do

71. Stylist's specialty

72. To be in Paris

75. Fails to be

76. Penta- doubled

77. Wagon pullers

79. Pop singer Jones

80. CPR pro

81. Point opposite SSW

82. Website popups

84. Wok cookery staple

86. Small thicket

87. Part of BTU

88. Perform perfectly

90. Pasturelands

94. Sitcom watchdog

95. Moved twistily

97. Antidrug cop

98. Palace dweller

100. Hot-tempered

101. Casting slots

102. Mazda sporty car

103. Drill insert

104. Swedish rock foursome

105. Mideast coins

107. Springsteen of rock

108. Has the courage (to)

109. Poker entry fees

113. Narrow fabric cut

116. Lad

117. Double-curve shape

118. Racecar's circuit

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