Back-comb Crossword Clue

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Back-comb Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. disentangle and raise the fibers of
2. ruffle (one’s hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
(noun)
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
2. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BACK (noun)
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
BACK (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. establish as valid or genuine
BACK (adverb)
1. in or to or toward a past time
2. at or to or toward the back or rear
BACK (adjective)
1. located at or near the back of an animal
2. of an earlier date
COMB (verb)
1. search thoroughly
2. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
COMB (noun)
1. the act of drawing a comb through hair
2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Universal Crossword (5/7/2024) Answers

Across

1. Track events

6. ___ cup (Starbucks order for a dog)

9. Mini-___ (small store)

13. Be of help

14. Experiment

15. Award similar to a Tony

16. Floral-scented brew

18. Travel document

19. "To a ..." poem

20. Cat sound

21. Capitol Hill staffers

22. Ohio MLB team

24. Soft French wheel

27. Spanish for house

29. Baby ___ (fashion label relaunched by Kimora Lee Simmons)

30. Pong creator

33. ___ de la Madre (Mother's Day, in Spanish)

34. Part of a key chain?

38. Crisp, herb-infused wafer

42. Use a keyboard

43. Stage prompt

44. Slides on an icy road

45. Russian no

47. Climb Camelback Mountain, say

49. Sweet cookie with a bit of spice

53. The thing here

57. Strong smells

58. Moisturizer brand

60. E.T.'s vehicle

61. "The Silence of the Lambs" bean

62. Trendy snack-based meal ... or what 16-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across might aptly constitute

65. Moby-Dick captain

66. Sleeve fillers

67. "___ Face" (Lady Gaga song)

68. "I'm Coming Out" singer Diana

69. Step on it!

70. "rly?"

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1. English or computer science

2. Dodge, as a green shell in Mario Kart

3. Made less challenging

4. Actor Meadows

5. Minor mistake

6. Kind of dish in a biology lab

7. __ your imagination!

8. School org

9. Fandango purchase

10. Tolerate

11. "The Wind ___" (Studio Ghibli film about an aviation engineer)

14. Earth, in Latin

17. Pencil remnants

21. "Oh, I figured it out!"

23. Pictures of texts, say

25. Totally awesome

26. Burn slightly

28. Goal

30. Sculptures and such

31. Tamagotchi or Slinky

32. Egyptian snake

33. Manic Panic hair product

35. Word after "sit" or "Jet"

36. Chaired

37. Triage sites (Abbr.)

39. Laptop brand

40. Boring routines

41. Pose a question

46. 20 Questions answer, possibly

47. Passageways

48. Apple device you may draw on

49. Hit the big time

50. Neighbor of Utah

51. Bright stars

52. They have many followers

54. Slabs

55. 'In my opinion . . .'

56. "Oops, my fault!"

59. Barks sharply

62. Prank

63. Roth ___

64. Partner of 'neither'

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