Bad ___ (smoking or nail-biting, maybe) Crossword Clue

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Bad ___ (smoking or nail-biting, maybe) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an established custom
2. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman’s attire)
(verb)
1. put a habit on

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

NAIL-BITING (adjective)
1. (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
SMOKING (noun)
1. a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
2. the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
SMOKING (adjective)
1. emitting smoke in great volume

Hint 3: Anagram

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BAITH

More Daily Themed Crossword (5/1/2025) Answers

Across

1. Spinning toy

4. Burned wood residue

7. Catch quickly, as a criminal

10. Slide down a snowy slope

11. Sound a sheep makes

12. Organization concerned with preventing cavities: Abbr.

13. Hand part that is "read"

15. ___ the wrong way (irritate)

16. Freight weight unit

17. Synonym and anagram of "aye"

18. Al ___, actor who was offered the role of Han Solo in "Star Wars" before Harrison Ford

20. Accessory that's knotted at one's collar

22. Touchdown estimate: Abbr.

23. Gwyneth ___, actress who was offered the role of Rose in "Titanic" before Kate Winslet

27. Frog's abode

31. It's the end of an ___!

32. Steak-cutting utensil

35. One step ___ time 2 wds.

36. Deep cut

38. ___ Olyphant, actor who was offered the role of Dominic Toretto in the "Fast & Furious" series instead of Vin Diesel

40. Caribou cousin

43. Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps

44. Emma ___, actress who was offered the role of Mia in "La La Land" instead of Emma Stone

47. Put overhead, as luggage

49. Genetic material (Abbr.)

50. Lightning bolt unit

52. Irish for "Ireland"

55. Response to a question, for short

56. Earth-friendly prefix

57. Nautical record

58. Carolina's ___ Dee River

59. "Citizen Kane" studio: Abbr.

60. You might be told to break it, for luck

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Down

1. Tiny baking measurement, for short

2. "Everything's going to be ___" (alright)

3. Big heap of clothes, say

4. Start of a magician's spell

5. Ketchup or Worcestershire, e.g.

7. Defense organization headquartered in Brussels: Abbr.

8. And now without further __ …

9. Legally prohibit

14. ___ Damon, actor who was offered the role of Jake Sully in "Avatar" instead of Sam Worthington

18. Office assistant (anagram of "nope")

19. Quick afternoon snooze

21. Annoy greatly

23. Coat-hanging pin

24. Altar in the sky

25. Viva __ Vegas

26. Quick-thinking humor

28. Cheerios grain

29. To the ___ degree (utmost)

30. Period from dawn to dusk

33. Gold medalist's place

34. Radiate, as light

37. "___ All That" (2021 Netflix film)

39. Clarinet cousin

41. What "-phile" means

42. Word repeated before "Who's there?" in a classic joke

44. Bubble ___ (packaging material)

45. ___ Hathaway, actress who was offered the role of Tiffany in "Silver Linings Playbook" instead of Jennifer Lawrence

46. Shock with a stun gun

48. ___ Smith, actor who turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix" before Keanu Reeves

51. Bathroom in Bath

53. Spherical sushi topping

54. Word before "plant" for a purple veggie

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