Balsam ___ (Christmas-tree option) Crossword Clue

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Balsam ___ (Christmas-tree option) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
2. nonresinous wood of a fir tree

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BALSAM (noun)
1. an ointment containing a fragrant resin
2. any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes
CHRISTMAS (noun)
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

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Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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Across

1. Many a Scott Joplin composition

4. Low-cost lodging options

11. Lack of hassle

12. Going for the gold

13. Famous, but not that famous

14. Song by the Knack whose title follows a stuttered “m-m-m-”

15. Muscles that might hurt after laughing

16. Embarrassed

18. Brewery vessel

19. What a placebo may have

21. Mishap for an origami artist

23. Forest seen in “Platoon”

25. Set one’s sights on

29. Fifth wheels?

31. ___ Alto

32. The facilities, briefly

33. Outfit with joggers?

35. Mop & ___ (floor-cleaner brand)

36. They’re exchanged at weddings

38. Like people’s relationships to their favorite streamers, maybe

40. Vowellessly named art collective behind Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes

42. Niagara Falls or Rhine Falls, e.g.

43. Sound from an inebriated person, in cartoons

45. Dr. Seuss’s “tiny Who daughter / Who’d got out of bed for a cup of cold water”

47. I.S.P. that merged with Time Warner in 2001

50. Antagonist of “The Wheel of Time,” with “the”

52. Gerund suffix

53. Album-cover color that Charli XCX has called “actually quite disgusting”

55. Dressing that became virally beloved by some 2026 World Cup tourists

57. Person of faith

58. “The Oscar” actress Sommer

59. “You just got burned!”

60. Burn

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Down

1. Cause chaos

2. Biblical beast of burden

3. Fervently pursue

4. Stillness

5. Cause to feel alienated

6. Citi Field and Fenway Park, for two

7. The Blue Jays, on scoreboards

8. Furry “Star Wars” creature

9. The High ___ (elevated public park in New York)

10. Unexpected problem

11. Joint protectors for skateboarders

12. Crunchy morsel eaten with chili or clam chowder

13. Outlaw

14. Island in Lake Huron where personal automobiles are not allowed

17. Shabby

22. One of twenty-one on a standard die

24. “No ___” (“The shared last name is a coincidence”)

26. URLs that provide passwordless authentication

27. Suddenly

28. Screwdriver, e.g.

29. Like unfavorable odds

30. “Valley of the Dolls” author Jacqueline

34. Was adjacent to

37. Movie-theatre admonition

39. Island formed by a coral reef

41. Use a stim toy, say

44. Create, as a tiki

46. Verbal equivalent of an eye roll

47. Shortened wd.

48. Cookie-inspired name for a black-and-white dog or cat

49. “I’m not listeni-i-ing!”

51. Harmonica component

54. “___ a consummation / Devoutly to be wish’d”: “Hamlet”

56. Boxer Laila who retired undefeated

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