Basics Crossword Clue

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NITTYGRITTY

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(noun)
1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BASICS (noun)
1. principles from which other truths can be derived
2. a statement of fundamental facts or principles

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NITTYGRITTY
(11 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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CABS

More USA Today Crossword (3/14/2026) Answers

Across

1. Marsh bird

10. Traveler’s document

14. "Avatar: The Legend of ___"

15. ___ Raj (Katseye member)

16. Modify

17. Slushy beverages

18. Finger-pointing activity

20. 1996 Adam Sandler golf comedy

22. "Wonder Woman" villain

23. 'It's ___-win situation'

24. Lady Gaga album with "Applause"

28. More info soon

29. Soup base similar to stock

31. Prefix for "tune" or "pilot"

32. Bar seat

34. Recliner feature

37. 2009 comedy-drama featuring George Clooney as a frequent flyer

40. Far from floppy

43. Game piece in Life

44. More tidy

47. Miffed

49. Boo-hooed

51. Writer/director Ephron

52. Nerve cell

54. Chapters of history

56. Rodent in the Chinese zodiac

57. _laska _ilderness _eague (environmental nonprofit)

58. 2012 Queen Latifah musical film about a small-town choir

61. 'Toodles!'

63. Shaped like a rainbow

64. A bagel has one

65. Jane in a Bronte novel

66. Hiking equipment

67. ___ out (barely manages)

68. Decimal points, e.g.

69. Bart, to Marge

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1. Snow cap?

2. Rare slogan on a pasta box

3. “Let me say it again ...”

4. Peels potatoes, perhaps

5. Simple

6. Like some white alligators

7. What a voter fills out

8. Apt rhyme for jam

9. Island country whose name means "Holy Center"

10. Person ordering an Impossible Whopper, maybe

11. Chicago's ___ B. Wells Drive

12. ___City 2000

13. Enjoyed an Impossible Whopper

19. Order an Impossible Whopper at McDonald's, say

21. Aioli need

25. Like Ivy Queen or Bad Bunny

26. Extra WNBA periods

27. Stew vessel

29. Jazz style

30. As if!

33. Opposite of inner

35. U-Haul offering

36. "___ Martin: SAP" (Netflix special)

38. Uh-uh

39. Where a rope ladder may lead

40. "Nasty" singer

41. "Did I say something that upset you?"

42. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's instrument

45. Pencil end

46. Assigned stars to

48. ___ Exclusive (family of legacy cannabis operators)

50. Dried plums

53. Hard-__ (stubborn)

55. Hiccups in plans

59. 'Around the world' toy

60. Black-and-white cookie

62. Totally

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