Beat for a contract, say Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. bid higher than others
2. bid over an opponent’s bid when one’s partner has not bid or doubled

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CONTRACT (verb)
1. become smaller or draw together
2. enter into a contractual arrangement
CONTRACT (noun)
1. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
2. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
BEAT (noun)
1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
BEAT (verb)
1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
2. make a rhythmic sound
BEAT (adjective)
1. very tired

More WSJ Crossword (3/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Force a definite answer from

8. Bring forth

13. Sings the praises of

18. Mobile cells

19. Predator with a mask, e.g.

20. 38-Across feature

21. Job for Sun-Maid’s marketing department?

23. Gully of the Southwest

24. A bit more than 4,000 square meters

25. Flor de Caña and Diplomático, e.g.

26. 1971 title role for Donald Sutherland

28. Stock holder

29. Psalter of Jesus and Mary, familiarly

32. Sewing up a rip before it gets any bigger, say?

35. Noisy fights

38. Sprite holder

39. Become weaker

40. Lowest cardinal

41. Wee lad

43. Grammy-winning country singer Travis

44. Nucleotide sequences

45. Airline chaos resulting from no assigned seating?

48. “La Belle Excentrique” composer

51. Arrive at the airport

52. Field marshal, of a sort

53. Don

57. Pushed, puppy-style

58. Language that gave us “bog” and “glen”

61. Numismatist’s rating better than “good” but worse than “about uncirculated”

62. Solemn profession

63. 1996 MLB batting champ, familiarly

64. Making sense of some abstract pieces?

66. Colleague of Salt and DJ Spinderella

67. School in Dallas Co.

68. Word with market or circus

69. Star of 10 Scorsese films

70. Convivial

71. Ready to ride, as a bike

73. Marbling in meat

74. Pole star?

75. Before, in Bordeaux

77. Ski boot grip made from recycled material?

81. Clear out

84. Post-op therapy

86. “The Hitch” author Levine

87. Ingenuous response to an accusation

88. Doing nothing

89. "My word!"

91. Recliner feature

93. Spotting the person who’s covertly following you?

95. Big hit for Al Jolson

97. 33rd POTUS

98. Christmas tree decoration, sometimes

99. Unable to decide

100. Area east of the Caspian Sea

104. Complete

106. ID check at the vacation inn’s bar?

111. Identities

112. Answer to an admiral

113. Informal alliance

114. Deuce beaters

115. State tree of Texas

116. Music producers

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Down

1. Start for legal or medic

2. Tahoe runner

3. Cynical genre

4. Parched place

5. Sash tied with a musubi knot

6. Whey-faced

7. Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park location

8. Some deliveries

9. Joint protector

10. Mahershala with Oscars

11. Flirts with, slyly

12. Pays no attention to

13. Last surviving star from AFI’s 100 Years...100 Stars list

14. Busy mo. for CPAs

15. Idealistic

16. Preeminent woman in her field

17. Marine invertebrates

19. Rank-smelling

20. Eucharist dish

22. 1920 apek play

27. Thurman of Kill Bill

31. Watch from hiding

32. Frayed, perhaps

33. “Gotcha, daddy-o”

34. Socially inept sort

35. Market indicator

36. Bear suits

37. Is a smash, presumably

38. Held back

42. Printer’s list

44. Taunting remark

46. Not natural

47. Monopoly holding

49. Acid variety

50. Secret society in Chinatown

54. Some extra pay

55. They go high

56. Influence

57. Artemis org.

58. Hole setting

59. Bar blocks

60. Informal discussions

61. Narrow inlets

64. Emmy winner Alan

65. Sábado and domingo, por ejemplo

66. Await decision

68. Word below Monticello, on a coin

70. Make do

72. “Le Tombeau de Couperin” composer

74. Warning sound

76. Export shortfall

77. Subsequently

78. Tolled

79. Amounts in accounts

80. "Shoo!"

81. Most limber

82. Lou Grant's portrayer

83. Somewhat

85. Lethal look

89. Cheryl of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

90. Liberia’s official lang.

92. Library devotee

94. Going rates

95. Rise rapidly

96. Mockingly funny

99. Alternative to queen or king

101. Function named from the Latin for “curve”

102. A fan of

103. Years and years

105. Brown, e.g.

107. Shamus

108. Simile center

109. Symbol of industry:

110. Numbered hwy.

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