Behind schedule Crossword Clue

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Behind schedule Crossword Answer

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TARDY

(5 letters)

OVERDUE

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adverb)
1. in the recent past
2. to an advanced time
(adjective)
1. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
2. after the expected or usual time; delayed

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCHEDULE (noun)
1. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
2. an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
SCHEDULE (verb)
1. make a schedule; plan the time and place for events
2. plan for an activity or event
BEHIND (adverb)
1. of timepieces
2. in debt
BEHIND (noun)
1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
BEHIND (adjective)
1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TARDY
(5 letters)
OVERDUE
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Newsday Crossword (2/25/2026) Answers

Across

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5. Tree's tiny branch

9. Deduce logically

14. Elegant party

15. Flapjack restaurant chain

16. Unravel, as mystery

17. Spoken, as an exam

18. "So long!"

19. Online commerce

20. Session of all UN members

23. __ in a million (rare)

24. Fruit-filled dessert

25. Off-script remarks

29. 'Darn it!'

31. Adversary

34. Northernmost New England state

35. Worm on a fishhook

36. Tailless cat

37. Session with reporters asking questions

40. Allowed to borrow

41. Speed contest

42. Run up, as costs

43. Double-curve letter

45. In spite of that

46. More than just moist

47. Part of TGIF

48. Session in an office room

57. Fairway golf clubs

58. California Cabernet region

59. Revered celebrity

60. Concur in opinion

61. Very long time

62. Nation north of Chile

63. Bird feeder morsels

64. Nearly colorless

65. Identical

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Down

1. Extremely eager

2. Part of TLC

3. Personal flair

4. "Half-off" event

5. Giants of industry

6. Largest ocean mammal

7. Tiniest bit

8. College transcript nos.

9. Understood

10. Claim of innocence

11. Exerciser's excess weight

12. Diabolical

13. Depend (on)

21. Judge's garb

22. Sudden influx

25. More than enough

26. Acts boldly

27. Bank's legal claims

28. Tech sch

29. Waltz or rumba

30. Teeming (with)

31. Highly decorated

32. Perfectly timed

33. Apply, as effort

35. Kayak or canoe

36. Darn with thread

38. Fruit box

39. Wash suds from

44. Camera attachments

45. Drill sergeant's order

46. __ and dined (entertained)

47. Push into action

48. Influence unfairly

49. Strongly suggest

50. Achy or annoyed

51. Coat button alternative

52. Lengthy tale

53. Pointers

54. Creative spark

55. Typical behavior

56. Adhesive in a bottle

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