Big city bigwig Crossword Clue

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Big city bigwig Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the head of a city government

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BIGWIG (noun)
1. the most important person in a group or undertaking
BIG (adjective)
1. given or giving freely
2. very intense
BIG (adverb)
1. in a boastful manner

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More LA Times Crossword (12/8/2025) Answers

Across

1. Advertising award named for a Greek goddess

5. "It __ me to say ... "

10. Apex

14. Rather wealthy

15. Sound that clears a path in traffic

16. Alum

17. Reddit Q&As

18. Sleuth for hire

20. Heaven-sent food

22. "For heaven's ___"

23. Cargo weight

24. Binder flaps

26. Michael C. Hall crime drama with a "Resurrection" sequel series

28. Important tool in weather prediction

32. Tech sch. in upstate New York

33. Sicilian volcano

34. Rests one inside another

38. Curved paths

40. Like the bottoms of beach house pools, often

43. Aching

44. Youngsters

46. "Pop! ___ the Weasel"

48. Teeny-tiny

49. Tour guide off the coast of Washington or Maine, e.g.

53. Upload a new version to the cloud, say

55. ___ Lee desserts

56. Long, slithery fish

57. Storm relief org.

59. "And yet ... "

62. "Sounds about right," and what can be said about 18-, 28-, and 49-Across

66. Salon sound

67. 'Toodles!'

68. Unkind smile

69. Vocal quality

70. Aid and ___

71. Writing class writing assignment

72. Graceful long-necked bird

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Down

1. Hit the books hard

2. Peruvian city founded as Ciudad de los Reyes

3. "Both options are too good to take just one"

4. Sick burn

5. Bygone handheld game console, for short

6. Balloon filler

7. Early spring flower

8. The Silver State

9. Created a serpentine path

10. Sit in the cellar, perhaps

11. Most populous Greek island

13. Genesis garden

19. Houston resident, for one

21. Up to the challenge

25. Tennis match units

27. Uno dos __

28. Fiddlesticks!

29. The Grand Ole ___

30. Molecule in some vaccines

31. Singer's span

35. "Where do we go from here?"

36. __ frog

37. Visionary

39. Uses needle and thread

41. The "D" of DJIA

42. Pro votes

45. Elevator passage

47. Attempt

50. Opposed to

51. French city known for a 24-hour car race

52. Sandwich leftovers on many a kid's plate

53. Postop therapy

54. Make happy

56. Jazz great James

58. Las Vegas WNBA team

60. Singer Simone

61. __ sesame!

63. Skin pic

64. Hawaii's Mauna ___

65. Texter's My bad!

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