Billie Holiday’s real first name Crossword Clue

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HOLIDAY (noun)
1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
HOLIDAY (verb)
1. spend or take a vacation
FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else

More WSJ Crossword (6/28/2025) Answers

Across

1. Twist in a story

7. Madrileño’s money, once

14. Loos

17. Party snack

18. Big brand in gloves and slippers

20. Some track events

22. *Princess in the “My Little Pony” universe

24. Edmonton skater

25. One of Minn.’s northern neighbors

26. Australian singer Sivan

27. *“Manic Monday” band

29. African tree with butter-yielding nuts

30. Old bay

33. Like some difficult golf lies

34. *Hairy member of the Guardians of the Galaxy

40. Home project letters

41. MLB rival of BOS

42. Wolf pack member

43. Apartment’s usable space, excluding shared spaces like halls and stairwells

45. “The Name of the Rose” writer

47. May honoree

48. Ballpark figure

51. *Best Actress Oscar winner in 1975

56. Lowly laborer

58. Saint-Tropez summers

60. 128-Across, e.g.

61. Start of a Caesar boast

62. Pinnacle

64. Site of la torre pendente

68. Promo

70. *Breakfast trio

75. Place for a firing

76. Org. that Pelé played for in the 1970s

77. Quit, slangily

78. Suffix with planet or meteor

80. Salon employee

82. Intentions

86. *Band begun in 1975 by Bob Geldof

91. Coastal raptors

93. Short swim

94. ___-pah band

95. Mint family plants

97. Brief concession

99. EMT skill

102. Kit mitt

104. *He fought Lawrence Taylor in WrestleMania XI

107. Lighter version of a classic treat

110. Soundless communication: Abbr.

111. ___ Domini

112. *Rapper with the 2011 #1 hit “Black and Yellow”

115. Probably gonna

117. USMC rank

120. Patsy’s “Absolutely Fabulous” pal

121. Holiday for which the starred clues’ answers would be good mascots

125. Storehouse

126. Portrait studio appointments

127. Assuming it’ll happen

128. Opposite of NNE

129. Caught on the range

130. One of Zimbabwe’s official languages

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Down

1. Latin number between septem and novem

2. Suburban stretch

3. 'What's __ for me?'

4. Kilmer of “Willow”

5. Nicknames

6. Contrite feeling

7. Compassionate feeling

8. Fundamental quality

9. Concession

10. In-flight info for short

11. Civil wrong

12. Egyptian symbol of life

13. Three-time French Open champion

14. Consider

15. Demand repayment of, as a debt

16. Resolute

19. Bridge ploy

20. Popular apples

21. Texter’s “No kidding?”

23. Wintry frost

28. French farewell

29. Reggae relative

31. Division dramatique

32. Intent

34. Behind

35. Plaintive wind

36. Lake of northern Italy

37. Get in the game, in a way

38. The Magic, on scoreboards

39. Cry out for

44. Loos in the library

46. Seminole Wars leader

49. Player's pace

50. Suffered humiliation

52. Legendary comedian David

53. Diamond protector

54. Singer Sumac

55. Homer's neighbor

57. Vancouver Island city that lends its name to a bar cookie

59. Resort with rubdowns

63. “No point in me even trying”

65. Repulsed reaction

66. Take to the trails

67. Completely

69. Give __ (care)

70. Lily of Utah

71. Monsoon weather

72. Wrap (up)

73. Diminish

74. Language of Vientiane

79. Colorless

81. Quaint affirmative

83. Object of worship

84. Soybean paste

85. Gush like a geyser

87. Second-most populous city on the Missouri River

88. According to

89. Rating for “The Sopranos”

90. Bro and sis

92. Cronkite’s “And that’s the way it is” and Ellerbee’s “And so it goes,” e.g.

96. Egg carton specification

98. Summer baby, sometimes

99. Intimidated

100. Lion groups

101. Closes after opening, as a suitcase

103. Sags

105. Financial setback, figuratively

106. Really digging something

108. “Well, alrighty then...”

109. Nothing, to Nero

113. Greek salad cheese

114. P.M. periods

116. Vet's affliction

117. Fiji’s capital

118. Secluded valley

119. Banks on runways

122. Grafton’s “___ for Outlaw”

123. One, to Juan

124. Yeshiva attendee

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