Bit of a staircase Crossword Clue

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Bit of a staircase Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. treat badly
2. measure (distances) by pacing
(noun)
1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
2. a short distance

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STAIRCASE (noun)
1. a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
BIT (noun)
1. an indefinitely short time
2. a small fragment

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (5/4/2026) Answers

Across

1. "The ___ is clear!"

6. "Mamma Mia" group

10. Spaces, as between teeth

14. Author Joyce Carol ___

15. Devices for keyless entry

16. Amo amas __

17. "Sleepless in Seattle" or "Legally Blonde," informally

19. Actress Dunham or Waithe

20. Call from an ump

21. Group of connected PCs

22. Like some columns and bonds

23. Methodical way for something to be built

27. "This place is fire"

30. Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men" and "The Wiz"

31. Japanese camera giant

32. "The Lion King" villain

34. Soph., jr. and sr.

37. Slogan encouraging the use of seatbelts

41. Swiss peak

42. Enormous

43. New England state with the slogan "The Way Life Should Be"

44. Used as a chair

47. Shaggy hairstyle

48. Simple game requiring steady hands

52. Improvise, as a speech

53. When a plane is due, for short

54. Used to be

57. College figure

58. Suddenly feels repulsed by a romantic partner … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across

62. Pole on a sailboat

63. Tradition for many high school seniors

64. Fasten, as a ship's rope

65. In addition

66. Levelheaded

67. "Goodie" on classic radio

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Down

1. 2017 Pixar film set in Mexico

2. Third-largest Hawaiian island

3. Going ___ (fighting)

4. Part of a min

5. Chiding sound

6. Insurance company whose mascot is a duck

7. Sound effect for a bop on the head

8. Eng. channel

9. Request

10. Aplenty

11. Bag of hotel room freebies, say

12. Feel a suddenly overwhelming fear

13. Serving of pancakes

18. Move like a fairy

22. Tech giant founded in 1911

23. Voting group

24. Skating locale

25. Play loudly, as from a speaker

26. Traditional circular dwelling

27. Ancient Peruvian

28. Cash drawer

29. Plays hooky

32. Shocks into silence

33. Part of a gearwheel

35. Nevada city near Lake Tahoe

38. Flapjack franchise

39. Reassurance after a loud crash, say

40. Puts a limit on

45. Resembling

46. Spot for three men in a nursery rhyme

47. Exam for a future doc

48. Culinary personality Lakshmi

49. Best imaginable

50. Wyomings Grand __ National Park

51. "Hi, you know who this is"

54. Undomesticated

55. Smoothie superfood

56. Scottish terrier breed

58. Rte. finder

59. Long time in history

60. Network for "Succession" and "The Wire"

61. Slithery fish

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