By way of Crossword Clue

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THROUGH

(7 letters)

ALA

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. A road way.
(preposition)
1. By the way of.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GRAY-HEADED (adjective)
1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
CANDLEMAS (noun)
1. feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

THROUGH
(7 letters)
ALA
(3 letters)

More USA Today Crossword (5/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Thick carpet type

5. Spanish for 'this'

9. Like water with low mineral concentration

13. Leafy green used to make chips

14. Actor Rickman

15. Mythical monster with multiple heads

16. Matzah, e.g.

19. Bathroom, in England

20. Spelling or quilting event

21. Swarming insects

22. Water bottle size

24. Get into groups of two

26. Throw on the floor

28. Protein synthesis molecule

29. Vegetables sometimes topped with marshmallows

33. Soy-based soup base

38. "Is this real life?!"

42. Texting format

43. "That's how the cookie crumbles"

44. Time in a recording booth, informally

46. List-ending abbr.

47. Beef star Wong

48. Football play that gives a quarterback multiple choices

51. Bumbling

55. Like legal work done at no cost

58. ___ by (barely manage)

60. One of a trio for Newton

61. Creole dish simmered with the "holy trinity"

64. Break up

65. Natural hairstyle

66. "___girl!" ("Kudos!")

67. Put on sosh meed

68. Misplaced

69. Home office furniture

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Down

1. Talking ___ (character on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction)

2. Capital of Vietnam

3. Divvy up

4. "By golly!"

5. Edge of a roof

6. Take a nap

7. Color similar to beige

8. Short jokes

9. Cloyingly sweet

10. Tributes in verse

11. Greek life group, for short

12. Smidgens

15. Sch. such as Spelman

17. Like transitions without segues

18. Nickelodeon explorer

23. Greek god with arrows

25. Style of the Chrysler Building

27. Yap

30. Hebrew for spring

31. Prefix for "fridge" or "van"

32. Wise one

33. Fail to attend

34. "Let's chat on WhatsApp!"

35. ___ out (deduce)

36. Sofa type with multiple configurations

39. 62-Down stat

40. On the same side

41. Primary

45. Bilbo Baggins, e.g.

46. Sicilian volcano

49. Writer such as Mary Oliver

50. Draws closer to

52. The best of the best

53. Formal agreements

54. Small adjustment

55. Get ready to cook

56. City near Lake Tahoe

57. Ironic things to be even

59. Tie the ___ (get hitched)

62. Bay Area hub (Abbr.)

63. “Totally tubular!”

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