Carol contraction Crossword Clue

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Carol contraction Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CONTRACTION (noun)
1. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
2. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
CAROL (noun)
1. joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
2. a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
CAROL (verb)
1. sing carols

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More LA Times Crossword (4/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Headcheese ingredient

6. Nave-y bases?

10. Ad __

13. Like bagpipes and wetlands

14. Overly familiar

16. Forest hooter

17. Some fines

19. Messenger ___

20. Marked down

21. One with snappy comebacks

22. Attach a patch, say

23. Group leaders

27. Broccoli ___

30. Go without a destination

32. Didn't waste

33. Landscaping supply

34. Take exception to

37. None at all

38. Old name for neon or argon

40. San Francisco's ___ Hill

41. Long rowboat, or a long kitchen

43. Square on a waffle

44. Best guesses: Abbr.

45. In medias ___

46. The Smiths guitarist Johnny

47. Political satire that won 17 Emmys in seven seasons

48. Prom purchase

52. Many many years

53. Color me intrigued!

54. Drive-in server

58. Shakshuka ingredient

59. Shift, or what the ends of 17-, 23-, 38-, and 48-Across do

62. Low grade

63. "Home Alone" boy

64. Will of Blue Bloods

65. Orchestra sect.

66. Tide type

67. Surgical tube

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Down

1. "Collapsed in Sunbeams" singer/songwriter Parks

2. Astin of "The Goonies"

3. Dependents that cant be claimed as tax deductions

4. Contributed to a brainstorming session

5. Repetitive sequence

6. Org. that may take summers off

7. Miss a cue, say

8. Native American hut

9. Hofbrau vessel

10. Good judgment

11. One with a title

12. Scratches (at)

15. Lots of rich folks?

18. Word-of-mouth

24. Wuthering Heights setting

25. Met expectations, in a way

26. PX patrons

27. Stepladder step

28. Land east of the Urals

29. Quasimodo, for one

34. Daily grind

35. Pay attention to

36. Cookbook meas.

38. Update, as inventory

39. Needle-nosed swimmers

42. French article

44. Highest point

46. Natives of the Colorado river valley

48. Works the garden

49. Thesaurus creator

50. Financier Steve who owns the New York Mets

51. Green plums

55. Cant stand

56. __ Ishii: Lucy Liu's "Kill Bill" role

57. “Over here!”

60. Actress Vardalos

61. Economic fig.

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