Cause of food poisoning, for short Crossword Clue

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Cause of food poisoning, for short Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

POISONING (noun)
1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
2. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
CAUSE (noun)
1. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
2. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
CAUSE (verb)
1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

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More NYT Crossword (9/16/2025) Answers

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4. Carved bit of jewelry

9. Figure (out)

14. Pub pintful

15. ___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference)

16. Frog's sound

17. *High-status American Express offering

20. Thin and graceful

21. Revolutionary Trotsky

23. Barbie's boyfriend

24. "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singer

25. *Task for a locksmith

28. Science fiction princess

30. Destiny

31. *Motion of receding waves

35. Office paper fastener

37. Spanish article

38. Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations"

42. Lennon’s love

43. Japanese soup flavoring

45. Bottom of the ocean

47. Drinking aids

51. At Last singer James

52. *Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-free

54. Not bad but not great

58. Donkey

59. Monk's hood

60. Theater employee

61. Shade akin to cream

63. Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues

66. Strung along

67. Rock with a crystal-filled cavity

68. Hwy

69. Highly skilled

70. Opposite of delete

71. Floppy part of a beagle

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1. Story with a moral

2. Bold poker bet

3. Substantial

4. Long, green veggie

5. Curved path

6. Wall St. credential

7. Premature

8. Next to bat

9. Aromas

10. Elf's foe

11. A shopper, not a buyer, informally

12. Fashion house named for its founder, Signor Garavani

13. Scraping (by)

18. Sidewalk writing medium

22. Non's opposite

25. Soul and Sorento

26. Sunrise direction

27. Cable inits. for cinephiles

29. Farm mother

31. Mooch, as a cigarette

32. Licorice-flavored spice

33. Rejected

34. "___ Just Not That Into You" (2009 film)

36. ___ favor

39. Levi’s alternative

40. Behind

41. Rear, in the boat

44. Chicago airport code

46. Rodeo rope

48. Southern drawl, for example

49. Owl's question?

50. Waste that's been flushed

52. 'Se ___ espanol'

53. Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"

55. Chicago airport

56. Sealy competitor

57. Big Mac meal with a Coke, e.g.

60. Ride from an airport, maybe

62. Republicans, for short

64. Place to park

65. Citrus drink suffix

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