Chicken scratch Crossword Clue

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Chicken scratch Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. poor handwriting
(verb)
1. write carelessly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCRATCH (noun)
1. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
SCRATCH (verb)
1. cause friction
2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
CHICKEN (noun)
1. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
2. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
CHICKEN (adjective)
1. easily frightened

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CRAWLS

More USA Today Crossword (7/29/2025) Answers

Across

1. Pringles alternative

5. Extremely

9. Coast on ice skates

14. Noodle similar to kishimen

15. Bring to a bubble

16. Citrus fruits in green papaya salad

17. Wide street often lined with trees

19. Surprise victory

20. Short albums, for short

21. What fills the lungs

22. Brownstone hangout

23. Have the helm

25. The "D" of DJ

28. Flash of inspiration

30. Vend

31. ___-of-the-moment

32. Part of a camera that can focus

33. Rapper ___ Def

35. Learn through the grapevine

37. Signs above bus seats, often

38. Watergate scandal reporter

41. Actress de Armas

43. Work hard for

44. Make some stuff up

45. Cantaloupe's skin

47. Golf ball stands

49. Midday snoozes

52. Opinion

53. Entertain friends for the evening

54. 'Let It Go' singer Menzel

56. Pane material

58. Large coffee dispenser

60. Curtain holder

61. New Zealand people

62. Personal security detail

65. Daddy's daddy

66. Great Lake prone to algae

67. Cuttable part of a rose

68. Thick heads of hair

69. They're easily bruised by criticism

70. Hand over

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Down

1. Applies grease to

2. Takes in a rescue pet

3. 'The thing is . . .'

4. NBC show since 1975

5. "Like, duh!"

6. Stockpiles

7. "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song)

8. Like yellowed pages

9. Surplus

10. Hydrating gloss alternative

11. "Mom's gonna kill me!"

12. Pool part with diving boards

13. Superlative suffix

18. Common target for a piercing gun

24. Muppet who talks in a falsetto voice

26. Apple Pay devices

27. Brought to court

29. Animal that brays

34. Mown strips of grass

36. Coming down in buckets

38. Financing option for a car or house

39. Treat often twisted in half

40. Enjoy a magazine

41. Quilting or carving

42. Word before "Falls" or "River"

46. 'Good gracious!'

48. Film production company

50. Illegally download

51. Slept noisily

55. "Let's connect on Snapchat"

57. Tiny tastes of matcha

59. Marbled loaves

61. ___ Grand (Vegas hotel/casino)

62. Nectar collector

63. Www.worldwildlife.___

64. School near downtown L.A.

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