Cleanup candidate Crossword Clue

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Cleanup candidate Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. informal terms for a difficult situation
2. a state of confusion and disorderliness
(verb)
1. make a mess of or create disorder in
2. eat in a mess hall

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CLEANUP (noun)
1. the act of making something clean
2. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
CANDIDATE (noun)
1. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
2. a politician who is running for public office

More Newsday Crossword (12/11/2025) Answers

Across

1. Kangaroo pouch, e.g.

4. Smooths, as shelves

9. Intuitive feeling

13. Sci-fi sighting

14. Expect eagerly

15. L.A.'s area

16. Do wrong

17. Dickens title preteen

19. Sector

21. Madagascar primate

22. That: Sp.

23. Flagstaff flora

26. Escorts from the door

28. Competent at a job

32. Stood up

33. Suite things

34. Brand new socialite

35. By what means?

36. Got a load of

39. Sized up for stealing

42. Closest pal

45. Have what it takes

47. Area of expertise

49. Take the lid off

50. TNT part

51. No longer exist

54. Paint globule

57. Be prosperous

61. Bird on a Sydney 50-center

62. Amalgamation

63. Visibly floored

64. Big city for futebol

66. Oral grinder

67. Farm pen

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Down

1. Red Sea port

2. Hair Beyonce once had

3. Silo cousin

4. __ Paulo (big city for futebol)

5. Saddler's implement

6. Secure, as a board

7. Jump off a board

8. Derive (from)

9. Nuptial ritual

10. Least cordial

11. Choral contingent

12. Name on the Lion King soundtrack

15. Water near some windmills

18. 1904's __-Japanese War

20. Devours

24. Fidel colleague

25. Great deal

27. Outskirts of Liverpool

28. Big bundle of bucks

29. What might hold gold

30. Crumble slowly

31. 67-Across dweller

35. Snicker sound

36. Desktop devices

37. Publicize

38. Bring together

39. Signal to speak

40. "The quickest way to Harlem"

41. Far from lenient

42. Wiener holder

43. Key near F1

44. Shot in the dark

45. Hot pods

46. Held in common

47. Take your pick and play

48. Inclined (to)

52. Cylindrical cheese

53. Scrapped, as a launch

55. Don't mention

56. Channel marker

58. __ Alamos, NM

59. Recruiter's concern

60. She/___ (pronoun pair)

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