"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" craft Crossword Clue

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"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" craft Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THIRD (adjective)
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
THIRD (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
THIRD (adverb)
1. in the third place
CLOSE (verb)
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
2. come to a close
CLOSE (adjective)
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
2. of textiles
CLOSE (adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. in an attentive manner
CLOSE (noun)
1. the last section of a communication
2. the temporal end; the concluding time

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More Missing Letter Crossword (8/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. NOUN: "a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force"

6. Cap named for an African city

9. Have ___ of (dread)

10. VERB: "to be under obligation to render (something, such as duty or service)"

11. ADJECTIVE: "not lofty or grand"

12. Stimpy's frenemy

13. NOUN: "a yellowish surface froth or sediment that...promotes alcoholic fermentation"

15. Eagerly anticipating

17. NOUN: "a clever usually taunting remark"

20. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Björn (Rune) 1956– Swedish tennis player"

21. PREPOSITION: "used as a function word to indicate reference or concern"

22. Pen name for H.H. Munro

23. VERB: "to make less painful; alleviate"

24. NOUN: "a celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun"

26. ___ Sports (classic video game)

28. NOUN: "one who is authorized to act for or in the place of another"

31. Aim for an Emmy, maybe

32. Work transfers

33. INTERJECTION: "used as an informal greeting"

34. VERB: "to make nervous, tense, or excited"

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1. Tokyo-based carrier

3. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "port...at the mouth of the Hudson River"

4. NOUN: "a creamy cheese made from the whole milk of cows"

5. One of the Starks

6. ADVERB: "In a [lucky] manner"

7. She may have a little lamb

8. ADJECTIVE: "having or showing qualities...such as meditative calmness"

14. NOUN: "a blade of leather or rubber set on a handle and used for spreading, pushing, or wiping liquid material on, across, or off a surface (such as a window)"

15. "___ of Steel" (famed workout video)

16. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "state of western India on the Malabar Coast"

18. ADJECTIVE: "relating to or belonging to a certain thing, animal, etc."

19. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Edgar Allan 1809–1849 American poet and short-story writer"

25. NOUN: "a victim or prospective victim of a swindle"

26. Mock-crying sound to a complainer

27. Cuba libre cubes

29. "___ Turn" (road sign)

30. Recipe amt.

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