Collect dust Crossword Clue

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Collect dust Crossword Answer

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SIT

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
2. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
(noun)
1. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
2. someone who cleans soot from chimneys

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COLLECT (verb)
1. call for and obtain payment of
2. assemble or get together
COLLECT (adjective)
1. payable by the recipient on delivery
COLLECT (noun)
1. a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
DUST (noun)
1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
2. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
DUST (verb)
1. distribute loosely
2. cover with a light dusting of a substance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SIT
(3 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More USA Today Crossword (7/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Hornets, e.g.

6. Laundry detergent pouch

9. Run out

14. Wiped out

15. Anger

16. Japanese dog breed mentioned in "La Vie Boheme"

17. Muppet who once yodeled while riding a motorized pogo stick

18. Totally flip out

20. Where to do a touchdown dance

22. ___ Tacs

23. Face shields and latex gloves, e.g. (Abbr.)

24. Hard to get close to

26. Bring back from memory

28. Clog that might be worn in "sport mode"

31. Snooze loudly

33. The ___ of March

34. Drink like a cat

36. Less civil

38. Tweaks

39. West Coast time zone, for short

40. Neckwear worn by Gru in "Despicable Me"

44. 1940 movie featuring classical music and Mickey Mouse

46. Adorable person

47. Redwood or pine

48. Home made of snow

51. Sneaker string

52. Some inline skates (and what two answers in this puzzle literally are)

55. Cannabis chemical

58. ___ constrictor

59. Room entrance

60. "I'm super confused"

63. Neckwear worn by Fred in Scooby-Doo

67. Blender option

68. RoboHop Double ___ (craft beer)

69. Regional animal life

70. "Wheels" on a gingerbread car, perhaps

71. Stanley Cup org

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Down

1. Hourly pay

2. Oodles

3. Transmit

4. Kitchen tool for slicing a pie

5. Seat at a bar

6. Bird sometimes called the rock dove

7. Spanish for gold

8. Money owed

9. Jousting spear

10. Donald Glover ___ Childish Gambino

11. Numeric panel beside a card reader

12. Essential item

13. Art studio stands

19. Was broadcast

21. Denials

25. On the market

27. Woodworking tool

28. Chin indentation

29. Airplane-tracking tool

30. Share a thought

32. Dull routine

35. Awareness-raising ad

37. Key that acts as an "ejector seat"

39. "Ancay ouyay eakspay igpay atinlay?" language

41. Not much

42. Nigiri base

43. Added costs

45. Grain buildings

49. Rigmarole

50. "I'm willing to negotiate," for short

53. Some woodwind instruments

54. Lounges like an unbothered cat

55. Keyboard goof

56. Happy ___ (bar event)

57. Remedy

61. Zodiac lion

62. Speed limit letters

64. Actor's signal

65. First of all

66. Faucet

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