Colloquial name for Sirius Crossword Clue

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Colloquial name for Sirius Crossword Answer

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SIRIUS (noun)
1. the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
COLLOQUIAL (adjective)
1. characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

More New Yorker Crossword (4/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ bargain (deal made with a prosecutor)

5. Lodging that provides a morning meal, for short

10. “Lucky Jim” author Kingsley

14. Tries to get in contact

16. Lengthy complaint

17. Holders of bakers’ dozens?

18. German Chancellor ___ von Bismarck

19. The “P” of P.L.O.

20. Mount on the wall, as a painting

21. Woke up later than usual

22. Protein-rich bowlful served with chips

24. ___ off (begin a round of golf)

25. When a perishable item should be removed from shelves

26. “The Queen” actress Mirren

29. "Taps" instrument

30. Lead-in to life or size

31. Former Yankees third baseman, familiarly

32. Singer’s span of octaves

33. Inept gamer, in slang

34. ___-28 (fictional enemy jet in “Top Gun”)

35. Like wearing Crocs to a funeral, say

36. “Again” singer Kravitz

37. Birds with eyespots on their tail feathers

39. Kitten’s plaintive cry

40. Injuries caused by rough surfaces

45. Strands sought by crime-scene investigators

46. Singer of the “Dawson’s Creek” theme song “I Don’t Want to Wait”

48. “___ Thin Air” (Jon Krakauer best-seller)

49. Historic English document whose eight hundredth anniversary was celebrated in 2015

50. Former Chicago mayor ___ Emanuel

51. Frozen particle in a cirrus cloud

52. Trees lining the National Mall

53. Relinquishes

54. Four years, for the Presidency

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Down

1. Gets ready

2. With 3-Down, expert attorney

3. See 2-Down

4. Learned to live with

5. Wooster’s first name, in “Jeeves and Wooster”

6. Actor Sean of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy

7. Common lunch hour

8. Off-road vehicle designed for use on sand

9. K-pop boy band with the 2026 No. 1 hit “Swim”

10. “I know it’s ___ here somewhere . . .”

11. Portrayer of Private Ryan in “Saving Private Ryan” and Will Hunting in “Good Will Hunting”

12. Sense based on feeling rather than fact

13. Paid a brief visit

15. Move quickly

20. Sunburn-prone, perhaps

23. Fashion magazine with a palindromic name

25. Young ne’er-do-wells

26. Massachusetts college whose name is part of a different New England state’s name

27. Man-made waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Hudson River

28. Exponential function’s inverse

29. Key typically found in the upper right-hand corner of a keyboard

32. Event on a track

33. Report heard on NPR, say

35. T-shirts, blouses, etc.

36. Applicant with family ties to a school

38. Rebounds like a billiard ball

39. Teeth used to grind food

41. ___ cap (hat used as an outmoded form of student punishment)

42. Dense cake

43. Place to exchange vows

44. Within the ___ of possibility

47. Like some flavorful wines and cheeses

49. Item dropped by an m.c. for emphasis

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