Colony’s base Crossword Clue

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Colony’s base Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BASE (noun)
1. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
2. lowest support of a structure
BASE (adjective)
1. of low birth or station (`base’ is archaic in this sense)
2. illegitimate
BASE (verb)
1. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
2. use as a basis for; found on
COLONY (noun)
1. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
2. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state’s system of government

Hint 2: Anagram

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

More WSJ Crossword (3/12/2025) Answers

Across

1. Home of Wyeth’s “Christina’s World”

5. Tony's love in "West Side Story"

10. Sketchy offer

14. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!"

15. Pitchfork part

16. Small Spanish snack

17. Gill opening

18. Elephantine creatures feared by the circled character

20. Medium for some temporary tattoos

22. Spongy Nordic cod dish

23. Minute

26. Book part

27. Whimper

29. Big mouth

33. Pillowy

36. Stage name of country singer Sollie Paul Williams

37. Trees with spicy resin

38. Seething state

39. Like the baby boom

41. This is so frustrating!

42. Hang onto

44. Unit named for a German physicist

45. Guessing game

46. Stern with a bow

47. Attach googly eyes, e.g.

49. Playpen summons

51. Pays a quick visit

54. Relative of Manx and Gaelic

58. Some flights

60. Mall workshop, and a hint to filling in this puzzle’s circles

63. Shook off

64. Volunteer's offer

65. Missing the bell, maybe

66. Bouncing sound

67. Campfire monologue

68. Tequila source

69. Caper

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Down

1. Wi-Fi network type

2. Big-eyed baby

3. Moosehead Lake setting

5. Radar gun abbr.

6. “People ___ People” (Depeche Mode song)

7. Alternative to “lmao”

8. With nothing omitted

9. Banded stone

10. Like the circled character and his friends

11. Short undergarment, for short

12. Phone fillers

13. Item for a surgeon or snorkeler

19. Take-charge sort

21. Mitt Romney’s wife

24. Keep under wraps

25. Surrealist Tanguy

28. Sing the praises of

30. Falls behind

31. Drum-heavy hip-hop genre

32. Covered in soot

33. Voice on a phone

34. Minecraft hauls

35. Spanakopita ingredient

37. Small part

39. Data orderer, at times

40. Trounce

43. Creator of the circled character

45. People step on them to get ahead

47. Long-winded person

48. Word after black or photo

50. Popular Japanese roadster

52. Town square

53. Green dinosaur in Mario games

54. Solemn bio

55. Pixar film set on the Italian coast

56. Ivory alternative

57. Vindictive Olympian

59. Break off

61. Adj. modifier

62. Deli option

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