Colorful in a tacky way Crossword Clue

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Colorful in a tacky way Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. tastelessly showy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TACKY (adjective)
1. tastelessly showy
2. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
COLORFUL (adjective)
1. striking in variety and interest
2. having much or varied color

More Apple+ Crossword (7/31/2026) Answers

Across

1. “OK, makes sense”

7. Tegan’s twin sister and musical partner

11. 'How's it goin'?'

14. Not digital

15. Bowled over

16. De Armas who appeared in the trailer for Yesterday (but not the actual film)

17. Device for channel surfing

18. ___ of honor

19. Drill attachment

20. Violinist who saved Carnegie Hall from demolition

22. Choice when you can’t choose between two options

23. Ceremony novelist Leslie Marmon ___

24. Body part that’s a palindrome

25. Portmanteau word for an outdoor enclosure for felines

26. Donkey sound (Continued at 40-Across)

27. Filming device, for short

29. These symbols, for short: ( )

30. Term punningly referenced by 33-Across when an insect got trapped in a relay in a Harvard Mark II

33. Programming pioneer and namesake of an annual tech conference

34. Insect that sounds like 33-Across but wasn’t the insect referenced in the 30-Across clue (which was a moth)

35. Bird in a murder

36. Exercise protocol with bursts of activity

37. Medical scan that some pacemakers can be damaged by

40. See 26-Across

41. Pixar movie "Monsters, ___"

44. Giving up of rights, formally

46. Too grumpy to deal with any nonsense right now

49. Herbivores with prominent horns

50. ___ occasion (event of great importance)

52. Basketball star Ogunbowale

53. The P in AP exams

54. Send in, as payment

55. Open-faced golf club for getting out of a bunker

56. Head Shoulders ___ and Toes

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Down

2. Bodysuit for a baby

3. Dish wrapped in a corn husk

4. Garment paired with “dagger” in a spy-related phrase

5. Warming drinks often enjoyed at ski lodges

6. “It’s been ___! How have you been?”

7. Overly repetitive

8. "I'm well ___, thanks"

9. Item used to guide a horse

10. Use the + button on a calculator

11. Person who deliberately undermines an organization

12. Bringing together

13. Rhetorical tactic involving appealing to the emotions

21. Protein source made of fermented soybeans

22. Haircut provider

25. Big fish named for its resemblance to a rug

28. Movie theaters repped by Nicole Kidman

29. More lively

30. "That really sticks in my ___!"

31. This looks bad!

32. Conversation subject

33. He’s not a kid anymore

34. Crunchy breakfast food

35. Apes with humanlike hands, for short

37. Nickname for someone who resembles a smaller version of you

38. Pro athlete in their first season

39. Maps within maps

41. Excuse from someone on their first week at the job

42. Unhelpful answer to “Does anyone know what time it is?”

43. Sounded like a pigeon

45. Ambulance’s warning sound

47. International organization founded to stimulate world trade

48. ___ beetle (insect that feeds on poop)

51. Sault ___ Marie, Ontario

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