Comment that breaks the fourth wall Crossword Clue

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Comment that breaks the fourth wall Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. out of the way (especially away from one’s thoughts)
2. in a different direction
(noun)
1. a message that departs from the main subject
2. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FOURTH (adverb)
1. in the fourth place
FOURTH (adjective)
1. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
FOURTH (noun)
1. one of four equal parts
2. following the third position; number four in a countable series
COMMENT (verb)
1. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
2. make or write a comment on
COMMENT (noun)
1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
2. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

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More NYT Crossword (1/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Practiced pitches

7. What arms might do on a final gym rep

14. Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day

15. Lee has a hot bowl of ___ to start off his day

16. Enemy of the Avengers

17. Ones with the munchies, maybe

18. In need of a massage, say

19. Like those local to Universal Studios Japan

21. Hide one's roots, perhaps

22. Like the study of the kabbalah

24. Drill insert

26. Polarizing punctuation choice

31. Bracket-busting wins in March Madness

35. "Friend or ___"

36. Complete disrepair

37. Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way

38. Recycling container

39. Says ___ to his neighbor, then heads on his way

40. They might be foiled

41. Treatment for a sprained ankle

42. Like the villain at the end of a "Scooby-Doo" episode

43. All ___

44. Slime

45. Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys's "___ State of Mind"

46. Classic P.O.W. movie starring Steve McQueen, with "The"

49. Heavy weight

50. Transaction on an online marketplace

55. Govt. org. in "Alias"

58. Entertainer who says "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"

60. Inflation measures, for short

61. Opportunity to dress up

63. Eagles' nests

65. With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game

66. With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ game

67. Satisfies

68. Luxurious cotton fabric

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Down

1. Italian apology

2. Some pullover shirts

3. Any course whose name ends in "101"

4. Bird with a plume that, ounce for ounce, was once worth more than gold

5. Constellation near the Big Dipper

6. Gentlemen, in Granada

7. Captured

8. Like government bonds and Uber drivers

9. ___ minority

10. Mrs., en français

11. Bit of sweat

12. British title

13. Ultimatum ender

17. Life across the ___ is much the same

20. British title

23. These: Sp.

25. Shredded, as a contract

27. Top-of-the-line

28. Prefix with vitamin or tool

29. Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhaps

30. One end of an electrolytic cell

31. Let float, as a currency

32. Pertaining to hair

33. Welcome sight for a sailor

34. Patronizes, as a restaurant

38. Life stories

39. Warm and cozy

44. Bona fide

45. Govt. sites for testing pollutants

47. Ones with chiseled abs?

48. ___ Dhabi

51. Spar on a sailing boat

53. Feudal lord

54. German steel city

55. Provide for free, as a drink

56. Suffix with method or metaphor

57. Pine

59. Collectible caps in the ’90s

62. Steely Dan album whose name is pronounced "Asia"

64. The Three Kingdoms in Chinese history, e.g.

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