Current events Crossword Clue

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Current events Crossword Answer

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NEWS

(4 letters)

RIPTIDES

(8 letters)

REGATTAS

(8 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

CURRENT (noun)
1. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
2. a flow of electricity through a conductor
CURRENT (adjective)
1. occurring in or belonging to the present time

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

NEWS
(4 letters)
RIPTIDES
(8 letters)
REGATTAS
(8 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Universal Crossword (5/16/2026) Answers

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20. Singer who's already planning his posthumous album, "Eject"

22. Had in one's hands

24. Friend in France

25. ___ Alto

28. Dodge City lawman Wyatt

31. App with Reels, briefly

34. "Jackie Look" designer Cassini

35. ___ trap (suggestive post)

37. Hospital scan (Abbr.)

38. "This meme is a masterpiece of terribleness"

41. Catch red-handed

42. Global diplomacy hub

43. Pennsylvania’s Flagship City

44. Test run

46. 'Darn!'

47. Danny's ex-wife in "Ocean's Eleven"

48. Las Vegas WNBA team

50. Prefix between giga- and peta-

52. "Quit gawking!"

56. Largest species of dolphin

59. Airbnb alternative

60. Spirit communication tool

63. School official

64. "It's over for us"

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66. Small openings

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Down

1. ___ rally

2. Years, in Portugal

3. Food made from urad dal and rice

4. They don't stay in their lanes

5. Key near Q

6. “Little help, please!”

7. Like a lifeless party

8. Spells "apple" as "appel," for example

9. "Pretty Little Liars" actress Pieterse

10. "The door's unlocked!"

11. "That's not even the best part!"

12. Capital of Latvia

13. Bank offering

15. Central bingo square

21. Gives off, as light

23. Leave undisturbed

25. "And what, exactly, is your ___?"

26. Where wedding vows are exchanged

27. Place for women to get together?

29. Horseback ___

30. Fancy transport

32. Un plus deux

33. Assistants

36. Washington or Wisconsin

39. Leers at

40. "Find somewhere else to smooch!"

45. Start of a play

49. Puts in the overhead bin, say

51. "___Cop"

52. Some library rentals

53. Cookie launched into space in April 2025

54. Jean who wrote the "Earth's Children" series

55. Rihanna's nickname

57. Treat at a wedding

58. Trapezoid calculation

61. Cooling devices (Abbr.)

62. Banned insecticide

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