Dictionary entry: Abbr. Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ENTRY (noun)
1. a written record of a commercial transaction
2. something that provides access (to get in or get out)
DICTIONARY (noun)
1. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

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More Newsday Crossword (3/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Indulgent destinations

5. Drivers' frequent destination

15. Envelope, essentially

16. Spaced out

17. "Harmonious" Vegas hotel

18. Bill deliverer

19. Legislation increasing the power of Canadian MPs (2014)

21. Betray

22. Oscar nominee as a colonel, teacher, director and king (twice)

23. Stir-fry staple

24. One of three pieces that's a pair

26. Girl in many a song

27. It gets you on a network

31. Turn down

34. Run-down

35. Mustang, for one

36. Sticky situation

37. Take action against

38. Certain silent-era films

40. Bow taker on a stage

41. Sports ___

42. Where water skiers are found

45. Digitize

48. Mongoose cousin

49. Don’t ask me!

52. Contracted

54. No good

55. Forum address

56. Major hub for the Transcontinental Railroad

57. Attention-getting post

58. Multitude

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Down

1. Toon who says "I shall never be king"

2. Verb with an edible homophone

3. Perfectly timed

4. Thickest-fur animal (the heaviest weasel)

5. Widget

6. "The Big Shamrock" as a Celtic

7. Jouster ouster

8. Pledge's destination

9. USN designation

10. Where scientists monitor numerous glaciers

11. Flower bud protectors

12. Emulate Douglass or Demosthenes

13. Austerity

14. Negligible

20. He's seen multiply on Antarctic maps

23. Like much wickerwork

24. Opt out

25. '70s Ginsburg employer

26. Cosmetic option, for short

28. Einstein's beautiful

29. ___ party

30. Loophole

31. Low volume

32. Asian major pistachio exporter

33. Land with a caprock top

36. Three-time ocean-themed interleague opponents of 38-Down in 2025

38. Three-time ocean-themed interleague opponents of 36-Down in 2025

39. Highly repellent

40. Antique furniture asset

42. "__ of tuneful persons" (what Southey was among, per Byron)

43. Coordinate

44. Tess alternative

45. What torpedoes have carried since WWII

46. Caffe Americano feature

47. Media marketer

49. What some handheld devices pick up

50. One may have an earthy nose

51. Off-season, more than likely

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