Director Lee Crossword Clue

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SPIKE

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(noun)
1. a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DIRECTOR (noun)
1. the person who leads a musical group
2. someone who controls resources and expenditures
LEE (noun)
1. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
2. United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
LEE (adjective)
1. towards the side away from the wind

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SPIKE
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Hint 4: Anagram

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More USA Today Crossword (1/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. “I have no clue”

10. Alternative to roll-on, for deodorant

15. People who are destined for each other

16. Cliché

17. "I have nothing to say"

18. Senator’s staffers

19. “No Scrubs” trio

20. Hinge, Discord, TikTok, etc.

21. Word before a maiden name

22. "___ Karenina" (Tolstoy novel)

24. "Catch you in a bit!"

29. Salicylic acid target

31. Eighteen-wheeler

32. "That's fair"

33. "Feliz ano ___!"

35. Hit with a bent leg

37. Molecule in a cell's nucleus

38. Color of Granny Smith apples

39. The Stonewall ___

40. Official decree

42. Makes a mistake

43. Feature of a to-go coffee cup

44. Like public transit in Chapel Hill, NC

45. Costs to ride public transit

47. Some community college degrees, for short

48. Graduates' sashes

50. Nickname that omits "-art"

51. Is in the past?

54. "The deadline hasn't passed yet!"

57. "That has a nice ___ to it!"

58. "The deadline has passed!"

59. Poker payment

60. Foul moods

61. Unit of farmland

62. Mosquito or gnat

63. Devious

64. Crystal ball user

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Down

1. "___ it delicate?" (Taylor Swift lyric)

2. Hammer, for example

3. 6-Down NFL player

4. Chess rating system

5. Capital of Jordan

6. Florida city across the bay from St. Petersburg

7. Part of a choreo routine

8. Racket sport for Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz

9. Superlative suffix

10. Smelled really bad

11. Ordained member of the Catholic Church

12. Friend who sticks around through thick and thin

13. Gobbled up

14. 'I agree!'

23. "We'll always remember that"

25. Modify, like the Constitution

26. Not be honest

27. Unit for steak portions

28. Well-organized

30. Remedy

31. Classes where the "wedge" might be taught

34. Available at a discount

36. Preprogrammed setting

41. OB-GYNs, ENTs, etc.

46. Takes it easy

47. Good gift for a geography nerd

48. Rain or ___

49. Shelters for campers

50. Full of rock sediment

51. [grimace]

52. Love, in Italian

53. Channel for transporting waste

54. Back into a corner

55. Work tirelessly

56. Steeped beverages

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