"Do the ___ Thing," 1989 Spike Lee movie that unfolds during a heat wave and leads to tragedy Crossword Clue

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"Do the ___ Thing," 1989 Spike Lee movie that unfolds during a heat wave and leads to tragedy Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make right or correct
2. make reparations or amends for
(adjective)
1. correct in opinion or judgment
2. intended for the right hand
(noun)
1. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher’s right
2. anything in accord with principles of justice
(adverb)
1. exactly
2. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TRAGEDY (noun)
1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
2. drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
DURING (preposition)
1. In the time of; as long as the action or existence of.

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Daily Themed Crossword (7/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Ready, ___, go!" (phrase before you get cracking on this puzzle!)

4. Tofu base

7. ___ Angeles, aka the City of Angels

10. Up to ___ (acceptable)

11. Apple or pumpkin dessert

12. Acorn producer

13. "A's," in a card deck

15. Part of a cash register (rhymes with "sill")

16. Prefix with "angle" or "dent"

17. ___ butter (ingredient in some moisturizers)

18. "That's ___ present than last year!" (grumble from someone who received 19 gifts instead of 20): 2 wds.

20. "___ Day Afternoon," 1975 Al Pacino film about a Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong on a blistering August day

22. Spanish for two

23. Command to get a pooch on its haunches

26. Police officer, slangily

28. "It's all in the ___ now" ("Let's put this behind us")

34. "And the list keeps going," for short

37. "When is the book report ___?" (student's ask about a deadline)

38. "I found a music box with a doll ___": 2 wds.

39. ___ good to be true (suspiciously good)

40. Forensic evidence: Abbr.

41. Screens to watch "American Idol" and "Survivor" on, for short

44. Floor wiper

46. Read "pay" as "P" "A" "Y," say

48. Young boy from Glasgow

50. Speed unit on a car's dashboard display: Abbr.

52. "___ Window," 1954 Hitchcock thriller where a heat wave keeps Greenwich Village windows wide open

54. Ticked off

57. Suni of USA Gymnastics

58. Bigfoot's Himalayan cousin

59. Mars or Snickers alternative

60. "The Good, the ___ and the Ugly," 1966 Clint Eastwood Western film that is set in the scorching deserts of the Southwest

61. 15% of a restaurant bill, perhaps

62. Math : Pluses :: English : ___

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1. Massage parlors, at resorts

2. "To ___ their own ..." ("You are entitled to your opinion")

3. Leaf-grower in the forest

4. Rotate like a top

5. Greased a pan for frying, perhaps

6. Mello ___ (drink featured in "Days of Thunder")

7. "___ of love!" (what "LOL" once meant)

8. Boating sticks

9. Footwear for gliding on snow

14. Feeling blue

15. "Is that my ___ order?" (take-out meal): Hyph.

19. Psychic power: Abbr.

21. Month when most Libras are born, for short

23. Indian title of respect

24. "Am ___ this car or that one?" (words from one choosing between car pool options): 2 wds.

25. ___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr.

27. Tarantula, to some

29. Put two and two together

30. Mercury's neighbor

31. Cuppa, to a Brit

33. Internet address starter: Abbr.

35. Actor ___ Hanks of "Saving Private Ryan"

36. "___ Hand Luke," 1967 Paul Newman film where prison convicts sweat under Florida's punishing heat

42. The "V" in VIP

43. Partly frozen rain

45. Shells out for dinner, say

46. Place for tools

47. "Do, re, mi, fa, so, ___, do ...": 2 wds.

49. "Falling ___," 1993 Michael Douglas film where the LA heat triggers a rampage

50. Babe Ruth's organization: Abbr.

51. What made a princess lose sleep

53. "Let it ___!" (catchphrase before launching a Beyblade)

55. "Get ___ of it!" ("Dispose of it!")

56. Old flames

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