Emerge as a surprise contender Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CONTENDER (noun)
1. the contestant you hope to defeat
SURPRISE (noun)
1. the act of surprising someone
2. a sudden unexpected event
SURPRISE (verb)
1. attack by storm; attack suddenly
2. cause to be surprised

More Apple+ Crossword (3/23/2026) Answers

Across

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6. Decorative pillow cover

10. More info soon

13. Regions

14. Center of a Bundt cake

15. Betty Wright genre

16. Major London hub

19. Make a choice

20. Fish that look like snakes

21. Japanese city originally known as Edo

22. Sacred bird for ancient Egyptians

24. Spanish for 'this'

25. Test using rotating x-ray beams

28. "___ a 10 but . . ."

30. Nordic capital city

33. "They can do what they want"

34. Pop star Sabrina

36. Small battery size

37. Direct route

39. Total up

40. Fast-food breakfast sandwich featuring maple-flavored pancakes

42. Group of mountains

44. ___ butter lotion

45. My gosh!

46. Two- or three-ring organizer

47. "Great one!"

49. __ the line (obeyed)

50. Yoga pose

52. Adolescent

54. Number of seats in a tandem kayak

61. Felt remorse over

62. Flower whose name comes from the Greek word for "rainbow"

63. Therefore

64. Podcast installments, for short

65. Billionth of a gig

66. Ready to be poured

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1. In your dreams!

2. Zero Sugar ___ (2026 cookie debut)

3. Move like a frog

4. Pattern on a garden trellis or a pie crust

5. Briquette remnant

6. Flats or pumps

7. Laugh really hard

8. Regrettably

9. Name from the Mandarin for "beautiful"

10. Stopped tolerating injustice

11. Word before "the lede" or "the hatchet"

12. Soprano, ___, tenor, bass

15. Absolutely correct

17. Strap used to guide a racehorse

18. Some offensive linemen (Abbr.)

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24. 'College GameDay' channel

25. Seafood often steamed open

26. Show the ropes to

27. Aliases for actors

28. "The Little Mermaid" star Bailey

29. Freeziest Great Lake

31. Cliff shelf

32. Something taken by a waiter

34. Relinquish

35. Quietly unnerving

38. Crispy part of a skillet corn bread

41. Drizzled or poured

43. “What happened next?”

46. Lead singer of U2

48. Half-___ latte

49. On pins and needles

50. Unit of measurement for a hayfield

51. Pho or miso shiru

52. British conservative

53. Radiate

55. "What __ wrong?"

56. Whale known to frighten sharks

58. Bone that protects the heart

59. "Am I supposed to recognize that name?"

60. 'Yikes!'

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