Fan favorite Crossword Clue

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Fan favorite Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
2. a material effigy that is worshipped

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FAVORITE (adjective)
1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
2. appealing to the general public
FAVORITE (noun)
1. a competitor thought likely to win
2. something regarded with special favor or liking
FAN (noun)
1. an enthusiastic devotee of sports
2. an ardent follower and admirer
FAN (verb)
1. blow away or off with a current of air
2. agitate the air

Hint 3: Anagram

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DIOL

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (9/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. Tree with easily peeled bark

6. Dave of Soft Cell, or Cinderella's event

10. Melville captain

14. Only state whose seal was designed by a woman

15. High wind

16. Confront

17. Heads, slangily

18. What few Founding Fathers actually wore

19. Lottery winner's feeling

20. "This news magazine needs more pages!"

23. Midwestern exclamation, stereotypically

24. Black, white or green drink

25. "Now this is a news magazine I'm excited to try!"

33. Wolfs (down)

34. "Please elaborate ..."

35. Hit head-on

37. Phone, wallet, ___

38. Bread piece that's often discarded

39. It's wider than a butte

40. Long sandwich

41. Unofficial part of SOS

43. Subsides

45. "This celebrity news magazine is sure to be full of gossip!"

48. Buddy

49. Airport with a BART stop

50. "Why not try a different young-adult fashion magazine?"

58. It may be put in a bun

59. Injure

60. Atmosphere of many a Poe story

62. Quint's boat in "Jaws"

63. Best Picture of 2012

64. Lauder of cosmetics

65. Small bills

66. Nabbed

67. Author Dahl

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Down

1. Make an offer

3. Actor Malek of "Bohemian Rhapsody"

4. One known for stirring the pot?

5. Spray down

6. Fire-breathing antagonist of Mario

7. Not much

8. Bull's-eye, for Target

9. Landlocked African country

10. ___ hound (dog breed with the lowest IQ)

11. Head light?

12. Aspire laptop maker

13. Borscht vegetable

21. Major NYSE events

22. Bean on the big screen

25. Audible finger wags

26. Receive a winter coat?

27. Well see

28. Hosp. areas

29. Nixon's running mate

30. Atlantic catch

31. Director Gerwig

32. Stand seen in a studio

36. Covering in "Eyes Wide Shut"

38. Second person

39. Silent "Welcome" giver

41. Stretch across

42. Bag of chips' accompaniment?

43. __ Romeo

44. Poster, in a way

46. Met expectations?

47. Feels anguished, perhaps

50. Git!

51. Take home

52. "Miami ___"

53. Currency in Germany

54. “Thus...”

55. “One more thing...”

56. Smidgen

57. Apt name for a Christmas baby

61. Type of school or spa, informally

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