Firecracker sound Crossword Clue

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Firecracker sound Crossword Answer

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BASKING

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(noun)
1. a vigorous blow
2. a conspicuous success
(verb)
1. have sexual intercourse with
2. close violently
(adverb)
1. directly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FIRECRACKER (noun)
1. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
SOUND (noun)
1. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
SOUND (adjective)
1. logically valid
2. having legal efficacy or force
SOUND (verb)
1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
2. make a certain noise or sound

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

BASKING
(7 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (5/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Number in a spreadsheet

9. Garden implement for digging

14. Shoestring

15. General region

16. Shy with people

17. Martial __ (karate, judo, etc.)

18. Hammer target

19. Make amends (for)

20. Billiards surface

22. Occupied, as a seat

23. Transportation on a track

24. Movie ticket remnant

26. Book leaf

29. Ventilate, as a lawn

33. Road test turns

37. End a plane flight

39. Give off, as light

40. Black-and-white cookie

41. Epic stories

42. Feels unwell

43. Grain storage tower

44. Poetic tributes

45. In a weird way

46. Vendor

48. Surprise attack

50. Hill-building insects

52. Become inedible

56. Adjust to change

59. Photographer's carryall

63. Any music category

64. Just slightly

65. Shopper's carryall

66. Male choral voice

67. Sandwich shop

68. Pizzeria appliance

69. Reaches across

70. Piggy bank opening

71. Bird's dwelling

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Down

1. High-five sound

2. Fortune-teller's __ cards

3. Performer in a movie

4. Electric car brand

5. Yellow-peel fruit

6. Typical Saudi

7. Astronaut Armstrong

8. Strong winds

9. Sculpture in a park

10. Greek sandwich holder

11. Run ___ (go wild)

12. Have a fine meal

13. Garden in Genesis

21. Waiter’s rewards

25. Very small amounts

27. Very pleased

28. Raring to go

30. At the center of

31. Money drawer

32. Handicrafts website

33. Sports team's defeat

34. A Great Lake

35. Took a tumble

36. Workwear holding wrenches and screwdrivers

38. Astronauts' agency

41. Arrange in some order

45. Strong scent

47. Walks inside

49. 'That makes sense'

51. Loads (of)

53. Relay race stick?

54. Higher than

55. Palm tree fruits

56. FBI workers: Abbr.

57. Profound

58. Karenina of fiction

60. Adam's second son

61. Venus de ___

62. Well-mannered man

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