First animal in the Chinese zodiac Crossword Clue

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First animal in the Chinese zodiac Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
2. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
(verb)
1. take the place of work of someone on strike
2. give away information about somebody

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ZODIAC (noun)
1. a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
2. (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
CHINESE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language
CHINESE (noun)
1. a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
2. any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

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More Daily Pop Crossword (2/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ Rock Cafe (theme restaurant chain)

5. Brooklyn Dodgers, affectionately

9. Weightlifter's unit

12. Twistable Nabisco cookie

13. "Take ___ from me" ("Here's my advice") (2 wds.)

14. Little League eligibility criterion

15. Put on eBay

16. ___ Springs (setting of the Pixar film 46-Down)

18. NHL left wing who was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2018 playing for the New Jersey Devils (2 wds.)

20. Enjoy Aspen in the winter

21. Like right-lane traffic, usually

25. State that borders the Florida panhandle (Abbr.)

28. ___ whillikers!

30. Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To ___ Fun"

31. NHL center who was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2017, 2021, and 2023 playing for the Edmonton Oilers (2 wds.)

35. Salad dressing initialism popularized by Rachael Ray

36. Rowboat tool

37. Golfer Ernie nicknamed The Big Easy

38. Nissan model since 1982

41. Shipboard diary

43. NHL goalie who was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2015 playig for the Montreal Canadiens (2 wds.)

48. Track-and-field event with a large crash mat (2 wds.)

51. 2006 World Series champion pitcher Wainwright

52. Showy neckwear

53. Some craft beers

54. "Tootsie" actress Garr

55. Slip-__: shoes without laces

56. Big sandwich for a Super Bowl party, say

57. West's opponent, in some All-Star games

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Down

1. Ken Jennings's "Jeopardy!" role

2. Base x height, for a parallelogram

3. Depend (on)

4. American Girl products

5. Australia's Great ___ Reef

6. Only U.S. state with a three-word capital

7. King with a golden touch

8. Paper towel target

10. Sense of self-importance

11. Pay-___-view

17. Hawaiian 'hello'

19. "This Too Shall Pass" band famous for quirky music videos (2 wds.)

22. Curl caught by a surfer

23. Santana hit song "___ Ways"

24. Home team at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park

25. Unreturnable tennis serves

26. Score in a tennis shutout

27. Short indication of an unattributed quote

29. Post-punk music genre

32. V-shaped cut

33. Caribbean folk music genre

34. Withdraw from, as a class

39. Princess Jasmine's pet tiger in 1992's "Aladdin"

40. As ___ (in most cases) (2 wds.)

42. Prepare, as Romano cheese

44. The "E" of "FEMA" (Abbr.)

45. Creative thought

46. 2006 animated film featuring the voice of Paul Newman as Doc Hudson

47. Give off, as heat

48. Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel cable network

49. + or – atomic particle

50. Category on some utility bills

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