First number in many countdowns Crossword Clue

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First number in many countdowns Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
(adjective)
1. being one more than nine

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

NUMBER (verb)
1. put into a group
2. determine the number or amount of
NUMBER (noun)
1. one of a series published periodically
2. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else

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More LA Times Crossword (5/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Scattered

7. Georgetown athlete

11. Baking amts.

15. Labor agcy.

19. "Weekend Edition Sunday" host Rascoe

20. Smell

21. Neutral color lighter than greige

22. To-do

23. Place to learn about chili peppers?

25. Shimmery gem

27. Egg maker

28. Telegrams

29. "Weekend Edition Sunday" airer

30. Lake near Syracuse New York

31. Salad bar accessory

32. Shearing event held under the big top?

35. Egg maker

38. Tara of "Sharknado"

39. Earring option

40. . . . unfortunately

41. Lucy Van __: "Peanuts" kid

43. Envelope part

47. Root for a Calgary franchise?

51. Unflinching

53. Part of a foot

54. Countless lifetimes

55. "The Menu" star Taylor-Joy

56. More to the point

57. Colorful method of data visualization

60. ___ Kippur

61. Rowing implement

62. Secret suffix

63. Event for people who won't drink Coca-Cola?

66. "Gangster Malone takes the bait!"?

69. Above poetically

70. Former U.N. head Hammarskjöld

71. Listening device

73. Small gears

74. Assembled in advance

76. Chicken cordon ___

78. California wine grape, for short

79. Bunches of

82. Triple-A squad in Buffalo

83. Coffee table item in a dollhouse?

86. Folksy assent

87. Square root of cuatro

88. Dayton's state

89. Connection points

90. Picture of health?

92. Stefani of No Doubt

93. Most cruel

95. Where it's hard to keep a secret?

100. Game similar to pétanque

101. Cool beans!

102. Pointer

103. "Love Will Find a Way" band __ Cruise

104. Letters on some makeup bottles

107. Chaotic swirl

109. "Yes, I'll invest in beachfront property in Arizona!"?

112. North __ Sea: Central Asian lake

113. Stuff of legend

114. Tiff

115. Look for solutions

116. ___ Fifth Avenue

117. Farm females

118. Abbey recess

119. Din

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Down

1. Window part

2. Use keys to enter

3. Horse rider's strap

4. F1 neighbor

5. "Don't sweat the small stuff"

6. __ rights: sponsorship option

7. Garden coils

8. Poems of 49-Down

9. If I were __ …

10. Triceps locale

11. Home of Arizona State

12. Leaves char marks on

13. Maven

14. "Performance is what we do" gas brand

15. Air fryer brand

16. Unflappable

17. Dharma follower

18. Zones

24. Hankering

26. Quick cut

29. Composer Rorem

31. Shows some class, maybe?

32. Mac

33. Resonant chant

34. That way, quaintly

35. Stereotypical name for a poodle

36. Secret admirer's sign-off

37. Weight training exercise

38. Slo-mo reviewer

41. Punishment-related

42. Work together

43. Bog

44. "Don't sweat the small stuff"

45. Advil alternative

46. Combustible heaps

48. Foursomes

49. Tribute

50. "Butt out!" initials

51. Bringing down the house

52. Auto engine booster

56. Part of the former Yugoslavia

58. Quinn of "Practical Magic"

59. Academy newbies

63. Stop in

64. Spooky

65. Connecticut Ivy

67. Thingamajig

68. Hyper-focused

72. Fame

75. May honoree

77. Led into a theater, slangily

80. Change machine inserts

81. End-of-unit check

83. Place that's all fun and games

84. ___ and yang

85. South American behemoth

87. Karate skill level

90. Dec. 25

91. Shake up

92. Word with age or wage

93. “___-Dick”

94. Cream-filled choux pastry

95. Uncle, in Spanish

96. Catherine of "Beetlejuice"

97. Act clandestinely

98. 'Whoops!'

99. Guacamole ingredients

100. Verb in a roast recipe

103. School gps.

104. Letters on an envelope

105. Tennis great Sampras

106. Sweat the small stuff, say

108. Fracas

109. Infotainment spot

110. Tablet download

111. Brief moment

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