First, second, or third Crossword Clue

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First, second, or third Crossword Answer

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ORDINAL

(7 letters)

BASE

(4 letters)

BASE

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. set the level or character of
(noun)
1. a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
2. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THIRD (adjective)
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
THIRD (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
THIRD (adverb)
1. in the third place
SECOND (noun)
1. an indefinitely short time
2. a 60th part of a minute of arc
SECOND (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
SECOND (adjective)
1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
2. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
SECOND (adverb)
1. in the second place

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ORDINAL
(7 letters)
BASE
(4 letters)
Base
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (9/25/2026) Answers

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19. U2 producer Brian

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21. Like a whodunit in which the butler did it [duh!]

22. Device seen on a front desk

23. Ho Chi Minh City's former name

25. Exploit a loophole, e.g.

29. Disinclined

30. Supermodel Alek

31. __ ones time

34. Procedure after which you might wear flip-flops, informally

35. Off

37. ___ Minor

38. Pen that isn't used for writing, in brief

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40. Port on the Loire

42. Speaking of which …

45. Like an earworm

46. Play group

47. Not bother

48. Rapper and actor Smith

50. Go-to doc

53. Actress Shawkat

54. Ones providing brief assistance?

56. Alliance

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1. Give credit to, in a way

2. Analogous

3. ___ Sarratore ("My Brilliant Friend" character)

4. How __!

5. Certain loopholes

6. Spoon, e.g.

7. Second Freudian stage

8. Gives one's approval, in a way

9. Past-tense verb that becomes its present tense when you move its last letter to the front

10. Sources of some rock

11. Some experts of interest?

12. World capital once known as Philadelphia

13. Instagram : ___ :: YouTube : Short

15. Focus for the foul-mouthed?

21. Skosh

22. "Hang on a sec"

24. Says "please," say

25. Look stunned

26. "___ plaisir" ("You're welcome," in French)

27. Breathtaking activity?

28. Take without paying ... or a motion made while paying

32. Per __

33. Slip into

36. Ganja

41. Residence that can have thousands of chambers

43. Unreturnable pickleball shot

44. Polite titles

45. Instruments in chamber groups

47. Discovery sites

49. What's distorted in a Mercator projection

50. Part of a full house

51. Ptolemaic royal, familiarly

52. Poke alternative

54. Vim

55. Transcript fig.

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