Flip-flop or sneaker Crossword Clue

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Flip-flop or sneaker Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel’s rotation
2. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse’s hoof
(verb)
1. furnish with shoes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FLIP-FLOP (noun)
1. a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
2. a decision to reverse an earlier decision
FLIP-FLOP (verb)
1. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
SNEAKER (noun)
1. a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
2. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
HOES

More USA Today Crossword (9/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. Title for Idris Elba

4. Young male horses

9. A modern one typically has 47 strings and 7 pedals

13. Clock front

14. Mariners' workplace?

15. Member of a reed quintet

16. "Seriously, though?!"

19. Blush, perhaps

20. Evade

21. ___ is more

22. Pricey

23. Pre-1917 Russian rulers

25. ___ chi

26. Slam-dance

29. Perform like Isa Briones

30. "Ted Lasso" character Kent

31. Squeaky bone or catnip mouse (or the box either came in)

33. It's a lot to process!

36. "It's likely . . ."

37. Pings, sometimes

38. Victorian, e.g.

39. Nutritional stat

40. 'Como ___ usted?'

41. Off-week, in football

42. Flower that's an anagram of "stare"

44. Shopping ___

46. Initial poker bet

47. "Do you understand me?"

50. Some drums

53. "That's what I'm here for!"

55. Texter's "I am now done texting"

56. Jump at a skate park

57. ___ defense (football alignment that uses one more defensive back than a nickel defense)

59. Unloads on Craigslist

60. Pig's spot

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Down

1. "Ditto"

2. Drinks that might come with frozen coffee cubes

3. "___, I married him"

4. Change

5. Ada Lovelace Day mo.

6. "Hypothetically ..."

7. Island whose capital is Papeete

8. Like a sarcastic remark

9. Places to make quick connections?

10. Somewhat

11. Spanish Steps city

12. Palindromic sound

13. Type of evergreen

17. Noun-forming suffix

18. Appeared to be

23. Voila!

24. Climb, like a wall

25. Tater ___

27. Purchase that helps a beginner get going

28. Swarm of people

30. Hi-___ graphics

31. Kissing on the train, e.g.

32. 525,600 minutes (usually)

34. A city's collection of galleries, museums, etc.

35. Important food

36. Mining material

38. Reaction to a pun, perhaps

41. Ringo or George

42. "___ K: A Love Story" (Jenny Lee novel that reimagines a classic)

43. Place to sit during a game, oddly

45. Mulligans

46. Campfire residue

47. Farm workers

48. Light-loving insect

49. The 411

51. One of two for Quinta Brunson

52. Observe

54. Acronym used before sharing a fun fact

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