Fly to a spider Crossword Clue

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Fly to a spider Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. profit from in an exploitatory manner
2. prey on or hunt for
(noun)
1. animal hunted or caught for food
2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPIDER (noun)
1. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
2. a skillet made of cast iron
FLY (verb)
1. pass away rapidly
2. decrease rapidly and disappear
FLY (noun)
1. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
2. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
FLY (adjective)
1. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

Hint 3: Anagram

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PYRE

More Newsday Crossword (6/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Recipe abbr

5. Fresh-mouthed

10. Fully confident

14. Dwindle slowly

15. Make amends

17. 'Believe __ not!'

18. Breads with pockets

19. Up to a task

20. Halloween-season narrative

22. Thumbs-down votes

23. Brown photo tint

24. Escorted through the door

26. Give a reprimand to

30. Appeared to be

33. Natural talent

36. Unwanted lawn plant

38. Bonnie's partner in crime

39. Nation s. of Canada

40. "Proud as a" bird

42. Light brown

43. Portion of cake

45. Western alliance

46. 'Good heavens!'

47. Long sandwiches

49. Not as many

51. Northwest Canadian region

53. On the __ of (approaching)

57. Letter-routing abbr.

59. Traditional narrative

63. Paint layer

64. Type of steak

65. Very eager

66. Doing nothing

67. Knighted singer __ John

68. Appoint to a job

69. Person taking action

70. Sparrows' homes

71. Spanish cheers

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Down

1. Tiny tree branches

2. Scrub in a tub

3. Nosy person

4. Don't give up

5. Drains of energy

6. Keep __ (persevere)

7. __ speak (in a way)

8. Hair tangle

9. Emphatic agreement

10. "Cocker" dog

11. Modern-life narrative

12. Depend (on)

13. Hurricane centers

21. Tic-___-toe

25. Pack of cards

27. Be in debt

28. Low-fat, as meat

29. 'Low-power' coffee

31. Dutch cheese

32. Declare false

33. Spew forth

34. Bit of land in the sea

35. Child's bedtime narrative

37. Lavish affection (on)

40. Sneak a look (at)

41. Dairy animal

44. Geiger __ (radiation detector)

46. Pizzeria herb

48. Start to melt

50. Day before a holiday

52. Of high morals

54. Fit for a monarch

55. Garden statuette

56. Outer borders

57. Corrosive liquid

58. Well-__ (wealthy)

60. Land parcels

61. Pretzel shape

62. Camera glass

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