Focused beam Crossword Clue

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Focused beam Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FOCUSED (adjective)
1. being in focus or brought into focus
2. (of light rays) converging on a point
BEAM (noun)
1. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
2. a column of light (as from a beacon)
BEAM (verb)
1. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
2. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

Hint 3: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (8/1/2026) Answers

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20. Bonobo e.g.

21. 5 for B or 6 for C, e.g.

22. Home of Velázquez’s “Las Meninas”

23. Grumpy or Happy on wash day, maybe?

26. Away from home

27. Hero helped by the divine monkey Hanuman

29. Road-trip stops

30. GI thumbing a ride from Fort Bragg to Fort Benning?

34. Capital on the Missouri River

35. The Chariot or the Tower, e.g.

36. 2013 Joaquin Phoenix movie about an AI crush

37. Take a load off

38. Olympic paddler

42. Inexperienced educator?

48. From the start

49. “___ would like to play” (2006 ad slogan)

50. Frozen Wasser

51. Cheeky, say

52. Boccie-loving Doberman?

59. “Girl, Interrupted” Oscar winner

60. Bygone jet

61. Colleague of Cleese and Idle

62. Tailless amphibian

63. Stared stupidly

64. Musket attachment

66. Chicago’s largest newspaper

68. Impressively tough

71. Part of QED

73. Harden (to)

74. Business with sweaters

77. Wrong

78. “I’ll take whatever beef or pork is available, thanks”?

81. Shankar with a sitar

82. Closely monitored hosp. section

83. Fraction of a joule

84. Kate, to Archie and Lilibet

85. Roy Campanella or Charles Johnson, e.g.?

89. Unspecified

93. ___ Lingus

94. Paris accord?

95. Valentine's gift

96. Evaluate

100. Praise for a former British prime minister?

106. Mobile home?

108. 'Very funny!'

109. Still in the game

110. Central American plotting a coup?

113. Took a road trip

115. ___ II (Gillette brand)

116. Word after bachelor or mouse

117. Salt or smoke, say

118. Gridiron squads

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Down

1. Permit

2. Acknowledge

3. Indigenous West Indian people

4. Flow forth

5. Caesar of comedy

6. Bothersome bunkmates

7. Confession starter

8. Play with, kitten-style

9. Singer Rita

10. German article

12. Bldg. divisions

13. Mrs. Lovett’s wares, in “Sweeney Todd”

14. Paris’s ___-Coeur

15. Anesthetic of the past

16. Lend ___ (listen)

17. Code creator

18. Polite fellow

24. Brest brother

25. Indian yogurt-and-cucumber dip

28. Cuts like ___ knife through butter

31. Three-prong Japanese weapon

32. Resurrection figure

33. "Tee" follower

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38. Line at LaGuardia

39. Yucatán years

40. Semiaquatic salamander

41. Athena's symbol

42. Bar supply

43. Calling for

44. "Jerry Maguire" director Cameron

45. Skeletal ship

46. Falco of 'The Sopranos'

47. Sax piece

49. Aging facility

53. Count me out

54. Opposition answers

55. Day-___ paint

56. Pesto bit

57. Bed in a barracks

58. Painter/AIDS activist Keith

59. Singer Jackson

63. Spiritual guide

64. No-frills

65. Pic on a pec

67. Condescending address for a man

68. Fishhook feature

69. Human rights activist Clooney

70. Met headliner

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78. Rent-___

79. Clearance tag abbr.

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88. Shade

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91. '__ culpa'

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96. Dr. visits

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98. Sub system

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100. South American barbecue

101. Pointer's word

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