Hackneyed Crossword Clue

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Hackneyed Crossword Answer

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OLD

(3 letters)

STALE

(5 letters)

BANAL

(5 letters)

MUSTY

(5 letters)

CLICHE

(6 letters)

TIMEWORN

(8 letters)

TIRED

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Hint 2: Clue Definition

HACKNEYED (adjective)
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

OLD
(3 letters)
STALE
(5 letters)
BANAL
(5 letters)
MUSTY
(5 letters)
CLICHE
(6 letters)
TIMEWORN
(8 letters)
TIRED
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Apple+ Crossword (5/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. Like the flavor of venison or wild boar

5. Classic lunch-box sammies

9. Flat-topped hill

13. ___ paratha (potato dish)

14. Certain nest eggs

15. Relish

16. Big wheel near Big Ben

18. Prepared to pop a proposal

19. What street vendors used to yell "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" about

20. Computer shortcuts

21. Backspace over

22. Itty-bitty bit

23. Prestigious literary journal long edited by George Plimpton

28. Pastry related to a profiterole

32. Poppycock!

33. Express sorrow

34. "La ___ Bonita" (Madonna hit)

35. Course for some multilingual learners

36. Caterer's coffee containers

37. Room like a den or office

38. Order such as habeas corpus

39. Domain of the "Chicago Pope"

41. Refers to

42. Lil ___ X

43. Bled in the wash

44. Rhino relative with a prehensile snout

47. Chewy candies that might contain sea salt

52. Graph lines

53. TV competition ABBA won with "Waterloo," and a hint to 16-, 23-, and 39-Across

55. Like the three little kittens' mittens

57. Snowballs, for certain fights

58. Doctor who treats sinusitis

59. Treatment on a deck

60. One of 12 in a jury box

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Down

1. Chutzpah

2. Get __ of this!

3. Three-card scam "game"

4. Warbling sound in European folk music

5. Sticky stuff for baseball bats

6. Someone with a carboy full of malt and hops in their garage, most likely

7. Noisy crow cousins

8. Opposite of NNW

9. Lazy-boy and La-Z-Boy locale

10. Even once

11. Song for one person

12. Opera and origami

15. Goes rollerblading

17. First in a bowling alley

20. Rich, cheesy sauce

22. Lover of Tristan

24. To conclude …

25. Unreactive

26. Nail polish brand

27. Some allergic reactions

28. Layers of green eggs (but not ham)

29. Heart of an apple, or of an Apple

30. "Clair de ___"

31. Person who commits a fireable offense?

34. 'What was __ think?'

37. Not joking, for short

38. Heirloom-apple variety

40. Word before flung or fetched

41. Short undergarment?

43. It quoth "Nevermore"

44. Bit of folklore

45. Neuron fiber

46. "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)

47. Rudely brief

48. Diva's 11-Down

49. Naan alternative

50. "Key" or "makrut" fruit

51. Vague amount

53. Worf and ALF, for short

54. Negating conjunction

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