"Hate to break it to you, but ..." Crossword Clue

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"Hate to break it to you, but ..." Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. by bad luck

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BREAK (noun)
1. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
2. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
BREAK (verb)
1. enter someone’s (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
2. be released or become known; of news
HATE (noun)
1. the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
HATE (verb)
1. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Apple+ Crossword (4/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Brand of rum that shares its name with an L.A. beach city

7. "I heard you like magic / I've got a ___ and a rabbit" (Chappell Roan lyric)

11. Grain in milk and flour

14. Rights wrongs

15. You get the ___

16. Sunday Puzzle network

17. Ready for some shenanigans

19. Physics or geology (Abbr.)

20. Off

21. Brontë protagonist Jane

22. 12-time Olympic swimming medalist ___ Torres

23. Prefix for "direct" or "conduct"

24. French brand that makes Myslf perfume

26. Caught up to speed

28. Sound like this ... like this ... this ...

32. Checks out Robert Jones Jr. or Olive Senior

33. Intel-gathering pursuit

35. Pant style also called "pedal pusher"

36. "Appreciate the thought, but no freakin' way"

39. ___ and raves

40. Arcade coin

41. Protrude

42. ''Tall'' story

43. Children's character whose name comes from the Spanish word for "explorer"

47. Official sometimes called a zebra

49. Footwear superstore

51. What fruits do after ripening

52. Range in the background of The Sound of Music

53. Whipped up

55. NFL player ___ Beckham Jr.

57. ___ polloi

58. Encompassing term for asexual identities

60. Six-time recognition for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

61. Fitting toy for a creative kid?

62. Delights

63. Didn't I tell you?

64. Staying power

65. Say with conviction

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Down

1. ___ Web (2024 Marvel flop)

2. ___ FireBall (spicy candy)

3. Like an eBay bid that's on the underwhelming side

4. Some roadside rest spots

5. Nickname for Elizabeth

6. Sibling, in Samoan

7. Conniving

8. Supes cute

9. More recent

10. Schitt's Creek star Levy

11. Exploring the savanna

12. Reward for a certain grueling high-school course load

13. Threesomes

18. Instruments said to have the same range as the human voice

22. Safe part of a pool to dive into

25. Blitz successes

27. Absolutely furious

29. "It's like apples and ___"

31. "America" singer in "West Side Story"

34. "Door's open!"

35. Funfetti and angel-food treats

36. Profound romantic connection

37. Structure used in many X Games sports

38. "Texas ___" (Beyoncé hit)

41. Composer Johannes known for an 1868 lullaby

42. Snack that might be marinated in lapsang souchong

44. "... otherwise you'll be sorry!"

45. Hair-curling tool

46. Finally!

48. Host the roast

50. Prizes for early birds

54. Thelma and Louise and Hobbs and Shaw, for example

56. ___ ex machina

58. Not just some

59. Sound from Shaun the Sheep

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