"Hate to say it, but ..." Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

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
SAY (verb)
1. have or contain a certain wording or form
2. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
SAY (noun)
1. the chance to speak

More The Atlantic Crossword (10/25/2026) Answers

Across

1. "The ____ Begins" (Weird Al song about Star Wars)

5. Hauls

9. Offer at a wedding reception

14. Formal request?

16. Emotion introduced in Inside Out 2

17. "That would be wonderful!"

18. Volleyball champion Gabrielle

19. Tag-team effort, for short

20. Home of The Flintstones

22. Medicinal plants

23. Decorative element of a homburg

24. Trap or yap

25. Nest-building material

27. "Make room!"

30. Team that has hosted a Thanksgiving Day game since 1934

31. Like someone pirouetting, perhaps

32. Drawn in, as to bakery smells

35. The Muppet Show bandleader

37. Listings in an atlas's index

38. Hits the horn

39. Bad blood

41. Georgetown athlete

42. Country that borders Ukraine: abbr.

45. Energy-bar brand whose name is spelled with an umlaut

47. Infiniti competitor

49. Wrestling gear

50. Implicates, as in a crime

51. Like the protagonist in a stereotypical cop movie

52. Walk all over, casually

54. 1972 Chaim Potok novel My Name Is ____ Lev

56. How a manager may emerge from a dugout to challenge an umpire

57. Remarkable

58. Contents of a witch's cauldron, maybe

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1. Surveillance device, casually

2. Anatomical ring

3. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

4. Abundant

5. Singer Lisa who hit No. 1 with "Stay (I Missed You)"

6. FIBA powerhouse country

7. They love to hear themselves talk

8. Subject of an unpleasant winter forecast

9. Protective guard for Qin Shi Huang

10. Performance-review sessions, usually

11. What happened to you?

12. Vacuum function

13. Rare election outcome

15. It can help you keep up appearances

21. Sound units, for short

23. Posterior

26. "Why me?" feeling

28. Hotel-room add-on

29. Snicker

30. Broadway star Miranda

32. "when will u b here?"

33. Starter starter?

34. Series that divided fans into Team Edward and Team Jacob

35. Word following front or pocket

36. Name that means "king"

38. "Another good point!"

40. Condimento para paella

42. Something overheard on the Underground?

43. Phrase used to intimidate

44. Psychologist who proposed a hierarchy of needs

46. High scores

48. Plant used to make chips

49. Meh

50. High-top ____ (tapered hairstyle)

51. Cheerleading cry

53. Common street name

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