Hit close to home? Crossword Clue

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Hit close to home? Crossword Answer

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CROWDTHEPLATE

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(verb)
1. hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
2. to strike, thrust or shove against
(noun)
1. fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
2. similar to Tilletia caries

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CLOSE (verb)
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
2. come to a close
CLOSE (adjective)
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
2. of textiles
CLOSE (adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. in an attentive manner
CLOSE (noun)
1. the last section of a communication
2. the temporal end; the concluding time
HOME (noun)
1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
2. an institution where people are cared for
HOME (adjective)
1. inside the country
2. used of your own ground
HOME (verb)
1. provide with, or send to, a home
2. return home accurately from a long distance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CROWDTHEPLATE
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More LA Times Crossword (9/4/2026) Answers

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10. Chilean sea __

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16. Joined with

17. Bach title

18. Settles

19. Leader of a chipmunk band

20. Concern that one's sneakers are hopelessly out of style?

23. Bakery allure

25. First responder gp.

26. Indication that docs are included

27. Knocked over a bottle of booze?

32. Forest carpet

33. Chitchat

34. Web design lang.

35. Not well-balanced, or an apt title for this puzzle?

39. Phillipa of Hamilton

41. Tax return fig.

46. "Project Runway" timer?

51. See 45-Down

52. Tyke

53. Pirouetting, say

54. Going on and on about one's new cookware?

59. Pont des Arts city

60. Olympic gymnast Strug

61. St. Louis landmark

64. My Brilliant Friend novelist Ferrante

65. Etsy business

66. Macaroni art need

67. Curl counts

68. Al ___ (pasta specification)

69. Looks at

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Down

1. "i can't believe u"

2. Be behind, in a way

3. Does a pub crawl

4. Crayfish kin

5. Engrave

6. "Don't be like __!"

7. Folk singer Guthrie

8. Protein in some vegan ribs

9. Tahini ingredient

10. Convictions

11. Onsets

12. Knit or purl

13. Some smart TVs

16. Buildup on a menorah, perhaps

21. Miss

22. Research-funding org.

23. Cash provider

24. Hopping pal of Pooh

28. Motivation for a vanity project

29. Big name in sealant

30. Frankly in texts

31. In need of salt, say

35. Publisher with a mountain peak logo

36. Put away the groceries?

37. Many moons ___

38. A-lister

39. Time commitment for some jrs.

40. Gets

42. Detail in a van Gogh self-portrait

43. Downright

44. Cpl. or sgt.

45. With 51-Across, Wyle drama

46. Closing number

47. Pugsley kin

48. Out of options

49. Rays home, for short

50. Court

51. Three-time Oscar nominee Laurie

55. Intel org.

56. Persia, today

57. Lit ___

58. Unit equal to 20 north-south blocks in New York City

62. Pool necessity

63. Guys

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