Hit the ___ on the head Crossword Clue

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Hit the ___ on the head Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. hit hard
2. take into custody
(noun)
1. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
2. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HEAD (noun)
1. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
2. a person who is in charge
HEAD (verb)
1. be in charge of
2. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
HIT (verb)
1. drive something violently into a location
2. kill intentionally and with premeditation
HIT (noun)
1. a conspicuous success
2. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Apple+ Crossword (9/16/2025) Answers

Across

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17. Brings matters to court

18. Stretched like a drumhead

19. Serving utensil for 5-Across

20. Worshipper's quality

22. People with a love-hate relationship

24. Pothole's place

26. Like someone who's planking, positionwise

27. Signaled an incoming call

29. Babou the ocelot, for Salvador Dalí

30. Place for a mud wrap

33. Evidence in the form of documents

37. [What a relief!]

38. "If the stars ___ ..."

39. Telepathy, clairvoyance, etc.

40. Cut wool from

41. Suspended instrument

42. "Don't overexert yourself!"

44. 'Yikes!'

45. Decay

46. Beastly sound

47. The NHL has 32

49. Multispeaker system

53. "I'll say!"

57. Overwhelm

58. Miyazaki's medium

61. Purple ingredient in some smoothie bowls

62. Younger brother of Malcolm on Malcolm in the Middle

63. No-frills kind of bar

64. Thick ___ (ability to tolerate criticism)

65. "As an ___ ..."

66. Sight on a white hill

67. The Emerald ___ (nickname for Ireland)

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5. 'On your mark, get ___ . . .'

6. Snowman who sings "In Summer" in Frozen

7. Claim via coup

8. Pepper picker in a tongue twister

9. Knack

10. Best competitive effort

11. Size between mini and maxi

12. Magazine whose name means "she" in French

13. Notices

21. Pine for something

23. 'The First ___' (Christmas song)

25. Boomer born in 1863?

28. "I was just thinking the same thing!"

30. ___ butter (ingredient in some African black soap)

31. Shepherd's pie vegetables

32. Go ___ (not proceed as planned)

33. Part of a book

34. Soothing plant

35. Barbie logo color

36. Inquire

37. Question from someone trying to resume where they left off

40. Numerical facts

42. Mushroom-headed Mario character

43. Operating system on its 19th version

45. Late flight

47. Measured with a stopwatch

48. Gary the ___ (SpongeBob SquarePants character)

50. Storage solutions for coats or shoes

51. It might say, "Please excuse any typos" at the bottom

52. Share some thoughts

53. Nothing

54. ___ and zeros

55. Fruit once known as the Chinese gooseberry

56. Donate

60. Was in charge of

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