Hitchhiker's hope Crossword Clue

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Hitchhiker's hope Crossword Answer

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RIDE

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(noun)
1. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
2. a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
(verb)
1. have certain properties when driven
2. copulate with

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HITCHHIKER (noun)
1. a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
HOPE (verb)
1. intend with some possibility of fulfilment
2. expect and wish
HOPE (noun)
1. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
2. United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Ride
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Hint 4: Anagram

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DIRE

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (10/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Swiss capital

5. Icy moon of Jupiter

11. Vehicle to hail

14. Solo for Pavarotti

15. Blanketed in white

16. ___ Max (Peacock rival)

17. *Intense clashes

19. One of six on a Connect Four board

20. Help for the defenseless?

21. Peace symbol

22. *They work around the clock

26. &

29. Hydrogen, e.g.

30. Sheepish?

31. San Francisco's ___ Valley

32. Proud parent's exclamation

35. *Very clear recollection

40. Understood but not stated

41. Janitorial implement

42. Gold medalist's position

43. NBA stat

46. Ambient musician Brian

47. *They may cling persistently

51. Organism such as Methuselah (age 4,858)

52. "Top Gun" shades

56. It precedes "Blastoff!"

57. Reduce a disparity ... and what you must do to two letters in each starred clue

60. Pro

61. Pete Best, briefly

62. 2012's Best Picture

63. Go on dates with

64. Italicize or underline

65. Come together

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Down

1. Blubber

2. Spooky-sounding lake

3. ___ light (influencer's tool)

4. Rafael who has won a record 14 titles at Roland Garros

5. Nacion de Madrid

6. Strips, as a ship

7. Juicing substances, slangily

8. Alternative to "rent"

9. Fur baby

10. Big pharma spends billions on them

11. Feature of Mr. Clean

12. Beyond's partner

13. Yang who co-hosts the podcast "Las Culturistas"

18. No walk in the park

21. It's in your jeans

23. Sweatshirt feature, perhaps

24. Reproductive cell

26. Against

27. Standard

28. Period of inactivity

32. "That being said ..."

33. Fe to chemists

34. Liike for like, say

36. Still in the game

37. IPhone speaker?

38. Golden State sch. whose mascot is Sammy the Banana Slug

39. Baptism, e.g.

43. Celebrates wildly

44. Privileged classes

45. When tripled, et cetera

47. Puts in an overhead bin, say

48. Bert's roommate

49. Moisten, as turkey

50. Result of throwing boiling water into frigid air

53. Donkey's best friend, for one

54. Be very angry

55. Stereotypical name for a Dalmatian

57. "60 Minutes" network

58. Permit

59. Gondola propeller

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