Hold on a sec! Crossword Clue

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Hold on a sec! Crossword Answer

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WAIT

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SEC (noun)
1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites
2. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
SEC (adjective)
1. (of champagne) moderately dry
HOLD (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable
HOLD (noun)
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
2. time during which some action is awaited

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

WAIT
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More Apple+ Crossword (1/10/2026) Answers

Across

1. Scenes that might be unrelated to the rest of their episodes

10. Little bites or sips

14. "It's just loss after loss for me lately"

15. Aspect

16. One-on-one chat

17. Respond to an alarm

18. Friendship

19. "Whoa there!"

21. Characters in When Harry Met Sally ...

22. Some tracking devices

25. Letters on an ambulance

26. Messes up, like hair

27. Imagine Me & You star Headey

29. Spots

30. Have a snack

33. Elitist

34. Very start

37. Only U.S. state with a three-word capital

39. ____ XL (mattress size)

41. One of many in a theater

42. Molten liquid

43. Twisting action

46. Special one

47. Times spent out before time spent out

49. Benches with built-in slots

50. North African explorer who traveled more than 70,000 miles from 1325 to 1354

51. ___ Kelly (2002 Hilary Duff movie)

52. Very start

53. Let's do this!

57. Tops

58. Relaxing water park ride

59. Trickle

60. They're the main readers of their own writing

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Down

1. Fortresses

3. "Bring on the blizzard!"

4. Specs

5. Jazz singer Anita

6. The ___down with Ms. ___ (podcast)

7. Mama with rectangular pupils

8. Little issue

9. Dismissive looks

10. No one at all

11. Covering in a cake shop

12. Money in the Philippines

13. What leftover vegetables might go in

15. Attach securely

20. Home to the Center for Puppetry Arts (Abbr.)

22. Male deer

23. Word after "light" or "dark"

24. Country whose official language is German

28. Kinda pricey

31. Opportunity to really feel the support of a crowd

32. "Do I know you?"

35. Slime

36. Crushes, in gamer lingo

38. Classic classroom pets

40. "I was here first"

44. Brain ___ (effect of doomscrolling)

45. Some slow-moving creatures

47. Word after "line" or "square"

48. Self-identifying phrase

49. Outdoor seating area

50. Fashionable wraps

51. Big business: Abbr.

54. "¿Qué ___?" ("How are you?")

55. "Snooze" singer

56. Where someone might raise the bar?

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