"How did ___ thing like that happen?" Crossword Clue

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"How did ___ thing like that happen?" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HAPPEN (verb)
1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
2. come into being; become reality
LIKE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
LIKE (adjective)
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. conforming in every respect
LIKE (noun)
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More Missing Letter Crossword (8/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. NOUN: "the place where a stream or river enters a larger body of water"

6. Chocolate ___ (popular dog)

9. Extreme boredom

10. NOUN SUFFIX: "chemical compound derived from or related to another (usually specified) compound"

11. Comb parts

12. NOUN: "vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground"

13. NOUN: "a member of a Christian sect that stresses Inner Light, rejects sacraments and an ordained ministry, and opposes war"

15. T, to some

17. Last words of many odds

19. "South Park" bully

21. Not that many

22. French currency for a millennium before the franc

24. B-F connectors

25. NOUN: "a person born in the late 1990s or the early 2000s"

27. NOUN: "a person skilled or specializing in healing arts"

28. Greek salad ingredient

31. ___ jam (lacking good options)

32. NOUN: "an apostle, son of Zebedee, and brother of the apostle John according to the Gospel accounts"

33. NOUN: "a close friend"

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Down

1. Got together with

2. ADJECTIVE: "being a single unit or thing"

3. ADJECTIVE: "leaving no doubt"

4. NOUN: "a short projecting skirt worn by a ballerina"

5. NOUN: "a pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal"

6. PHRASE: "habitual [lawbreaking]"

7. Beautified

8. VERB: "to ask earnestly for"

14. NOUN: "a Hawaiian timber tree"

15. Abbr. on business cards

16. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "state of the southwestern U.S. bordering on Mexico; capital Phoenix"

18. She may have a little lamb

20. ___-Magnon (early human)

23. NOUN: "any of various small images, symbols, or icons used in text fields in electronic communication"

26. Its main hub is Ben Gurion Airport

27. Brief swim

29. VERB: "to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance"

30. That thing, in Argentina

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