"I can't believe he had the ___ to talk back!" (*gasp* "The audacity!") Crossword Clue

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"I can't believe he had the ___ to talk back!" (gasp "The audacity!") Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
2. the courage to carry on
(verb)
1. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BELIEVE (verb)
1. judge or regard; look upon; judge
2. be confident about something
AUDACITY (noun)
1. fearless daring
2. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
NEVER

More Daily Themed Crossword (7/19/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Layla" singer ___ Clapton

5. Jar cover

8. Torn ___ (athlete's knee injury): Abbr.

11. Ballerina's skirt

12. Singer Grande of "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," fondly

13. Mai ___ (tourist's favorite cocktail in Hawaii)

14. Blacken, on a grill (anagram of "ears")

15. "I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!")

16. 'The Marvelous ___ Maisel'

17. Oil-drilling machinery

19. "Como ___ usted?" ("How are you?" in Spanish)

21. Impromptu, as a committee (2 wds.)

24. High-voltage fish

25. Opposite of "WSW," on a map: Abbr.

26. ___ cake, elaborate dessert that's too fancy for picnics but ... oh no! Now there's a 50a in it!

29. Fizzy orange drink you can drink straight from the cooler, but ... *gasp* You almost didn't see the 50a in it!

31. Freshwater game fish that rhymes with "sprout"

32. Restroom, for short

33. Tonic's partner

34. Cry of excitement or victory like "Yippee!"

35. Buttery and flaky French pastry you might pack in a wicker basket but ... alas! There's a 50a crawling on it!

41. Tucson or Tahoe, e.g.: Abbr.

42. Old anesthetic

43. Monsters with fangs who avoid garlic

48. Before before

49. ___ 51 (rumored place for aliens on Earth)

50. "Ewww! There's an ___ in the food!" (cry after seeing what's hidden in each of the picnic food items at 26a, 29a, 35a, and 4d)

51. "Mogambo" actress ___ Gardner

52. Gull's kin

53. School whose mascot is Mike the Tiger: Abbr.

54. Police investigator, for short

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Down

1. Otherworldly beings: Abbr.

2. "You'll ___ the day you met me!" (regret deeply)

3. "Give ___ whirl" ("Spin the wheel"): 2 wds.

4. Raisin from a seedless grape variety that you kept in a packet but ... ugh! It also has been invaded by a 50a!

5. The "L" of LOL

6. Tax collection agency: Abbr.

7. "No Time to ___" (James Bond thriller)

8. "Come ___, bro!" (invitation to fight): 2 wds.

9. Baby's spot in an automobile: 2 wds.

10. Hear one out

18. Creative thought

20. Key found on either side of the space bar

22. "Frequently," in old times

23. Welsh ___ (short-legged dog)

25. Green feeling?

27. ___ pollution (what's created by excessive honking)

28. Actress Kirsten ___ of "Marie Antoinette"

29. Zipper, informally

30. AC remote's battery letters

35. "___: Vegas" (final installment in the police drama series): Abbr.

36. Not urban

37. Places where pizzas and pies come from

38. "Go ___" (proceed)

40. "It's my ___!" ("This dinner is on me!")

43. Dye container

44. "... ___ you coming to the tree?" (lyric from "The Hunger Games" series)

45. Nice "sea"?

46. Frying vessel

47. Letters after "R" that make a name

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