'I wish I could ___ that' Crossword Clue

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'I wish I could ___ that' Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

WISH (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
WISH (noun)
1. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone’s welfare
2. an expression of some desire or inclination

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More NYT Crossword (7/6/2025) Answers

Across

1. Philosopher who wrote "The bureaucracy is a circle from which no one can escape"

5. So?

9. ___ folder

13. Sphinx site

17. Prevailing fashion

18. Cranked up to 11, say

19. Italian seasoning

20. Manga's film counterpart

22. Its freedom is granted in the First Amendment

23. Pitchfork-shaped letters

24. Ward (off)

25. Predator with a big mouth, informally

26. Meeting, for short

27. Post

28. Princess portrayed by Carrie Fisher

30. Send from bank to bank

31. Is completely oblivious … or a hint to finding the fourth key letter in this puzzle

37. Depleted, as savings

40. Hauled

41. Dishonorable

45. Moolah

46. Lover of Shakespeare

47. Bruce Wayne’s butler

48. Subj. of arms talks

49. Mario's dinosaur sidekick

55. Fruit picker of old

56. Make amends (for)

58. Credit card checkout option

59. ___ particle

60. Word with bullet or toilet

62. Tennis's Nadal, to fans

63. Japanese honorific

64. Deg. with courses on accounting and management

66. Squeaks (by)

67. Channel with the onetime motto "On Cable. In Stereo"

68. "___ be a shame ..."

70. Liberty Mutual's bird mascot

71. Physique, informally

72. Trickster of Greek myth

74. Closest world capital to Miami

76. - (76 Across)

78. Remove from power

79. Museo display

80. ___ Mahal

83. Bobby of the Boston Bruins

84. ___ mater

85. Muck

86. Place appropriately found in "gets pampered"

87. Philosopher's "way"

88. Personal appearance

89. Children's author Blyton

90. M&M color replaced by blue in 1995

91. Stat!

93. "The Little Mermaid" hit … or a phonetic hint to finding the third key letter in this puzzle

99. Fir coat

100. Preceded, with "to"

102. Element in strobe lights

103. Like witches and gourds

104. Cone's partner

106. It often comes out at night

108. Was out of sight

109. Kids' ball game played on a court … or a hint to finding the second key letter in this puzzle

113. Famed street in Beverly Hills

118. Become discouraged

119. One taking the words right out of your mouth?

120. Mimicked

121. Odd pair?

122. Low-fat

123. Purchases from florists

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Down

1. Toddler's demand

2. Board game recommendation

3. "Midnight's Children" author, 1981

4. Spot markers

5. Only major Texas city not in the Central time zone

6. Substance that's used by cellists and gymnasts

7. Journey in which you might carry quite a load?

8. Has too much, for short

9. Beach bottle inits.

10. Burned rubber

11. Breathing problem at night

12. Onetime wealthiest family in Europe

13. Kind of joke … or a response to a really bad one

14. Revering

15. Rigatoni relative

16. Cupid's domain

17. Number twos, in brief

21. Before, poetically

27. Famous movement (and hashtag) of the late 2010s

29. Unwanted growth in fish tanks

32. Typical patty melt specification

33. With "boo," it evokes sadness - with "woo," it evokes happiness

34. Put a PIN in it!

35. Flock formation

36. Awaiting renters

37. Battle between Verizon and AT&T, e.g.

38. Popular chocolate biscuit from Down Under

39. Final stop … or a hint to finding the first key letter in this puzzle

42. Person everyone's talking about … or what you'll be after unlocking the lock and completing this puzzle?

43. Imposed, as a fine

44. Wonderlands

50. Washington and Franklin, e.g.

51. Breaking maneuver

53. Tattle

54. Hero … or where to find many naval heroes

57. Place for a pew

61. Country music star with 24 #1 singles and an eponymous sitcom

63. Star of Marvel's first film with an Asian-led cast

65. Where "the hills are alive" in song

69. [Insert key here]

73. Make calls on one's cellphone abroad

75. Bit of chia or hemp

76. Add up to

77. Wipe, as from memory

81. Split (up)

82. Of extremely unreliable quality, in slang

92. Ran smoothly, as an engine

94. Applies as influence

95. Painter Magritte

96. Big boomer, for short

97. Word after "man of the" or "top of the"

98. Sign up

99. Negative reputation, informally

101. Ritzy

103. ___-eyed

105. Gave a red card, informally

106. Alternative to truth

107. Actress Falco of "The Sopranos"

108. Sousaphone, e.g.

109. State for snowbirds: Abbr.

110. Alley-___

111. Function

112. Home of the world’s tallest bldg.

114. Org. concerned with ozone depletion

115. Words in front of a minister or a judge

116. Cat scanner?

117. CPR sites

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