Ill-gotten gains Crossword Clue

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LUCRE

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(noun)
1. goods or money obtained illegally
2. informal terms for money
(verb)
1. take illegally; of intellectual property
2. steal goods; take as spoils

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ILL-GOTTEN (adjective)
1. obtained illegally or by improper means

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

LUCRE
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More Newsday Crossword (3/5/2026) Answers

Across

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22. Deceived

23. Assembly instructions part

25. Hot tar, e.g.

27. In-flight device setting

33. Soft rock

35. JD holder

36. Still competitive

37. Humorist Bombeck

38. Board game piece

39. Church ladies

41. Solder fodder

42. Diamond-cutting debris

43. FDR-era broadcast

47. Detrimental

48. MSG, for the NY Rangers

52. The head guy

56. Expend

58. Type of time-out

59. Archaeologist's find

62. Management level

63. Vocal improvisation

64. Handled properly

65. Whirl of current

66. __ ed. (HS class)

67. Poetic preposition

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Down

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3. Navel designation

4. Common MBA prerequisite

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7. Robust

8. Stretch (out)

9. Poetic "way out there"

10. Peter Pan adversary

11. Web-__ (what otters are)

12. Negate

13. Title for 10-Down

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29. Very hard to see

30. Difficult task

31. By __ of (owing to)

32. Sci-fi visitors

33. Star Trek: TNG officer

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37. Sort of sprite

38. Had a midday meal

41. Up to

42. Maximally moist

44. Way to express regret

45. Ignores the rules

46. Kilowatt-__

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50. Course listing

51. HP printer alternative

52. Hand (out)

53. Commando operation

54. Spawned

55. Modest reply to praise

57. Win over

60. Precognition

61. Vise part

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