Ill-suited Crossword Clue

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Ill-suited Crossword Answer

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UNFIT

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(adjective)
1. not elegant or graceful in expression

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUITED (adjective)
1. meant or adapted for an occasion or use
2. outfitted or supplied with clothing
ILL (adjective)
1. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
2. presaging ill fortune
ILL (noun)
1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
ILL (adverb)
1. (`ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
2. unfavorably or with disapproval

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UNFIT
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More New Yorker Crossword (4/1/2026) Answers

Across

1. Speaker on an Apple device?

5. Injects with lidocaine, say

10. Suggestions, informally

14. Cheese that’s made in reverse order?

15. “La Traviata” or “La Bohème”

16. Baking appliance

17. Zilch

18. Lunch counter seat

19. Turnpike payment

20. “Just our way of getting the job done!”

23. Spoken

24. Expel material, as Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull did in 2010

26. San ___ Obispo, California

29. Agcy. issuing Real I.D.s

31. Weeknight on which NBC aired “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” and “ER”: Abbr.

32. Something that doesn’t require a detailed answer

37. Dance, theatre, etc.

38. Subsequently

39. Rice-A-___

40. Vote with politicians on the other side of the aisle

43. Move like a rabbit

44. Many characters in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” for short

45. Snowman brought to life during the “Frozen” song “Let It Go”

46. Recurring plot device, such as the meet-cute in rom-coms

48. Captain in Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”

51. Rap sheet

58. Mercury and Vishnu, for two

59. “Always Be My Baby” singer Mariah

60. Toothpaste container

61. It's just a thought

62. Roast host

63. “X” ___ X-ray

64. Plant with sword and staghorn varieties

65. Pieces of furniture in an office

66. Tennis match divisions

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Down

1. E-mail folder

2. State that’s been home to a potato museum since 1988

3. Storm-tracking technology

4. "There are no words ..."

5. Quick bite

6. Words before speed or snuff

7. Catty comment?

8. Forehead

9. Real-estate agent’s goal

10. Spinning part in a machine

11. Change resulting from natural selection

12. “Turn Off Your ___” (song played before the start of the musical “Waitress”)

13. Long-running sketch show whose U.K. version premièred in March, 2026

21. Speak unclearly after a few Martinis, say

22. Guns, as a car engine

25. North African capital that drops “-ia” from the name of its country

28. Living-room lounging spots

29. Because of

30. Portrayer of Sophie in “Sophie’s Choice” and Julia in “Julie & Julia”

32. Luxury mode of maritime travel

33. 404, for “not found”

34. Instruction to buy or sell when a stock hits a predetermined price

35. Period in the N.F.L.

36. Bets predicting first, second, and third place

41. Appear to be

42. Bowling alley assignment

47. Resident with a view of the Leaning Tower, perhaps

49. “Mickey: The Story of a ___” (2022 documentary)

50. Planetary path

52. Like coffee that might cause brain freeze

53. Piece of info on a dog tag

54. Curves

55. Vegetable that resembles an oversized scallion

56. Bakery or liquor-store purchases

57. Lairs for bears

58. Animated response?

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