Initial challenge Crossword Clue

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Initial challenge Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

INITIAL (verb)
1. mark with one’s initials
INITIAL (adjective)
1. occurring at the beginning
INITIAL (noun)
1. the first letter of a word (especially a person’s name)
CHALLENGE (verb)
1. take exception to
2. raise a formal objection in a court of law
CHALLENGE (noun)
1. a call to engage in a contest or fight
2. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

More NYT Crossword (10/4/2025) Answers

Across

1. Field of unknowns

8. Lead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985

13. Scrapes from a motorcycle fall

15. It "lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice," per Miguel de Cervantes

16. "Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan

18. Facedown

19. Shrink back

20. Place for eggs

22. Muttonhead

23. Cousin of a springbok

24. Outdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo

26. Delight

27. Vulcans, for one

28. Christmas carol contraction

29. Actress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon"

30. Slow-but-steady advancements

31. Get a Lyft, say

32. Short greetings

35. They may stop the presses

36. Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated

38. Knock one out of the park

39. With, en français

40. Org. offering jumps

41. Vittorio who directed "Bicycle Thieves"

42. Buck the establishment

44. Split

46. Remains to be seen?

47. Certain expectant parents

48. Stopped vacillating

49. 7-Eleven and Circle K, informally

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Down

1. Focus of an airplane battle, maybe

2. Legendary rock singer?

3. Containers that are often red

4. Halley of Halley's comet

5. Cornrow, e.g.

6. Skate park fixture

7. Mount for Quixote's squire

8. Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson

9. Assistance for short drivers?

10. Walk with exaggerated motions

11. ___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker

12. California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign

14. Type of argument with conflicting accounts

17. Result of sleeping in, say

21. Moves along quickly, as a horse

24. Protects oneself, possum-style

25. Fumble around in the dark

27. Home of Banff National Park:

29. Wonder Woman portrayer

30. Brouhaha

31. "Welsh" dish with melted cheese

32. Cuban container

33. Water cooler?

34. Colorful shawls

35. "Are you done guessing?"

36. Get bested by

37. Grain with a nutty flavor

38. Safe job

41. Netflix offerings until 2023

43. Source of some flashbacks

45. Sucker, for short

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