Island chain Crossword Clue

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ATOLL

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(noun)
1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ISLAND (noun)
1. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
2. a zone or area resembling an island
CHAIN (noun)
1. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
2. a necklace made by stringing objects together
CHAIN (verb)
1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2. fasten or secure with chains

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

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More LA Times Crossword (1/17/2026) Answers

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20. C-section docs

21. Kept inside

23. Primary fig.

24. Hosp. gear

25. Bit

26. Actress Hayek Pinault

28. Israeli airline

30. Only

31. "How could you be so insensitive!"

34. Roadside snacks

36. Spoiler alerts?

38. Skirt in a Degas painting

41. Fictions

42. Percolate

44. Supplementary medical benefit: Abbr.

45. Perturb

46. 17-Across pro

48. Big name in pasta sauce

49. Melt down

51. Comic Margaret

52. Prefix with -core for a style inspired by hiking

53. Optional feature

54. Spot where sharks gather

56. Vessel implant

57. "My regrets"

58. Redfin listings

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Down

1. Lodging options

2. Going nonstop

3. Leather and lace, e.g.

4. Hava Nagila dance

5. Poetic preposition

6. Playground retort

7. Natural structure?

8. Isn't perfect

9. Sofa bed spot

10. Chophouse order

11. Knocks

12. Bagel option

13. Low-level

14. "When a Man Loves a Woman" singer

21. Transfer, in a way

23. "Slam Diego" player

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27. __ Islands: archipelago in the East China Sea

29. Didn’t bother

30. Didst wallop

32. "Fool Us" co-host

33. One of three national forests in Florida

35. Bottom-feeding fish also called a gurnard

37. Shameful tone?

38. Type of metal

39. No longer troubled by

40. "Single file!"

43. With any luck

45. Air returns

47. 34-Across option

50. Wrapped

51. Fútbol prize

52. Pop star Lady __

54. Baby food

55. Lean-__

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