It's binding Crossword Clue

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It's binding Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. join or attach with or as if with glue
2. be fixed as if by glue
(noun)
1. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BINDING (noun)
1. one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
2. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
BINDING (adjective)
1. executed with proper legal authority

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (1/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Potpourri piece

6. Bit of pandemic attire

10. Cry from a crib, perhaps

14. Came up

15. Et ___ (and others)

16. Some stadium shouts

17. Give friendly bites, as a puppy might

18. Heaps

19. Wrangler on the road

20. Hosp. hookups

21. Far from any urban center, colloquially

24. Trickster figure in Native American folklore

26. Cousin of a cravat

27. Add as an afterthought

29. Lacking a conscience

33. Potentially at risk, metaphorically

36. Spanish gold

37. Nashville has a "grand ole" one

38. ___ Speed Wagon (old vehicle)

39. Air passage

40. Title for M.L.K. Jr.

41. In a soaring mood, so to speak

45. Moving right along

47. Kind of fund

48. Jump and shout for joy

51. Ragamuffin

54. Metaphor for a parent whose youngest has "launched" ... like the little bird whose progress is suggested by 21-, 33- and 41-Across

58. Poem of praise

59. "Captain" on Mount Ararat

60. Chew as a beaver might

61. Yay me!

63. Doofus

64. To be, in Toulouse

65. Assuaged

66. Corset component

67. Medical measure

68. In poor condition

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Down

1. Freak out

2. "Wicked" co-star Cynthia ___

3. Downside-up

4. Happy ___ lark

5. Forgive and forget

6. Barley product

7. Hi, in HI

8. Loci

9. Source of some Jumbotron entertainment

10. Cuban rum cocktail

11. Actor Guinness

12. Like the ones who shall inherit the earth, in Matthew 5:5

13. Horned vipers

22. Like some highlighter colors

23. ___ of the Unknown Soldier

25. Like some cookies and milk

28. Not, colloquially

30. Engage in boisterous activity

31. St. Louis landmark

32. Area to build on

33. Request from a dentist

34. Floral ring

35. Charged particles

37. Singer Rita

39. Chip shape

41. Cunning, like Mr. Tod or Swiper

42. Chillaxed, say

44. Gets a move on

46. Possible pronoun pairing

49. Slowly, in scores

50. Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great

52. Did diddly-squat

53. Tending to cling

54. Winds up

55. Debatable

56. Cry from a crib, perhaps

57. Britishly precious

62. Issa of "The Lovebirds"

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