"It's not that ___" Crossword Clue

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"It's not that ___" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. of an obscure nature
2. (of darkness) densely dark
(adverb)
1. to an advanced time
2. to a great depth; far down or in
(noun)
1. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
2. literary term for an ocean

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RIBOSE (noun)
1. a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
BOOTLACE (noun)
1. a long lace for fastening boots

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
PEED

More USA Today Crossword (3/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Gumballs, shape-wise

5. Snakes in some hieroglyphics

9. Makes a happy-cat sound

14. Equivalent of 5,280 feet

15. Ren Faire "you"

16. Nonsensical

17. Macro or micro subj.

18. Sharp taste

19. Special indulgence

20. "I'm happy to see them gone!"

23. WTA's counterpart

24. High or low card

25. Singer who revealed her pregnancy during her Super Bowl halftime performance

29. Strict

31. Pot's potent part

33. Dry

34. __ away from (avoids)

36. Digital hot tub tester?

37. Potential for improvement

40. Gobbled up

42. Wetland with grasses

43. Timbuktu's country

46. Really stink

48. "Peekaboo, I ___ you!"

49. Inches and centimeters

51. Colorful cats that are almost always female

53. __ drop

55. Sch. whose mascot is Willie the Wildcat

56. What comedians hope audiences have

59. Alabama city in civil rights history

62. Nation whose flag has "Allahu Akbar" written 22 times

63. Stab of hunger

64. Astrological ram

65. ___ Sarratore ("My Brilliant Friend" character)

66. Thinnest U.S. coin

67. It might have foam art

68. Flying annoyance?

69. Poetic tributes

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Down

1. Horseshoe-shaped letters

2. Lasagna cheese

3. Compilation of goofy gaffes

4. Convey

5. Top story

6. What an umbrella provides

7. Water lily habitat

8. Candy-related "rush"

9. Curveball, e.g.

10. Still in bold, like an email

11. Actress Issa

12. Genetic messenger

13. Certain volleyball pass

21. "That's a bit off-topic"

22. More kind

26. After expenses

27. Prefix meaning new

28. "Great" primate

30. ___ Grande

31. Not these

34. Emphasizing

35. What "to the moon and back" can mean

38. Layer of bricks

39. Obi-__ Kenobi

40. Three-pointer's trajectory

41. What "chai" means in Hindi

44. Hyphenated brand name on a Fun Dip wrapper

45. "I've got this one"

47. Fate

50. Intensifies suddenly

52. Stop

53. Disney role for Auli'i Cravalho

54. "In case that doesn't work out . . ."

57. __ Brockovich

58. Chignon or messy bun

59. Spanish for salt

60. Noteworthy period

61. Like sparkling sparklers

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