Jane of Gothic literature Crossword Clue

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Jane of Gothic literature Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LITERATURE (noun)
1. the humanistic study of a body of literature
2. creative writing of recognized artistic value
GOTHIC (noun)
1. a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
2. a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
GOTHIC (adjective)
1. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
2. characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

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More WSJ Crossword (10/6/2026) Answers

Across

1. Hard to lift

6. Folkie Joan

10. Light fog

14. Bellybutton fit for a body shot

15. Bone from the elbow to the wrist

16. “Ah, makes sense”

17. Burlap bag in a fun race

19. Tartan-wearing group

20. Speed down a slope

21. Soft-pop vocalist Vannelli

22. “Give it ___!”

23. Ladle with a lever

27. Word before Fox or Rabbit in stories

28. Sort

29. Dandyish dude

31. Davis of “Do the Right Thing”

34. Twosome

35. Luxe hotel chain

36. The “Here’s to my sweet Satan” that listeners thought they heard in “Stairway to Heaven,” e.g.

41. Take to court

42. Fruit of the Loom rival

43. “The Chi” network, for short

44. Gender prefix

45. Feeble, as an excuse

47. Up-and-down passageway

52. Rams defensive end Garrett

53. Bristol bloke

54. “So that’s it!”

56. Comparable

57. Genre for Robert Johnson and Charley Patton

60. Anchovy holders

61. Soothing succulent

62. Contents of some cabinets

63. Boldly innovative

64. Sites of winding rds.

65. “Understand?” (or what one can do with the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across)

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Down

1. Squats strengthen them

2. Slender-stemmed mushroom

3. Bit of amusing behavior

4. By way of

5. Nonetheless

6. More pressed for time

7. Haim of “One Battle After Another”

8. Speech of praise

9. Nationals pitcher Kent

10. Really small

11. It’s between England and Ireland

12. Animal of the phylum Porifera

13. Campout structure

18. Fiend in a fairy tale

22. Cry of frustration

24. Two-wheeler with a battery

25. Behind-the-scenes staff

26. Gin-flavoring fruit

30. Bakery buys

31. Honors conferred by King Charles, for short

32. Willie Mays nickname

33. Habit that’s all thumbs?

34. Five-star gen. who became president

35. Honshu city

37. Honshu’s continent

38. Area with many derelict factories

39. Onetime ruler of Iran

44. Walgreens rival

45. Puts down on paper

46. “___ bien!” (Spanish “All right!”)

48. Minuscule

49. Synthetic fiber

50. Site of some seismic activity

51. “Of ___ Sing” (children’s book by Barack Obama)

52. Chess ender

55. Helper: Abbr.

57. Flow stopper

58. 2016 Spielberg movie, with “The”

59. Untruth

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