Jazz great James Crossword Clue

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JAZZ (noun)
1. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
2. a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
JAZZ (verb)
1. have sexual intercourse with
2. play something in the style of jazz
JAMES (noun)
1. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
2. United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

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More Newsday Crossword (8/12/2026) Answers

Across

1. Many Iraqis and Egyptians

6. Trickle slowly (into)

10. Predatory marine mammal

14. Timex rival

15. "Alaskan king" seafood

16. Collect, as a harvest

17. "High-rise" footwear

19. Adversities

20. On a train or ship

21. Shout of surrender

22. Middle of the Three Bears

24. Leg joint supports

27. Safe to consume

29. Limerick or ode

30. Country singer Tucker

31. N. Mex. neighbor

33. "Sorry, your time __"

37. Self-image

38. Fruit with a pit

41. __ case-by-case basis

42. Feudal laborer

44. Brain-wave tests: Abbr.

45. Removes, as a hat

47. Deserve to receive

49. ''So true, right?''

50. Catcher's protective legwear

56. Recoil from danger

57. Parisian's "Wow!"

59. Just sitting around

60. Low-cut hosiery

64. Jury member, in theory

65. Fishing-rod spool

66. To have: Fr.

67. Approximations: Abbr.

68. British conservative

69. Green sauce

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1. Portion of a play

2. Old-school cheer

3. Region of Turkey

4. Frequent-whining adult

5. London neighborhood

6. Treat with disrespect

7. Wear away

8. Snack (on)

9. "Antiques Roadshow" airer

10. Paper-folding pastime

11. Ancient artifact

12. Have a newborn cow

13. Cathedral sections

18. Make, as muffins

21. Angry state

22. Rations out

23. Traditional maxim

25. Long heroic stories

26. Burly guy

28. AL West team, on sports tickers

31. Prizefight site

32. Prearrange improperly

34. Mexican snacks that don't crunch

35. Poorly suited (for)

36. What 69-Across often tops

39. Nation with Andes

40. NFL six-pointers

43. Sword-using Olympians

46. Bob Marley's "Lets' get together" song

48. Get more mellow

49. Cruise ship stop

50. Run through, as in a credit card machine

51. Keeps a very low profile

52. Small bay

53. Today weatherman

54. Mover's wheeled platform

58. At once, in memos

60. Gallery display

61. Prefix meaning 'modern'

62. Build-it-yourself box

63. Theater sellout letters

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