Keep from happening Crossword Clue

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Keep from happening Crossword Answer

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AVERT

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DETER

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Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
2. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone’s movements
(verb)
1. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
2. stop from happening or developing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

KEEP (noun)
1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
2. the financial means whereby one lives
KEEP (verb)
1. maintain by writing regular records
2. conform one’s action or practice to
HAPPENING (noun)
1. an event that happens

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

AVERT
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DETER
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More Newsday Crossword (1/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ Allan Poe

6. Rooster or ram

10. Without any guarantee

14. Get very angry

15. Pants-pressing appliance

16. Hoofbeat sound

17. "Just like me"

18. Julius Caesar garment

19. Ballet skirt

20. Midwest's "The Motor City"

23. NFL six-pointers

24. Prefix meaning 'against'

25. "So long!"

28. Yale student

30. Post office purchases

35. With 46-Across, Southwest's "The Atomic City"

39. Extra car tire

40. Compel to leave

41. Odometer reading

43. Door to leave through

44. Muscle spasm

46. See 35-Across

48. Enters, as a password

50. Table tennis barrier

51. Guys

52. Harbor boats

55. __ Vegas, NV

57. Midwest's "The Windy City"

65. Went by car or bus

66. Wise mentor

67. Singer Ronstadt

68. Prayer-ending word

69. Adam's first residence

70. Florida Disney theme park

71. What vegans don't eat

72. Zesty flavor

73. Fishing line holders

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Down

1. Old-fashioned 'Oh my!'

2. Medicine portion

3. Walking pace

4. Take __ (disassemble)

5. Makeover, as a kitchen

6. Catcher's glove

7. Pleasant scent

8. Gain online access

9. Makes into law

10. Beginning of a play

11. Fake coin

12. Slightest trace

13. Twirled

21. Koran reader's faith

22. Count of website visitors

26. __ welcome

27. Newspaper opinion piece

29. Sign me up!

31. Mountaintop

32. Wise adage

33. What something costs

34. Not to be talked out of

36. 24-hr. cash sources

37. Spanish cheer

38. Darned, as a sock

42. Sense that detects scents

45. Bread with a pocket

47. Online merchant

49. Chunk of gold ore

53. Dutch cheese

54. Ambulance signal

56. Take potshots (at)

57. Study hard

58. Residence

59. Creative notion

60. Fraction of a nickel

61. Organ for breathing

62. ___ upon a time

63. Much-admired celebrity

64. HS seniors' exams

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