Lead-in to light Crossword Clue

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Lead-in to light Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

LEAD-IN (noun)
1. the introductory section of a story
2. wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
LIGHT (noun)
1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
2. having abundant light or illumination
LIGHT (adjective)
1. weak and likely to lose consciousness
2. marked by temperance in indulgence
LIGHT (verb)
1. fall to somebody by assignment or lot
2. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
LIGHT (adverb)
1. with few burdens

Hint 2: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (9/26/2026) Answers

Across

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13. Rounded, say

15. Late hour

16. Pair's reassurance

18. N.F.C. West team, informally

19. "Go right ahead!"

21. Pecan, but not pumpkin

22. Selena Gomez or Beyoncé, by birth

23. Runaround

24. John ___, singer with the hit albums "Perfectly Good Guitar" and "Mystic Pinball"

25. Withdraw (from)

26. Part of an asymmetrical hairstyle

28. Early giant in punch-card tabulating systems

29. [giggle]

30. Element of economic globalization

31. Desserts that may feature frangipane

32. Part of what makes you you

35. Online show pieces

36. Result of a shopping spree

37. Kite feature

38. The Marlins, on scoreboards

39. ___-corner

40. Assert

41. STEM field concern

43. It's in the eye of the beholder

45. Pull it together

47. Rang

48. Camp distribution

49. Toasts

50. Verse from Emily Dickinson or Emma Lazarus

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Down

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3. Otoscopy, e.g.

4. Anthropopithecus, e.g.

5. Actress Price of the 2000s sitcom "Grounded for Life"

6. Labor

7. Took a turn

8. Subject of the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings"

9. Watch party?

10. Mean

11. Some Basque headwear

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14. Critical response concerning a piece of fiction?

17. Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo

20. Real page-turner?

24. Gag reflexes?

26. Scorches

27. Roots for vegan burgers

29. Part of a bridal outfit

30. Signature QB move included as a feature in 2012's Madden NFL 13 video game

31. Main pack in a bicycle race

32. A bit corrupt, perhaps?

33. Evergreen whose cones bear edible seeds

34. Olympic gymnast Raisman

35. Silently greet someone

36. Pudding typically served with "neeps and tatties"

37. Highly prized rewards on "Survivor"

39. "This Side Up" container

41. Roves

42. HHH

44. Once called

46. Lake Tahoe winter hrs.

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