Lead-in to Pen Crossword Clue

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Lead-in to Pen Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck’s factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)

Hint 2: 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
PEN (noun)
1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
2. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
PEN (verb)
1. produce a literary work

Hint 3: Anagram

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PIE

More Universal Crossword (1/28/2026) Answers

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1. Brusque

6. Utah ski resort, or Spanish for "high"

10. Jazzy James

14. Flight attendants point them out

15. Hayes of "Will & Grace"

16. Church benches

17. Noted fable writer

18. Stretched like guitar strings

19. Rapper whose name sounds like a beverage

20. Pottery vessel for pouring liquid

23. Composer Brian

24. Learn through the grapevine

25. Nuptial agreement

29. Some reproductive cells

31. Kindergartner's playtime

33. Mixture poured into an iron at a breakfast buffet

37. Jewelry designer Peretti

38. Bikini half

39. Column with an angle

43. Woven creation of the Ojibwe people

48. Fly-fishing locale, maybe

51. "Yes," in Québec

52. Grand __ Opry

53. Not prone to crushes for short

54. Degs. from USC's Marshall

57. AOC, e.g.

59. Rough estimate, and a clue to the ends of 20-, 33- and 43-Across

64. ___ out (eliminate as an option)

65. Short video on Instagram

66. Bakery enticement

68. Australian birds

69. Take a ___ (protest)

70. In a frenzy

71. Drains of energy

72. Appease, as an appetite

73. Like top colleges

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Down

1. Rooibos or oolong

2. CEO, e.g.

3. Greet the day

4. Mom-and-pop business

5. "Se habla ___"

6. Italian sparkling wine region

7. Dissolve out of the soil

8. Grayish-brown color

9. Dadaism, for example

10. Legendary

11. One may work at a Genius Bar

12. Coarse wool fabrics

13. Texans : NFL :: ___ : MLB

21. Relocate

22. Genealogy chart

26. Palindromic farm female

27. Gal ___

28. Conditions

30. Swedish supergroup

32. Colorful clog with holes

34. Music outro effect

35. Biceps locale

36. Tuesday's dinner, maybe

40. National dish of Vietnam

41. Slithery reef dweller

42. Nickname hidden in "blood relative"

44. Slope for a wheelchair

45. Sets sail, say

46. Q5 automaker

47. No-win situation

48. Buffalo's hockey team

49. Therapy subject

50. Prepare to stow, as a sleeping bag

55. Building for the 48-Down

56. Sport with clay pigeons

58. Diego Rivera work

60. Not as much

61. Run away

62. Rice-A-___

63. Radiate

67. High/low card

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