Leap day baby, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Leap day baby, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
2. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DAY (noun)
1. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
2. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
LEAP (noun)
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
2. a sudden and decisive increase
LEAP (verb)
1. cause to jump or leap
2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

Hint 3: Anagram

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SPICES

More NYT Crossword (9/18/2026) Answers

Across

1. Server's warning at a restaurant

7. Moved along (to)

13. Modern tech aid whose design was inspired by a Go board

14. Figuratively speaking

15. Begin to boil

16. Insects named for when they emerge

17. Breaks off

18. Water containers

19. Dinosaur in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"

20. Four-time N.B.A. All-Star Young

21. Line at an Apple Store

22. Permanent, perhaps

23. Contents of some pockets

24. Yell sharply

25. Org. whose events are typically held at clubs

26. Country club

30. Defensive effort in the red zone

32. Not everyone agrees on this

34. Ball girl?

35. "Big Brother" host Julie

36. Org. concerned with traffic

37. Ones catching rays, perhaps?

40. Two in a row?

41. Places to buy buckets, familiarly

42. Common plant for a "plant mom"

43. Long-bodied fish

44. Cookie contents

45. Not together, in a way

47. "Is that a challenge?!"

49. Some features of backyard landscaping

50. "I'll be right with you"

51. Gave the once-over

52. "Don't believe me? Just watch!"

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Down

1. Brightness measures, in brief

2. Element of a dating profile?

3. Potential outcomes

4. Mass

5. ___ of Solomon, literary collection written in the first or second century

6. Sci-fi writer Chiang

7. "&" follower, in some business names

8. When much rainy weather occurs in Côte d'Ivoire

9. FLIP

10. Seize

11. High-ranking scout

12. Company whose products suck

14. Additional schoolwork?

16. Simple cocktail named for two brands

18. "Phooey!"

20. Torque symbol, in physics

21. Bit of nonsense writing that typically gets a laugh

22. Delighted cry upon receiving an acceptance

24. Ball girls

27. Clicked with a partner?

28. [Snicker]

29. Simple check for freshness

31. Act like yourself, perhaps?

33. Nasty ___ (noted rap moniker)

37. Not in the minority?

38. It often has four legs

39. Fidget spinners or Angry Birds, once

40. Give ___ (cause consternation in)

41. Character played by Rashida Jones on "The Office"

43. Set piece?

44. Longtime U.F.C. C.E.O. ___ White

46. Aladdin's sidekick

47. Many a nonfiction Oscar nominee, informally

48. Lead-in to "lab" in the name of an S&P 500 company

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