Less messy Crossword Clue

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NEATER

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CLEANER

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MESSY (adjective)
1. dirty and disorderly
LESS (adverb)
1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
LESS (adjective)
1. (comparative of `little’ usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
2. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

NEATER
(6 letters)
CLEANER
(7 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (10/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Swindles (out of)

6. Swiss mountains

10. Shade trees

14. "__ you cute!"

15. Gather, as crops

16. Yuletide season

17. More sensible

18. Cold-cuts department

19. Medicinal amount

20. Tried hard

22. Letters like PDQ

23. Part of MPG

24. Author Hemingway

26. Parmesan or cheddar

30. Bit of parsley

32. Trumpet or bugle

33. Leaf-gathering tool

35. Southern pie nut

39. "All kidding __..."

41. Espionage org.

42. Wear away

43. Happen again

44. Group of cattle

46. Theme of the puzzle

47. Formal ceremonies

49. Least polite

54. Lion or leopard

55. Biblical paradise

56. Donations to colleges

63. Boxing locale

64. Island near Oahu

65. Rigoletto or Carmen

66. Dirt for planting

67. "__ sesame!"

68. South Korea's capital

69. Television award

70. Pied Piper followers

71. Moral principle

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Down

1. Bottom of a pedestal

2. Nation bordering Iraq

3. Give temporarily

4. Leg joint

5. Handbag handles

6. Strong devotion

7. Impolite look

8. White as a sheet

9. Miss Muffet frightener

10. Placed at risk

11. Off the leash

12. Flat-topped elevations

13. Took a nap

21. Change course suddenly

25. Ready for harvesting

26. Burn slightly

27. Hydrant attachment

28. Viking explorer

29. In a permanent way

30. Planes fly through them

31. Bartlett or Bosc

34. Muscle discomfort

36. Funnel shape

37. Throws in

38. Hatchling's home

40. A Great Lake

45. Do sketching

48. Slight quake

50. Maximum effort

51. Using few words

52. Figure of speech

53. Jeans fabric

54. Dimes and nickels

57. California wine region

58. Song for two

59. Fencing sword

60. Gas in some store lights

61. Factual

62. Pretzel seasoning

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