Less of a mess Crossword Clue

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TIDIER

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MESS (noun)
1. informal terms for a difficult situation
2. a state of confusion and disorderliness
MESS (verb)
1. make a mess of or create disorder in
2. eat in a mess hall
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

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More NYT Crossword (4/3/2026) Answers

Across

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14. Words before a dash

16. Crazy, in Coahuila

17. Coy response to "Why do you ask?"

18. Traced, e.g.

19. S.I. or GQ

20. Corn whole?

21. Hymn's finale?

23. Baltic and Mediterranean: Abbr.

25. Sponsor of auto racing's Sprint Cup Series

27. Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy

28. Writer's fillip

30. Throw in the towel

33. Sculler's instrument

34. All-natural juice?

37. Hit HBO series inspired by a post-apocalyptic video game

38. One offering biting critiques?

39. Brand whose products often come with caps

40. "m" or "n"

41. Dine at home ... or at a restaurant

45. Like many replays in sports

47. ___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z)

49. Swimmer's assignment

50. Tundra, for one

53. "Yellowjackets" airer, for short

55. Secrecy-ensuring document, in brief

56. Apogee

57. Fusion pastry made with glutinous rice flour

60. Really get to

61. It might be worth just as much as you pay for it

62. Mates

63. Blend

64. More grounded

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Down

1. They're often picked up at coffee shops

2. Parent's warning

3. Sausage, in British lingo

4. Spousal vow

5. Bronte heroine

6. Ticks of a ticker

7. "___ no use"

8. GLAAD and CARE, for two

9. Author Morrison

10. Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer"

11. Some fair fare

12. Cube producer

13. Bummer

15. Baltic and Mediterranean

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24. Responses suggesting "Here we go again"

26. Brown on the outside

29. "It'll all be OK!"

31. Become well lubricated

32. After regulation play, for short

35. Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion

36. Like some wide-open spaces

37. International fast-food chain without a location in Mexico, interestingly

38. Popular food fish

39. C's equivalent

42. Compound in wine or tea

43. Bring about

46. Socializes

48. ___ Pet

51. Bands together

52. Rent

54. Betting figures

58. ___ shading (animation technique)

59. Some small donations

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