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(verb)
1. become clear
2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
(adjective)
1. accurately stated or described
2. free of restrictions or qualifications
(noun)
1. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
2. the state of being free of suspicion
(adverb)
1. in an easily perceptible manner
2. completely

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXPLANATION (noun)
1. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
2. the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible
LIKE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
LIKE (adjective)
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. conforming in every respect
LIKE (noun)
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CARLE

More NYT Crossword (7/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Cartographers' concerns

5. Go by

11. Helpful skill for guessers?

14. Working obediently

15. Mickey with an Oscar nomination for "The Wrestler"

16. Champiñones ___ plancha (Spanish dish)

17. [C/P]ause

19. Droop

20. Food mentioned in the Lord's Prayer

21. What "Eat" stands for in the mnemonic "Never Eat Soggy Waffles"

22. Buzz before a release

23. Low-quality synthetic images, informally

25. Prepare to drive, in golf

27. [L/C]ure

32. Result of touching poison ivy

35. "The Deer Hunter" setting, in brief

36. Old, as a joke

37. Casual refusal

38. "Way to go, kid!"

41. Heir to the throne, maybe

44. Brain ___

45. Prominent features of tarsiers

46. [M/H]inds

50. Fitness fad popularized by Billy Blanks

51. "Animal Farm" or "The Simpsons"

55. Soccer great Mia

57. Apartment with a high ceiling

60. New beginning

61. Pub order

62. [Z/R]est

64. Magic setting, in brief

65. List of things to discuss

66. Mother of a stable family?

67. ___ pal

68. Individual

69. Hershey toffee bar

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1. Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant

2. Company that created Pong

3. Fish, roads or weapons that are long and thin

4. Sneakiness

5. Goof

6. Brain or ear part

7. Coolness, of a sort

8. Magician's cry

9. Many a Winter Olympian

10. "Holy moley!"

11. No sweat

12. ___ on the wrist

13. Word with home or half

18. What cologne may mask

22. Injured

24. Pub order

26. Site for "unique and creative" items

28. "Sleep is like a ___: It only comes to you if you ignore it": Gillian Flynn

29. Big box store that merged with Sears in 2005

30. Sunburn remedy

31. X's, sometimes

32. Ruler division

33. ''Tall'' story

34. Weekly reward for a strict dieter, maybe

38. Keister in Leicester

39. Feathered accessory that won't constrict you

40. Singer Redding

43. First in a race?

45. Regards highly

47. Do a favor

48. Worker overhead

49. Cooking fat

52. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"

53. Cool again, maybe

54. Heavens

55. Rest like a bat

56. Jessica of "Fantastic Four"

58. Marshy areas

59. Task on a list

62. Greatly surpass, as competitors in a race

63. Raced

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