Lofty ambition Crossword Clue

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Lofty ambition Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a cherished desire
2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
(verb)
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
2. experience while sleeping

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

AMBITION (noun)
1. a cherished desire
2. a strong drive for success
AMBITION (verb)
1. have as one’s ambition
LOFTY (adjective)
1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
2. having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Hint 3: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (3/9/2026) Answers

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16. Jacob's twin in Genesis

17. Any of 119 on a U.S. quarter’s edge

18. Brand for beagles

19. Different

20. Greek letter that looks like H

21. *Invalid, as a contract

24. Muscle-to-bone connectors

26. Hatcher of Desperate Housewives

27. "I Love Lucy" co-star Arnaz

28. Indirect, as a look

32. Big part of a lobster

34. Tool for a manicure

36. Ed of “Elf” and “Up”

37. Poke fun at

38. Roget offering, or the last word vis-à-vis the first word of each starred answer

40. Ram's mate

41. Negro Leagues great Buck in the Baseball Hall of Fame

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45. Lab entrances?

47. Goldie of “Foul Play”

49. Island south of Borneo

50. Yawn cause

53. *Hearty energy

57. Tribute verse

58. Surrounded by

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62. Warbled

63. Molecule part

64. Hollers

65. Young 'un

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67. In a crafty manner

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Down

1. Flattish cloth cap

2. Select group

3. *Be an accessory, perhaps

4. Shih Tzu or Shar-Pei

5. Courtroom transcribers, for short

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7. Sushi piece

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25. Morning moisture

28. Fruits used for flavoring gin

29. *Ideal partner in life

30. Small salamander

31. Earl __ tea

32. Farm yield

33. Script snippet

35. Secretly

38. Ashcan School painter John French ___

39. Enthusiastic exclamation

42. Security pass with a photo

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48. Orderly formations

50. Not quite one’s best effort

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56. Composer Stravinsky

61. Hairstylist's goo

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