Look before you do this Crossword Clue

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Look before you do this Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
2. a sudden and decisive increase
(verb)
1. cause to jump or leap
2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front
LOOK (verb)
1. take charge of or deal with
2. have faith or confidence in
LOOK (noun)
1. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
2. the feelings expressed on a person’s face

Hint 3: Anagram

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PALE

More NYT Crossword (6/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. Retro kind of hairstyle

6. Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish, for short

10. Article of apparel often worn with sandals

14. Ancient Greek marketplace

15. Symphony site

16. Singer Tori

17. "Sleigh's loaded and ready! How are you feeling, Santa?"

19. Son of Seth

20. Ingested

21. Like cotton candy

22. Tolerate

23. Not notice

25. "I'm at the bakery - what kind of doughnut do you want?"

28. Confused

30. Fire … or a firefighter's tool

31. Kind of dairy-free milk developed in the 1990s

32. Stubborn beast

34. Uplifting coverage?

35. Liberal __

36. Hand-held radios used by the speakers of the italicized clues and their answers?

40. Amps (up)

41. "___ Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965 #1 hit)

42. Governor Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris

43. Teacher's pest

44. Fish with a "Kohaku" variety

45. They're cover-ups!

49. "What's tomorrow's chemistry exam about again?"

54. Pastry that often has a fluted edge

55. 'See ya!'

58. Deg. for an entrepreneur

59. Jonathan Van ___ ("Queer Eye" co-star)

60. "Before you go, what animal crosses the road in that old joke?"

63. What postseason games can't end in

64. ___ bean

65. Citrus-based sauce in Japanese cuisine

66. Big name in e-commerce

67. Sign of things to come

68. Wow

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Down

1. Kind of pants worn on a rainy day, perhaps

2. 'Aha!'

3. Equally

4. Link letters

5. Approves a Venmo request, perhaps

6. Storied graverobber

7. ___ cum laude

8. World Cup cheer

9. Camera type, for short

10. Workout program that's a portmanteau of two different sports

11. Grizzly or black bear (but typically not a panda)

12. A satisfying meal, informally

13. Claims

18. D&D or WoW

22. Lemon add-on

24. Important creatures in Inuit culture

26. Popular fast-fashion brand

27. Glorify

29. Hit up

33. Paul who's been inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

34. Band whose spelled-out name translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts"

35. Put in the cross hairs

36. "Whew! Our journey is over!"

37. Makes aware (of)

38. Children's author Carle

39. A little foxy?

40. Very spicy

44. Goals for boxers, in brief

46. Sportswriter Shelburne

47. Marketing team's goal with a new product launch, informally

48. Pygmalion's Galatea, for one

50. Like a commanding lead?

51. Dark yellowish-green

52. Thanksgiving pie nut

53. One in a Himalayan herd

57. Salt-N-___ (Shoop group)

60. One who holds a company's purse strings, in brief

61. One who's yukking it up

62. French identification

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