Lush patch in the desert Crossword Clue

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Lush patch in the desert Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
2. a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PATCH (noun)
1. a small contrasting part of something
2. a connection intended to be used for a limited time
PATCH (verb)
1. repair by adding pieces
2. mend by putting a patch on
DESERT (verb)
1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
2. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
DESERT (noun)
1. arid land with little or no vegetation
2. (usually plural) a person’s deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

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More USA Today Crossword (12/3/2025) Answers

Across

1. Distinctive periods of time

5. Sudden outpouring

10. Word before "rope" or "school"

14. Rise

16. Secure to a pier

17. Like books or games no longer published

19. Regarding

20. Bar patron's seat

21. Clothing label

22. Org. on construction site posters

23. Suffix similar to "apalooza"

25. Gracefully limber

27. Six-point NFL scores

30. Highly distinguished

32. Numbered road (Abbr.)

35. Parsons School of Design focus

37. Yo te __

38. Paid attention to

40. Challenge for many new drivers

43. Giraffe or gorilla

44. Abbr. meaning "not virtual"

45. "Anything ___ to add?"

46. Simba, to Mufasa

47. "All good with us"

50. __ Miserables

51. Fantasy or mystery

53. Golf course hazard

55. Degrees for many CEOs

56. African antelope

58. ___ road ice cream

62. Societal equal

63. Large instrument in a concert hall

65. Oldest independent state in the Arab world

66. Green sauce

67. Laborious chore

68. Ink-filled tools

69. Secret trove

70. Idris who played Mandela

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1. They might clash in power struggles

2. Blowout victory

3. Vehicle that's also a prefix

4. Playful parody

5. ___ up (absorb)

6. Like some after-school jobs

7. Continent home to Borobudur

8. Excited sensation

9. Suffix for a superlative

10. Huge hit

11. Pickle often served with a Reuben

12. Tiniest bit

13. Expert

18. Escape hastily

22. Marine mammal that uses stone tools

24. Like cottages, vis-a-vis castles

26. Device used to treat asthma

27. Spanish bites

28. Liquid-Plumr rival

29. Veggie in many Thanksgiving casseroles

31. For real?

33. Far from relaxed

34. A tetrahedron has six

36. "The Muppets" eagle

39. ___ out a living

41. Places to mow

42. Antics staged to generate buzz

48. Feel contrite

49. Waterproof cover

52. Works hard for

54. Coolness under pressure

55. Image reshared for laughs

57. Org. behind Apollo 11

59. Telephone

60. Ball-shaped handle

61. Discipline with pranayama

62. Burst like a balloon

63. Tech that pinpoints location

64. How silly of me!

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