Lyricist Gershwin Crossword Clue

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Lyricist Gershwin Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
2. a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LYRICIST (noun)
1. a person who writes the words for songs
GERSHWIN (noun)
1. United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)
2. United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)

Hint 3: Anagram

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AIR

More WSJ Crossword (2/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. Not many times

5. Many a reggae musician, informally

10. Wedge or wingtip

14. Capital on the Tiber

15. Choreographer Ailey

16. Restaurant giveaway

17. Dog with a nose job?

19. Makes a choice

20. Charged particle

21. If you ask me … in a text

22. Glaring, like the desert sun

24. Sheer fabric

26. It takes things one step at a time

30. Sailing speed units

32. Joins the crew team

33. University URL ender

34. Central California city

36. Dance for seniors

37. It can put you in a class of your own

41. Worry

42. It’s often your email address

43. Soaked

44. Condé __

46. Need for bakers and brewers

49. One way to follow a dramatic arc

52. Book jacket quote

54. Bug in an apartment

55. Mex. neighbor

57. Spying org

58. Wedding exchange

59. “Sounds about right,” and a hint to 17-, 26-, 37- and 49-Across

63. Take a breather

64. Im __ here!

65. Rhyme writer

66. Greek god of war

67. Not any times

68. Gaelic language

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Down

1. Trip around the world

2. Like some Caitlin Clark passes

3. Its open!

4. Fair-hiring initials

5. Former Chicago mayor ___ Emanuel

6. Knock for ___ (shock)

7. Mariska Hargitay’s show, familiarly

8. Bronze component

9. Phrase of emphasis

10. Sweet treat at a campfire

11. Wearers of ironic T-shirts, perhaps

12. "Precisely!"

13. Visitors from space, for short

18. No-calorie soda renamed in 2024

23. Mornings (Abbr.)

25. Label alternative to “lite”

27. Che Guevara's real first name

28. “Lorna ___”

29. Mojito liquor

31. 'What did I tell you?'

35. Stand close together, as for a group photo

36. Piano part

37. Buy before release

38. Go hog-wild

39. Attempt

40. It might keep your neckwear out of your soup

41. Abbr. on a shared email

44. Site of two TKTS booths

45. Kutcher of “The Beauty”

47. Aid

48. Rides for tots

50. Survives

51. Mozart's "Così fan __"

53. Pour juices over, as a turkey

56. Take the lead?

60. Color

61. Off-road ride, for short

62. Gorilla or orangutan

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