Match that will knock the loser out of competition Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

COMPETITION (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. the contestant you hope to defeat
MATCH (noun)
1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
2. lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
MATCH (verb)
1. set into opposition or rivalry
2. be equal to in quality or ability

More USA Today Crossword (2/4/2025) Answers

Across

1. Tense argument

5. Doodle

9. One of many on a peony

14. Ceremonial Maori dance

15. Machu Picchu resident

16. Be head over heels for

20. Enjoying a meal

21. Beeches and birches

22. Place to apply hair oil

23. Snow day slider

25. Place to rub-a-dub-dub

28. "___ My Man" (The Supremes song)

29. "Rumor has it ..."

31. "Boink!" or "Bonk!"

33. Symbol stylized as <3

34. Traded for some quick cash

35. Develop a romantic attraction

38. "___ your seatbelts!"

39. Fencing swords

40. Ensnares

41. “Tummy Hurts” singer Rapp

42. Doro ___ (Ethiopian stew)

45. ___ n wild (beauty brand)

46. Observes

47. Operate a golf cart

49. WNBA star Angel ___

52. Sometimes-unconscious opinions

53. "Just gimme a minute, okay?!"

57. Relentlessly tease

58. Gumbo veggie

59. Winter Olympics sport

60. Chose

61. Phone, wallet, ___

62. 'Put the pedal to the metal!'

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Down

1. 'Jeez!'

2. Home for a princess

3. Japanese dogs

4. Language spoken in Sri Lanka

5. Microwave sound

6. Messenger molecule

7. Do something

8. Employee who may hand out menus

9. Glass sheet

10. Competitive advantage

11. Honoring with a speech, say

12. "It cost an ___ and a leg"

13. Keith ___ (TikTok food influencer)

18. Like Humpty Dumpty after his fall

19. Chicago airport code

23. Feudal worker

24. Fine for an overdue rental

26. Purposes

27. Place to catch some Z’s

30. "Agatha All Along" star Kathryn

31. "Perfect, 10-out-of-10, no notes!"

32. ___ up (confesses)

33. Letters in a URL

34. Ballet bend

35. The "C" in TLC

36. "Cats can have little a salami ___" (pet snack meme)

37. Super-long stretches of time

38. Initialism that might be used after a victory on Board Game Arena

41. Nike competitor

42. Get the hint

43. Get retribution for

44. "Kid ___, mother approved"

46. Opposite of NNW

48. Train tracks

50. Lack of hassle

51. Abbr. on Heinz Ketchup bottles

52. Sheep sounds

53. Person who's paid to play

54. Fitting rhyme for "chop"

55. ___ out a win

56. Be nosy

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