Metaphorical arena for international affairs ... or this puzzle's setting? Crossword Clue

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METAPHORICAL (adjective)
1. expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
AFFAIRS (noun)
1. matters of personal concern
2. transactions of professional or public interest

More Universal Crossword (2/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Pile

6. "If the stars align!"

11. Triceps site

14. Belted constellation

15. Dejected

16. Chain for mountain climbers?

17. Bit of dialogue in a musical at the 54-Across?

19. Special attention, in brief

20. Like NBA player Lonzo Ball's last name

21. Opposite of evil

22. Small Spanish servings

24. Commandment possessive

25. ___ cobbler (fortified wine cocktail)

27. Otherwise

30. Part of the soundtrack in a musical at the 54-Across?

33. They call TVs "tellies"

34. Crime in an action movie

35. ___ session (jazz get-together)

36. Restroom label

37. Does a bonding activity?

38. Neo-Art ___ (Brooklyn Tower's style)

39. Garfield, for Jon Arbuckle

40. Lowest string quartet instrument

41. Indiana hoopster

42. Program for a musical at the 54-Across?

44. Fidgety

45. Overrun

46. Measure's first beat

47. Give a grant to

48. Fighting

50. (I'm a sad baby!)

53. Many moons ___

58. Floor cover

59. Legendary sprinter Bolt

60. Impatiently excited

61. Some vinyls, briefly

62. Mixed breeds

63. Attire

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Down

1. Seat that may be L-shaped

2. Outing

3. Paramore's "__ It Fun"

4. Downside

5. Pieces with L-shaped paths

6. Letters before a hot take

7. Clutch

8. Brand with a "Teals Familiar" shade

9. Item for signing

10. It's meant to see what you see

11. Creative endeavor

12. Baton-passing events

13. Karaoke devices, briefly

18. Nondairy milk choice

23. Circle segment

24. Little ones

25. Gave the go-ahead

26. Bad tire sound

27. 1981 tech debut

28. Choking under pressure

29. Puppy simulation game

30. Everything

31. Telephone line?

32. Atlanta school

37. Spider’s traps

38. Copenhagener, e.g.

40. Have some Extra, say

41. Stripped of one's bottoms

43. Money-minded exec

46. Liquid in a pan

47. ___ of Sandwich

48. Kinda

49. Gets darker outside?

50. Recurring pay

51. Seemingly forever

52. Towel possessive

55. Southern sch. where Livvy Dunne did gymnastics

56. Nondairy milk choice

57. Road goo, once

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