More than a stretch Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. assume a reclining position
2. originate (in)
(noun)
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STRETCH (noun)
1. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
STRETCH (verb)
1. occupy a large, elongated area
2. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
STRETCH (adjective)
1. easily stretched
2. having an elongated seating area
MORE (adjective)
1. (comparative of `much’ used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
2. (comparative of `many’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
MORE (noun)
1. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
MORE (adverb)
1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
LEI

More WSJ Crossword (4/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. Skippables for subscribers

4. Tuning toggle

8. Star fish?

15. Invasive plant in Gulf Coast wetlands

16. Understanding

17. Little john?

18. ____

20. New cadet

22. Amp input label

23. Scott in a historic Supreme Court case

24. City midway between Portland and San Diego

25. Get ready for a drive

27. Texte sur un passeport

29. Cuttlefish cousin

31. Frat house handout

34. Proven statement

36. There are six on a pair of Levi’s 501 jeans

37. ____

39. “Thanks,” on Oahu

42. Atop the leader board

45. Absorbs with a paper towel

47. Make the restaurant regret its buffet pricing

49. Felicitous

50. Canon component

52. Baja resort, familiarly

53. The Ponte Vecchio crosses it

56. Neither partner

57. Copy combo

58. ____

61. Batman portrayer between Michael and George

62. Like some résumés and cells

63. Sitarist’s pattern

64. One can be found on Australian half dollars

65. Gauge

66. Where George Orwell was from 1917 to 1921

67. Snider of 1980s rock

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Down

1. Grid great

2. Cockney e.g.

3. Inning to stretch in

4. Play to ___ (draw)

5. Start of a tile game

6. Central section of a bicycle

7. A good pitch might result in one

8. It’s often unintended, allegedly

9. 1000 songs in your pocket device

10. Begin to waken

11. Rhythmic pattern

12. Barely managed

13. Spot for a yacht

19. Euro forerunners

21. Gave a rude welcome to

25. Attendance

26. Lard

28. House of Commons figures, briefly

30. Environs for Marco Polo?

32. Cap

33. Mug, maybe

35. It’s five before Oktober

38. Scorns

39. Many an exec

40. Spitting critters

41. Drag performers

43. Not just hungry

44. Culpable

46. Ivy on the Schuylkill

48. What 18-, 37- and 58-Across all have...and mean

51. Dame preceder

54. Au naturel

55. Ringside cheers

57. Companion of magenta, yellow and black

58. Bitter brew briefly

59. Driller's deg.

60. Before today?

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