Narrow openings Crossword Clue

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Narrow openings Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

NARROW (verb)
1. become tight or as if tight
2. become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
NARROW (adjective)
1. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
2. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
NARROW (noun)
1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

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More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (7/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. It definitely ain't right!

5. Petri dish medium

9. Map out

13. ___ gobi (Indian potato dish)

14. Argentine folk singer Mercedes

15. Ceasefire

16. With 17-Across, wireless listening devices

17. See 16-Across

19. A dip or dance

21. Extra inventory item

22. Norwegian Saint

24. Monarchs in Marseille

25. With 29-Across, source of humming in a bathroom

29. See 25-Across

32. Heist target

33. Wear down

35. Mountain cat

37. Plus

38. Foamy brew

39. Soak up

40. "Wicked" actress Michelle

44. One gets framed

45. With 47-Across, desires for desserts

47. See 45-Across

49. Brouhahas

51. Working

52. Lifeless

56. Position on a yoga mat

60. Got a gap in one's mouth ... or what 16-, 25- or 45-Across did?

62. Recipient of a wooden horse

63. Disappear into the ___

64. Midwestern Native

65. Fairy-tale foe

66. ___ the room

67. Chicken ___ (Italian dish, casually)

68. Small, fluffy dogs, informally

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Down

1. Scientific spaces

2. Jazz great Fitzgerald

3. Rank

4. Piece of footwear that separates digits

5. Volcanic output

6. Spreads through the web

7. 'Now!'

8. Meteorology tool

9. Gives support to

10. Moon goddess

11. Laptop brand

12. Home that a vulture doesn't build

15. Certain possessive pronoun

18. Look (into)

20. Lead-in to "pop" or "rock"

23. ___ we there yet?

25. Digital auction destination

26. Driving divisions

27. Fund

28. Infant's woe

30. Sarandon of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

31. Vietnamese ethnic group

34. Person known for put-downs

36. Bonobos, e.g.

41. Loved on Facebook

42. Brown ermine

43. Rode the pine

44. Rest area visit

46. Mystery-writing award

48. By way of

50. Investigate secretively

52. Robert of "The Sopranos"

53. Jot down

54. Org. that would need 129 years to inspect every workplace, per a 2011 report

55. Tiny bit

57. Jason's mythical ship

58. Societal standard

59. Votes in favor

61. Haw's partner

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