New and unusual Crossword Clue

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New and unusual Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. original and of a kind not seen before
2. pleasantly new or different
(noun)
1. an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
2. a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNUSUAL (adjective)
1. being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
2. not commonly encountered
NEW (adjective)
1. original and of a kind not seen before
2. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
NEW (adverb)
1. very recently

More USA Today Crossword (2/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Everglades wetland

6. Berry with a cedilla in its name

10. Tiny, in memes

14. Very similar

15. Piece of paperwork

16. Not prerecorded

18. Full of cheer

19. Common tipping bills

20. "Note to self: Do more fun things"

23. ___ and outs

24. Ready to go

25. "Whatta ___" (Salt-N-Pepa hit)

26. Fully informed

28. "Frozen" reindeer

30. Dubious bit of "protection" before a beach trip

32. D-worthy

33. Chow down

34. Nickname for baseball's Pirates

35. Exhibit phosphorescence

38. Gunk in a chimney

39. Bacalaito fish

40. Bounding gait

41. Person with a hair-trigger temper

43. Thread of smoke

44. Do nothing

45. "Told you so!"

46. Rejections

49. Trident-shaped Greek letter

50. Feeling of euphoria during a marathon

55. Breathe hard

57. Examine quickly

58. Carbs, fat or protein, for short

59. Nights before holidays

60. Garment similar to a lehenga

61. Catchall category

62. Computer monitor's place

63. Garden tool with teeth

64. Honking birds

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Down

1. Nail salon treatments

2. Enjoying a solo date, say

3. Metal fastener on jeans

4. ___-ball (arcade game)

5. Didn't give way

6. Crochet project with squares

7. Punctuation seen on digital alarm clocks

8. Many a Yemen native

9. Film lover's website

10. ___-mo (film technique)

11. Like items in dollhouses

12. What a sheet pan sits on

13. Reduces

21. Word after "North" or "Central"

22. Encouragement for a drag queen

27. Software program run through a browser

28. Console

29. Solemn promise

30. Cry of contempt

31. Fashion designer's studio

32. Story threads

33. When a plane leaves, for short

35. Compliment for an ice hockey goalie

36. Wordless “yes”

37. Tres menos uno

38. Used UPS, say

42. Lean too far back while snowboarding, say

43. Nickname for a dachshund

45. Sarcastic remarks

46. Not mainstream, like ski mountaineering

47. Big meanies

48. "Jersey ___" (reality show)

51. Former world power

52. Org. with scholar-athletes

53. Pollution that's visible

54. Cant stand

56. "I disapprove!"

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