Night-time state when one dreams with eyes closed ... or something a 44a can do standing up Crossword Clue

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Night-time state when one dreams with eyes closed ... or something a 44a can do standing up Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
(verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SOMETHING (noun)
1. An indeterminate or unknown event.
2. A substance or material thing, unknown indeterminate or not specified.
STANDING (noun)
1. an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
2. social or financial or professional status or reputation
STANDING (adjective)
1. having a supporting base
2. not created for a particular occasion

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More Daily Themed Crossword (10/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Lose color, as old clothes

5. DJ's stack: Abbr.

8. ___ thai (Asian dish)

11. Clickable item, on a desktop

12. Olive ___ (salad topper)

13. Drink at a pub

14. Heredity units passed down from one's parents

16. "Golly ___ whiz!"

17. Letters on a sunblock bottle

18. "Young Sheldon" network: Abbr.

20. Vowels that come between “a” and “u”

22. Story of a person's life, for short

23. Covert ___ (secret missions, for short)

24. Baby version of 44a who can run around within hours after birth

27. Catch in the act

29. "Honey" actress Jessica

33. "The ___ Supper" (Leonardo da Vinci painting)

34. Paleozoic or Mesozoic, e.g.

35. "Boy, am ___ trouble!": 2 wds.

36. 2025 and 2024, for short

37. Add up, in a way

38. Body part with fingers or a unit used to measure the height of the animal at 44a

39. "We're on ___ way" ("We're coming")

42. Croc's cousin, informally

44. Neiiigghh! I'm the animal you're learning about in this puzzle

46. Do some tailoring, say

47. Pointy radio part that catches signals

50. Confess to something

54. "___ Willie Winkie" (nursery rhyme)

55. Number of legs a crab has

56. Facial part that helps you eat ... or something a 44a can't breathe through

57. Goat's baby

58. Porcine habitat

59. Jane ___ (unknown, like the author of this puzzle)

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Down

1. ___ Newton (cookie)

2. Highest card in a deck

3. Mafia title, as seen in "The Godfather"

4. Opposite of WSW: Abbr.

5. Toothy wheels

6. ___ Another Day (Bond film)

8. El ___, Texas

9. Matterhorn or Mont Blanc, e.g.

10. Rock's ___ Leppard

15. ___-fi (genre for "Jurassic World Rebirth")

19. Skeleton parts ... or something an Arabian breed of 44a has fewer of than other breeds

21. "Patience ___ virtue" 2 wds.

22. Triple-ingredient sandwich Abbr.

23. Barack, Michelle, Sasha, and Malia

24. Spider's prey

25. Boat rower's need

26. Box of ___ chocolates (miscellaneous)

28. Cut ___ (dance, informally): 2 wds.

30. One uttering untruths

31. Garbage container

32. Give ___ take (exchange of ideas)

38. "___ You Know," 2010 rom-com starring Paul Rudd: 2 wds.

40. "___ your words!" (phrase heard in kindergarten, perhaps)

41. Leases, as an apartment

43. ___ spirit (something strengthened after a bonding session)

44. Bird used in falconry

45. "Dedicated to the ___ Love" (song by The Mamas & the Papas): 2 wds.

48. Cod catcher

49. Indecisive answer

51. Dirt after a rainstorm

52. "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.

53. "May ___ Force be with you"

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