NNW’s opposite Crossword Clue

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NNW’s opposite Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the compass point midway between south and southeast

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPPOSITE (adverb)
1. directly facing each other
OPPOSITE (adjective)
1. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
2. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
OPPOSITE (noun)
1. a contestant that you are matched against
2. a relation of direct opposition
NNW (noun)
1. the compass point that is midway between north and northwest

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More WSJ Crossword (6/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. Time-tested maxim

7. Rockefeller in NYC or Kennedy in D.C.

10. Overly trusting person

14. Break off from the band, say

15. Director Ang

16. The Simpsons bus driver

17. Having a sickly complexion

18. Forebear

20. Safe removal?

22. Noun, if it’s not a person or place

23. Chicken dish in a creamy curry sauce

28. Bread choice

29. Tennis great Mandlikova

30. Good shot?

31. Use a Kindle

32. Discordant-sounding

35. Slam, say

37. Reporter’s lead

39. Last

43. Centipede creator

45. Garlic spreads

46. Smelter’s raw materials

49. Brooklyn basketball team

51. Give a fresh look to

52. Chop —

53. Eons

56. Financial wherewithal

58. Sulking sort

59. The Jackal, in “The Day of the Jackal,” e.g.

61. Unions might oppose one, and a hint to the circled letters

66. Queens baseball team

67. Pro ___

68. Protectors from splatters

69. Away from land

71. Apartment renter

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Down

1. Respected pioneers, in slang

2. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano.

3. Online access option

4. Note above fa

5. Hawaiian greeting

6. “Show the crowd your stuff!”

7. Enduring novel

8. Squid feature

9. Camcorder button

10. Have a snack

11. Duds

12. Film that earned Margot Robbie her first Oscar nomination

13. Like a recently painted Rembrandt

19. Vowel in the Greek alphabet

21. Bond creator Fleming

23. Compared with

24. “No need to make me a plate”

25. Have a grasp of

26. Dorothy's home

27. British pop singer Lewis

31. Shark-riding fish

33. Bar worker: Abbr.

34. Either of two Chinese dynasties

36. Reagan program nicknamed “Star Wars,” for short

38. Early deliveries, informally

40. Designer Cassini

41. Flank

42. Possessive on Chinese menus

44. 'My treat!'

46. “Hoo, baby!”

47. Possessive on candy wrappers

48. Scrapped cellphones, e.g.

50. Syrup source

53. Pack animal

54. Nation whose rupee bills feature Mount Everest

55. Hang loosely

57. Artemis org.

60. Ave. crossers

62. Jr. and sr., e.g.

63. NYSE listings

64. French article

65. Mao __-tung

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