No-frills Crossword Clue

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No-frills Crossword Answer

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BAREBONES

(9 letters)

SPARTAN

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
2. serving as a base or starting point
(noun)
1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

Hint 2: Clue Definition

NO-FRILLS (adjective)
1. characterized by the absence of inessential features

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

BAREBONES
(9 letters)
SPARTAN
(7 letters)

More Universal Crossword (3/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker

5. In a bit

9. Thrift store caveat

13. Cheerful tune

14. Place for a clip-on mic

16. Pop-up shop worker, maybe

17. *2013 Wimbledon men's singles champion (In this answer, note the first letter and the last 4 letters)

19. ___ check (reading of the room's mood)

20. Pink, purple and blue symbol of pride, informally

21. Molecule part

23. Tic-toe connector

24. More fit for the task

25. *Connection spot for a landline (... the first letter and the last 3 letters)

27. [I'm a goat!]

28. Barnyard mama

30. Sleeveless tops informally

31. They're exposed by sleeveless tops

33. Minecraft resource

35. Room that might have a TV

36. Establish personal limits ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme

41. Snitch

42. Cartoon "devil," for short

43. Blinds part

45. Map collection

48. Rx item

50. Cyclops feature

51. *Maturing (... the first 3 letters and the last 2 letters)

55. Variety show

57. ___ al-Fitr

58. Biceps exercise

59. Renter

60. Infatuated

62. *Get through a whole season in one sitting, say (... the first letter and the last 4 letters)

64. Yemeni port

65. Rocks, in slang

66. Nat King ___

67. "Hey!"

68. Future J.D.'s exam

69. Uno dos

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Down

1. Selma's state

2. Small hotel refrigerators

3. Former lover

4. Panache

5. Slimy crawler

6. Rowing blade

7. Billionaire Winfrey

8. Nifty

9. Off-roader (Abbr.)

10. Vegan meat substitute

11. "It's me again!"

12. Little bits

15. French silk city

18. Barnyard female

22. Poetic rhythm

25. Machu Picchu's country

26. Rock legend Joplin

29. Gamer's "Heck yeah!"

32. Paper ___ (eco-friendly drink insert)

34. Sinus doc

35. Stun

38. Moist

39. Skyscraper amenity with many buttons

40. Call for mercy

44. Acquires canines, say

45. Feature of a May-December romance

46. Threesomes

47. Ski resort shelters

49. Sketched

52. Worn-down pencils

53. Interrogate

54. Arm bones

56. Put into law

59. The "T" in 68-Across

61. ___-Man (nickname for NBA star Anthony Edwards)

63. Transcript fig.

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