Not surface-level Crossword Clue

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Not surface-level Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. of an obscure nature
2. (of darkness) densely dark
(adverb)
1. to an advanced time
2. to a great depth; far down or in
(noun)
1. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
2. literary term for an ocean

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SURFACE (verb)
1. put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
2. appear or become visible; make a showing
SURFACE (noun)
1. information that has become public
2. the outermost level of the land or sea
SURFACE (adjective)
1. on the surface
LEVEL (noun)
1. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
2. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
LEVEL (verb)
1. direct into a position for use
2. become level or even
LEVEL (adjective)
1. of the score in a contest
2. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Universal Crossword (1/12/2026) Answers

Across

1. Cinemark rival

4. Points of no return?

8. ___ Jim (Note letters 2-3 of this answer + letters 3-2 of 14-Across)

12. Klondike treat

13. Mobile message

14. Papas' partners, perhaps

16. French brunch spot (Letters 6-7 here + letters 2-1 of 21-Across)

18. Barbie's sporty sister

20. Reproductive tech

21. Like most hard cheeses

23. Spot for Santa photos

24. Get a whiff of (Letters 2-3 here + letters 3-2 of 30-Across)

26. Run away to marry

29. In medias ___ (Letters 1-2 here + letters 6-5 of 32-Across)

30. Preacher's stand

32. Folded Italian food

34. Miner matter

35. Sets of points

37. Enormous

38. Urban unit, or a theme hint

40. Cheerleader's cheer

42. Below-knee dress

43. Green power org.

46. Tempeh or tofu (Letters 2-3 here + letters 3-2 of 50-Across)

48. SoCal paper (Letters 5-6 here + letters 4-3 of 53-Across)

50. Blouse's border

51. Philly transit system that anagrams to "tapes"

53. Apt rhyme for "cache"

56. Broccoli ___ (Letters 3-4 here + letters 3-2 of 62-Across)

58. Ignited

59. Gain popularity

62. Registered for classes

65. Brownish photo filter (Letters 3-4 here + letters 3-2 of 68-Across)

66. Burrito morsel

67. Test in a tube

68. Sprint

69. Roughly

70. Telepath's talent

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Down

1. First letters

2. Seattle MLB player

3. Fissure

4. Dug in

5. Michael of Juno

6. Urgent need

7. Gateway Arch material

8. 13-Across tech

9. Back muscle informally

10. Mosque leader

11. French cookie

15. Hushed

17. "Yeah, right"

19. Otherwise

22. MS Word file

24. ___-mo

25. Lions and lynxes

27. Storied temple?

28. Evokes

31. Black-and-tan dog, for short

33. Ringo's son

36. Watson's co.

38. Meow source

39. Comic set in Dogpatch

40. Tiptoes

41. Hit one out of the park

43. "Send over the details"

44. Bugs

45. Baseball bat wood

46. Degs. for many profs

47. "Hidden Brain" station

49. '__ all work out'

52. '90s fitness regimen

55. Salt-N-___

57. Baroque and Romantic

60. Claude and ChatGPT

61. Lah-di-__!

63. Pacifist Yoko

64. Hummus or tzatziki

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