Object of veneration Crossword Clue

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Object of veneration Crossword Answer

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ICON

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SAINT

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
2. a material effigy that is worshipped

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VENERATION (noun)
1. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
2. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
OBJECT (noun)
1. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
2. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
OBJECT (verb)
1. be averse to or express disapproval of
2. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ICON
(4 letters)
SAINT
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DIOL

More NYT Crossword (1/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. Vehicle in which it's often legal to drink alcohol

5. Jokesters

9. Moistens, as a fern

14. First lady's partner

16. Oft-disparaged family member

17. Busiest French airport not serving Paris

18. Prefix with "technology"

19. Roman goddess often depicted with a bow and arrow

20. Expand

23. Sonia Sotomayor or Clarence Thomas, once

24. Abbreviation in a help-wanted ad

25. Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr.

27. @@@

30. Trippy stuff

33. Folie ___

35. Villain portrayer in "Rocky III"

36. Lavish celebration

37. Sadness

41. Base x height, for a parallelogram

42. Sound made with a wince

43. Extending brim

44. Guided

45. Michigan's historic 1991 basketball team, familiarly

48. Texter's declaration of affection

49. Shags or bobs

50. 7-Elevens, e.g.

52. Day after today

59. Make a delivery, say

60. ___ golf

61. Think again!

62. Lowlands

63. City in NW Pennsylvania

64. God of war

65. Like some minor celebrities

66. Five train in Brooklyn

67. Time when one might give up alcohol

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1. Clubber ___, "Rocky III" villain

2. "Capisce?"

3. Like a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocks

4. Symbol for ohms

5. Improvise

6. Pithy truths

7. Signal to get off the stage, say

8. Arduous journey

9. Tiny flies

10. ___ Montoya ("The Princess bride" character)

11. Mining waste

12. Powdered drink used by NASA

13. Thief's haul

21. ___SmithKline (2000 pharmaceutical merger)

22. Chaps

25. Like some passages

26. Love, love, love

28. 'Toodles!'

29. [That makes me so mad!]

30. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" principle

31. Bum's place in a bar

32. Second-largest city in Northern Ireland

34. Country that has hosted the most Olympics

36. Common day to enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers: Abbr.

38. ___ beast (dish in Whoville)

39. Break down in tears

40. Blindingly obvious

45. Rangers' domain

46. Leave this to me

47. Is all over the map

49. Showers affection (on)

51. Like the Vietnamese language

52. Rod Flanders's brother on "The Simpsons"

53. Like some traditions

54. Bamako's land

55. Sign sought by one reading tea leaves

56. Muck

57. Major tennis tournament

58. Pause indicator in sheet music

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