Once was Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

ONCE (adverb)
1. on one occasion
2. at a previous time

More Apple+ Crossword (10/25/2026) Answers

Across

1. “You had one ___!”

4. “Notorious” former Supreme Court justice

7. ___Pen (lifesaving device)

10. “Thank U, Next” singer, to fans

11. “___ you serious?!”

12. Toques and tuques

13. Meditative Buddhist tradition

14. Hangs with strings?

19. Sign collection

22. Jerry Garcia’s band, informally

24. Highest possible value, for short

25. Garments with cups

28. “It ___” (reply to “Who’s there?”)

29. Great tune

31. Certain political assistants, colloquially

34. “Is such a thing even possible for me?”

38. Adage on cosmic symmetry that’s true of 12-, 16-, 20-, and 23-Down (Continued at 39-Across)

39. See 38-Across

40. Restricted in scope

41. Carves out, like a pumpkin

42. For fear that

43. Eisenhower’s nickname

45. Chess and esports rating system

46. Language that “vamoose” and “stampede” are derived from

50. Degree for a CEO

53. Doctor who hides a Hyde

56. Mid-March honoree, for short

59. Timeline slice

60. Long way around?

62. In good shape

63. “I did not need to hear that!”

64. Homeowner’s document

65. Tasseled cap

66. Tax-form figure (Abbr.)

67. Prez on the dime

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Down

1. Herbie Hancock’s genre

2. Cookie with a special-edition chicken-and-waffles flavor

3. Make secure with rope

4. Stock-car racer Caruth

5. Prepare for impact

6. Ruby, for one

7. Relaxed

8. Condition for which playing Tetris is an experimental adjunct treatment

9. “That so?”

12. Like conflicting testimony between two witnesses

15. Goes after in court

16. Assistant to Willy Wonka

17. Cavs and Mavs league

18. On the Basis of ___ (4-Across biopic)

20. Teeny-tiny

23. Had food at home

25. Sport mentioned in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song

26. Riveting character?

27. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas

29. Show ___ (reference document for TV program continuity)

30. How to Do Nothing author Jenny

32. Bon ___

33. Big day’s lead-in

35. “I’m not at work today” email auto-response abbreviation

36. Column’s counterpart

37. Exclamations of disgust

44. Smooch

47. Schemes

48. Reunion attendees, for short

49. In 4K, for example

51. Prohibit

52. Had some mango sticky rice

53. The Big Lebowski actor Bridges

54. Spooky-sounding Great Lake

55. Noted NYC deli name

57. “It’s not a want, it’s a ___”

58. “Jeez, this comment is a Russian novel!”

61. Element with the symbol Sn

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