One leading the festivities Crossword Clue

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One leading the festivities Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
(verb)
1. act as a master of ceremonies

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LEADING (noun)
1. the activity of leading
2. thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
LEADING (adjective)
1. indicating the most important performer or role
2. having the leading position or higher score in a contest
ONE (adjective)
1. (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
2. having the indivisible character of a unit
ONE (noun)
1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
2. a single person or thing

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (7/11/2025) Answers

Across

1. Entertains at one's own home

6. Like a supposedly wise bird

10. Accessory for a Girl Scout

14. "Hooray!"

15. Clarified butter used in Indian cooking

16. Guilty or not guilty, e.g.

17. Searches for oil underground, say

19. Prefix with "present" or "potent"

20. Peek at the last chapter of a whodunit, say

21. "I don't give a ___!" ("I couldn't care less!")

22. Annoyances avoided if you pay for the premium version of a streaming service

23. Competed in a 5K, say

24. Give to the teacher

26. Supermodel Alek

27. Emulate a lion

29. Musical artist Yoko

30. Formula One competitor

33. "Creature" that's blown up before it's created

34. "Warmer … warmer …!"

35. ___ and outs

36. Hogwash

37. Super attractive

38. Highest in quality

40. Lo-o-o-ng stretch of time

41. Lawyers' org

44. Attendance-taking word

45. Places where ghost stories might be told

48. Employer for an astronaut

49. Narrator's words in some films

50. ___ in the Pants (Hasbro game)

51. Pinnacle

52. Actress Zellweger

53. Bottom of a pyramid

54. What a hoity-toity person puts in the air

55. Slangy interjection that means the same thing with or without the first letter … or last letter!

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1. Many-headed monster of Greek mythology

2. Rowed

3. Some Muslims

4. Couldn't keep a secret

5. Astronomical event that happens two to five times a year

6. Nash who wrote "The cow is of the bovine ilk; / One end is moo, the other, milk"

7. "Holy cow!"

8. Vulgar

9. Japanese currency

10. Utensil in a sugar bowl

11. Pedro who directed "Talk to Her" and "The Room Next Door"

12. Soldier at a lookout post

13. Yes, in Japanese

18. "Let's make this agreement official"

21. Actor who played Han Solo and Indiana Jones

24. Completely lost faith

25. Partner of 'neither'

26. Disney of fame

27. Kind of dressing or house

28. Relating to the mouth.

30. Snarled messes of hair

31. Small but important parts of machines

32. How ___ Your Mother

33. Popular hibachi-style restaurant chain

34. Animated image in a text

39. Wipe clean

41. Large venue for a concert

42. Floppy French hat

43. Donkeys

45. 2017 Pixar film about the Land of the Dead

46. Prepares to throw a dart

47. Bon ___, "Skinny Love" band

48. Snatch

49. Vehicle for a delivery driver

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