Original Crossword Clue

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Original Crossword Answer

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NOVEL

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PROTOTYPE

(9 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. original and of a kind not seen before
2. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
(adverb)
1. very recently

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ORIGINAL (noun)
1. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
2. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
ORIGINAL (adjective)
1. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
2. not derived or copied or translated from something else

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NOVEL
(5 letters)
PROTOTYPE
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More WSJ Crossword (11/26/2025) Answers

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16. One of the two ingredients in 56-Across

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21. Pony up

23. Company with brown trucks

24. Gets smart, in a way

25. Saws

27. 2013 #1 hit for Katy Perry

29. English city whose cathedral holds a stained glass museum

30. The Darling family dog

31. Composer Prokofiev

33. Signal shining from Miami’s LoanDepot Park?

38. People change them on a regular basis

39. Cavaliers center Mobley

41. Audio file extension

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47. Keys of music

49. None too smart

50. Inexperienced

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55. Nolan Ryan, once

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Down

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2. Parisian pal

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4. Washed out

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6. Gives in to wanderlust

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8. Org.'s kin

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10. Seasoning in Italian sausage

11. Impudently bold

14. Front location

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20. "Killers of the Flower Moon" tribe

21. Chef's need

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26. Dress

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28. Round figures

31. Sulky state

32. Brain-freezing brand

34. Many Telemundo viewers

35. Basic girder

36. Take thrift to extremes

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43. Prey

45. Round figure?

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49. Inside look

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