Out-of-focus image Crossword Clue

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Out-of-focus image Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
2. make dim or indistinct
(noun)
1. a hazy or indistinct representation

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FOCUS (verb)
1. become focussed or come into focus
2. direct one’s attention on something
FOCUS (noun)
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
2. special emphasis attached to something
IMAGE (noun)
1. an iconic mental representation
2. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
IMAGE (verb)
1. imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind
2. render visible, as by means of MRI

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More USA Today Crossword (9/17/2025) Answers

Across

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6. Palindromic flour

10. Like a burrito smothered in sauce

13. Be indecisive

14. Lion's sound

15. Former ruler of Iran

16. Avenging a wrongdoing

19. Bit of candy on a "rope" or in a "cluster"

20. "The Joy Luck Club" actress Rosalind

21. Sees a bet in poker

22. Discipline with poses

24. Technical terms used by an attorney

26. Cool ___ (hip person)

28. Make simpler

30. Name hidden in "console gaming"

31. "Hooray!"

33. Foul-smelling

35. Tear up

38. Voucher

39. Italian fashion capital

40. Safe place?

41. Gave for a bit

42. Flashy jewelry, in hip-hop culture

44. Operative part of a ski

45. Reptile in Egyptian hieroglyphs

46. Chen, Ping, Helen and Lily, to Mei in "Turning Red"

47. "Hold on a sec," in a text

49. Outstanding

52. Eggs that might be frozen

54. Single-celled organism

57. Part of a workout set

60. African country home to Calabar Carnival

62. Nasty look

65. Mountain known locally as Sagarmatha

66. Pick up again

67. Leafy sides

68. Water park fixtures

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Down

1. No Doubt vocalist Stefani

2. Roof overhang

3. Roll covered with a wide mix of toppings

4. Japanese martial art with bamboo swords

5. Respectful title

6. "So frustrating!"

7. Rare astronomical event

8. Chevy SUV

9. Were, now

10. Fiber-rich sandwich ingredient

11. Nobles outranking viscounts

12. The ones here

15. Word after "Kinsey" or "Richter"

17. Org. that awards the Walter Byers Scholarship

18. Burn with steam

23. Prefix meaning 'earth'

25. Word heard at an auction

26. Delicates or permanent press, e.g.

27. Oohed and ___

29. Ship equipment

32. Marine mammal that can open clams

34. Put on the air

36. Life ___ fair

37. Cribbage and Battleship pieces

39. Degree for many CEOs

43. Hon

48. Exposed

50. Mega

51. Covers with tar

52. Singles at the bar?

53. "___ Las Vegas"

55. Not hit

56. Bit of food for a neigh-sayer?

58. Bronte heroine Jane

59. Authors

61. Notable period of time

63. "___ get back to you"

64. Polynesian garland

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