Overused Crossword Clue

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Overused Crossword Answer

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STALE

(5 letters)

CLICHED

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

STALE
(5 letters)
CLICHED
(7 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Universal Crossword (10/28/2024) Answers

Across

1. Haunted house sounds

5. Spot for a soak

9. Blasts of wind

14. 'Well, duh!'

15. Call to a "matey"

16. Like a burner set to simmer

17. Hourly wage alternative (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 4)

19. ___ Lodge (motel chain)

20. Takes it all off

21. Insects in colonies

23. Cow's noise

24. "No Scrubs" girl group

25. Enforce something more strictly (... first 2 letters + the last 3)

27. Prairie wolf

29. … ___ lack thereof

30. Dissenting vote

31. Like someone who's 7'2"

33. Lowest point

37. Pond hopper

39. Russian crepes

41. Chapters of history

42. Wreath for a champion

44. Hash things out

46. Large dispenser for hot cider

47. If u ask me

48. "Insecure" actress Amanda

50. Uncatchable throw from the mound (... first 2 letters + the last 3)

55. Hi-___ graphics

56. Cubes in a cooler

57. Revered public figure

58. Peppermint __

61. "Gotta run!"

63. Substitute emcee (... first letter + the last 4)

66. Concert boosters

67. 72, for a 8x9 rectangle

68. Mails out

69. Petty quarrel

70. Caustic compounds

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Down

1. Conks on the head

2. In memoriam bio

3. Field reporter's handoff line

4. Largest Italian island

5. Watering holes

6. "Got it"

7. Final tally

8. Laughing scavenger

9. Enters the big leagues

10. The Daily Tar Heel's sch.

11. Instant-replay effect

12. As of yet

13. React to a hottie

18. Theme park with a World Showcase

22. Verizon rival

25. Honeycomb unit

26. 10/31/2024, e.g.

27. "Growing Pains" singer Alessia

28. Gossipy newspaper

30. Org. with Eagles and Falcons

32. Illuminated

34. It really happened!

35. What rowers hold

36. Web portal with Bing

38. Graph paper pattern

40. Actress Niecy, or an anagram of "Hans"

43. Aztec and Inca, e.g.

45. Gold purity measure

49. Highly venomous

50. Droops like a flower

51. “This matters to me”

52. Allow to enter

53. Robes in ancient Rome

54. Tuft of grass

58. Quiet "Hey, you!"

59. That makes sense!

60. Greek H's

62. Stat that might be delayed by fog

64. Org. that monitors smog

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