Parenthetical comment Crossword Clue

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Parenthetical comment Crossword Answer

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(adverb)
1. out of the way (especially away from one’s thoughts)
2. in a different direction
(noun)
1. a message that departs from the main subject
2. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PARENTHETICAL (adjective)
1. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
PARENTHETICAL (noun)
1. an expression in parentheses
COMMENT (verb)
1. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
2. make or write a comment on
COMMENT (noun)
1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
2. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Universal Crossword (10/26/2026) Answers

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21. Charged atoms

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24. *Lifted items

30. Nickname for Teresa

32. Hard to come by

33. Feel under the weather

34. Liability's opposite

37. Flustered state

40. *Descartes' first principle, in Latin

43. "You think I won't?!"

44. Get ready to drive on a course

45. The NBA's Thunder, on scoreboards

46. Indian flatbread

48. Bawls

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57. Cheer syllable

58. Cold War inits.

59. Duke in "Twelfth Night"

61. Birthing coach

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Down

1. Take the chance

2. Bait or lure

3. Checks (out)

4. Waterproof covering

5. "Let there be ___"

6. Big fuss

7. Z, in New Zealand

8. Not as difficult

9. Informal language

10. Cowboy's rope

11. Mono- relative

12. "Far out!"

13. Pizzeria order

18. More, in Mexico

22. All wound up

25. Cookie shaped like its first or last letter

26. Cause for a replay review of a steal, often

27. Waikiki's locale

28. Carpe ___

29. Type of camera, for short

31. Herb with parsley, rosemary and thyme, in song

35. Cellphone's ___ card

36. Shorthand pros

38. "Will pay later" letters

39. There are six in one fl. oz.

40. One may be in tiers at a wedding!

41. Killer whale

42. Casino city near Lake Tahoe

43. "Silly me!"

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49. Baltimore baseball player

50. Slip-on bracelet

51. Waved away, as a fly

53. It's often a foot long

54. Bygone Russian monarchs

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63. Salt Lake City athlete

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66. Giggle syllable

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