Pay to play a hand Crossword Clue

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Pay to play a hand Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. place one’s stake
(noun)
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PLAY (verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
PLAY (noun)
1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
2. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
HAND (noun)
1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
2. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
HAND (verb)
1. place into the hands or custody of
2. guide or conduct or usher somewhere

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Apple+ Crossword (9/25/2026) Answers

Across

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5. Bandleader's cue

10. ___ cha chicken

13. Nature’s burn relief

14. Eat into

15. Minor misstep

16. Fruit in duck sauce

17. Flyer in a hobby shop

19. Family palindrome

21. Septum clickers, for example

22. ___ the line

24. Muscles targeted by leg raises

26. Subtle hint

27. Animal with prized fleece

29. Expensive steak

31. Scantily ___

32. "Be good!"

34. “Doesn’t thrill me”

37. Playground players

38. "I'm so awesome!"

39. Flower on a pad

40. "Absolutely!"

41. Par for the course

42. Inactive

43. Repetitive series

44. Manage to get

46. Shortcoming

48. College football powerhouse with a horseshoe-shaped stadium, for short

49. Country represented by Folarin Balogun and Trinity Rodman

50. Aid for making maki rolls

53. Roosting mammal

55. Summery bottoms

57. Island home to Varadero Beach

60. Soul icon Redding

61. Complete

62. 'Hear, hear!'

63. Personal question?

64. Future readers

65. ___ 500

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Down

1. MC Jin genre

2. Every last one

3. Surfaces next to keyboards

4. Large vehicle

5. Tailor’s bottom line

6. Chipping clubs

7. Errand list heading

8. The ___ of March

9. Shows like María la del Barrio

10. Talk that might baffle parents

11. Metal joint on a gate

12. Animals with long arms

15. Playground fixture

18. Dried 16-Across

20. Pollen pouch

22. In poor taste

23. Skate park jump

25. Recently “ink”-ubated creature

28. Displays in mobile games and on mobile billboards

29. Herb with an earthy taste

30. College football powerhouse with an elephant mascot, for short

33. Noble below a marquess

34. Sept. 26, 2026, celebration and hint to 3-, 9-, and 25-Down: ___ Festival

35. ___ Island (part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument)

36. Cackling carnivore

39. Like a glowing menorah

41. Parachute material

43. Units of sugar or bouillon

45. Spot for a soak

46. Unwavering trust

47. Prenatal test for short

48. Marine mammal that uses its chest as a dinner table

50. Completely botch

51. British buddy

54. Berry often sold in puree form

56. Renters of caps and gowns (Abbr.)

58. Where two blanket hogs might do battle

59. "___ questions?"

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