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ANTEUP

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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
PAY (verb)
1. cancel or discharge a debt
2. dedicate
PAY (noun)
1. something that remunerates

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ANTEUP
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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ETNA

More USA Today Crossword (1/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Angel hair, e.g.

6. Heed

10. Subject of many Playbill headlines

14. Community spirit

15. Japan's national sport

17. Societal standards

18. Talents

20. "Please stop talking" letters

21. Rorschach splotch

23. One might say "Welcome!"

24. Call after an offsides infraction in soccer

26. Agenda contents

28. Irritating

30. Wipe clean

33. "This One's for the ___" (Martina McBride song)

34. Howls at the moon

35. Help with a heist

39. Brazilian berry

40. Group of experts

41. Went by bike

42. Cornea's place

43. Disencumbers

44. Evade

45. Edinburgh's residents

47. Kept afloat

48. Scenic view

51. Misgivings

53. Anger

54. Negative answer

57. Move like a kangaroo

60. Gymnast who was the first Hmong-American Olympian

62. Wear away

64. “Casablanca” heroine

65. Paper quantity

66. Vintage-looking photo filter

67. YA fiction's target reader

68. Drink at a sushi bar

69. Device with remote access?

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Down

1. ___-up (contained)

2. Small matter

3. Sci-fi device that miniaturizes objects

4. Male turkey

5. Gives out, like homework

6. Tennis star Naomi

7. Classic British dish with an onomatopoetic name

8. Name found in "Muscle Milk"

9. "Might as well" letters

10. Pet known for loving cardboard boxes

11. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, for example

12. Kettle's output

13. Exams

19. "Yes, indeed"

22. Eggy holiday drink

25. Most greasy

27. Place to enjoy a cuppa and some scones

28. Tennis star Swiatek

29. Nasi kandar grain

31. Deli loaves

32. Language with fingerspelling

34. Fishing lure

36. Places to get bumpers buffed and scratches sanded

37. Rim

38. ___ up (prepared to drive)

40. Expert

44. Most boring

46. Pixar movie featuring a sky-blue Porsche named Sally

47. "I'm a sheep!"

48. Stop by

49. "Please admire my awesomeness!"

50. Touch, taste or smell

52. Volunteer's words

55. Rabbit's prominent features

56. Boxer's annoyance?

58. Only animal character in "Garfield" comics without a recurring voice bubble

59. Bog contents

61. Actor McKellen

63. MLK's title

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