Pecan, but not pumpkin Crossword Clue

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Pecan, but not pumpkin Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
(noun)
1. English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
2. a figure that branches from a single root

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PUMPKIN (noun)
1. a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
2. usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
PECAN (noun)
1. tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
2. smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

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More NYT Crossword (9/26/2026) Answers

Across

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29. [giggle]

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Down

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